The Columbus Botanical Gardens Inc

Analysis

The Columbus Botanical Gardens Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1999, 27 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, The Columbus Botanical Gardens Inc reported income of $688k and spending of $1.2m, spending 177% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.6m to $688k (-73%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Columbus Botanical Gardens Inc sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Green Star of Interior Alaska ($688k), Friends of Quinta Mazatlan ($690k) and Sustainable Food Alliance Inc ($688k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $131k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $457k. At year end it held assets of $7.4m against liabilities of $272k, net assets of $7.2m. It reported 29 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.