Pinata

Analysis

Pinata is a registered charity in United States, based in Oceanside, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pinata reported income of $352k and spending of $356k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6,000 to $352k (+5759%), an average of +177% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 1456%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Pinata sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include D a Hurd Public Library Assoc ($352k), VBR Research and Education Foundation Inc ($352k) and Parent Booster USA Inc ($352k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2,457 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2,457.