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Make-A-Wish Foundation of San Diego

EIN 33-0039466Health California 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

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

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

96.87Overall score
out of 100

96.75Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,635,406

Total expenses · USD$4,647,268

Program expenses

$3,829,348.83 recorded amount

82.4%

Fundraising expenses

$404,312.32 recorded amount

8.7%

Administrative expenses

$404,312.32 recorded amount

8.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 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: Christopher J Sichel
Recorded compensation: $218,147.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.69%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Make-A-Wish Foundation of San Diego
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 illnesses.
`ein` EIN	33-0039466
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4647268.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.087
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.087
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8240000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	96.75
`leader` Recorded leader	Christopher J Sichel
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	218147.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.046900000000000004
`motto` Tagline	Share the Power of a Wish
`name` Charity name	Make-A-Wish Foundation of San Diego
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5635406.0
`score` Overall score	96.87
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3829348.8320000004
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	404312.316
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	404312.316

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 33-0039466
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.