Nonprofit · EIN 23-1417540
JOHN J TYLER ARBORETUM
Tax-exempt · MEDIA, PA 19063
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 31, 2026 | 990 | $4,687,468 | $2,801,552 | $1,885,916 | $18,278,393 | $944,397 | $17,333,996 |
| January 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,613,028 | $2,619,735 | -$6,707 | $15,339,004 | $830,663 | $14,508,341 |
| January 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,657,564 | $2,752,965 | -$95,401 | $14,243,562 | $833,584 | $13,409,978 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended January 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,869,787
- of which government grants
- $166,227
- Membership dues
- $147,602
- Program service revenue
- $487,881
- Investment income
- $639,822
- Net rental income
- $568,487
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $324,230
- Net income from fundraising events
- $100,796
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $20,695
- Other revenue
- $689,978
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $226,970
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,383,749
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,832,552
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $76,728
- Occupancy
- $105,723
- Depreciation
- $190,064
- Program services (functional)
- $1,774,157
- Management and general (functional)
- $561,523
- Fundraising (functional)
- $465,872
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $15,339,004
- Total assets, end of year
- $18,278,393
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $944,397
- Net assets, end of year
- $17,333,996
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,643,097
- Publicly traded securities
- $13,087,087
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,461,742
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,872,254
- Gross receipts
- $5,060,505
- Employees
- 46
- Volunteers
- 262
- Year formed
- 1933
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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 January 31, 2026, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHRYN OMBAM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS OF 7/9/25 Officer | 40 | $119,015 | $298 |
| MIKE SKUJA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL 7/9/25 Officer | 40 | $80,105 | $4,664 |
| MARGUERITE KRANICK | PRESIDENT AS OF 1/26/26 Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER SAUNDERS | PRESIDENT UNTIL 1/26/26 Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH OLIVE ROMAINE | VICE PRESIDENT AS OF 1/26/2026 Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN EWING | VICE PRESIDENT UNTIL 1/26/26 Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA LUTZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS WESTLEY | SECRETARY AS OF 1/26/2026 Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELL LOWRY | SECRETARY UNTIL JULY 2025 Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| RENA HARRINGTON BARNETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC CHAPMAN | TRUSTEE UNTIL 3/27/25 Trustee or director | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM DANNHAUSER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MIRIAM FISHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES R FLANDREAU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEIRDRE GIBSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROGER LATHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MEG MACCURTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUE MRUGAL | TRUSTEE UNTIL NOVEMBER 2025 Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DOUG NAKASHINMA | TRUSTEE UNTIL 1/26/26 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEN ROSE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT SCOTT | TRUSTEE UNTIL 3/27/25 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THAYER SCHROEDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARYLYN WELLS | TRUSTEE UNTIL 3/27/25 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended January 31, 2025: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL SKUJA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $124,877 | $7,929 |
| HEATHER SAUNDERS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN M EWING | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA LUTZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE LOWRY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| RENA HARRINGTON BARNETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC CHAPMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY CLARK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM DANNHAUSER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES R FLANDREAU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGUERITE KRANICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER LATHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MEG MACCURTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE MRUGAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG NAKASHIMA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANNIE REILLY UNTIL MAR2024 | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ ROMAINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN ROSE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THAYER SCHROEDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT W SCOTT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN WELLS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS WESTLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended January 31, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL SKUJA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF MAY 2023) Officer | 40 | $85,234 | $2,777 |
| KATHRYN OMBAM | INTERIM E.D. FEB 2023 - MAY 2023 Officer | 40 | $45,219 | $935 |
| HEATHER SAUNDERS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN M EWING | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA LUTZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE LOWRY | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| RENA HARRINGTON BARNETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC CHAPMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID M CHARLTON | TRUSTEE (RESIGNED MAY 2023) Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY CLARK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES R FLANDREAU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY FROMUTH | TRUSTEE (RESIGNED JUNE 2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGUERITE KRANICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER LATHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE MRUGAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG NAKASHIMA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANNIE REILLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN ROSE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| THAYER SCHROEDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT W SCOTT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA STRINE | TRUSTEE (RESIGNED JULY 2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN WELLS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY WELSH | TRUSTEE (RESIGNED OCTOBER 2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS WESTLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 515 PAINTER ROAD, MEDIA, PA 19063-4404
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KATHRYN OMBAM, 515 PAINTER ROAD, MEDIA, PA 190634424
- Signed the 990
- KATHRYN OMBAM, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (610) 566-9134
- Website
- WWW.TYLERARBORETUM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
THE MISSION OF TYLER ARBORETUM IS TO CONSERVE OUR HISTORIC LANDSCAPES AND CONNECT PEOPLE WITH THE NATURAL WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- TYLER ARBORETUM CONTINUES TO PRIORITIZE ITS MISSION TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH REGULAR PROGRAMMING FOR ALL AGES. SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS CONTINUE TO BE A POPULAR DRAW AND TYLER ADDED A FOOD PRODUCTION FIELD TRIPS THAT ENCOURAGES CHILDREN TO LEARN HOW FOOD IS GROWN, HELP HARVEST IN TYLER'S VEGETABLE GARDEN, AND THEN MAKE AND EAT A RECIPE USING THE INGREDIENTS HARVESTED. ALL TYLER'S CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE NATURE IMMERSION, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, AND CREATING BETTER STEWARDS OF THE NATURAL WORLD. TYLER'S SUMMER CAMP RESTARTED IN 2025 AND HAS ALREADY BECOME A POPULAR LOCAL CAMP, SELLING OUT FOR 2026. TYLER CONTINUES TO SEE IMMENSE INTEREST IN ITS ANNUAL PLANT SALE, EVENING EVENTS AND SPECIAL NATURE AT NIGHT SERIES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) BEFORE AND AFTER HOURS FEATURES LIKE OWL PROWLS, MOTH NIGHTS, AND FULL-MOON HIKES REMAIN POPULAR, AS DO TYLER'S COMMUNITIES OF WEDNESDAY MORNING BIRDERS, HIKERS, AND WILDFLOWER ENTHUSIASTS.TYLER CONTINUES TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH DOCENT-LED TOURS, HISTORY TOURS, POP-UP EDUCATION STATIONS, AND REGULAR DOCENTS AT ITS POLLINATOR PRESERVE. THE POLLINATOR PRESERVE CONTINUES TO BE AN EXCITING ATTRACTION THAT HIGHLIGHTS UNUSUAL SPECIES OF MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES, WHILE ALLOWING VISITORS TO READ EDUCATIONAL SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT THE GARDEN ABOUT IMPORTANT HOST PLANTS FOR NATIVE POLLINATORS.IN 2025, TYLER HOSTED ITS FIRST TRAIL CHALLENGE, ENCOURAGING VISITORS TO HIKE ALL 17 MILES OF TYLER'S TRAILS IN ITS 550 ACRES OF NATURAL AREAS. 439 PEOPLE REGISTERED FOR THE CHALLENGE AND PARTICIPANTS HIKED MORE THAN 2,805 MILES OF TYLER'S TRAILS, REINFORCING THAT TYLER ARBORETUM'S NATURAL AREAS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, ENCOURAGING THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF NATURE IMMERSION AND HIKING. WITH THE TRAIL CHALLENGE POPULARITY, TYLER WILL REPEAT IT AGAIN IN FALL 2026.ALL VISITORS WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN TYLER'S ONGOING, PERENNIAL ACTIVITIES: 1) WALKING IN PREMIER GARDENS, INCLUDING THE WISTER RHODODENDRON GARDEN AND ITS NEW HYBRIDIZER GARDEN; 2) EXPLORING THE NATIVE WOODLAND WALK; 3) DISCOVERING THE STOPFORD MEADOW MAZE; 4) TAKING IN THE SCENIC LOOP; 5) LEARNING ABOUT EDIBLE PLANTS IN LUCILLE'S GARDEN; 6) EXPERIENCING THE SENSORY WALK THROUGH THE FRAGRANT GARDEN AND MORE.Expenses $1,774,157 · revenue $487,881
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 January, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | January 31, 2026 | June 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | January 31, 2025 | June 16, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | January 31, 2024 | June 17, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-1417540
- 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
- 1942
- Accounting year ends
- January
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C410)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $18,278,393
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,060,505
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | January 2026 | $4,687,468 | $2,801,552 | $18,278,393 | XML |
| 990 | January 2025 | $2,613,028 | $2,619,735 | $15,339,004 | XML |
| 990 | January 2024 | $2,657,564 | $2,752,965 | $14,243,562 | XML |
| 990 | January 2023 | $3,097,282 | $2,126,861 | $13,982,290 | IRS |
| 990 | January 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | January 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | January 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | January 2019 | – | – | – | 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 23-1417540).
Questions about JOHN J TYLER ARBORETUM
- What is the EIN of JOHN J TYLER ARBORETUM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JOHN J TYLER ARBORETUM is 23-1417540.
- Is JOHN J TYLER ARBORETUM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1942.
- Are donations to JOHN J TYLER ARBORETUM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JOHN J TYLER ARBORETUM 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 JOHN J TYLER ARBORETUM due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending January 31, 2027) is due June 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did JOHN J TYLER ARBORETUM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended January 2026.
- Who is the principal officer of JOHN J TYLER ARBORETUM?
- The 990 for the year ended January 31, 2026 names KATHRYN OMBAM.
- Who are the officers and directors of JOHN J TYLER ARBORETUM?
- The 990 for the year ended January 31, 2026 lists 23 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $119,015 (KATHRYN OMBAM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS OF 7/9/25).
- How much revenue does JOHN J TYLER ARBORETUM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended January 31, 2026 it reported revenue of $4,687,468, expenses of $2,801,552 and total assets of $18,278,393 at year end.
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