Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin Inc

Analysis

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Wauwatosa, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1989, 37 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 Wisconsin Inc reported income of $10.2m and spending of $9.5m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $8.2m to $10.2m (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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 Wisconsin Inc 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 WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include University of Maryland Charles Regional Health Inc ($10.2m), Siouxland Mental Health Services ($10.2m) and Augustana Home of Hastings ($10.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $425k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. It paid $11k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $22.4m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $20.4m. It reported 32 employees.