Western Kentucky Botanical Garden

Analysis

Western Kentucky Botanical Garden is a registered charity in United States, based in Owensboro, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1994, 32 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, Western Kentucky Botanical Garden reported income of $679k and spending of $409k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $183k to $679k (+270%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 186%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Western Kentucky Botanical Garden 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 75th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tetiaroa Society ($679k), North Carolina Clean Energy Fund ($679k) and The Carl Safina Center Inc ($679k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 4.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $88k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $308k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 6 employees.