Friends of the National Arboretum Inc

Analysis

Friends of the National Arboretum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1982, 44 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, Friends of the National Arboretum Inc reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.5m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.8m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 69%. 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, Friends of the National Arboretum Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Naturaland Trust ($2.8m), Water Finance Exchange Inc ($2.8m) and San Joaquin Parkway & Conservation Inc TR ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 7.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $158k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $918k. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $363k, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 21 employees.