Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Foundation

Analysis

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Foundation reported income of $841k and spending of $1.1m, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $841k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Foundation sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Island Heritage Trust Inc ($841k), Bark ($842k) and Our Childrens Earth Foundation ($841k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $26.6m against liabilities of $357k, net assets of $26.2m.