Denver Botanic Gardens Endowment Inc

Analysis

Denver Botanic Gardens Endowment Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Denver Botanic Gardens Endowment Inc reported income of $3.0m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $3.0m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 215%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Denver Botanic Gardens Endowment Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elizabeth River Project ($3.0m), Denver Urban Gardens ($3.0m) and The US Climate Action Network ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.1% of the total. At year end it held assets of $47.2m against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $47.2m.