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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
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$61Mrevenue
FY2025 · +4% in 3 yrs547staff
7 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−3.0%
Months of reserve3.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+1.3%
Middle half of peersMedianMissouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees
Where the money goes FY2025 · $63M spent
Programs$49M78%Management and general$11M18%Fundraising$2.3M4%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.7M in FY2023 and −$1.8M in FY2025. Cash covers 3.0 months, under the peer median of 4.6.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
34 of 34 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
102 of the 141 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 8 of its 8 returns, 4% of revenue in FY2025. $9.5M is traced federal awards from National Science Foundation.
990 Part VIII · USAspending232funders
$9.4Ma year, last 3 years
15%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Crawford Taylor FoundationOn and off$20MWilliam T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank TrusteeSince FY2020$1.8M$2.5M$1.8M$25kTaylor Family FoundationSince FY2018$10k$5.0M$10k$10k$10k$10kCentene FoundationOn and off$1.2M$1.0M$2.0MThe William R Orthwein Jr and Laura Rand Orthwein Foundation IncSince FY2018$309k$610k$624k$681k$649k$656kLitzsinger Road Ecology FoundationSince FY2020$615k$410k$721k$869kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$434k$252k$457k$5.5M$1.1M$1.5M$1.0M190 other fundersUp to $1.0M a year each$607k$1.4M$2.1M$3.1M$4.0M$5.3M$4.2M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund