Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota

Analysis

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1983, 43 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 Minnesota reported income of $4.5m and spending of $4.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $4.0m to $4.5m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Minnesota sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hoffman Institute Supportingfoundation ($4.5m), University of Louisville Medical School Practice Association Inc ($4.5m) and Myhealth Access Network Inc ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $213k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $458k, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 27 employees.