Mission
BROOKGREEN GARDENS WAS FORMED IN 1931 TO COLLECT, PRESERVE AND EXHIBIT AMERICAN SCULPTURE, AND THE FLORA AND FAUNA NATIVE TO SOUTH CAROLINA.
Public Charity
BROOKGREEN GARDENS
Based in PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC, BROOKGREEN GARDENS operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $18.5M in revenue, $12.8M in expenses, $91.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 89 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $9.1M.
EIN: 570380356
PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC
Botanical Gardens & Arboreta
NTEE: C41
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$18.5M
Total Expenses$12.8M
Total Assets$91.2M
Grant Records89
Funding Total$9.1M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Brookgreen Gardens
How Brookgreen Gardens divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$82
Programs
the work itself
$7
Management
running the organization
$11
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $82 for programs
$24
Public operations
$22
Exhibition and preservation of figurative american sculpture currently containing over 1100 works spanning the entire period of american sculpture -- from the early 1800s to the present
$18
Horticulture
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
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.
Sample Grants Received
$28,775
Charitable Donation
$25,000
EDUCATION
$16,799
support the operation of Brookgreen garden
$771,629
support Brookgreen Gardens
$189,248
Showing up to 5 of 89 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
LIFE TRUSTEE
Benedict P Rosen
TRUSTEE
Carl O Falk
TRUSTEE
Caroline Kuhne Schmitt
TRUSTEE
Catherine-Alexa Spivey Roundtree
TREASURER
Daniel M Roach
TRUSTEE
E Craig Wall Iii
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18.5M | $12.8M | $91.2M |
| 2024 | $16.0M | $11.6M | $78.5M |
| 2023 | $16.0M | $10.7M | $67.3M |
| 2022 | $5.8M | $5.2M | $59.7M |
| 2021 | $20.8M | $9.7M | $64.6M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $20.8M to $18.5M (-11%), with total assets most recently reported at $91.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.