Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden

Analysis

Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden is a registered charity in United States, based in Papaikou, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1991, 35 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 December 2023, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.0m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $3.4m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Dieguito River Valley Land Conservancy ($3.4m), Healthy Gulf ($3.4m) and Alachua Conservation Trust Incorporated ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 76% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $746k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $9.3m against liabilities of $257k, net assets of $9.0m. It reported 24 employees.