American Rhododendron Society

Analysis

American Rhododendron Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, American Rhododendron Society reported income of $683k and spending of $712k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $596k to $683k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, American Rhododendron Society sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Truckee River Foundation ($683k), Keep Omaha Beautiful ($684k) and Amarillo Botanical Gardens ($681k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.8% and program service revenue 68% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $348k. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $5.6m. It reported 14 employees.