Botanica Inc

Analysis

Botanica Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Wichita, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1986, 40 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, Botanica Inc reported income of $5.2m and spending of $5.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $5.2m (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Botanica Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Climate Leadership Council Inc ($5.2m), Safe Water Network ($5.2m) and Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina Inc ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $16.2m against liabilities of $797k, net assets of $15.4m. It reported 99 employees.