Make a Wish Foundation of Greater Bay Area

Analysis

Make a Wish Foundation of Greater Bay Area is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1987, 39 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 Greater Bay Area reported income of $6.5m and spending of $8.2m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $7.5m to $6.5m (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 33%. 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 Foundation of Greater Bay Area sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arc of Maui County ($6.5m), Seabird Enterprises Inc ($6.5m) and Caridad Center Inc ($6.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $543k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. It paid $850 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $10.3m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $8.1m. It reported 38 employees.