Tall Timbers Research Inc

Analysis

Tall Timbers Research Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tallahassee, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1960, 66 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Tall Timbers Research Inc reported income of $15.9m and spending of $14.6m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $11.3m to $15.9m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Tall Timbers Research Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Carolina Museum of Life & Science ($15.9m), Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation ($16.0m) and Georgia Museums Inc ($15.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 4.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $331k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.0m. At year end it held assets of $49.5m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $47.1m. It reported 144 employees.