Pretty Shield Foundation

Analysis

Pretty Shield Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Billings, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 2022, Pretty Shield Foundation reported income of $80k and spending of $43k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2022, income grew from $9,285 to $80k (+759%), an average of +759% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 759%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pretty Shield Foundation sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 28th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sawnee Association of the Arts Inc ($80k), Laupahoehoe Train Museum ($80k) and Country Dance & Song Society Inc ($80k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $162k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $162k.