Three Wishes Hope Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THREE WISHES FOUNDATION INC IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF CHILDEREN, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED THROUGH A VARIETY OF SPECIAL EVENTS, FUNDRAISERS AND FOOD DRIVES
- Income
- $191,731
- Spending
- $232,109
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 0.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 49 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 21% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $232,109 spent. Our three main programs for the year include our Thanksgiving Basket Brigade, Holiday Brigade, and Spring Family Fun Fest. Our Thanksgiving Basket Brigade is an event where more than 1500 volunteers join us as we package, decorate and personally deliver Thanksgiving meals to families in need. In 2022, we delivered Thanksgiving baskets to more than 2500 families, feeding a total of 13,000 individuals with a holiday meal. The families are nominated from over Brevard County organizations including local charities, women and childrens shelters, veterans programs, domestic violence shelters, schools, guidance counselors, teachers, churches, police departments, childrens group h omes, foster care support programs, personal nominations and housing authority. The Spring Family Fun Fest is a program where we provide an Easter event for the children in our community where all children and families of various financial means have the opportunity to enjoy an all inclus
- (cont) all inclusive day of fun and activities together. This event supports close to 2500+ individuals, and brought in children from the local childrens and group homes, foster care, women and childrens shelters, low-income housing, and low-income schools. Families were provided all activities p lus meals and take home baskets of non-perishable food items and toiletries. Our Holiday Brigade adopted hundreds of children throughout our county providing them with new pajamas, shoes, holiday gifts, toiletries and bbags of food for two weeks during the school break to assist with food insecurity at this time.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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