Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Texas Plains

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
751966883
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2009
Forms available
Form 990 2009
Location
Amarillo, TX, USA
Phone
8063589943
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Patient Services - Entertainment, Recreation

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$619,456
Expenses
$652,126
Assets
$560,090
Liabilities
$250,413

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2009. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2009. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The make-a-wish foundation grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.

What it reported doing in 2009

THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS PLAINS GRANTS WISHES TO CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS. WISHES FALL INTO FOUR CATEGORIES: I WISH.... TO BE....A FIREMAN, A POLICEMAN, AN ASTRONAUT TO HAVE....A BEDROOM MAKEOVER, A COMPUTER TO MEET....MY FAVORITE FOOTBALL PLAYER, THE NEW YORK YANKEES TO GO....TO DISNEY, TO HAWAII, TO THE WORLD CUP Total cost of wishes granted for the fiscal year were $440,111. Of this amount, $89,836 was contributed by various vendors who provided in-kind contributions such as travel and travel services, transportation, lodging, and other services and use of facilities to complete a child's wish. For financial statement purposes, these amounts are included as contribution revenue and granted wish expense. For form 990, however, the IRS requires the $89,836 of contributed services and use of facilities be excluded from both revenue and expense.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.3%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.86; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.45; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $481K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $117K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 27/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.