Wildflowers Institute

Analysis

Wildflowers Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1979, 47 years ago. 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, Wildflowers Institute reported income of $297k and spending of $234k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $418k to $297k (-29%), an average of -8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Wildflowers Institute sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth for Christ USA Inc ($297k), Mha Housing of Central North Carolina Inc ($297k) and Smoky Mountain Christian Camp Inc ($297k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $136k (58% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $31k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 2 employees.