Ruth Bancroft Garden Inc

Analysis

Ruth Bancroft Garden Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Walnut Creek, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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, Ruth Bancroft Garden Inc reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.7m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $2.2m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ruth Bancroft Garden Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy ($2.2m), JMT Wilderness Conservancy ($2.2m) and Rachel Carson Council Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $131k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $366k, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 52 employees.