Make a Wish Foundation of Greater Virginia

Analysis

Make a Wish Foundation of Greater Virginia is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1988, 38 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 Greater Virginia reported income of $3.4m and spending of $2.9m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $3.4m (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Greater Virginia sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Oakland-North Macomb Imaging Inc ($3.4m), Barthell Oes Home ($3.4m) and Gadabout Transportation Services Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $247k (8.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $736k. It paid $1,126 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $252k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 21 employees.