Soldiers Wish

Analysis

Soldiers Wish is a registered charity in United States, based in Tulsa, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2013, 13 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 December 2023, Soldiers Wish reported income of $1.3m and spending of $410k, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.3m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 335%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Soldiers Wish sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Enterprise State Junior College Foundation ($1.3m), East Amherst Fire Dept Inc ($1.3m) and Salem Free Clinics ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $44k. It paid $3,255 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $397k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $380k. It reported 8 employees.