Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation reported $24.8 million in revenue and $15.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.30 went to program services, $2.52 to management and general costs and $9.18 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 75.4% of the total. Revenue rose 192% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $16MFor context, the median across 371 covered environment charities: $85.82 programs, $10.80 management, $3.38 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $25MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.3% | 83.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.5% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 9.2% | 3.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.08 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 75.4% | 87.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | Not reported | $293,532 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | Not reported | 1.74% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 88.3 | 18.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 34 of 34 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseExpenses incurred are for supporting a community resource as a place for nature-inspired displays, plant and tree collections and natural areas; and sustaining a cultural attraction as a destination to explore the wonders of nature and the outdoors. These include development and ongoing care of public garden displays, and plant collections; preventative maintenance, repair and renovation of buildings and grounds, development of visitor experience programs and nature-inspired exhibits; life-long learning and children's education programs; community outreach and a nature-based therapy program…
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b34 · 34 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,168
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION Business & investment services | $569,816 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
26 private foundations reported grants to Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation totaling $349K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation spent in FY2025, $88.30 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation reported that 88.3% of its $15.5 million in expenses went to program services, 2.5% to management and general and 9.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
Where does Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation get its money?
Of $24.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 75.4% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7081057 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (amended), object 202543389349300444 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202433119349302343 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202343009349300224 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202213089349300846 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202133099349304083 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202003159349301865 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7081057: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.