Wishes for Elliott

Analysis

Wishes for Elliott is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, 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 December 2023, Wishes for Elliott reported income of $586k and spending of $311k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $329k to $586k (+78%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wishes for Elliott sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 46th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keystone Ambulance Service Inc ($586k), Santa Fe Group Inc ($586k) and Hispanic Health Coalition of Georgia Inc ($586k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $111k (36% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $18k. At year end it held assets of $689k against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $671k. It reported 5 employees.