Humboldt Botanical Gardens Foundation

Analysis

Humboldt Botanical Gardens Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Eureka, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Humboldt Botanical Gardens Foundation reported income of $429k and spending of $365k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $251k to $429k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Humboldt Botanical Gardens Foundation sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Loon Center Foundation Inc ($429k), WSBZ Farms ($430k) and Virginia Clean Cities ($429k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $182k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $8,748, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 12 employees.