Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants Inc

Analysis

Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sun Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1962, 64 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 August 2023, Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants Inc reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.3m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.7m (+149%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income rose by 1084%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Land Conservancy of Adams County ($2.7m), Groundswell Conservancy Inc ($2.7m) and Environmental Health Watch Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $145k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $392k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 28 employees.