Free Wheelchair Mission

Analysis

Free Wheelchair Mission is a registered charity in United States, based in Irvine, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2002, 24 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 June 2023, Free Wheelchair Mission reported income of $14.0m and spending of $13.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $10.5m to $14.0m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Free Wheelchair Mission sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Apostolic Christian Restmor Inc ($14.0m), Marworth ($14.0m) and Redlands Health Foundation ($14.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $559k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 40 employees.