Brookgreen Gardens

Analysis

Brookgreen Gardens is a registered charity in United States, based in Pawleys Isl, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1936, 90 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, Brookgreen Gardens reported income of $16.0m and spending of $10.7m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to June 2023, income grew from $10.3m to $16.0m (+55%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Brookgreen Gardens sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Juan Preservation Trust ($16.0m), Childrens Health Defense ($16.1m) and Ecology Center ($15.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $423k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.9m. At year end it held assets of $67.3m against liabilities of $863k, net assets of $66.5m. It reported 194 employees.