Charity profile · Historical source record

Make-A-Wish Central and Western North Carolina

EIN 56-1492432Health North Carolina Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Share the Power of a Wish

Make-A-Wish Central and Western North Carolina grants the wishes of children living with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. The Central and Western North Carolina Chapter was founded in 1985 by Dr. Jerry Clark in Greensboro, NC, in honor of his wife Charlotte. The chapter covers 51 counties from Alamance county west. We have never turned down the wish of an eligible child. The chapter currently grants more than 280 wishes a year.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.24Overall score
out of 100

78.54Financial score
out of 100

94.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,314,366

Total expenses · USD$5,313,178

Program expenses

$4,245,229.22 recorded amount

79.9%

Fundraising expenses

$828,855.77 recorded amount

15.6%

Administrative expenses

$233,779.83 recorded amount

4.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Amy Brindley
Recorded compensation: $165,826.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.12%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Make-A-Wish Central and Western North Carolina
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	94.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Make-A-Wish Central and Western North Carolina grants the wishes of children living with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. The Central and Western North Carolina Chapter was founded in 1985 by Dr. Jerry Clark in Greensboro, NC, in honor of his wife Charlotte. The chapter covers 51 counties from Alamance county west. We have never turned down the wish of an eligible child. The chapter currently grants more than 280 wishes a year.
`ein` EIN	56-1492432
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5313178.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.044000000000000004
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.156
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.799
`fscore` Financial score	78.54
`leader` Recorded leader	Amy Brindley
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	165826.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.031200000000000002
`motto` Tagline	Share the Power of a Wish
`name` Charity name	Make-A-Wish Central and Western North Carolina
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5314366.0
`score` Overall score	84.24
`state` State code	NC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4245229.222
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	828855.768
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	233779.83200000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 56-1492432
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: North Carolina (NC)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.