Rhododendron Species Foundation

Analysis

Rhododendron Species Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Federal Way, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1965, 61 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 December 2023, Rhododendron Species Foundation reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.7m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Rhododendron Species Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Intertribal Timber Council ($1.7m), Upstate Freshwater Institute Incorporated ($1.7m) and The Hoosier Environmental Council Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 7.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $581k. At year end it held assets of $10.3m against liabilities of $36k, net assets of $10.3m. It reported 15 employees.