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Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York and Western New York

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

The mission

What this organization describes

We all have the power to grant a wish!

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York and Western New York grants 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.

84.57Overall score
out of 100

78.40Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,355,509

Total expenses · USD$13,532,441

Program expenses

$10,027,538.78 recorded amount

74.1%

Fundraising expenses

$1,732,152.45 recorded amount

12.8%

Administrative expenses

$1,745,684.89 recorded amount

12.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 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: Phillip Lussier
Recorded compensation: $61,346.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.45%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York and Western New York
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York and Western New York grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.
`ein` EIN	11-2645641
`tot_exp` Total expenses	13532441.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.129
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.128
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.741
`fscore` Financial score	78.4
`leader` Recorded leader	Phillip Lussier
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	61346.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0045000000000000005
`motto` Tagline	We all have the power to grant a wish!
`name` Charity name	Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York and Western New York
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12355509.0
`score` Overall score	84.57
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	10027538.781
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1732152.448
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1745684.889

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 11-2645641
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: New York (NY)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.