Make-A-Wish Foundation of Alaska & Washington

Analysis

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Alaska & Washington is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. 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 Alaska & Washington reported income of $8.2m and spending of $9.1m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $9.0m to $8.2m (-9.1%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Alaska & Washington sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alternatives Inc ($8.2m), Potomac Case Management Services Inc ($8.2m) and Bland County Medical Clinic Inc ($8.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $255k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $8.2m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 51 employees.