Southern Appalachian Botanical Society

Analysis

Southern Appalachian Botanical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Boone, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1990, 36 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 December 2023, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society reported income of $79k and spending of $39k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $102k to $79k (-23%), an average of -12% a year. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 29th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dade City Garden Club ($79k), Knight Park Trustees ($79k) and Curry Community Cares ($79k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% of the total. At year end it held assets of $781k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $781k.