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Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Virginia

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Share the power of a wish

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Virginia grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Virginia has been granting wishes in the Commonwealth since August of 1987. Through fund raising and donor support, the Greater Virginia Chapter has been able to grant the wishes of over 3,400 children. Our Chapter territory covers the entire Commonwealth of Virginia except for the counties immediately surrounding Washington, D.C. We grant the wishes of children between the ages of 2 1/2 and 18 who have life-threatening illnesses.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

75.49Overall score
out of 100

65.48Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,676,174

Total expenses · USD$2,539,494

Program expenses

$1,957,949.87 recorded amount

77.1%

Fundraising expenses

$386,003.09 recorded amount

15.2%

Administrative expenses

$190,462.05 recorded amount

7.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 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: Sheri Lambert
Recorded compensation: $177,796.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Virginia
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Virginia grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Virginia has been granting wishes in the Commonwealth since August of 1987. Through fund raising and donor support, the Greater Virginia Chapter has been able to grant the wishes of over 3,400 children. Our Chapter territory covers the entire Commonwealth of Virginia except for the counties immediately surrounding Washington, D.C. We grant the wishes of children between the ages of 2 1/2 and 18 who have life-threatening illnesses.
`ein` EIN	54-1429614
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2539494.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.075
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.152
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7709999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	65.48
`leader` Recorded leader	Sheri Lambert
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	177796.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.07
`motto` Tagline	Share the power of a wish
`name` Charity name	Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Virginia
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2676174.0
`score` Overall score	75.49
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1957949.8739999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	386003.088
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	190462.05

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-1429614
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.