North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation Inc

Analysis

North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chapel Hill, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1976, 50 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 June 2023, North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation Inc reported income of $2.5m and spending of $1.8m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.5m to $2.5m (-3.5%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nisqually Land Trust ($2.5m), Soil Health Academy ($2.5m) and Ecology Education Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $411k. At year end it held assets of $12.2m against liabilities of $113k, net assets of $12.0m.