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Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee

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 Middle Tennessee, founded in 2000, grants wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Fulfilling a child's wish provides a joyful and meaningful experience that benefits both the child and the family. The Middle Tennessee chapter of Make-A-Wish has granted more 1,400 local wishes. The chapter has received national awards for Performance Excellence, Outstanding Fundraising Performance and for the 2015 Infinite Wish - Alby's wish to be a pirate treasure hunter.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

80.48Overall score
out of 100

72.57Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,014,054

Total expenses · USD$2,046,620

Program expenses

$1,565,664.30 recorded amount

76.5%

Fundraising expenses

$210,801.86 recorded amount

10.3%

Administrative expenses

$266,060.60 recorded amount

13.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 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: Beth Torres
Recorded compensation: $119,077.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.81%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Make-A-Wish Middle Tennessee, founded in 2000, grants wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Fulfilling a child's wish provides a joyful and meaningful experience that benefits both the child and the family. The Middle Tennessee chapter of Make-A-Wish has granted more 1,400 local wishes. The chapter has received national awards for Performance Excellence, Outstanding Fundraising Performance and for the 2015 Infinite Wish - Alby's wish to be a pirate treasure hunter.
`ein` EIN	62-1833327
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2046620.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.13
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.765
`fscore` Financial score	72.57
`leader` Recorded leader	Beth Torres
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	119077.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0581
`motto` Tagline	Share the power of a wish.
`name` Charity name	Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2014054.0
`score` Overall score	80.48
`state` State code	TN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1565664.3
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	210801.86000000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	266060.60000000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 62-1833327
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: Tennessee (TN)
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.