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MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID-ATLANTIC INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID-ATLANTIC INC (EIN 52-1306075)
Tax period
2023-09-01 to 2024-08-31
Filed
2025-07-11
IRS object ID
202501929349301710
Schema version
2023v6.0
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)
Return2025-07-11T16:55:51-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Line1150 S WARNER ROAD SUITE 310AddressLine1Txt
CityKING OF PRUSSIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19406ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521306075EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THEBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2MID-ATLANTIC INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMAKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3019629474PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16555 ROCK SPRING DRIVE 280AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20817ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLESLI CREEDONPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3019629474PhoneNum
Signature2025-07-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMALLORY GOODPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01704765PTIN
Phone2156433900PhoneNum
Preparation2025-07-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLESLI CREEDONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16555 ROCK SPRING DRIVE 280AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20817ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,775,979GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWISH.ORG/MIDATLANTICWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1983FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body25VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent25VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee31TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers416TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$6,805TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$5,805NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$7,228,038PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$9,300CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$89,034PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$183,159CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$4,681PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$55,529CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,332,953PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,712,778CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,552,890PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$3,536,704CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Other Expenses$1,486,878CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,513,575PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,798,649CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$180,622PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,085,871CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$7,344,339TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,755,204TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,497,904TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,781,113NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,846,435NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID-ATLANTIC CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$3,536,704GrantAmt
Revenue$9,300RevenueAmt
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 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
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document10IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee31EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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
Form8282 Filed0Form8282FiledCnt
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
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Independent Voting Member25IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldDCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldVAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SHERRY HEWITTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3019629474PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16555 ROCK SPRING DRIVE 280AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20817ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

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JASON PAPPAS
BOARD CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA FUENTES
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ORENZO PERRY HOLLOWELL
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID GOLDBERG
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD BARRY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN BEEKLEY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE BERMAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK CABREY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER CARSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AUGUST AUGIE CHIASERA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN CONNORS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAIRD CREIGHTON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM DUMEY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN FIORELLA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID HESS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PRITPAL RAHMAN KALSI
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SOPHIE LAMONTAGNE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELENI MONIOS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICTORIA LION MONROE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOEL NIAMIEN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JYOTHI RAGHAVEN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTEN SALMON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STACY SCHWARTZ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN SPAETH
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEN WU
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LESLI CREEDON
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$320,418$0$16,591
SHERRY HEWITT
COO & CFO40.00Yes (X)$188,481$0$21,073
KATHERINE YOUNG
VP OF MISSION DELIVERY UNTIL 4/2440.00$150,408$0$24,731Yes (X)
MELISSA PRATHER
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER40.00$182,892$0$21,857Yes (X)
JARRETT THOMPSON
SR DIR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS40.00$100,039$0$12,194Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$942,238TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$96,446TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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THE RITZ-CARLTON
1150 22ND ST NWWASHINGTONDC20037CATERING SERVICES$234,755
WALDORF ASTORIA WASHINGTON DC
1100 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NWWASHINGTONDC20004CATERING SERVICES$138,750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$1,199,236FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$5,376,612AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,511,627NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,575,848TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWISH ASSIST FEESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$9,300TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,300RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$9,300TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$179,496TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$6,805UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$172,691ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$465,752SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$462,089SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,663SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,663TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,663ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,199,236ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$601,112FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$58,244TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$58,244ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Exclusion$2,715ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,715OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,300RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$6,805UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$120,825ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,536,704TotalAmt
Program Services$3,536,704ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$556,056TotalAmt
Program Services$71,337ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$305,664ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$179,055FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,836,041TotalAmt
Program Services$768,344ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$280,968ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$786,729FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,426TotalAmt
Program Services$30,722ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,378ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,326FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$146,250TotalAmt
Program Services$55,295ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,003ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$61,952FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$168,294TotalAmt
Program Services$59,763ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,222ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68,309FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$2,696ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,235ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,294FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,809TotalAmt
Management And General$6,809ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,574TotalAmt
Management And General$9,574ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,323TotalAmt
Program Services$8,507ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$606ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,210FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,875TotalAmt
Fundraising$31,875FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$132,471TotalAmt
Program Services$30,459ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,126ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$76,886FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,843TotalAmt
Program Services$13,024ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,860FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$304,580TotalAmt
Program Services$126,933ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,355ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$117,292FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,519TotalAmt
Program Services$10,670ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,267ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,582FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,186TotalAmt
Program Services$15ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,146ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,025FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,060TotalAmt
Management And General$120,060ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,823TotalAmt
Program Services$1,716ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,359ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,748FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
NATIONAL DUES$556,858$389,801$77,960$89,097
MERCHANT FEES$54,569$16,984$16,902$20,683
MEMBERSHIP DUES$32,779$1,248$25,771$5,760
UBIT EXPENSE$2,018$628$625$765

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,366TotalAmt
Program Services$7,584ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,547ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,235FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,798,649TotalAmt
Program Services$5,132,430ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,076,536ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,589,683FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$303,258BOYAmt
EOY$185,496EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,432,235BOYAmt
EOY$1,223,033EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$981,205BOYAmt
EOY$708,801EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$85,653BOYAmt
EOY$105,277EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$224,562BOYAmt
EOY$197,905EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,253,130LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$869,857LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$489,671BOYAmt
EOY$383,273EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,255,741BOYAmt
EOY$2,993,294EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,773BOYAmt
EOY$68,669EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,707,219BOYAmt
EOY$1,478,591EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,536,317BOYAmt
EOY$7,344,339EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$546,440BOYAmt
EOY$568,176EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,500BOYAmt
EOY$93,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,124,264BOYAmt
EOY$1,836,728EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,755,204BOYAmt
EOY$2,497,904EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,712,847BOYAmt
EOY$2,614,683EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,068,266BOYAmt
EOY$2,231,752EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,781,113BOYAmt
EOY$4,846,435EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,536,317BOYAmt
EOY$7,344,339EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,085,871ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$213,617NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts-$62,424DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
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$4,464,004CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,206,654CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,520,552CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,228,038CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,575,848CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,995,096TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,464,004CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,206,654CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,520,552CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,228,038CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,575,848CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,995,096TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,939,745SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$29,055,351PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$61,498CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$52,331CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$57,284CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$139,250CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$172,691CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$483,054TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,468CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,116CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,486CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,447CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,805CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,322TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$53,321CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$73,262CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$356,109CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$473,037CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$545,583CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,501,312TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$34,010,784TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$31,150GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.85430PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.87150PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 38,634. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 71,357. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 352,460. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 468,356. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 542,868. OTHER INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 14,687. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 1,905. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 3,649. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 4,681. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 2,715.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$458,092BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$293,279ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$20,272InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$771,643EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$448,775ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$9,317InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$458,092EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.03835BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.96165PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,014,770OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$652,707DepreciationAmt
Book Value$362,063BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$160,855OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$159,734DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,121BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$77,505OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$57,416DepreciationAmt
Book Value$20,089BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$383,273TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM NATIONAL$206,698
SECURITY DEPOSITS$53,616
DUE FROM OTHER CHAPTERS$5,957
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - OPERATING$1,212,320
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,478,591TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO NATIONAL$14,426
DUE TO OTHER CHAPTERS$53,421
LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING$1,768,881
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,836,728TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,749,720TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$213,617NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$832,899DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,046,516RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,703,204RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$9,574InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$9,574RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,712,778TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,684,398TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$895,323DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$895,323ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,789,075ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$9,574InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$9,574ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,798,649TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE FOUNDATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF ONE INDVIDUAL FUND ESTABLISHED FOR A PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING WISH GRANTING ACTIVITIES.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME AND MARYLAND INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND SECTION 81 OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND TAX 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, 2024 AND 2023. THE FOUNDATION FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION, AND APPLICABLE STATE JURISDICTIONS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1WISH BALLEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,489,277GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,032,225CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$457,052GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$185,000RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$153,218FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$10,050EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$119,961OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2BALTIMORE GOLF EVENTEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$141,559GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$92,838CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$48,721GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$82,952RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$8,722OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$111,268GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$74,173CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$37,095GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$37,554RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$3,655OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,742,104GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,199,236CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$542,868GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$305,506RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$153,218FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$10,050EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$132,338OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$601,112DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$58,244NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeWISHES GRANTEDGrantTypeTxt
Recipient376RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$2,111,250CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$1,425,454NonCashAssistanceAmt
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 THE MID-ATLANTIC, INC. 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 EXPENSE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRAVEL STIPENDS (I.E. MEALS, TIPS, GAS, ETC.) FROM A STANDARDIZED WISH BUDGET. ALL WISH BUDGETS ARE DEVELOPED BY THE WISH COORDINATORS AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO OR THE COO & CFO. THE SUPPORTING WISH EXPENSE DOCUMENTATION (I.E. INVOICES AND STATEMENTS) IS RETAINED BY THE ORGANIZATIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
LESLI CREEDON
PRESIDENT & CEO$255,418$0$65,000$0$0$0$16,250$0$341$0$337,009$0$0$0
SHERRY HEWITT
COO & CFO$173,481$0$15,000$0$0$0$11,508$0$9,565$0$209,554$0$0$0
MELISSA PRATHER
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER$172,892$0$10,000$0$0$0$3,702$0$18,155$0$204,749$0$0$0
KATHERINE YOUNG
VP OF MISSION DELIVERY UNTIL 4/24$139,908$0$10,500$0$0$0$9,676$0$15,055$0$175,139$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE PRESIDENT & CEO, COO & CFO, AND THE VP OF MISSION DELIVERY, RECEIVED A BONUS BASED ON GOALS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS. AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION AGAINST THE GOALS TO DETERMINE THE BONUS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,998NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution10ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$82,497NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (13 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)WISH RELATED173$1,048,282FMV
Yes (X)AIRFARE46$183,385FMV
Yes (X)ENHANCEMENTS/ICEBREAKERS559$98,532FMV
Yes (X)THEME PARK, EXCURSIONS, ATTRACTIONS, EVENTS, ETC.168$69,307FMV
Yes (X)ELECTRONICS1$10,973FMV
Yes (X)CONSTRUCTION2$4,569FMV
Yes (X)WISH/OTHER/EVENTS INVENTORY115$3,690FMV
Yes (X)MISC/OTHER - WISH GRANTING3$3,464FMV
Yes (X)GROUND TRANSPORTATION/MEALS19$2,302FMV
Yes (X)GROUND TRANSPORTATION/MEALS19$2,302FMV
Yes (X)ANIMAL2$2,249FMV
Yes (X)TRAILER/CAMPER1$1,998FMV
Yes (X)TRAIN2$377FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4AMAKE-A-WISH MID-ATLANTIC'S MISSION IS SIMPLE: TO CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES. EVERY YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 450 CHILDREN (BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2.5 AND 18) IN MARYLAND, WASHINGTON, D.C., AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA RECEIVE A DIAGNOSIS THAT QUALIFIES THEM FOR MAKE-A-WISH AND EVERY ONE OF THEIR WISHES WILL COME TRUE. THE ORGANIZATION GRANTED 376 LIFE-CHANGING WISHES IN FY2024 (YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2024). THE TOTAL COST FOR THE WISHES GRANTED IN FY2024 WAS $5,967,870. OF THIS AMOUNT, $895,323 WAS CONTRIBUTED BY VARIOUS VENDORS WHO PROVIDED IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS SUCH AS TRAVEL AND TRAVEL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES FOR FULFILL 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 BE EXCLUDED FROM REVENUE AND EXPENSE. A WISH PROVIDES A CHILD AND THEIR FAMILY WITH HOPE, STRENGTH, AND JOY DURING THEIR MOST CHALLENGING TIMES. A WISH ISN'T JUST NICE; IT'S NECESSARY. 98% OF MEDICAL PROVIDERS SAY A WISH IMPROVES A CHILD'S EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. FOR CHILDREN WITH A CRITICAL ILLNESS, DAYS FILLED WITH CHILDHOOD JOYS ARE TRADED FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND HOSPITAL STAYS. THEY MISS OUT ON TIME WITH FAMILY, SIBLINGS AND FRIENDS. FOR THESE CHILDREN A WISH IS A GAME-CHANGER. A WISH CAN BE THAT SPARK THAT HELPS THEM BELIEVE THAT ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE AND GIVES THEM THE STRENGTH TO FIGHT HARDER AGAINST THEIR ILLNESSES. WISHES WE GRANT FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES ARE NOT FLEETING GIFTS. IT'S MORE THAN THE TRIP, THE BOAT OR MEETING A CELEBRITY THAT MATTER MOST. IT'S THE LIFE-CHANGING IMPACT. EACH WISH IS A PIVOTAL EXPERIENCE DURING A CHILD'S MEDICAL JOURNEY THAT OFTEN IMPROVES THEIR HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE AND ALWAYS BRINGS HOPE AND JOY. MAKE-A-WISH MID-ATLANTIC IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING ALL ELIGIBLE CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO AN IMPACTFUL AND EQUITABLE WISH REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, GENDER, ABILITIES, VALUES, BELIEFS, EXPERIENCES, BACKGROUNDS, PREFERENCES, BEHAVIORS, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, PHYSICAL APPEARANCE, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION/IDENTITY, AND MORE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHERE SHALL BE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD COMPOSED OF THE CHAIRMAN, VICE-CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY, TREASURER, AND CHAIR OF EACH COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE, BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, ALL OF THE DELEGABLE POWERS OF THE BOARD TO THE EXTENT NOT EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND OR BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD MAY DESIGNATE ONE OR MORE DIRECTORS AS ALTERNATE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO REPLACE ANY ABSENT OR DISQUALIFIED MEMBER AT ANY MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, SHALL FIX ITS OWN RULES OF PROCEDURE AND IT SHALL KEEP A RECORD OF ITS PROCEEDINGS AND REPORT THEM TO THE BOARD AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD AFTER SUCH PROCEEDINGS HAVE BEEN TAKEN. ALL SUCH PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REVISION OR AMENDMENT BY THE BOARD.
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 PRESIDENT/CEO AND THE COO & CFO. THE RETURN WAS THEN PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, COMPOSED OF FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS, FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS. SUBSEQUENT TO THE COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL, A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
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 AND THE COO & CFO 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 15THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE REVIEWS AGAINST BENCH-MARKING SALARY SURVEYS. SURVEYS MAY INCLUDE: SURVEYS COMPLETED BY MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA (TYPICALLY COMPLETED EVERY FEW YEARS), SURVEYS COMPLETED BY NATIONAL BENCHMARKING ORGANIZATIONS; SURVEYS COMPLETED BY STATE ORGANIZATIONS; AND SURVEYS COMPLETED BY A THIRD PARTY USING REGIONAL / STATE / LOCAL DATA. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED ABOVE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN THE FALL OF 2024. THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS / KEY EMPLOYEES (LEADERSHIP TEAM), EXCLUDING THE PRESIDENT/CEO, IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. FOR STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT OFFICERS / KEY EMPLOYEES (LEADERSHIP TEAM), THE SALARY REVIEW AND COMPENSATION INCREASES ARE DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND CFO AND INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET, WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND CFO REVIEW AGAINST BENCH-MARKING SALARY SURVEYS. SURVEYS MAY INCLUDE: SURVEYS COMPLETED BY MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA (TYPICALLY COMPLETED EVERY FEW YEARS), SURVEYS COMPLETED BY NATIONAL BENCHMARKING ORGANIZATIONS; SURVEYS COMPLETED BY STATE ORGANIZATIONS; AND SURVEYS COMPLETED BY A THIRD PARTY USING REGIONAL / STATE / LOCAL DATA. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN THE SUMMER OF 2024.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.