Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wyoming

Analysis

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wyoming is a registered charity in United States, based in Casper, WY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 Wyoming reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.2m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.0m (+2.9%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 Wyoming sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within WY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tri-Community Ambulance ($1.0m), Refuge Ministries Inc ($1.0m) and Reach for the Top Therapy Services ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $205k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $189k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 6 employees.