American Horticultural Society Inc

Analysis

American Horticultural Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1938, 88 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, American Horticultural Society Inc reported income of $3.9m and spending of $4.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.9m (+45%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, American Horticultural Society Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Martin Luther King Gardens Inc ($3.9m), Plant-For-The-Planet US ($3.9m) and Sycamore Land Trust Incorporated ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $360k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $833k. It paid $103k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6.9m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $5.3m. It reported 16 employees.