Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center

Analysis

Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Chattanooga, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1978, 48 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, Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.4m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.2m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 236%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Water Environment Association of Texas ($1.2m), Manchester Essex Conservation TR Inv ($1.2m) and Cape Elizabeth Land Trust Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $132k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $637k. At year end it held assets of $6.6m against liabilities of $81k, net assets of $6.6m. It reported 41 employees.