Charity profile · Historical source record

Make-A-Wish® Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley

EIN 22-2755963Health Pennsylvania Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Transform lives one wish at a time

Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Children over the age of 2½, and under the age of 18, must be referred to Make-A-Wish and determined to be medically eligible for a wish by their physician. The child's treating physician makes the final determination of whether a child's medical condition qualifies him or her for a wish. All wish expenses are fully covered, including any travel and spending money when appropriate. Our objective is to create a memorable wish experience for both the child and family that is not clouded by financial considerations.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.20Overall score
out of 100

79.96Financial score
out of 100

94.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,689,239

Total expenses · USD$5,735,146

Program expenses

$4,851,933.52 recorded amount

84.6%

Fundraising expenses

$430,135.95 recorded amount

7.5%

Administrative expenses

$441,606.24 recorded amount

7.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Dennis J. Heron
Recorded compensation: $182,663.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.18%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Make-A-Wish® Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	94.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Children over the age of 2½, and under the age of 18, must be referred to Make-A-Wish and determined to be medically eligible for a wish by their physician. The child's treating physician makes the final determination of whether a child's medical condition qualifies him or her for a wish. All wish expenses are fully covered, including any travel and spending money when appropriate. Our objective is to create a memorable wish experience for both the child and family that is not clouded by financial considerations.
`ein` EIN	22-2755963
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5735146.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.077
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.075
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.846
`fscore` Financial score	79.96
`leader` Recorded leader	Dennis J. Heron
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	182663.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0318
`motto` Tagline	Transform lives one wish at a time
`name` Charity name	Make-A-Wish® Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5689239.0
`score` Overall score	85.2
`state` State code	PA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4851933.516
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	430135.95
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	441606.24199999997

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 22-2755963
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: Pennsylvania (PA)
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.