Make-A-Wish Northeastern & Central California

Analysis

Make-A-Wish Northeastern & Central California is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1984, 42 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 Northeastern & Central California reported income of $5.8m and spending of $8.1m, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $5.6m to $5.8m (+4.7%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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 Northeastern & Central California sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include RCS Empowers Inc ($5.8m), Covenant Health System Foundation ($5.8m) and The Priory in the US of Amer of the MST Ven Ord of the Hosp of St John ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $221k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $7.8m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 38 employees.