National Bonsai Foundation Incorporated

Analysis

National Bonsai Foundation Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1983, 43 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, National Bonsai Foundation Incorporated reported income of $456k and spending of $459k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $413k to $456k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, National Bonsai Foundation Incorporated sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Healthy Air Research and Certification Authority Inc ($455k), Eastern Queens Alliance Inc ($456k) and Rocky Mountain Water Environment Assoc ($455k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $138k (30% of expenses). It paid $42k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $36k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 1 employees.