MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ALASKA & WASHINGTON: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ALASKA & WASHINGTON (EIN 91-1329433)
Tax period
2020-09-01 to 2021-08-31
Filed
2022-07-12
IRS object ID
202211939349300531
Schema version
2020v4.2
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)
Return2022-07-12T13:56:45-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN861065772PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DELOITTE TAX LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1TWO JERICHO PLAZAAddressLine1Txt
CityJERICHOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11753ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN911329433EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ALASKA &BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2WASHINGTONBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMAKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2066235300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1811 FIRST AVE NO 620AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98104ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTIMOTHY GOULDPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2066235300PhoneNum
Signature2022-07-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstTIMOTHYPersonFirstNm
Person LastGOULDPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHRISTINE KAWECKIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00743140PTIN
Phone5169187000PhoneNum
Preparation2022-07-01PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMELISSA ARIASPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1811 FIRST AVE NO 620AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,894,830GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressAKWA.WISH.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1986FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE O.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee38TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers507TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,820,266PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$7,425PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue-$300CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$82,430PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$180,399CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$25,338PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$21,266CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,935,459PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,185,314CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$2,970,404PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,613,150CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,703,056PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$875,339CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,293,010PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,456,117CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,982,820PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,673,378CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,047,361PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,511,936CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$7,788,779TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$822,075TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$535,825TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,023,711NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,252,954NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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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 Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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 Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document6IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee38EmployeeCnt
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
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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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 Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2066235300PhoneNum

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Address Line1811 FIRST AVE SUITE 620AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98104ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

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JANET BRAULIO
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRYAN ADAMS
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JAKE KOLIPANO
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA CARR
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BONNIE ROSS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTI KANG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CYNTHIA JUST
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANE LENAKER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEN FALEY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER BASINGER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER PATTERSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILA JAVDANI
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN WILSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAUREN HUDSPETH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTY BASK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE PEYREE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE CONNELL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NATALIE WRIGHT
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER KRAWIEC
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERI BARCLAY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SABINA NORTON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAUREN MARTIN
VP ADVANCEMENT40.00Yes (X)$139,647$0$6,403
TRINA COTTINGHAM
VP WISHES40.00Yes (X)$102,850$0$10,836
TIM GOULD
VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION40.00Yes (X)$127,207$0$16,160
MELISSA ARIAS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$197,719$0$19,683
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Fundraising$1,520,094FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$421,687GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$5,051,040AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$999,067NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,026,481TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWISH ASSIST REFUNDDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue-$300TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$570,542SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$542,930SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$27,612SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$21,266TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$159,133ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,613,150TotalAmt
Program Services$1,613,150ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Program Services$472,169ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$969,691ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$16,714ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,001ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,701FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$54,074ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$110,394ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,830FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Management And General$91,823ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,693FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$10,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$61,601ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$4,425FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,314TotalAmt
Management And General$18,314ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$1,050ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,427ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,763FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$120,782ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$75,114ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$110,419FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$7,950ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,421ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,789FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$300,009TotalAmt
Program Services$99,995ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$155,871ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,143FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50TotalAmt
Fundraising$50FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,922TotalAmt
Program Services$6,446ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,069ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,407FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,366ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,279ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$726FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$31,688ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,495ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,810FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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CHAPTER DUES$530,969$382,298$79,645$69,026
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$25,299$25,299
MEMBERSHIP DUES$11,096$968$3,463$6,665

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$1,854,999ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$875,339FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$410,275BOYAmt
EOY$1,392,562EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$1,017,514BOYAmt
EOY$1,012,369EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,372BOYAmt
EOY$183,054EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$783BOYAmt
EOY$20EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$379,046BOYAmt
EOY$374,623EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$150,896BOYAmt
EOY$96,013EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$762,366LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$359,878LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$488,736BOYAmt
EOY$402,488EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,232,322BOYAmt
EOY$4,188,613EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,842BOYAmt
EOY$139,037EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,845,786BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$253,612BOYAmt
EOY$336,734EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$996BOYAmt
EOY$42,500EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$403,130BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$164,337BOYAmt
EOY$156,591EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$822,075BOYAmt
EOY$535,825EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,891,454BOYAmt
EOY$6,992,337EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,257BOYAmt
EOY$260,617EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,023,711BOYAmt
EOY$7,252,954EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,845,786BOYAmt
EOY$7,788,779EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$625,138NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$92,169DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
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$8,621,515CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,010,144CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,678,230CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,820,266CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,026,481CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,156,636TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,621,515CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,010,144CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,678,230CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,820,266CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,026,481CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,156,636TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,689,380SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$37,467,256PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$157,536CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$155,768CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$282,420CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$211,715CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$152,787CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$960,226TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$351,508CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$285,752CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$377,168CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$174,666CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$145,320CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,334,414TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$41,451,276TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$84,900GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.90390PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.88170PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 339,414. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 285,672. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 377,162. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 148,510. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 145,320. OTHER REVENUE - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 12,094. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 80. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 6. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 26,156. 2020 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$38,148BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,089InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$46,237EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$38,148BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$38,148EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$38,148BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$38,148EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$38,148BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$38,148EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$38,148BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$38,148EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.82510PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.17490TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$426,027OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$112,988DepreciationAmt
Book Value$313,039BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$336,339OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$246,890DepreciationAmt
Book Value$89,449BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$402,488TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO NATIONAL$529
DUE TO OTHER CHAPTERS$7,770
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS$68,770
DEFERRED RENT$79,522
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$156,591TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,074,713TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$625,138NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$261,309DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$886,447RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,188,266RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$18,314InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$21,266OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$2,952RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,185,314TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,845,470TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$169,140DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$21,266OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$190,406ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,655,064ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$18,314InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$18,314ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,673,378TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:INCOME PRODUCED FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS INTENDED TO FUND WISHES IN PERPETUITY.
PART X, LINE 2:MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST FOR THE FOUNDATION AT AUGUST 31, 2021 AND 2020.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES -21,266.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 21,266.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1FUND-A-WISHEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$952,430GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$952,430CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$12,699OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2WISH NIGHT GALA & AUCTIONEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$556,147GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$454,395CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$101,752GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2$2,373CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$22,020RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$32,530FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$7,175EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$52,126OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total4OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$156,837GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$113,269CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$43,568GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events$400CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$7,707RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$29,556OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,665,414GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,520,094CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$145,320GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$2,773CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$29,727RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$32,530FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$7,175EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$94,381OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$166,586DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$21,266NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeWISHES GRANTEDGrantTypeTxt
Recipient195RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$101,592CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$1,511,558NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceTRAVEL, M&E, SUPPLIESNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ALASKA & WASHINGTON 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 ALLOCATES FUNDS DIRECTLY TO THE VENDORS FOR THE WISH EXPENSES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRAVEL STIPENDS (MEALS, TIPS, GAS, ETC.) FROM A STANDARDIZED WISH BUDGET. ALL WISH EXPENSES ARE DEVELOPED BY THE WISH MANAGERS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE VP OF WISHES. THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (I.E. INVOICES AND STATEMENTS) IS RETAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMELISSA ARIASPersonNm
TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$197,719BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$5,700DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$13,983NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$217,402TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution8ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$407,685NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOST/SELLING PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)WISH-RELATED748$556,099COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)SPECIAL EVENTS70$35,171COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)OTHER8$112COST/SELLING PRICE
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 CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1:MAKE-A-WISH ALASKA AND WASHINGTON CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY AND SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A:THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ALASKA AND WASHINGTON CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES. CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2 1/2 AND 18 WHO HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO HAVE A CRITICAL ILLNESS QUALIFY FOR OUR WISH PROGRAM AND NO CHILD WHO MEETS THESE CRITERIA IS DENIED OUR SERVICES. WE STRIVE TO GRANT EACH CHILD'S WISH, WHETHER THAT IS TO VISIT A THEME PARK, SWIM WITH THE DOLPHINS, MEET A DREAM CELEBRITY, OR COUNTLESS OTHER POSSIBILITIES. THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ALASKA AND WASHINGTON GRANTED 195 WISHES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2021. THE TOTAL COST OF WISHES GRANTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WAS $1,769,430. OF THIS AMOUNT, $156,280 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 EXPENSES. FOR FORM 990, HOWEVER, THE IRS REQUIRES THE $156,280 OF CONTRIBUTED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES 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 80% OF THE WISHES GRANTED AND THE NUMBER OF GRANTED WISHES AVERAGED APPROXIMATELY 363. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM EXPENSE RATIO WAS IMPACTED DUE TO THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ALASKA AND WASHINGTON'S INABILITY TO GRANT THE TRAVEL WISHES. THE PROGRAM EXPENSE RATIO WAS PREVIOUSLY 74% IN FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2019. THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ALASKA AND WASHINGTON 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.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 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 VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS & THE 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 FINAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE MINUTES OF ANY COMMITTEE AND/OR BOARD MEETING REFLECT THE REVIEW PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE 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 BE 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.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AFOR 2020 COMPENSATION, THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS. IT WAS REVIEWED AGAINST NATIONAL BENCH-MARKING 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 BENCH MARKING ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD'S DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. DOCUMENTATION INCLUDES THE TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION AND THE DATE IT WAS APPROVED, THE MEMBERS PRESENT DURING DELIBERATIONS AND THOSE WHO VOTED ON IT, AND THE COMPARABILITY DATA RELIED UPON AND HOW IT WAS OBTAINED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. IT IS REVIEWED AGAINST NATIONAL BENCH-MARKING SALARY STUDIES, SURVEYS DONE EVERY FEW YEARS BY MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, AND BY LOCAL SALARY SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY NATIONAL BENCH-MARKING ORGANIZATIONS. FOR THE STAFF MEMBERS WHO AREN'T OFFICERS, THE REVIEW OF SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO, AND REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNANCE AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19WHILE 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 ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS ANNUAL REPORT, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ON ITS WEBSITE UNDER THE "MANAGING FUNDS" TOPIC.

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