San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum

Analysis

San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1959, 67 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, San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum reported income of $6.6m and spending of $6.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.0m to $6.6m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 529%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Garden Conservancy Inc ($6.6m), Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Inc ($6.6m) and Friends of Cibolo Wilderness ($6.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $322k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.5m. It paid $30k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $29.4m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $27.1m. It reported 116 employees.