Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid- South Inc

Analysis

Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid- South Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Memphis, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1987, 39 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 the Mid- South Inc reported income of $5.0m and spending of $4.8m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $4.5m to $5.0m (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 the Mid- South Inc sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Pediatric Cancer Foundation Inc ($5.0m), Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council of Deep East Texas Inc ($5.0m) and American Liver Foundation ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $142k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $7.8m against liabilities of $304k, net assets of $7.5m. It reported 29 employees.