West Virginia Botanic Garden Inc

Analysis

West Virginia Botanic Garden Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Morgantown, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1997, 29 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, West Virginia Botanic Garden Inc reported income of $845k and spending of $890k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $320k to $845k (+164%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 620%. Over the whole period it spent 37% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, West Virginia Botanic Garden Inc 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 75th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minnesota Agricultural Water Resources Coalition ($845k), Montana Natural History Center Inc ($845k) and Trees for Tomorrow Inc ($844k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $234k. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $398k, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 18 employees.