Nicolinas Wishes Charitable Foundation

Analysis

Nicolinas Wishes Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Aliquippa, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, Nicolinas Wishes Charitable Foundation reported income of $489k and spending of $228k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $128k to $489k (+283%), an average of +284% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 283%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Nicolinas Wishes Charitable Foundation sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mutt Scouts ($489k), Furry Friends Refuge ($490k) and Vernon a Tait All Animal Adoption Prevention & Rescue Fund Inc ($489k).

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 $47k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $13k. At year end it held assets of $356k against liabilities of $83k, net assets of $273k.