Leach Botanical Garden

Analysis

Leach Botanical Garden is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1982, 44 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 June 2023, Leach Botanical Garden reported income of $1.0m and spending of $2.1m, spending 207% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $506k to $1.0m (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 250%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Leach Botanical Garden sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bluegrass Land Conservancy Inc ($1.0m), Center for Civic Innovation Inc ($1.0m) and Community Climate Collaborative Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 7.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $468k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $111k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 22 employees.