California Native Plant Society

Analysis

California Native Plant Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, California Native Plant Society reported income of $9.9m and spending of $8.3m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $3.5m to $9.9m (+181%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2020, when income rose by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, California Native Plant Society sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Natomas Basin Conservancy a Ca Non-Profit Public Benefit Corp ($9.9m), Lomakatsi Restoration Project ($10.0m) and Riverside Park Conservancy Inc ($9.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $154k (1.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.4m. At year end it held assets of $15.2m against liabilities of $669k, net assets of $14.5m. It reported 62 employees.