Public Charity

QUAIL BOTANICAL GARDENS FOUNDATION

QUAIL BOTANICAL GARDENS FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in ENCINITAS, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $11.1M revenue, $9.5M expenses, $15.3M total assets. 54 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 956120581 ENCINITAS, CA Botanical Gardens & Arboreta NTEE: C41 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$11.1M
Total Expenses$9.5M
Total Assets$15.3M
Grant Records54
Funding Total$1.4M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF SAN DIEGO BOTANIC GARDEN: WE GARDEN TO CREATE, SHARE, AND APPLY PLANT WISDOM IN OUR WORLD. THE ORGANIZATION'S DIVERSE TOPOGRAPHY AND WIDE VARIETY OF MICROCLIMATES PROVIDES VISITORS WITH THE VARIED SENSATIONS OF STROLLING THROUGH A TROPICAL RAINFOREST TO HIKING IN THE HIGH-DESERT. FOUR MILES OF TRAILS WIND THROUGH 29 UNIQUELY THEMED GARDENS.

Where $100 goes at Quail Botanical Gardens Foundation

How Quail Botanical Gardens Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$34
Lightscape is an illuminated walking trail through the san diego botanical garden featuring a holiday experience that combines art, nature, and technology through a one-mile walking trail with…
44% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 116,165 visitors
$33
Visitor experience
43% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 116,139 visitors; 285 volunteers
$10
Science & conservation
13% of program spending
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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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
ENVIORNMENTAL
$52,000
2024
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$373,850
2024
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT IN HONOR OF CAROL AND MARTIN DICKINSON, THIS GRANT IS FROM THE REUBEN H. FLEET FOUNDATION FUND AT THE DIRECTION OF LORI FLEET-MARTIN
$52,774
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$26,446
2024
ENVIRONMENTAL
$25,010

Showing up to 5 of 54 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Adam Robinson
TREASURER Alana Asmussen
TRUSTEE Andy Grant
PRESIDENT & CEO Ari Novy Phd
TRUSTEE Arlene Prater
SR. DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Brandi Eide

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Animal Welfare
$536,080 9 grants
General Support
$399,723 19 grants
Environment & Conservation
$399,158 20 grants
Education
$18,000 1 grant
Religion & Spirituality
$6,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $11.1M $9.5M $15.3M
2024 $9.9M $9.0M $13.6M
2023 $8.6M $8.9M $12.4M
2021 $3.7M $3.6M $11.9M
2020 $4.0M $3.5M $11.7M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.0M to $11.1M (+176%), with total assets most recently reported at $15.3M.

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