Make a Difference

Analysis

Make a Difference is a registered charity in United States, based in Memphis, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, 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 Difference reported income of $267k and spending of $251k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2023, income grew from $235k to $267k (+13%), an average of +6.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 Difference sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Valley Community Counseling Clinic ($267k), Fennimore Area Rescue Squad Inc ($267k) and South Bay Alano Club ($267k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.5% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $42k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $25k. At year end it held assets of $128k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $128k.