Make-A-Wish Foundation of SC Inc

Analysis

Make-A-Wish Foundation of SC Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenville, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1985, 41 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 SC Inc reported income of $4.3m and spending of $4.7m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $4.3m (+12%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 SC Inc sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Haven Association Inc ($4.3m), Ascend Services Inc ($4.3m) and Alcohol & Drug Services of Guilford Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $204k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $385k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 21 employees.