Give Kids The World Village

What it reported doing in 2024

One of less than 1% of all u.s. Charities to receive charity navigator's highest rating 18 years in a row, give kids the world village is an 89-acre, whimsical nonprofit resort in central Florida that provides children with critical illnesses and their families from around the world with magical weeklong wish vacations at no cost. More than 30,000 children in the u.s. Are diagnosed with a critical illness each year, and half of those who are eligible for a wish choose to visit orlando. Give kids the world is the nonprofit that fulfills all of these wishes. From life's simple pleasures to the stuff that dreams are made of, every wish family is treated to an all-inclusive experience including transportation; accommodations; all meals and snacks; nightly entertainment; donated theme park tickets; daily gifts; and nonstop fun at the village, a storybook destination all its own featuring an array of accessible rides and attractions. Since 1986, more than 200,000 wish children and their families from all 50 states and 77 countries have been welcomed to the village to laugh together, play together, and create priceless memories away from hospital stays and medical treatments. Give kids the world's mission to create joy, inspire optimism and ignite an enduring sense of hope in the hearts of wish families is made possible by the generosity of caring corporate partners, individual donors and thousands of passionate volunteers. For more information, visit www.gktw.org. To make a donation, visit www.gktw.org/donate.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 92.2%; rating input score 92
• Program expense ratio: 91.6%; rating input score 92
• Fundraising efficiency: $19.16 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 7.1%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.91; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.6%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings