Mission
TO INSPIRE AND PROMOTE AN INCLUSIVE GLOBAL COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO ADVANCING FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION IN THE BOTANICAL SCIENCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
Public Charity
BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC
BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC, of ST LOUIS, MO, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.5M in revenue, $2.4M in expenses, $10.0M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 5 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $157K.
EIN: 620671591
ST LOUIS, MO
Garden Clubs
NTEE: C42
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.5M
Total Expenses$2.4M
Total Assets$10.0M
Grants Given5
Grant Total$157K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Botanical Society of America Inc
How Botanical Society of America Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$83
Programs
the work itself
$17
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $83 for programs
$25
Our main area of expertise is in supporting professional botanists and their students
$23
Plantingscience is a free online resource to teachers and schools
$15
The organization hosts an annual scientific conference that brings together researchers, educators, and professionals to share findings, foster collaboration, and promote advancements in scientific knowledge
Plus 2 more programs. 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 Given
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
AWARD
$10,000
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
AWARD
$10,000
AWARD
$10,000
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO
AWARD
$6,500
Funding will support developing an online version of a week-long in-person professional development workshop that brings together high school teachers and early-career scientists to prepare them to support students through the PlantingScience.org online mentoring program. The grant will further support research to investigate whether online or in-person collaborative professional development is more effective for preparing teachers and scientists to support PlantingScience students. It will also feature a replication of research on the impacts of the PlantingScience program on student outcomes like student achievement and attitudes about science and scientists.
$120,385
Showing up to 5 of 5 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TREASURER
Allison Miller
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Benjamin Ajayi
PAST PRESIDENT (THRU 7/25)
Brenda Molano-Flores
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Chris Martine
DIRECTOR - PUBLICATIONS
Emily Sessa
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Heather Cacanindin
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.5M | $2.4M | $10.0M |
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.6M | $9.2M |
| 2023 | $2.7M | $2.8M | $7.9M |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $1.9M | $7.3M |
| 2021 | $2.4M | $1.4M | $8.9M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.4M to $2.5M (+4%), with total assets most recently reported at $10.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, CT, OK, TX.
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Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.