Fauquier Fish

Analysis

Fauquier Fish is a registered charity in United States, based in Warrenton, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Fauquier Fish reported income of $740k and spending of $749k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $445k to $740k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Fauquier Fish sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sistahs Reachin Out Sro ($740k), Jane F and D Lawrence Sherman Family Support Foundation ($741k) and Lanfest ($739k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3,080. At year end it held assets of $351k against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $333k. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.