A Special Wish Foundation

Analysis

A Special Wish Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Dayton, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1988, 38 years ago. 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 December 2023, A Special Wish Foundation reported income of $795k and spending of $805k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $592k to $795k (+34%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, A Special Wish Foundation sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Cancer Society ($795k), West Chester Christian Child Care ($795k) and Children of Promise International ($795k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $79k (9.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $65k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $177k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 3 employees.