Huntsville Madison County Botanical Garden Society Inc

Analysis

Huntsville Madison County Botanical Garden Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Huntsville, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1981, 45 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, Huntsville Madison County Botanical Garden Society Inc reported income of $9.5m and spending of $7.6m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.7m to $9.5m (+103%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 269%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Huntsville Madison County Botanical Garden Society Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Islandwood ($9.5m), Climate Justice Alliance ($9.6m) and Western Climate Initiative Inc ($9.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $244k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $23.1m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $21.8m. It reported 203 employees.