Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden Inc

Analysis

Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tulsa, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden Inc reported income of $8.2m and spending of $3.7m, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $8.2m (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 333%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Breakthrough Energy Catalyst Foundation ($8.2m), Zion Natural History Association ($8.2m) and Goodpower Education Fund Inc ($8.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $150k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $25.3m against liabilities of $242k, net assets of $25.1m. It reported 43 employees.