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Filing year 2023

LONGWOOD GARDENS INC

Kennett Square, Pennsylvania·EIN 51-0110625·NTEE T21 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$121M
Total assets
$1.5B
Total expenses
$111.7M
Reported officers
21

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 2 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Pennsylvania.

President and CEO
Above 90th percentile
$938k
$1M
Chief Financial and Risk Officer
Above 90th percentile
$346k
$385k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 19 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2023, the highest total compensation at LONGWOOD GARDENS INC equaled 0.8% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2023)
0.8%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$489k

Itemized grants

23

Median grant

$3k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
SEED YOUR FUTUREALEXANDRIA, VAOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$250k
LONGWOOD FIRE COMPANYKENNETT SQUARE, PAOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$100k
AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDENS ASSOCIATIONKENNETT SQUARE, PAOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$35k
KENDAL-CROSSLANDS COMMUNITIESKENNETT SQUARE, PAOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$25k
KENNETT COLLABORATIVEKENNETT SQUARE, PAOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$20k
GREATER PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL ALLIANCEPHILADELPHIA, PASPONSORSHIP$10k
CENTER FOR ARCHITECTUREPHILADELPHIA, PAEVENT SPONSORSHIP$8k
YMCA OF GREATER BRANDYWINEWEST CHESTER, PAEVENT SPONSORSHIP$6k
CHESTER COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCILEXTON, PAEVENT SPONSORSHIP; OPERATIONAL SUPPORT$5k
PRESERVATION ALLIANCE FOR GREATER PHILADELPHIAPHILADELPHIA, PASPONSORSHIP$5k
THE ALUMNI ASSN OF LINCOLN UNIVSILVER SPRING, MDSPONSORSHIP$5k
LYNNEWOOD HALL PRESERVATION FUND INCELKINS PARK, PAOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$3k
ELMWOOD PARK ZOONORRISTOWN, PAOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$3k
LCH HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICESKENNETT SQUARE, PASPONSORSHIP$3k
MUSHROOM FESTIVALKENNETT SQUARE, PAEVENT SPONSORSHIP$3k
JOHN BARTRAM ASSOCIATIONPHILADELPHIA, PAOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$2k
THE GARDEN CLUB FEDERATION OF PACAMP HILL, PASPONSORSHIP$2k
BOTANIC GARDENS CONSERVATION INTERNATIONALSAN MARINO, CAOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$1k
CHADDS FORD HISTORICAL SOCIETYCHADDS FORD, PAOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$1k
FAMILY PROMISE OF SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTYKENNETT SQUARE, PASPONSORSHIP$1k
KENNETT AFTER-SCHOOL ASSOCATIONKENNETT SQUARE, PASPONSORSHIP$1k
KENNETT EDUCATION FOUNDATIONKENNETT SQUARE, PASPONSORSHIP$1k
MIGHTY WRITERSPHILADELPHIA, PASPONSORSHIP$1k
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Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Down 8%
from 2022

From $1M in 2022 to $938k in 2023.

$1M
2022
$938k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 12% in real terms$1.2M to $1M

Estimated with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay fell 8% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue rose 68%.

$1M in 2022 to $938k in 2023.
  • Chief Financial Officer pay rose 12% from 2022 to 2023.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1B+), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about LONGWOOD GARDENS INC

What does the Chief Executive Officer of LONGWOOD GARDENS INC earn?

In 2023, the Chief Executive Officer of LONGWOOD GARDENS INC received $937,763 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Pennsylvania: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at LONGWOOD GARDENS INC compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Pennsylvania, the 2023 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at LONGWOOD GARDENS INC falls in the top 10%. In 2023, the highest total compensation at LONGWOOD GARDENS INC equaled 0.8% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are LONGWOOD GARDENS INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, LONGWOOD GARDENS INC reported $121M in total revenue and $111.7M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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