MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN INC (EIN 39-1543541)
Tax period
2022-09-01 to 2023-08-31
Filed
2024-02-20
IRS object ID
202420519349301752
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-02-20T16:44:37-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 EAST THOMAS ROAD SUITE 2300AddressLine1Txt
CityPHOENIXCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85012ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN391543541EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMAKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2627814445PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111020 W PLANK COURT 200AddressLine1Txt
CityWAUWATOSACityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53226ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPATTI GORSKY POLLACKPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2627814445PhoneNum
Signature2024-02-18SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstPATTIPersonFirstNm
Person LastGORSKY POLLACKPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMELISSA HANGSLEBENPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02087031PTIN
Phone6022662248PhoneNum
Preparation2024-02-18PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPATTI GORSKY POLLACKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111020 W PLANK COURT 200AddressLine1Txt
CityWAUWATOSACityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53226ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$12,330,397GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WISCONSIN.WISH.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1984FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers415TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$523,365PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$619,964CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$49,167PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$32,410CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$10,069,545PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$10,188,261CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$4,223,352PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$1,492,003PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,823,778CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,071,134PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,451,607CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,998,411PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$736,654CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$22,372,145TotalAssetsEOYAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$1,976,894TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$20,395,251NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN IS A WISCONSIN NONPROFIT CORPORATION, ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$4,959,281GrantAmt
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DescSEE SCHEDULE O.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesYes (1)GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document21IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee32EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members28GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member28IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4147635964PhoneNum

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Address Line111020 W PLANK COURT 200AddressLine1Txt
CityWAUWATOSACityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53226ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (32 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
LUIS ARROYO
IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG FAUST
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETH STRAKA
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY SIKORSKI
FUNDRAISING CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHEILA DODDS
WISH GRANTING CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN HERBERS
LEGAL CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHANNON KOBYLARCZYK
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONA MANCUSO
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL BOND
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY BUBECK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN DRANZIK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER DUBACK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GAVIN HATTERSLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHY DWORAK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BLAISE BEAULIER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS MCINTOSH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHERRI MOWERY PERRIGO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE NIZNANSKY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNDA PATTERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATINA SHAW
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICH THOMPSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
COLLEEN VALKOUN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMMY NOLL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY KAUFFMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN HAGENOW
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTA GRAVERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANA WORLD PATTERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHEA O'RORKE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATTI GORSKY POLLACK
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$237,649$0$39,739
ISLARA LEINGANG
SR. DIR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS40.00Yes (X)$90,849$0$15,412
WENDY COZZENS
VP OF PHILANTHROPY40.00$103,210$0$33,788Yes (X)
KRISTIN TEOFILIO
SR. REGIONAL DIRECTOR40.00$112,404$0$17,246Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$544,112TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$106,185TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$2,355,039FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$120,533GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$7,054,315AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,444,884NoncashContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWISH ASSIST FEESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,000TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$395,862TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$395,862ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,735,325SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,511,064SecuritiesAmt
Other$159OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$224,261SecuritiesAmt
Other-$159OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$224,102TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$224,102ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$608,408FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$2,355,039ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$630,913FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$22,505TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$22,505ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$54,915GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$0GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$54,915TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$54,915ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$652,374ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$500,000TotalAmt
Program Services$500,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,459,281TotalAmt
Program Services$4,459,281ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$424,932TotalAmt
Program Services$140,910ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117,224ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$166,798FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,671,842TotalAmt
Program Services$551,359ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$466,051ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$654,432FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$162,685TotalAmt
Program Services$53,948ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,878ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$63,859FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$256,148TotalAmt
Program Services$87,118ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,629ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$102,401FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$142,269TotalAmt
Program Services$48,035ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,431ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55,803FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,986TotalAmt
Program Services$2,670ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,101ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,215FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,967TotalAmt
Management And General$82,967ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,672TotalAmt
Fundraising$10,672FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,605TotalAmt
Management And General$81,605ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,008TotalAmt
Program Services$6,625ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,855ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,528FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80TotalAmt
Fundraising$80FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$405,604TotalAmt
Program Services$159,354ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,533ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$188,717FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,780TotalAmt
Program Services$8,810ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,508ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,462FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$188,700TotalAmt
Program Services$76,509ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,125ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$73,066FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,221TotalAmt
Program Services$1,916ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,424ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,881FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$83,033TotalAmt
Program Services$16,862ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,421ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,750FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,820TotalAmt
Program Services$31,165ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,193ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,462FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CHAPTER DUES$694,581$482,711$95,494$116,376
MERCHANT FEES$39,373$39,373
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$20,500$20,500
MEMBERSHIP DUES$10,520$2,777$2,530$5,213

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,451,607TotalAmt
Program Services$6,630,050ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,210,969ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,610,588FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,759BOYAmt
EOY$16,759EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,581,886BOYAmt
EOY$1,424,920EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,243,020BOYAmt
EOY$998,110EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,731BOYAmt
EOY$524EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,843BOYAmt
EOY$76,479EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$376,603BOYAmt
EOY$398,943EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,174,392LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$880,104LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$329,861BOYAmt
EOY$294,288EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,887,549BOYAmt
EOY$18,043,332EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$327,964BOYAmt
EOY$1,118,790EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,857,216BOYAmt
EOY$22,372,145EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$491,888BOYAmt
EOY$787,928EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,060BOYAmt
EOY$54,040EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$282,218BOYAmt
EOY$1,134,926EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$835,166BOYAmt
EOY$1,976,894EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,863,391BOYAmt
EOY$18,509,402EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,158,659BOYAmt
EOY$1,885,849EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,022,050BOYAmt
EOY$20,395,251EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,857,216BOYAmt
EOY$22,372,145EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$736,654ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$648,095NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts-$11,548DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,038,195CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,871,982CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,659,447CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,593,772CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,529,887CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$40,693,283TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,038,195CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,871,982CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,659,447CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,593,772CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,529,887CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$40,693,283TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$108,479SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$40,584,804PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$285,495CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$286,331CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$306,377CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$348,872CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$395,862CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,622,937TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$302,111CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$356,520CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$493,446CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$444,420CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$663,323CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,259,820TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$44,576,040TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$22,325GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.91050PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.91940PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGROSS FUNDRAISING REVENUE - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 254,177. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 356,520. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 450,326. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 425,421. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 608,408. GROSS GAMING REVENUE - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 47,934. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 43,120. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 18,924. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 54,915. OTHER INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 75. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 0.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$169,690BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,032InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$173,722EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$207,990BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$38,300InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$169,690EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$181,899BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$26,091InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$207,990EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$150,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$31,899InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$181,899EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.86340PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.13660TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$773,216OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$523,595DepreciationAmt
Book Value$249,621BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$401,176OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$356,509DepreciationAmt
Book Value$44,667BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$294,288TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS$173,722
DUE FROM NATIONAL$111,537
DUE FROM CHAPTERS$14,944
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - OPERATING$818,587
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,118,790TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO NATIONAL$9,111
DUE TO OTHER CHAPTERS$91,443
LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING$1,034,372
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,134,926TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,704,959TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$648,095NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$927,703DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,575,798RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,129,161RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$81,605InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$22,505OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$59,100RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,188,261TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,331,758TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$939,251DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$22,505OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$961,756ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,370,002ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$81,605InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$81,605ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,451,607TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:AS OF AUGUST 31, 2023 AND 2022, THE FOUNDATION HAD A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS OF $173,722 AND $169,690, RESPECTIVELY. THIS INTEREST CONSISTS OF A FUND CONTRIBUTED TO THE WISHES FOREVER ENDOWMENT FUND AT THE NATIONAL OFFICE. AN ENDOWMENT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BETWEEN THE CHAPTER AND NATIONAL OFFICE. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL OFFICE ARE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPENDING POLICIES ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL OFFICE. THE NATIONAL OFFICE HAS VARIANCE POWER AS IT RELATES TO THESE ASSETS. THE BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS CONSISTS OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED AND THE EARNINGS THEREON, NET OF DISTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED, AND IS CLASSIFIED AS NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IN THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME AND WISCONSIN TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND CHAPTER 181 OF THE WISCONSIN REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. HOWEVER, THE FOUNDATION REMAINS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES ON ANY NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM A TRADE OR BUSINESS, REGULARLY CARRIED ON AND NOT IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS GRANTED EXEMPTION. NO INCOME TAX PROVISION HAS BEEN RECORDED AS THE NET INCOME, IF ANY, FROM ANY UNRELATED TRADE OR BUSINESS, IN THE OPINION OF MANAGEMENT, IS NOT MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TAKEN AS A WHOLE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST FOR THE FOUNDATION AT AUGUST 31, 2023 AND 2022. THE FOUNDATION FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION, AND APPLICABLE STATE JURISDICTIONS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES RECLASSED TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE -22,505.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES RECLASSED TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE 22,505.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1WISH NIGHTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,084,384GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$935,609CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$148,775GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$9,823NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$92,167FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$6,050EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$40,735OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2SARGENTO GOLF OUTING NEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$367,168GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$279,642CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$87,526GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2$1,423CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$2,417NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$49,507RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$28,337FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$200EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$5,643OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total12OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$1,511,895GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$1,139,788CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$372,107GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events$1,400CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$46,165NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$63,910RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$84,523FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$10,430EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$188,183OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$2,963,447GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$2,355,039CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$608,408GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$2,823CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$58,405NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$113,417RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$205,027FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$16,680EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$234,561OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$630,913DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$22,505NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Other Gaming$54,915GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other GamingYes (1)VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming1.00000VolunteerLaborOtherGamingPct
Gross Revenue Total Gaming$54,915GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary$54,915NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming ConductedWIStatesWhereGamingConductedCd
LicensedYes (1)LicensedInd
License Suspended Etc0LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With Nonmembers0GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity0MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Gaming Own Facility0.00000GamingOwnFacilityPct
Gaming Other Facility1.00000GamingOtherFacilityPct

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ISLARA LEINGANGBusinessNameLine1Txt

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111020 W PLANK COURT SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityWAUWATOSACityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53226ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev0CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd
Gaming Manager PersonKELSEY RICEGamingManagerPersonNm
Gaming Manager Compensation$0GamingManagerCompensationAmt
Gaming Manager Services ProvOVERSEES INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EVENTSGamingManagerServicesProvTxt
Gaming Manager Is EmployeeYes (X)GamingManagerIsEmployeeInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr0CharitableDistributionRqrInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICABusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11702 E HIGHLAND AVE STE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityPHOENIXCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85016ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN860481941RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$500,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantWISH FULFILLMENT FUNDPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeWISHES GRANTEDGrantTypeTxt
Recipient382RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$566,487CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$3,892,794NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceTRAVEL, M&E, AND SUPPLIESNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAS PART OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION'S WISH FULFILLMENT FUND, CHAPTERS MAY APPLY FOR FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN DONATED BY OTHER CHAPTERS TO UNDERWRITE THE COST OF WISHES. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTED $500,000 DURING THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2023. FOR EACH CHILD WHO MEET ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, A FILE IS ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION PROCEDURES. THE CHILD IS INTERVIEWED BY THE WISH GRANTING STAFF TO UNDERSTAND THE CHILD'S WISH REQUEST. A WISH BUDGET IS CREATED BY WISH STAFF AND APPROVED BY WISH MANAGEMENT. WISH EXPENSES ARE GENERATED BY WISH FULFILLMENT STAFF AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY WISH MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE THAT COSTS ALIGN WITH THE WISH BUDGET. ONCE THE WISH HAS BEEN GRANTED AND ALL EXPENSES PAID, THE WISH FILE IS CLOSED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPATTI GORSKY POLLACKPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$202,649BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$35,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$29,846DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$9,893NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$277,388TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBONUSES ARE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD BASED ON GOALS MET DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution7ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$86,837NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)WISH-RELATED1448$1,216,723FMV
Yes (X)SPECIAL EVENTS216$141,324FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE AMOUNT IN COLUMN (B) REFERS TO THE NUMBER OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4AIT IS THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLE OF OUR VISION TO GRANT THE WISH OF EVERY ELIGIBLE CHILD BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2 1/2 AND 18. FOR WISH KIDS, JUST THE ACT OF MAKING THEIR WISH COME TRUE CAN GIVE THEM THE COURAGE TO COMPLY WITH THEIR MEDICAL TREATMENTS. WITH OUR WISH-MAKING PROCESS, WE STRIVE TO BRING A SENSE OF EXCITEMENT AND HOPE DURING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TIMES AND DELIVER A JOYFUL, LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE, WHETHER THE WISH IS A PRINCESS PARTY, SWIM WITH THE DOLPHINS, OR ANY OF THE COUNTLESS OTHER POSSIBILITIES DREAMED UP BY THE MAGICAL MIND OF A CHILD. THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN GRANTED 382 LIFE-CHANGING WISHES IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2023. THE TOTAL COST OF WISHES GRANTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WAS $7,509,025. OF THIS AMOUNT, $878,976 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 THIS AMOUNT TO BE EXCLUDED FROM BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSE. IN DECEMBER 2019, AN OUTBREAK OF A NOVEL STRAIN OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) BEGAN. ON MARCH 10, 2020, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MAKE-A-WISH AMERICA NATIONAL MEDICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (NMAC), MAKE-A-WISH AMERICA ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO PAUSE TRAVEL AND LARGE GATHERING WISHES UNTIL DEEMED MEDICALLY SAFE FOR OUR VULNERABLE POPULATION AND THEIR FAMILIES. ON MARCH 11, 2020, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION CHARACTERIZED COVID-19 AS A PANDEMIC. AS OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2021, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NMAC, THE PAUSE ON DOMESTIC TRAVEL TO LARGE GATHERINGS WAS LIFTED, IF TRAVEL OCCURRED BY AUTOMOBILE. THE PAUSE ON AIRLINE TRAVEL WAS LIFTED DECEMBER 1, 2021 WITH A GRADUATED APPROACH WITH FULL DOMESTIC TRAVEL RESUMING JUNE OF 2022. INTERNATIONAL AND CRUISE WISH TRAVEL IS STILL PAUSED AS OF AUGUST 31, 2023. PRIOR TO FISCAL YEAR 2020, TRAVEL WISHES HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 77% OF WISHES GRANTED AND THE NUMBER OF GRANTED WISHES AVERAGED APPROXIMATELY 399. THE NUMBER OF WISHES GRANTED DURING THE YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2023 AND 2022 WAS 382 AND 327, RESPECTIVELY. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO EVALUATE ALL EXPENSES AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS IN LIGHT OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-19.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHE EXECUTIVE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF THE BOARD CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, FUNDRAISING CHAIR, WISH GRANTING CHAIR, LEGAL CHAIR, SECRETARY, TREASURER AND THE IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR AS AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER FOR THE YEAR FOLLOWING HIS OR HER BOARD CHAIRPERSON-SHIP. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS MUST BE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHALL BE ELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MAY ACT ON BEHALF OF THE CORPORATION IN DAY TO DAY BUSINESS OPERATIONS WHEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS NOT IN SESSION, REPORTING ACTIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE NEXT SUCCEEDING MEETING FOR RATIFICATION. THE EXECUTIVE BOARD SHALL BE CHARGED WITH SUBMITTING TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR CONSIDERATION RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING UNUSUAL OR EXTRAORDINARY MATTERS AFFECTING THE OPERATION OF THE CORPORATION AND REVIEWING AND APPROVING STATE AND FEDERAL INCOME TAX OR INFORMATIONAL RETURNS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. ONCE THE DRAFT IS AVAILABLE, IT IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND ANY CHANGES INCORPORATED INTO THE FILING. ONCE THIS DETAILED REVIEW IS COMPLETE, THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW. ONCE IT IS REVIEWED AND QUESTIONS ARE ASKED, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE VOTES TO APPROVE THE 990. THE 990 IS THEN SENT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL VOLUNTEERS, STAFF, AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE COVERED IN THIS POLICY. THE DIRECTOR OF VOLUNTEERS MANAGES THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IF THERE IS AN ISSUE, IT IS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO. IF IT NEEDS ADDITIONAL REVIEW, IT WOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE LEGAL CHAIR, AND IF NEEDED, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION, IT COULD INCLUDE ANYTHING FROM A DISCUSSION TO A TERMINATION, DEPENDING ON THE CONFLICT. DOCUMENTATION INCLUDES MINUTES FROM THE MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW AND DECIDE THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THIS IS DONE AFTER AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT IS SUBMITTED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO AND THE FULL BOARD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE FEEDBACK ON PERFORMANCE. THE CHAPTER HIRED PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLC TO CONDUCT A COMPENSATION STUDY. IN ADDITION, MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA ALSO CONDUCTED A COMPENSATION STUDY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS, DISCUSSION ENSUES AND A MOTION IS MADE AND VOTE TAKEN, MINUTES ARE TAKEN AND SUBMITTED TO SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION. THE CHAPTER HIRED PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLC TO CONDUCT A COMPENSATION STUDY. IN ADDITION, MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA ALSO CONDUCTED A COMPENSATION STUDY. THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS AND PRESIDENT & CEO WORK WITH EACH SUPERVISOR TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION BASED ON SALARY RANGES FOR EACH POSITION. THESE PROCESSES LAST TOOK PLACE IN 2022.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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