Horticultural Research Institute Endowment Fund Inc

Analysis

Horticultural Research Institute Endowment Fund Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1976, 50 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, Horticultural Research Institute Endowment Fund Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $834k to $1.4m (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 142%. 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, Horticultural Research Institute Endowment Fund Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust ($1.4m), Groundwork San Diego - Chollas Creek ($1.4m) and Sawtooth Botanical Garden Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 1.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $20.2m against liabilities of $49k, net assets of $20.1m.