Public Charity

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN, of BRONX, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $124.7M in revenue, $105.1M in expenses, $700.4M in total assets. 173 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $58.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 131693134 BRONX, NY Botanical Gardens & Arboreta NTEE: C41 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$124.7M
Total Expenses$105.1M
Total Assets$700.4M
Grant Records173
Funding Total$58.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN IS A MUSEUM OF PLANTS AND A SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CENTER DEVOTED TO THE STUDY OF PLANTS AND THEIR USES. IT IS THE GARDEN'S MISSION TO IMPROVE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL WORLD, HORTICULTURE, AND THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PLANTS AND PEOPLE. IT IS ALSO THE GARDEN'S MISSION TO EXPAND HUMANITY'S KNOWLEDGE OF PLANTS AND HOW THEY ARE UTILIZED.

Where $100 goes at New York Botanical Garden

How New York Botanical Garden divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $78 for programs

$23
Horticulture and living collections
30% of program spending
$22
Education and outreach development, organization, and presentation of educational courses
28% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 750 classes
$21
Plant science collecting for and maintaining the garden herbarium for public use, including research
27% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Anthony Perez
TRUSTEE Bethany Millard
SENIOR VICE CHAIR Caroline A Wamsler Phd
TRUSTEE Cristin Samper Phd
TRUSTEE Deborah Goodrich Royce
TRUSTEE Diane Katzin

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$21,357,000 8 grants
General Support
$18,491,705 102 grants
Environment & Conservation
$9,222,742 12 grants
Research & Policy
$6,638,376 7 grants
Animal Welfare
$2,739,431 23 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $124.7M $105.1M $700.4M
2024 $110.4M $102.0M $659.2M
2023 $87.2M $101.0M $635.2M
2022 $101.6M $95.3M $637.4M
2021 $98.0M $84.2M $698.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $98.0M to $124.7M (+27%), with total assets most recently reported at $700.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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