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Screen a listSouth Coast Botanic Garden Foundation Inc
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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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$5.9Mrevenue
FY2025 · −39% in 3 yrs108staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−1.2%
Months of reserve7.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+12.7%
Middle half of peersMedianSouth Coast Botanic Garden
Where the money goes FY2025 · $6.0M spent
Programs$4.5M76%Management and general$771k13%Fundraising$678k11%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 94% in FY2025
$172k in FY2023, $10k in FY2025.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$539k in FY2024 and −$68k in FY2025. Cash covers 7.4 months, above the peer median of 5.1.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
15 of 15 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 13% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort43funders
$1.5Ma year, last 3 years
27%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Long Family FoundationEvery year since FY2017$12k$3k$61k$136k$41k$36k$1.0MThe Tuffli Family FoundationOn and off$100k$800kRogers Family Charitable TrustSince FY2019$10k$10k$20k$260k$10kThe Reis Foundation IncStopped after FY2022$10k$11k$10k$10k$10k$250k–The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris FoundationSince FY2020$40k$50k$50k$150kSmith-Welsh FoundationEvery year since FY2017$16k$10k$16k$25k$25k$25k$50kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$121k$10k$116k$45k$277k$1.1M$209k18 other fundersUp to $125k a year each$11k$4k$1k$39k$10k$160k$108k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped