Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation Inc

Analysis

Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Arcadia, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1949, 77 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 June 2023, Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation Inc reported income of $8.5m and spending of $3.3m, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.0m to $8.5m (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Appalachian Wildlife Foundation ($8.5m), Green Education Foundation ($8.5m) and Cumberland River Compact Inc ($8.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 4.7% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $24.9m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $23.8m. It reported 164 employees.