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REEVES - REED ARBORETUM
REEVES - REED ARBORETUM (New Jersey) receives grants from 45 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,086,243 to it, the largest being STACKHOUSE MARY REINHART FNDT ($1,050,000). 29 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.6M
- Funders on record
- 45
- Grants received
- $2.1M
- Net assets
- $4.8M
What Reeves - Reed Arboretum does
Mission
The reeves-reed arboretum seeks to engage, educate and enrich its visitors so they may become better stewards of nature and the environment. We achieve this mission through the care and utilization of an historic estate and gardens.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Horticulturereeves-reed arboretum is a 13.5 acre estate. It was selected to be put on the national register of historic places in 1993 and on the nj register of historic places in 1993 as well. Today the estate is a suburban arboretum, public garden, and environmental education center.the main house (wisner house) was constructed in 1889. It was designed by the architectural firm of babb cook and willard and is an example of the colonial revival style house. This style house is representative of the architecture that was predominant in the northeast during this period.the formal gardens are representative of the 1920s era of landscape architecture. A formal rose garden, azalea and rhododendron, perennial borders and rock gardens comprise the formal areas. Some of the areas are handicap accessible, and in 2017 and 2020; the arboretum completed phase one and two of a multi-phased accessibility project. Beyond the formal gardens, many educational garden areas have been developed to teach the public about plants that are used horticulturally, as well as native species that have been reintroduced into the garden. The collections are appropriately identified and signage is utilized to…
$574,483 spent50% of program spendingEducationeducational programs are offered in the mary reinhart stackhouse education center for children and adults including:hands to nature, a field trip program for newark, elizabeth and plainfield elementary age students;natured-themed birthday parties; a series of nature programs for families;a series of summer camp options including: elephant tree nature camp for ages 4-8; theatre and fine arts camps with a focus on nature and the natural world (ages 4 to 11); and cooking camps for ages 5-10 with a focus on healthy eating.square foot gardening workshops.health and wellness workshops including yoga and forest bathing.interprative signage has been installed that describes the history of the property and its significance from a landscape design.and panel discussions, lectures, and events focusing on sustainability, climate change, and the importance of trees.
$395,412 spent$107,834 earned by the program34% of program spendingPublic relationsthe arboretum grounds are open from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm from november 1 through march 31, and from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm from april 1 through october 31 for public enjoyment and study without an admission charge. The arboretum also hosts two major gallery exhibitis per year, aligning with the mission of the institution, providing the education department an opportunity to expand their curriculum, and drawing on artworks from nationally and internationally recognized artists. In 2021, rra welcomed over 100,000 visitors to the grounds, and has sustained that growth.
$184,217 spent16% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,154,112.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $3.0M to $4.3M (+44%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 0% · 2018 3% · 2019 0% · 2020 1% · 2021 8% · 2022 11%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
80% of REEVES - REED ARBORETUM’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 21 funders, grant income rose $30k → $326k.
10 of 45 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 24% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of REEVES - REED ARBORETUM’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 45 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
REEVES - REED ARBORETUM leans on a few funders — its largest provides 50% of grant income and the top three 67%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
27% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund REEVES - REED ARBORETUM.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 37% · 2018 43% · 2019 52% · 2020 65% · 2021 58% · 2022 62% · 2023 54% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
54% of REEVES - REED ARBORETUM's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 64% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
95% of REEVES - REED ARBORETUM's grant income comes from New Jersey funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $495k arriving through sponsors registered in 8 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
REEVES - REED ARBORETUM runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 2,187 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,187 environment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding REEVES - REED ARBORETUM receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $620k on record.
- GRANT IN AID$185k
- TRUST FUND$165k
- CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION$133k
- BOND FUND$56k
- FEDERAL$42k
- DEDICATED$38k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like REEVES - REED ARBORETUM
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New Jersey
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
81% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
88%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds REEVES - REED ARBORETUM?
- REEVES - REED ARBORETUM (New Jersey) receives grants from 45 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,086,243 to it, the largest being STACKHOUSE MARY REINHART FNDT ($1,050,000). 29 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does REEVES - REED ARBORETUM have?
- IRS filings report 45 organizations giving $2,086,243 in grants to REEVES - REED ARBORETUM, 29 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of REEVES - REED ARBORETUM?
- STACKHOUSE MARY REINHART FNDT is the largest funder on record, with $1,050,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like REEVES - REED ARBORETUM find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Jersey. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 45 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing