Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Northern Florida Inc

Analysis

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Northern Florida Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Maitland, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1994, 32 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 Central and Northern Florida Inc reported income of $7.7m and spending of $6.9m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $4.9m to $7.7m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 Central and Northern Florida Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Health Centers Detroit Foundation Inc ($7.7m), St Charles Care Center Inc ($7.7m) and East Los Angeles Womens Center ($7.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $365k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. It paid $540 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $9.8m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $8.6m. It reported 40 employees.