Adkins Arboretum Ltd

Analysis

Adkins Arboretum Ltd is a registered charity in United States, based in Ridgely, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1980, 46 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, Adkins Arboretum Ltd reported income of $708k and spending of $967k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $708k (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 188%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Adkins Arboretum Ltd sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Magic Incorporated ($708k), Tree Fund-Tree Research & Education Endowment Fund ($708k) and The Second Century Habitat Fund Inc ($706k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $324k. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $234k, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 8 employees.