Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan

Analysis

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan is a registered charity in United States, based in Southfield, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1985, 41 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 August 2023, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan reported income of $10.5m and spending of $10.1m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $8.6m to $10.5m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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-Wish Foundation of Michigan sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Central Mississippi Health Care Inc ($10.5m), Sankara Eye Foundation USA ($10.5m) and Cumberland County Guidance Center Inc ($10.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $299k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $11.9m against liabilities of $944k, net assets of $11.0m. It reported 55 employees.