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Make-A-Wish International

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 Phoenix, Arizona in 1980, when a group of caring volunteers helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, Make-A-Wish is one of the world's leading children's charities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.80Overall score
out of 100

84.17Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,783,892

Total expenses · USD$7,717,030

Program expenses

$6,196,775.09 recorded amount

80.3%

Fundraising expenses

$756,268.94 recorded amount

9.8%

Administrative expenses

$748,551.91 recorded amount

9.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 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: Jon Stettner
Recorded compensation: $221,116.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.86%

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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 International
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1980, when a group of caring volunteers helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, Make-A-Wish is one of the world's leading children's charities.
`ein` EIN	86-0726985
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7717030.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.09699999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.098
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8029999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	84.17
`leader` Recorded leader	Jon Stettner
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	221116.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0286
`motto` Tagline	Share the power of a wish
`name` Charity name	Make-A-Wish International
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7783892.0
`score` Overall score	88.8
`state` State code	AZ
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6196775.09
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	756268.9400000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	748551.9099999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 86-0726985
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: Arizona (AZ)
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.