Lan Su Chinese Garden

Analysis

Lan Su Chinese Garden is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2000, 26 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, Lan Su Chinese Garden reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.9m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $2.4m (+2.7%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lan Su Chinese Garden sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC ($2.4m), Bluegrass Regional Recycling Corporation ($2.4m) and Winous Point Marsh Conservancy ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $156k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 25 employees.