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Make-A-Wish Central California

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Share the power of a wish

Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has given hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions. From our humble beginnings with one boy's wish to be a police officer, we've evolved into an organization that grants a child's wish in the United States and its territories every 40 minutes. We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.75Overall score
out of 100

79.31Financial score
out of 100

90.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,703,034

Total expenses · USD$2,232,435

Program expenses

$1,843,991.31 recorded amount

82.6%

Fundraising expenses

$247,800.29 recorded amount

11.1%

Administrative expenses

$136,178.54 recorded amount

6.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Diana Rambo
Recorded compensation: $115,008.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.15%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Make-A-Wish Central California
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	90.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has given hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions. From our humble beginnings with one boy's wish to be a police officer, we've evolved into an organization that grants a child's wish in the United States and its territories every 40 minutes. We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.
`ein` EIN	77-0116530
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2232435.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.061
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.111
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.826
`fscore` Financial score	79.31
`leader` Recorded leader	Diana Rambo
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	115008.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.051500000000000004
`motto` Tagline	Share the power of a wish
`name` Charity name	Make-A-Wish Central California
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1703034.0
`score` Overall score	83.75
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1843991.3099999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	247800.285
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	136178.535

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 77-0116530
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.