Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

Analysis

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1967, 59 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 June 2023, Houston Arboretum & Nature Center reported income of $3.6m and spending of $3.2m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.5m to $3.6m (+2.6%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Houston Arboretum & Nature Center sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements ($3.6m), Sustainable Connections ($3.7m) and Tampa Baywatch Inc ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $384k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $388k, net assets of $6.3m. It reported 30 employees.