Public Charity

CAPE FEAR BOTANICAL GARDEN

CAPE FEAR BOTANICAL GARDEN, of FAYETTEVILLE, NC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.9M in revenue, $3.0M in expenses, $11.4M in total assets. 22 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 561673281 FAYETTEVILLE, NC Botanical Gardens & Arboreta NTEE: C41 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.9M
Total Expenses$3.0M
Total Assets$11.4M
Grant Records22
Funding Total$2.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CAPE FEAR BOTANICAL GARDEN SERVES THIS REGION AS A CENTER FOR: ENRICHMENT, INSPIRATION AND ENJOYMENT OF NATURE; THE COLLECTION, CULTURE AND AESTHETIC DISPLAY OF PLANTS; ENCOURAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP; CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH; THE PRESERVATION OF OUR AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE; FORM COMMUNITY ARTS AND CULTURE; AND ENGAGEMENT AND INVOLVEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.

Where $100 goes at Cape Fear Botanical Garden

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

$81 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$41
Enrichment, inspiration and enjoyment of nature; the collection, culture and aesthetic display of plants; encouragement of environmental stewardship; conservation, education and research; the preservation of our agricultural heritage…
50% of program spending
$40
Enrichment, inspiration and enjoyment of nature; the collection, culture and aesthetic display of plants; encouragement of environmental stewardship; conservation, education and research; the preservation of our agricultural heritage…
About 50% (cost not reported)
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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

VP OF DEVELO Beegie Caviness
DIRECTOR Bill Pollitt
VICE PRESIDE Bowman Smith
DIRECTOR Claire Mullen
DIRECTOR Jason Weathington
DIRECTOR Leah Metzger

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,413,337 12 grants
Arts & Culture
$553,304 5 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$14,100 2 grants
Unspecified
$270,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.9M $3.0M $11.4M
2024 $3.0M $2.7M $10.5M
2023 $2.6M $2.6M $10.1M
2022 $2.3M $2.4M $10.2M
2021 $2.7M $1.8M $10.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.7M to $3.9M (+45%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.4M.

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