Nonprofit screen
Screen a listNichols School of Buffalo
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$26Mrevenue
FY2025 · −24% in 3 yrs244staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin10.9%
Months of reserve7.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.0%
Middle half of peersMedianNichols School of Buffalo
Where the money goes FY2025 · $23M spent
Programs$19M83%Management and general$2.4M10%Fundraising$1.5M7%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Government grants fell 83% in FY2022
$1.9M in FY2021, $327k in FY2022.
990 Part VIIIIn its favor2
Strong governance
22 of 22 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
29 of the 38 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists91funders
$2.7Ma year, last 3 years
40%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Chispa FoundationStopped after FY2022$671k$1.8M$1.5M–Lakeridge FoundationOn and off$435k$105k$250k$20kEducation Collaborative of Wny IncSince FY2018$108k$106k$124k$131k$140k$154kRobert & Patricia Colby Foundation 115319998On and off$3k$383kHarbourton FoundationOn and off$186kMulroy Family FoundationOn and off$65k$80kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$869k$486k$420k$1.3M$903k$986k$1.1M57 other fundersUp to $90k a year each$60k$54k$62k$129k$330k$151k$93k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped