Make a Wish Foundation of Oklahoma Inc

Analysis

Make a Wish Foundation of Oklahoma Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Oklahoma City, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1983, 43 years ago. 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 Oklahoma Inc reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $3.5m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Make a Wish Foundation of Oklahoma Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Penfield Childrens Center Inc ($3.5m), Financial Education & Research Foundation Inc ($3.5m) and FGS Inc ($3.5m).

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 $183k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $752k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $229k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 16 employees.