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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: August 2025 Expires: August 2027

MedWish International

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(216) 692-1685
1625 East 31st Street
Cleveland, OH, 44114
https://medwish.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

MedWish International meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to advance health equity and environmental sustainability."

Year, State Incorporated:
1994, OH

Also Known As:
MedWish Medworks

MedWish International reports that it provides essential care, redistributes surplus medical supplies, and connects medically underserved communities with resources in Northeast Ohio and worldwide. The organization partners with healthcare facilities to divert usable medical surplus supplies and equipment from landfills and transports it to vetted recipients. MedWish International’s volunteers and staff, including individuals with special needs who are part of their skill building program, sort medical supplies, perform quality checks, and repackage donated supplies. The organization’s alternative recycling program repurposes supplies that are not viable for humanitarian efforts and provides them to organizations serving animals, schools, and local communities to repurpose the supplies in creative ways. MedWish International also hosts no-cost and low-cost medical clinics domestically focused on medical health, women’s health, vision, and dental needs. The organization’s Brigade program facilitates international medical missions partnered with healthcare facilities to offer free clinics, medical supplies, and other aid. In September 2024, MedWish International and Medworks merged to create MedWish Medworks.

For the year ended January 31, 2024, MedWish International's program expenses were:

Program services $19,599,132
Total Program Expenses $19,599,132

Chief Executive
Britta Latz, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$100,000

Chair of the Board
Joshua Miller, DO

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Physician, University Hospitals

Board Size
22

Paid Staff Size
19

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Planned giving arrangements

Fundraising costs were 2% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $17,643,014, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on MedWish International's audited financial statements for the year ended January 31, 2024.

Source of Funds
In-kind contributions $16,779,940
Support income $707,072
Earned income $391,479
Special events, net $156,002
Other income $14,571
Rental income $7,573
Total Income $18,051,637

Programs: 98% Fundraising: 1% Administrative: 1%

Total Income $18,051,637
Total expenses: $20,031,937
  Program expenses $19,599,132
  Fundraising expenses $295,602
  Administrative expenses $137,203
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-1,980,300
Beginning Net Assets $8,235,839
Other Changes In Net Assets $46,707
Ending Net Assets $6,352,246
Total Liabilities $755,680
Total Assets $7,107,926

Note: According to the organization's audited financial statements for the year ended January 31, 2024, MedWish International received in-kind contributions totaling $16,779,940 in the form of medical supplies.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance