Friends of San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden

Analysis

Friends of San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden is a registered charity in United States, based in SN Luis Obisp, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1996, 30 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, Friends of San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden reported income of $594k and spending of $866k, spending 146% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $233k to $594k (+155%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Natural Resources Trust of Easton ($594k), Virgina League of Conservation Voters Education Fund ($594k) and Oregon League of Conservation Voters Education Fund ($594k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $273k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $533k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 23 employees.