Nonprofit screen
Screen a listDesert Botanical Garden Inc
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$30Mrevenue
FY2025 · −23% in 3 yrs249staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin9.0%
Months of reserve8.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+7.0%
Middle half of peersMedianDesert Botanical Garden
Where the money goes FY2025 · $27M spent
Programs$20M73%Management and general$3.0M11%Fundraising$4.5M16%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Government grants fell 77% in FY2023
$2.5M in FY2022, $575k in FY2023.
990 Part VIIIIn its favor1
Strong governance
45 of 45 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI150funders
$1.3Ma year, last 3 years
16%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Sprouts Healthy Communities FoundationOn and off$50k$50k$50k$625k$6kNina Mason Pulliam Charitable TrustOn and off$250k$275k$125k$25kFidelity FoundationNew in FY2023$500kVirginia G Piper Charitable TrustSince FY2020$15k$300k$138k$7kThe Virginia M Ullman FoundationSince FY2019$50k$50k$60k$75k$75kTw Lewis FoundationEvery year since FY2017$20k$35k$37k$50k$45k$35k$35kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$128k$307k$88k$139k$106k$320k$128k108 other fundersUp to $175k a year each$208k$197k$280k$217k$279k$378k$604k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund