Nonprofit · EIN 95-1664113
RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN TRUSTEES OF RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTAN
Tax-exempt · CLAREMONT, CA 91711
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $6,016,009 | $6,457,867 | -$441,858 | $32,989,621 | $1,012,097 | $31,977,524 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $6,529,539 | $5,992,926 | $536,613 | $31,312,658 | $981,421 | $30,331,237 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $6,505,844 | $4,912,785 | $1,593,059 | $28,535,527 | $731,275 | $27,804,252 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,360,585
- of which government grants
- $233,129
- Membership dues
- $360,526
- Program service revenue
- $3,089,188
- Investment income
- $800,657
- Net rental income
- $56,556
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $73,590
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$45,708
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$254,077
- Other revenue
- -$234,421
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $292,920
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,410,713
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,656,893
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $56,163
- Occupancy
- $280,868
- Travel
- $135,920
- Depreciation
- $309,767
- Program services (functional)
- $4,832,264
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,218,061
- Fundraising (functional)
- $407,542
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $31,312,658
- Total assets, end of year
- $32,989,621
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,012,097
- Net assets, end of year
- $31,977,524
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,643,178
- Publicly traded securities
- $23,556,514
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $22,016,291
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $9,961,233
- Gross receipts
- $9,993,794
- Employees
- 113
- Volunteers
- 170
- Year formed
- 1976
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUCINDA A MCDADE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $154,185 | $26,749 |
| KRISTINE CROSBY | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $99,575 | $1,000 |
| CINDY WALKENBACH | CHAIR, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN PLATT WALKER | VICE CHAIR, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN MULLIGAN | TREASURER, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BECKER | SECRETARY, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA BATTRAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS BRAYTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN BRYANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES F BURKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN DESMARAIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN GALLAGHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURENCE GRILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET KELLY | TRUSTEE (THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIM MCCLINTOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNN MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN MORGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY JANE MOSER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY PERERA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANCIS SCULLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONALD VERA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN WELLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUCINDA A MCDADE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $150,765 | $7,677 |
| KRISTINE CROSBY | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $113,138 | $0 |
| PEGGY SEARS PERRY | BOARD CHAIR, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN PLATT WALKER | VICE CHAIR, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BECKER | SECRETARY, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN MULLIGAN | TREASURER, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM MCCLINTOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN BRYANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES F BURKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN GALLAGHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURENCE GRILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET KELLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY WALKENBACH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD VERA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCIS SCULLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA BATTRAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN MORGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY JANE MOSER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS BRAYTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN DESMARAIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY PERERA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN WELLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUCINDA A MCDADE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $144,184 | $7,120 |
| KRISTINE CROSBY | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $107,112 | $170 |
| PEGGY SEARS PERRY | CHAIR - BOARD OF TRUSTEES Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MURIEL POSTON | CHAIR - ADVISORY COUNCIL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN PLATT WALKER | VICE CHAIR, BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BECKER | SECRETARY, BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN MULLIGAN | TREASURER, BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM MCCLINTOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN BRYANT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES F BURKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN GALLAGHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY GRILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET KELLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY WALKENBACH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD VERA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCIS SCULLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA BATTRAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN MORGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY JANE MOSER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1500 N COLLEGE AVE, CLAREMONT, CA 91711-3157
- In care of
- % SANDRA ALEJANDRO
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LUCINDA A MCDADE, 1500 N COLLEGE AVENUE, CLAREMONT, CA 91711
- Signed the 990
- KRISTINE CROSBY, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (909) 625-8767
- Website
- WWW.RSABG.COM
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-1664113 or by the name RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN TRUSTEES OF RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTAN.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDENS PROMOTES BOTANY, CONSERVATION, AND HORTICULTURE TO INSPIRE, INFORM AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ABOUT CALIFORNIA'S NATIVE FLORA. THE GARDEN IS DEVOTED TO THE COLLECTION, CULTIVATION, STUDY, AND DISPLAY OF NATIVE CALIFORNIA PLANTS AND TO GRADUATE TRAINING AND RESEARCH IN PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION. THROUGH ALL ITS PROGRAMS, THE GARDEN MAKES SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE APPRECIATION, ENJOYMENT, UNDERSTANDING, AND THOUGHTFUL UTILIZATION OF OUR NATURAL HERITAGE.
Program accomplishments
- CONSERVATION - WE ARE WORKING TO CONSERVE CALIFORNIA FLORA THROUGH INVENTORY, MONITORING, RESEARCH, HORTICULTURE, RESTORATION AND SEED BANK PROGRAMS. PLANT CONSERVATION AT RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN (RSABG) IS CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION AND IS A NATURAL EXTENSION OF OUR RICH HISTORY IN RESEARCH AND HORTICULTURE. CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY IS CHALLENGING AS WE FACE CATASTROPHIC DROUGHT, WILDFIRES, INVASION OF EXOTIC SPECIES, AND EXPANDING URBANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT. RSABG HAS BEEN A CORNERSTONE IN THE WORLD OF CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT CONSERVATION AND, AS OUR CHALLENGES GROW, RSABG WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AT THE FRONT LINES. RSABG HAS ACTIVE PROGRAMS IN FLORISTIC RESEARCH, RARE PLANT RESEARCH AND MONITORING, POPULATION GENETICS, SEED COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION, PLANT PROPAGATION, RESTORATION, AND INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT TO ADVANCE CONSERVATION OF CALIFORNIA'S NATIVE PLANTS AND HABITATS.Expenses $1,428,558 · revenue $1,715,929
- GRADUATE EDUCATION, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, VISITOR AND NURSERY SERVICES IN PROMOTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.Expenses $1,114,731 · revenue $665,651
- RESEARCH, LIBRARY AND HERBARIUM - THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE LIVING COLLECTION OF CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS, AN EXTENSIVE DRIED SPECIMEN COLLECTION IN THE HERBARIUM, AND A WIDE-RANGING COLLECTION OF BOTANY VOLUMES HELD IN ITS LIBRARY. NO COST HAS BEEN CAPITALIZED FOR THESE COLLECTIONS AS IT IS IMPRACTICAL TO DETERMINE THEIR VALUE DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF ITEMS AND THE LONG SPAN OF YEARS IT HAS TAKEN TO CREATE THE COLLECTIONS. IN ADDITION, CAPITALIZING COLLECTIONS CONTRADICTS STANDARDS OF COLLECTIONS STEWARDSHIP AND IS COUNTER TO THE ETHICAL STANDARDS SET FORTH BY THE MUSEUM FIELD. LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE - THE RESEARCH LIBRARY CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 48,000 VOLUMES AND 750 CURRENT JOURNALS AND PERIODICALS. ACQUISITIONS INCREASE YEARLY AND INCLUDE BOUND JOURNALS AND PERIODICALS. THE LIBRARY ALSO HOUSES THE ARCHIVES WHICH INCLUDE THE MARCUS JONES ARCHIVES AND COLLECTION, AS WELL AS THE SAMUEL PARISH COLLECTIONS; BOTH MEN WERE LOCAL BOTANISTS IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY. HERBARIUM - THE COMBINED HERBARIUM OF RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDENS IS ABOUT THE TENTH LARGEST IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE THIRD LARGEST IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES, WITH CURRENT HOLDINGS TOTALING OVER 1,100,000 SPECIMENS REPRESENTING PLANT DIVERSITY WORLDWIDE AND WITH SUPERLATIVE STRENGTHS IN HOLDING OF PLANTS FROM CALIFORNIA AND OTHER MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE REGIONS.Expenses $1,138,528 · revenue $425,669
- HORTICULTURE - LIVING PLANT COLLECTIONS: LIVING COLLECTION - THE LIVING COLLECTION CONTRIBUTES TO THE RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION MISSION OF THE GARDEN. THROUGH PUBLIC HORTICULTURE, THE LIVING COLLECTION ALSO PROMOTES THE THOUGHTFUL UTILIZATION OF OUR NATURAL HERITAGE. THE LIVING COLLECTION COVERS 86 ACRES HOUSING OVER 2,500 ACCESSIONS OF PLANTS NATIVE TO CALIFORNIA AND BAJA. THOSE ACCESSIONS REPRESENT 1,400 TAXA, DIFFERENT KINDS OF PLANTS, INCLUDING 900 SPECIES. SEED CONSERVATION PROGRAM - THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN'S SEED PROGRAM IS THE CURATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GARDEN'S EXTENSIVE SEED COLLECTION. THE COLLECTION IS COMPRISED OF OVER 4,000 ACCESSIONS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 1,600 CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SPECIES AND CULTIVARS.Expenses $1,150,447
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-1664113
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1936
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $32,989,621
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,993,794
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $6,016,009 | $6,457,867 | $32,989,621 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $6,529,539 | $5,992,926 | $31,312,658 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $6,505,844 | $4,912,785 | $28,535,527 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $6,565,357 | $4,972,906 | $26,361,021 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 95-1664113).
Questions about RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN TRUSTEES OF RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTAN
- What is the EIN of RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN TRUSTEES OF RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTAN?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN TRUSTEES OF RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTAN is 95-1664113.
- Is RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN TRUSTEES OF RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTAN tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1936.
- Are donations to RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN TRUSTEES OF RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTAN tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN TRUSTEES OF RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTAN file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN TRUSTEES OF RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTAN due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN TRUSTEES OF RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTAN last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN TRUSTEES OF RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTAN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LUCINDA A MCDADE.
- Who are the officers and directors of RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN TRUSTEES OF RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTAN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $154,185 (LUCINDA A MCDADE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN TRUSTEES OF RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTAN have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,016,009, expenses of $6,457,867 and total assets of $32,989,621 at year end.
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