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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART V, LINE 4:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>INCOME GENERATED FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUND ARE INTENDED TO FUND WISHES IN PERPETUITY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART X, LINE 2:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST FOR THE FOUNDATION AT AUGUST 31, 2021 AND 2020.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MISSOURI AND KANSAS DOES NOT PROVIDE CASH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, BUT RATHER GRANTS WISHES TO SELECTED BENEFICIARIES THAT MEET THE SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR THE WISH GRANTING PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION GENERALLY ALLOCATES FUNDS DIRECTLY TO THE VENDORS FOR THE WISH EXPENSES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRAVEL STIPENDS (I.E., MEALS, TIPS, GAS, ETC.) FROM A STANDARDIZED WISH BUDGET. ALL WISH EXPENSES ARE DEVELOPED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MISSION DELIVERY (PROGRAM SERVICES) AND ARE APPROVED BY THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. THE SUPPORTING WISH DOCUMENTATION (I.E., INVOICES AND STATEMENTS) IS RETAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <Desc>OTHER</Desc>
        <ContributionCnt>25</ContributionCnt>
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      <ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd>1</ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART I, COLUMN (B):</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE AMOUNT IN COLUMN (B) REFERS TO THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MISSOURI AND KANSAS CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MISSOURI &amp; KANSAS CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES. THE FOUNDATION GRANTED 220 WISHES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2021. THE TOTAL COST OF WISHES GRANTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WAS $1,460,265. OF THIS AMOUNT, $57,405 RELATED TO WISH GRANTING 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 GRANT A CHILD'S WISH. FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES, THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED AS CONTRIBUTION REVENUE AND WISH GRANTING EXPENSE. FOR FORM 990, HOWEVER, THE IRS REQUIRES THE $57,405 OF CONTRIBUTED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES 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 NATIONAL MEDICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL, MAKE-A-WISH OF AMERICA ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO PAUSE TRAVEL AND LARGE GATHERING WISHES UNTIL DEEMED MEDICALLY SAFE FOR OUR VULNERABLE POPULATION AND THEIR FAMILIES. AS OF AUGUST 31, 2021, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF REGIONAL TRAVEL, TRAVEL WISHES ARE STILL PAUSED. PRIOR TO FISCAL YEAR 2020, TRAVEL WISHES HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 78% OF THE WISHES GRANTED AND THE NUMBER OF GRANTED WISHES AVERAGED APPROXIMATELY 414. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM EXPENSE RATIO WAS IMPACTED DUE TO THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MISSOURI &amp; KANSAS'S INABILITY TO GRANT THE TRAVEL WISHES. THE PROGRAM EXPENSE RATIO WAS PREVIOUSLY 73% IN FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2019. THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MISSOURI &amp; KANSAS CONTINUES TO EVALUATE ALL EXPENSES AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS IN LIGHT OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-19. NATIONAL EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO RETURN TO WISH GRANTING AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS WHEN IT IS DEEMED MEDICALLY SAFE.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE BYLAWS WERE UPDATED AND APPROVED AT THE CHAPTER'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING ON AUGUST 24, 2021. THE FOLLOWING REVISIONS WERE MADE: - ARTICLE IV: BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SECTION 4.4.2: IF VACANCIES EXIST, THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS CONSTITUTING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS ACTUALLY SERVING, SO LONG AS THERE ARE AT LEAST 15 DIRECTORS. (UPDATED FROM AT LEAST 1 DIRECTOR) - ARTICLE IV: BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SECTION 4.19: ANY ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AT A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OR WITHOUT A FORMAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING IF CONSENT IS GIVEN FROM A QUORUM OF THE BOARD (UPDATED FROM A SIGNATURE APPROVAL BY ALL DIRECTORS). THE CONSENT CAN BE GIVEN IN WRITING, VIA EMAIL OR ELECTRONIC VOTE. SUCH ACTION HAS THE SAME FORCE AND EFFECT AS AN IN-PERSON VOTE AT A DULY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING WITH AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF DIRECTORS WHERE A QUORUM IS PRESENT. (UPDATED FROM A UNANIMOUS VOTE)</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE FOUNDATION WORKED CLOSELY WITH AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ENGAGED TO PREPARE THE FORM 990. THE DRAFT FORM 990 PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM WAS REVIEWED BY THE FOUNDATION'S PRESIDENT/CEO. THE RETURN WAS THEN PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW. SUBSEQUENT TO THE COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL, A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS STATEMENT AS PROVIDED BY THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA FOR EACH OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, BOARD MEMBER, AND VOLUNTEER. SUCH STATEMENTS MUST BY SIGNED UPON DATE OF HIRE, ELECTION, OR COMMENCEMENT OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE, AND AT LEAST ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. THE SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE THEN SUBMITTED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE VOLUNTEER MANAGER IF THEY ARE FROM VOLUNTEERS, AND THE PRESIDENT/CEO IF FROM STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS. REVIEW OF THE STATEMENTS IS MONITORED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OF WHICH THE PRESIDENT/CEO BECOMES AWARE INCLUDES, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING (1) DETERMINING THE NATURE OF THE CONFLICT VIA VERBAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, (2) FULLY DISCLOSING CONFLICTING INTERESTS TO THE BOARD, (3) THE CONFLICTED PERSON RECUSES HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION, AND (4) TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTIONS WARRANTED BY THE CONFLICT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION OF SERVICE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>FOR 2020 COMPENSATION, THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS. IT WAS REVIEWED AGAINST NATIONAL BENCHMARKING SALARY STUDIES, SURVEYS DONE EVERY FEW YEARS BY MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, AND BY LOCAL SALARY SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY STATE ORGANIZATIONS AND BY NATIONAL BENCHMARKING ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD'S DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE DECISION INCLUDES (A) THE TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION THAT WAS APPROVED AND THE DATE IT WAS APPROVED, (B) THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WHO WERE PRESENT DURING DEBATE ON THE TRANSACTION THAT WAS APPROVED AND THOSE WHO VOTED ON IT, AND (C) THE COMPARABILITY DATA OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON BY THE COMMITTEE AND HOW THE DATA WAS OBTAINED. PART VI SECTION B LINE 15B: THE SAME PROCESS LISTED ABOVE IS USED FOR OTHER STAFF, USING THE SAME INSTRUMENTS. SALARIES FOR STAFF OTHER THAN THE PRESIDENT/CEO ARE DECIDED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EMPLOYEE'S IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR WITHIN LIMITS SET BY THE BOARD-APPROVED BUDGET. ALL SALARY INCREASES ARE BASED ON METRICS FROM PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ALTHOUGH FEDERAL TAX LAWS DO NOT MANDATE THAT THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION, THE FOUNDATION POSTS ITS AUDITIED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ON ITS WEBSITE AND ALSO MAKES THEM AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS 121,268.</ExplanationTxt>
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