Wish for Our Heroes Inc

Analysis

Wish for Our Heroes Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenwood, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 November 2023, Wish for Our Heroes Inc reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.7m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2019 to November 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.1m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2020, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Wish for Our Heroes Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Bridge Academy of Excellence ($2.1m), Massachusetts Downs Syndrome Congress Inc ($2.1m) and Little Sisters of Jesus and Mary Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending November 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (3.7% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 1 employees.