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Nicholas Colby Fund

EIN 20-3201303 • 501(c)3 • Walnut Creek, CA

Profile

Uplift the spirits of children with cancer and othe life-threatening illnesses by deliverinng personalized events and experiences.

1547 Palos Verdes Mall 260Walnut Creek, CA 94597

nicholascolbyfund.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

7th percentile

-189%

Higher net margin than 7% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

52nd percentile

-0.8%

Faster asset growth than 52% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

11th percentile

-74%

Faster revenue growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$334,263

Down $2,840 (-0.8%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$334,263

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin7th percentile

Revenue

Down

$1,500

Down $4,326 (-74%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$4,340

Up $4,295 (+9544%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$2,840

Down $8,621 (-149%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth52nd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$800K$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2010: $615,187Liabilities 2010: $0Net Assets 2010: $615,1872010Assets 2011: $628,175Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $628,1752011Assets 2012: $606,847Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $606,8472012Assets 2013: $642,969Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $642,9692013Assets 2014: $507,111Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $507,1112014Assets 2015: $443,797Net Assets 2015: $443,7972015Assets 2016: $453,090Net Assets 2016: $453,0902016Assets 2017: $419,819Net Assets 2017: $419,8192017Assets 2018: $401,000Net Assets 2018: $401,0002018Assets 2019: $349,104Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $343,696Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $336,747Net Assets 2021: $337,1472021Assets 2022: $334,690Net Assets 2022: $334,6902022Assets 2023: $337,103Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $334,263Net Assets 2024: $334,2632024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$334,263
Liabilities-
Net Assets$334,263
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth11th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100K-$200KRevenue 2010: $26,645Expenses 2010: $21,204Net Income 2010: $5,4412010Expenses 2011: $28,0822011Revenue 2012: $21,414Expenses 2012: $42,742Net Income 2012: -$21,3282012Revenue 2013: $47,328Expenses 2013: $11,206Net Income 2013: $36,1222013Revenue 2014: $38,370Expenses 2014: $174,228Net Income 2014: -$135,8582014Revenue 2015: $70,807Expenses 2015: $134,121Net Income 2015: -$63,3142015Revenue 2016: $125,030Expenses 2016: $115,737Net Income 2016: $9,2932016Revenue 2017: $166,939Expenses 2017: $200,210Net Income 2017: -$33,2712017Revenue 2018: $181,599Expenses 2018: $200,418Net Income 2018: -$18,8192018Revenue 2019: $100,200Expenses 2019: $152,095Net Income 2019: -$51,8952019Revenue 2020: $5,993Expenses 2020: $11,401Net Income 2020: -$5,4082020Revenue 2021: $1,451Expenses 2021: $8,000Net Income 2021: -$6,5492021Revenue 2022: $11,279Expenses 2022: $13,336Net Income 2022: -$2,0572022Revenue 2023: $5,826Expenses 2023: $45Net Income 2023: $5,7812023Revenue 2024: $1,500Expenses 2024: $4,340Net Income 2024: -$2,8402024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$1,500
Expenses$4,340
Net Income-$2,840
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$334,263
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$334,263
Revenue
$1,500
Expenses
$4,340
Net income
-$2,840
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.34$3.34$0.02$0.04$0.03
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.37$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.06
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.35$3.35$0.11$0.13$0.02
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.37$3.37$0.01$0.08$0.07
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.44$0.00$0.06$0.11$0.05
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.49$0.00$1.00$1.52$0.52
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.01$4.01$1.82$2.00$0.19
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.20$4.20$1.67$2.00$0.33
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.53$4.53$1.25$1.16$0.09
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.44$4.44$0.71$1.34$0.63
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.07$0.00$5.07$0.38$1.74$1.36
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.43$0.00$6.43$0.47$0.11$0.36
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$6.07$0.00$6.07$0.21$0.43$0.21
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$6.28$0.00$6.28$0.28
2010Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$6.15$0.00$6.15$0.27$0.21$0.05
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 14, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$1,500
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Uplift the spirits of children with cancer and othe life-threatening illnesses by deliverinng personalized events and experiences.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE NICHOLAS COLBY FUND CREATES PERSONALIZED EVENTS AND EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND OTHER LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES, FOCUSED COMPLETELY ON UPLIFTING THEIR SPIRITS. IN 2024, THE RESULT WAS 16 SMILES (MEANING NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING OR TAKING PART IN EVENTS AND/OR EXPERIENCES) INCLUDING LUXURY SUITE EXPERIENCES, TOYS AND BACKPACKS FOR PATIENTS.-$4,340
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
LAMONT GILBERTPresident An-$0--
SHELIA GILBERTDirector-$0--
GINA K BAKERFounder & Fi-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Nicholas Colby Fund
EIN
20-3201303
Phone
9258990269
Address
1547 PALOS VERDES MALL 260, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94597

Signing Officer

Name
Gina K Baker
Title
Founder & Fin Leader
Phone
9258990269
Signed
2025-11-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Steele & Associates LLC
Address
611 N NEVADA ST, CARSON CITY, NV 89703-3968
Preparer
Jonathan S Steele CPA Cgma
Phone
7758827198
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses bank fees 300 tickets 1,500 total 1,800”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20

“Balancing entry prior period 0”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“Loan receivable mimico lp 289,155 289,155 total 289,155 289,155”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“Uplift the spirits of children with cancer and othe life-threatening illnesses by deliverinng personalized events and experiences.”

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28

“The nicholas colby fund creates personalized events and experiences for children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses, focused completely on uplifting their spirits. In 2024, the result was 16 smiles (meaning number of patients receiving or taking part in events and/or experiences) including luxury suite experiences, toys and backpacks for patients.”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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