Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Rio Grande Valley

Analysis

Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Rio Grande Valley is a registered charity in United States, based in McAllen, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 Rio Grande Valley reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $755k to $1.1m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Rio Grande Valley sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 84th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Love Your Brain Foundation Inc ($1.1m), The Refugee Collective ($1.1m) and FQHC Health Network Inc NFP ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $136k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $116k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $92k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 3 employees.