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Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan

EIN 38-2505812Health Michigan Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Transform lives, one wish at a time.

Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.34Overall score
out of 100

78.07Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,810,401

Total expenses · USD$8,622,407

Program expenses

$6,923,792.82 recorded amount

80.3%

Fundraising expenses

$1,164,024.95 recorded amount

13.5%

Administrative expenses

$517,344.42 recorded amount

6.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 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: Karen S. Davis
Recorded compensation: $176,200.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.04%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical
`ein` EIN	38-2505812
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8622407.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.06
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.135
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8029999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	78.07
`leader` Recorded leader	Karen S. Davis
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	176200.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0204
`motto` Tagline	Transform lives, one wish at a time.
`name` Charity name	Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7810401.0
`score` Overall score	84.34
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6923792.8209999995
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1164024.945
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	517344.42

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2505812
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.