Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine

Analysis

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine is a registered charity in United States, based in Scarborough, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 August 2023, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.0m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.8m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include CR Foundation ($2.8m), Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washington DC Inc ($2.8m) and Savila Collaborative ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $143k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $379k. At year end it held assets of $5.8m against liabilities of $181k, net assets of $5.6m. It reported 9 employees.