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Filing year 2023

THE DAWES ARBORETUM

Newark, Ohio·EIN 31-4379601·3
Total revenue
$5.8M
Total assets
$104.3M
Total expenses
$8M
Reported officers
18
Mission

THE DAWES ARBORETUM IS DEDICATED TO ENRICHING LIVES THROUGH THE CONSERVATION OF TREES, NATURE AND HISTORY. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO SHARING THE LOVE AND KNOWLEDGE OF TREES, NATURE AND HISTORY THROUGH EXHIBITS, PROGRAMMING EVENTS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 4 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

CEO (resigned 3/22/24)
$189k
$208k
Base
$160k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$20k
Sr Dir. of Business Administration
officer (unspecified)
$117k
$129k
Interim VP of Advancement & Mktg
vice president
$110k
$122k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 14 unpaid individuals.

Down 6%
from 2022

From $200k in 2022 to $189k in 2023.

$200k
2022
$189k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 9% in real terms$229k to $208k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

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

Revenue and expenses over time

THE DAWES ARBORETUM reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$15.1M
$7.1M
2022
$5.8M
$8M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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