Missouri Botanical Garden Board Of Trustees: $55.5M Revenue, $44.6M Program Expenses

Missouri Botanical Garden Board Of Trustees earns a C on the efficiency rubric — the median bucket on the LakeQuality scale, indicating performance close to the national midpoint across program spending, executive compensation, and financial reserves. Composite score: 63/100.

At $55.5M in 2023 revenue, Missouri Botanical Garden Board Of Trustees sits in the mid-range of the U.S. nonprofit distribution. Most organizations of this scale operate regionally or focus on a single program area. Missouri Botanical Garden Board Of Trustees directs 80% of its expenses to programs — above the third-party-rater threshold for an efficient organization.

Revenue has declined meaningfully over the five-year filing window — a pattern that warrants attention to underlying funding sustainability. Missouri Botanical Garden Board Of Trustees's 2023 revenue is materially below its earlier filings. CEO compensation is reported as zero in the filing — typical for nonprofits where the chief executive is paid through a related entity (parent system, university, or foundation) rather than the filing organization itself, or for small organizations whose chief is a volunteer or board member. Missouri Botanical Garden Board Of Trustees works in Environment & Animals — environmental, conservation, animal-welfare, and natural-resources programs. The sector spans large international conservation groups and small local land trusts; the financial profile varies accordingly.