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Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin

EIN 39-1543541Health Wisconsin Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Our Vision is to grant the wish of every eligible child.

Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. The Wisconsin chapter was founded in 1984 and has granted more than 6,200 wishes since that time. The chapter covers the entire state of Wisconsin with the help of two regional offices in Appleton and Madison. Last year, the chapter granted 402 Wisconsin wishes. This year alone, more than 500 Wisconsin children will be diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition, and currently, more than 330 Wisconsin children are in the process of having their special wishes granted. According to a National Study, a wish come true helps children feel stronger, more energetic, more willing and able to battle their life-threatening medical conditions. For many of them it marks a turning point in the fight against their illness.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.56Overall score
out of 100

75.52Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,928,332

Total expenses · USD$6,645,321

Program expenses

$5,189,995.70 recorded amount

78.1%

Fundraising expenses

$1,103,123.29 recorded amount

16.6%

Administrative expenses

$345,556.69 recorded amount

5.2%

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: Patti Gorsky Pollack
Recorded compensation: $186,315.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.80%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin
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. The Wisconsin chapter was founded in 1984 and has granted more than 6,200 wishes since that time. The chapter covers the entire state of Wisconsin with the help of two regional offices in Appleton and Madison. Last year, the chapter granted 402 Wisconsin wishes. This year alone, more than 500 Wisconsin children will be diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition, and currently, more than 330 Wisconsin children are in the process of having their special wishes granted. According to a National Study, a wish come true helps children feel stronger, more energetic, more willing and able to battle their life-threatening medical conditions. For many of them it marks a turning point in the fight against their illness.
`ein` EIN	39-1543541
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6645321.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.052000000000000005
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.166
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7809999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	75.52
`leader` Recorded leader	Patti Gorsky Pollack
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	186315.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.027999999999999997
`motto` Tagline	Our Vision is to grant the wish of every eligible child.
`name` Charity name	Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6928332.0
`score` Overall score	82.56
`state` State code	WI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5189995.700999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1103123.286
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	345556.69200000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 39-1543541
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: Wisconsin (WI)
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.