Make a Wish Foundation of Central Coast and Southern Central Valley

Analysis

Make a Wish Foundation of Central Coast and Southern Central Valley is a registered charity in United States, based in Camarillo, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1986, 40 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 Coast and Southern Central Valley reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.9m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.6m (+9.4%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Coast and Southern Central Valley sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include ALS United Connecticut Inc ($1.6m), Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps Inc ($1.6m) and Face It Together Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $186k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $371k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $437k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 11 employees.