Washington Native Plant Society

Analysis

Washington Native Plant Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1976, 50 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, Washington Native Plant Society reported income of $589k and spending of $497k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $339k to $589k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Washington Native Plant Society 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 71st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walama Restoration Project ($589k), Lake Owen Association Inc ($589k) and Association for Environmental Health & Sciences Foundation Inc ($589k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $45k. At year end it held assets of $965k against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $939k. It reported 6 employees.