Make a Wish Foundation of Philadelphia Delware & Sus Valley

Analysis

Make a Wish Foundation of Philadelphia Delware & Sus Valley is a registered charity in United States, based in Bala Cynwyd, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 Philadelphia Delware & Sus Valley reported income of $6.4m and spending of $6.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $5.6m to $6.4m (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Philadelphia Delware & Sus Valley sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pacific Asian Counseling Services ($6.4m), American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society ($6.4m) and The Friendship House Association of American Indians ($6.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $435k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $759k, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 27 employees.