Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Dakota

Analysis

Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Dakota is a registered charity in United States, based in Fargo, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1987, 39 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) 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 North Dakota reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.7m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.7m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Dakota 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 85th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thrive Survivor Support Center ($1.7m), Fox Theater Foundation ($1.7m) and Stonewall Columbus Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $151k (8.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $370k. It paid $289 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.8m against liabilities of $293k, net assets of $5.5m. It reported 9 employees.