Lueaster T Mertz Legacy TR for the New York Botanical Garden

Analysis

Lueaster T Mertz Legacy TR for the New York Botanical Garden is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation (type i) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Lueaster T Mertz Legacy TR for the New York Botanical Garden reported income of $218k and spending of $8.0m, spending 3684% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $35.3m to $218k (-99%), an average of -92% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1330%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lueaster T Mertz Legacy TR for the New York Botanical Garden sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Calhoun County Resource Watch ($218k), The Treeline Conservancy ($218k) and Sea Meadow Marine Foundation ($218k).

Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $15k (0.2% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $16.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $16.0m.