Northwest Horticultural Society

Analysis

Northwest Horticultural Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1966, 60 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, Northwest Horticultural Society reported income of $222k and spending of $214k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $138k to $222k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Northwest Horticultural Society sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mississippis Lower Delta Partnership ($222k), Cape Cod Landscape Association Inc ($222k) and Putnam County Land Trust ($222k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $49k. At year end it held assets of $321k against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $307k. It reported 2 employees.