One Simple Wish

Analysis

One Simple Wish is a registered charity in United States, based in Ewing, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, One Simple Wish reported income of $4.3m and spending of $4.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $4.3m (+198%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, One Simple Wish sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westside Baby ($4.3m), Community Homes ($4.3m) and McAuley Nazareth Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $207k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $53k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 7 employees.