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Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota

EIN 41-1422893Health Minnesota Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Share the power of a wish

Founded in 1982, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota's mission is to grant the 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. During bleak times when these children and their families are facing surgeries, treatments, high medical bills and diminished spirits, a wish come true is often an essential ingredient to boost children's attitudes and emotional strength. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota has granted more than 3,000 wishes.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

75.53Overall score
out of 100

66.88Financial score
out of 100

90.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,865,516

Total expenses · USD$4,131,098

Program expenses

$3,061,143.62 recorded amount

74.1%

Fundraising expenses

$652,713.48 recorded amount

15.8%

Administrative expenses

$408,978.70 recorded amount

9.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Mia Hoagberg
Recorded compensation: $150,619.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.64%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	90.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1982, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota's mission is to grant the 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. During bleak times when these children and their families are facing surgeries, treatments, high medical bills and diminished spirits, a wish come true is often an essential ingredient to boost children's attitudes and emotional strength. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota has granted more than 3,000 wishes.
`ein` EIN	41-1422893
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4131098.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.099
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.158
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.741
`fscore` Financial score	66.88
`leader` Recorded leader	Mia Hoagberg
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	150619.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0364
`motto` Tagline	Share the power of a wish
`name` Charity name	Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4865516.0
`score` Overall score	75.53
`state` State code	MN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3061143.618
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	652713.484
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	408978.702

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 41-1422893
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: Minnesota (MN)
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.