Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum

Analysis

Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum is a registered charity in United States, based in Knoxville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2002, 24 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, Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum reported income of $871k and spending of $676k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $456k to $871k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mountain Rim Fire Safe Council Inc ($870k), Browning the Green Space Inc ($871k) and Zero Emission Transportation Association ($870k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $255k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $160k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 24 employees.