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Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro St. Louis

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Rating

Overall Rating    
      (55.37)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 76.3%    
Administrative Expenses 9.6%    
Fundraising Expenses 13.9%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.15    
Efficiency Rating    
      (32.63)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 1.5%    
Program Expenses Growth 12.9%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.54    
Capacity Rating    
      (22.73)

Income Statement     (FYE 08/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $1,864,155
Other Revenue $149,386
Total Revenue $2,013,541
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $1,633,046
Administrative Expenses $207,397
Fundraising Expenses $298,229
Total Functional Expenses $2,138,672
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $-125,131
   
Net Assets $756,423

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Contact Information

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro St. Louis
1324 North Rock Hill Road
St. Louis, MO 63124
tel: (800) 548-5058
fax: (314) 918-8690
EIN: 43-1550697

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Leadership      (FYE 08/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Sandra Lehrer President, CEO (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $61,077 2.85%

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Mission

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro St. Louis granted the first wish in 1986 and became a chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation in 1990. The mission of the Make-A-Wish Foundation is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. Children must be referred to the Foundation and determined to be eligible for a wish between the ages of 2 1/2 and 18 by their physician. Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro St. Louis serves 48 counties is eastern Missouri and southern Illinois and has granted over 1,700 wishes to local children.

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