Make-A-Wish Nevada

Analysis

Make-A-Wish Nevada is a registered charity in United States, based in Las Vegas, NV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 Nevada reported income of $4.5m and spending of $4.2m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $3.5m to $4.5m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Make-A-Wish Nevada 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 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within NV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rolling Hills Progress Center Inc ($4.5m), Attention Inc ($4.5m) and Homestretch Inc ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $311k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. It paid $29k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $370k, net assets of $5.6m. It reported 27 employees.