Birmingham Botanical Society Inc

Analysis

Birmingham Botanical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Mountain BRK, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1964, 62 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, Birmingham Botanical Society Inc reported income of $3.2m and spending of $2.4m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $3.2m (+10%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Birmingham Botanical Society Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation ($3.1m), Legacy Philanthropy Works ($3.2m) and Energy Systems Integration Group Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 8.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $203k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $24.5m against liabilities of $37k, net assets of $24.4m. It reported 27 employees.