Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens

Analysis

Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenbank, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2003, 23 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, Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens reported income of $554k and spending of $400k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $197k to $554k (+182%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 70th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seven Ponds Nature Center ($554k), Environmental Action Committee of West Marin ($555k) and Denver Audubon Society ($554k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $212k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 7 employees.