Make-A-Wish Foundation of CT Inc

Analysis

Make-A-Wish Foundation of CT Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Trumbull, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1986, 40 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 CT Inc reported income of $5.9m and spending of $6.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $5.1m to $5.9m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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 CT Inc 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 93rd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Siut North America Inc ($5.9m), Queens Village Commitee 4 Mental Health 4 Jamaica Community 4 ($5.9m) and Boomer Esiason Foundation ($5.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $418k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. It paid $35k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $14.1m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $11.4m. It reported 24 employees.