Activate bartram's garden through equitable, community-driven experiences in nature

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$124K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 8.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
26
named funders · $1.2M
Looks good: 26 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$426K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.3M
+124% vs prior year
Spent
$3.7M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$7.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.3M
FY2023▲ +124%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$5.6M
Expenses
$3.7M
FY2023▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$5.8M
Net assets
$7.8M
FY2023▲ +52%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.9M
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$7.8M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2025$7.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1975.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $2.6M Management & general 20% · $749K Fundraising 9% · $351K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

22 people listed on the 990; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$123,860Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maitreyi Roy$124,846$129,217$123,860$126,072$111,934$115,592

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Bartram's garden is a national historic landmark, a free public park, and an urban river garden welcoming more than 100,000 visitors each year. With 50 acres on the tidal schuylkill river in heavily industrialized southwest philadelphia, the garden was founded by john bartram, an acclaimed colonial naturalist.

$2.6Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $180K · 2023–2024
Urban Tree ConnectionPA · FY2023$30,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$184K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128K
Money outPt IX
$3.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$749K
Fundraisingcol D$351K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$426K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$545K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$79K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128K
Investment incomeLn 3$120K
Other incomeLn 4–11$184K
Gains on assetsLn 7$54K
Total revenueLn 12$6.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$165K
SavingsLn 2$2.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$166K
Total assetsLn 16$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$426K
Net assetsLn 32$7.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 573
VolunteersI 6215
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.6M$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$98K$166K
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$201K$426K
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M$7.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$157K$78K$78K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.4M$241K$163K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$152K$121K$19K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$153K$110K$25K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$41K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$26K$26K
Investment management feesLn 11f$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$437K$393K$37K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$48K$48K
Office expensesLn 13$71K$11K$50K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$57K$5K$52K
OccupancyLn 16$121K$109K$13K
TravelLn 17$37K$21K$5K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$860$54$806
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$37K$37K
InsuranceLn 23$82K$59K$13K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$250K$235K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$257K$185K$56K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.7M$2.6M$749K$351K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.6M$5.8M−$199K$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.7M$4.2M−$526K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $6.3M$3.7M$2.5M$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$3.5M−$677K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$3.2M−$65K$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$2.6M−$747K$5.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $6,295,796 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,306,433$5,863,553
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $103,149$128,426
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $224,308$119,721
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $171,480$184,096
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,805,370$6,295,796
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,122,701$2,267,665
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $43,169$25,989
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,316,223$1,456,068
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,482,093$3,749,722
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$676,723$2,546,074
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,295,796 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $20,412 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$8,125
VIII-1c Fundraising events$78,616
VIII-1e Government grants$544,504
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,232,308
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,189
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,863,553
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $128,426$128,426
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $65,235$65,235
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $166,039$166,039
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $54,486$54,486
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,355−$2,355
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $148,838 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $283,405$6,295,796
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,749,722 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $78,260 · Fundraising $78,260$156,520
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,401,182 · Management $241,129 · Fundraising $163,284$1,805,595
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $121,183 · Management $18,916 · Fundraising $12,182$152,281
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $110,354 · Management $24,523 · Fundraising $18,392$153,269
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $41,491$41,491
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $25,989$25,989
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $18,014$18,014
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $392,666 · Management $37,370 · Fundraising $6,513$436,549
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $47,721$47,721
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,049 · Management $49,681 · Fundraising $10,065$70,795
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,988 · Management $52,347$57,335
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $108,841 · Management $12,571$121,412
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,465 · Management $5,181 · Fundraising $10,363$37,009
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $54 · Management $806$860
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $36,584$36,584
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $58,813 · Management $13,069 · Fundraising $9,803$81,685
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $234,583 · Management $15,152$249,735
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $184,570 · Management $56,100 · Fundraising $16,208$256,878
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,649,748 · Management $748,915 · Fundraising $351,059$3,749,722
Part X · Balance sheet $8,246,461 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $101,958$165,163
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,340,546$2,454,788
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,040,662$2,145,470
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,916$3,916
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $148,100$602,954
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $97,785$166,125
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,619,279$2,708,045
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,352,246$8,246,461
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $87,136$299,427
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $114,339$126,291
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $201,475$425,718
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,340,076$1,426,446
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,810,695$6,394,297
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,150,771$7,820,743
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,352,246$8,246,461
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,820,743 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,295,796
XI-2 Total expenses$3,749,722
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,546,074
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,150,771
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$123,898
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,820,743

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