MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER BAY AREA: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER BAY AREA (EIN 94-2958481)
Tax period
2023-09-01 to 2024-08-31
Filed
2025-07-11
IRS object ID
202511929349301511
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)
Return2025-07-11T13:31:49-05:00ReturnTs
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 Line1220 S 6TH STREET SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMINNEAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55402ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN942958481EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER BAYBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2AREABusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMAKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4159829474PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11333 BROADWAY 200AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94612ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHARLOTTE BIERNPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4159829474PhoneNum
Signature2025-07-10SignatureDt
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 PersonAMANDA SYKORAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01607123PTIN
Phone6123764500PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHARLOTTE BIERNPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11333 BROADWAY 200AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94612ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,243,761GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1984FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Investment Income-$138,020PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Total Revenue$7,791,613CYTotalRevenueAmt
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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 AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesYes (1)GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document12IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee40EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed0Form8282FiledCnt
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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
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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 FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4159829474PhoneNum

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CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (35 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MARTI POZZI
CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATE SHROUT
PAST CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIFFANY ROWE
VICE CHAIR/SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE MADRIGAL
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE AKER
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ASH BARAGHOUSH
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARA BAYSINGER
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAE CORR
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANA GREEN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES HALLADAY
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMANDA HIGGINS
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER HILLIARD
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLEGRA JONES
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEN KELLY
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEN KOCHALSKI
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ASH KULKARNI
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT MANDELL
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY NIBBI
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHANNON O'SHEA
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTIN PACE
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BERYL POTTER
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAGHURAM RANGARAJAN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MANTRA ROBINSON
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE SAMMUT
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER SHAPPLEY
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN SUN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENE WADE
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLOTTE BIERN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$282,177$0$24,050
LYNNE DURIE
COO (THRU 1/31/24)40.00Yes (X)$172,859$0$17,294
KATHLEEN BACKUS
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$161,031$0$13,449
SEAN BARTON
VP OF OP & FINANCE (BEGAN 3/5/24)40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLIE REYNOLDS
VP CORP DEVELOPMENT (THRU 7/12/2024)40.00$172,174$0$16,105Yes (X)
DENNIS SCHRAG
SENIOR MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER40.00$135,387$0$6,322Yes (X)
LINDA ANDERBERG
VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS40.00$146,966$0$20,587Yes (X)
SUSANNA FALK
VP OF PROGRAMS40.00$146,030$0$16,068Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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Noncash Contributions$1,052,413NoncashContributionsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWISH ASSIST FEESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$24,500TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,089,401SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,936,707SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$152,694SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$152,694ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$29,746GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$11,499GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$18,247TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$18,247ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$409TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$409ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$409OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$384,071ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,634,430TotalAmt
Program Services$2,634,430ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$647,547TotalAmt
Program Services$174,838ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$291,396ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$181,313FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$596,773ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$994,623ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$618,877FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$23,232ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,720ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,093FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$148,997TotalAmt
Program Services$40,229ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,049ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,719FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$63,957ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$106,594ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$66,325FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$12,314ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$109,968ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,415FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,646TotalAmt
Management And General$98,646ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,049TotalAmt
Fundraising$14,049FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,438TotalAmt
Management And General$40,438ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,171TotalAmt
Program Services$356ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$815ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,922TotalAmt
Fundraising$1,922FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$172,931TotalAmt
Program Services$43,053ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,603ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$100,275FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,446TotalAmt
Program Services$4,967ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,674ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,805FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$617,133TotalAmt
Program Services$166,626ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$277,710ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$172,797FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,260TotalAmt
Program Services$659ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,160ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,441FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,232TotalAmt
Program Services$2,713ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,462ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,057FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$558TotalAmt
Program Services$113ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$328ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$117FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,542TotalAmt
Program Services$7,706ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,844ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,992FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$790TotalAmt
Program Services$590ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$200FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CHAPTER DUES$598,717$419,102$83,820$95,795
MERCHANT FEES$44,440$44,440
BAD DEBT$12,025$12,025
MEMBERSHIP DUES$3,397$390$1,650$1,357

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,891,562TotalAmt
Program Services$4,192,048ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,220,525ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,478,989FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$966,380BOYAmt
EOY$346,134EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,065,267BOYAmt
EOY$715,495EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,026,087BOYAmt
EOY$1,589,981EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,158BOYAmt
EOY$57,905EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$284,304BOYAmt
EOY$323,651EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$242,225LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$196,393LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,257BOYAmt
EOY$45,832EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,262,413BOYAmt
EOY$5,959,072EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,625,371BOYAmt
EOY$1,243,518EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,291,237BOYAmt
EOY$10,281,588EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$408,934BOYAmt
EOY$377,245EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,110BOYAmt
EOY$15,648EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,750,726BOYAmt
EOY$1,177,394EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,174,770BOYAmt
EOY$1,570,287EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,006,765BOYAmt
EOY$4,918,039EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,109,702BOYAmt
EOY$3,793,262EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,116,467BOYAmt
EOY$8,711,301EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,291,237BOYAmt
EOY$10,281,588EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$99,949ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$436,848NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$799DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$257,136PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$6,598,933CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,744,795CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,637,690CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,583,164CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,383,042CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,947,624TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,598,933CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,744,795CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,637,690CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,583,164CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,383,042CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,947,624TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$35,947,624PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$117,563CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$111,401CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$161,272CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$189,733CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$212,721CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$792,690TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$340,117CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$235,495CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$222,139CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$477,551CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$534,097CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,809,399TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$38,549,713TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$92,050GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.93250PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.93740PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 GAMING REVENUE - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 13,627. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 8,780. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 25,600. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 29,746. GROSS FUNDRAISING REVENUE - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 326,490. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 235,495. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 213,113. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 451,951. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 503,942. OTHER REVENUE - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 246. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 409.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$2,165,933BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$8,995ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$305,805InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$106,706OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,374,027EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,995,811BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$62,623ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$107,499InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,165,933EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,244,757BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$61,483ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$310,429InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,995,811EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,540,558BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$306,275ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$397,924InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,244,757EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,383,157BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$7,351ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$150,050InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,540,558EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.55980PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.44020TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$242,225OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$196,393DepreciationAmt
Book Value$45,832BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$45,832TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM NATIONAL$230,603
DUE FROM OTHER CHAPTERS$45,818
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - FINANCE$4,793
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - OPERATING$962,304
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,243,518TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO NATIONAL$15,098
DUE TO OTHER CHAPTERS$43,679
LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING$1,113,558
LEASE LIABILITY - FINANCING$5,059
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,177,394TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,237,172TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$436,848NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,049,149DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,485,997RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,751,175RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$40,438InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$40,438RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,791,613TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,899,474TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,048,350DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,048,350ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,851,124ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$40,438InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$40,438ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,891,562TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE PURPOSE OF THIS FUND IS TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER BAY AREA (THE "FOUNDATION") BY PROVIDING FUNDS TO BE USED FOR THE FOUNDATION'S OPERATIONS, OVERHEAD EXPENSES, AND WISH MAKING PROGRAMS WITHIN THE FOUNDATION'S OPERATING AREA, WHICH IS DEFINED AS THE FOLLOWING CALIFORNIA COUNTIES - ALAMEDA, CONTRA COSTA, DEL NORTE, HUMBOLDT, LAKE MARIN, MENDOCINO, MONTEREY, NAPA, SAN BENITO, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN MATEO, SANTA CLARA, SANTA CRUZ, SISKIYOU, SOLANO, AND SONOMA. ALL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND AND ALL DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE FUND, SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO USE WITHIN THE FOUNDATION'S OPERATING AREA AS DEFINED ABOVE.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME AND CALIFORNIA TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(3) AND SECTION 65 OF THE CALIFORNIA REVISED STATUTES. 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)
Event1EVENING OF WISHES GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$981,127GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$552,915CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$428,212GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$6,205NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$17,857RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$341,251FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$10,298EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$52,601OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2HYATT SWING FOR WISHESEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$249,573GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$209,278CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$40,295GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$40,295RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Events Total7OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$175,809GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$140,374CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$35,435GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$14,370RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$10,459FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$6,050EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$4,556OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,406,509GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$902,567CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$503,942GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$6,205NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$72,522RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$351,710FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$16,348EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$57,157OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$503,942DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Other Gaming$29,746GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Gaming$11,499NonCashPrizesOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other GamingYes (1)VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming1.00000VolunteerLaborOtherGamingPct
Gross Revenue Total Gaming$29,746GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Gaming$11,499NonCashPrizesTotalGamingAmt
Direct Expense Summary Gaming$11,499DirectExpenseSummaryGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary$18,247NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming ConductedCAStatesWhereGamingConductedCd
LicensedYes (1)LicensedInd
License Suspended Etc0LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With Nonmembers0GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity0MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Gaming Own Facility0.05000GamingOwnFacilityPct
Gaming Other Facility0.95000GamingOtherFacilityPct
Individual With BooksCHARLOTTE E BIERNIndividualWithBooksNm

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11333 BROADWAY STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94612ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev0CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd

Gaming Manager Business Name GamingManagerBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RACHEL FAUGHTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Manager Compensation$580GamingManagerCompensationAmt
Gaming Manager Services ProvEVENT MANAGER/SOLICITING AND GATHERING ITEMS/SETTING PRICINGGamingManagerServicesProvTxt
Gaming Manager Is EmployeeYes (X)GamingManagerIsEmployeeInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr0CharitableDistributionRqrInd

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
Recipient277RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$451,731CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$2,182,699NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceTRAVEL, M&E AND SUPPLIESNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOR EACH CHILD WHO MEET ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, A CASE IS ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION PROCEDURES. THE CHILD IS INTERVIEWED BY TRAINED WISH GRANTING VOLUNTEERS OR WISH GRANTING STAFF TO UNDERSTAND THE CHILD'S WISH REQUEST. A WISH BUDGET IS CREATED BY WISH STAFF AND APPROVED BY WISH MANAGEMENT. WISH EXPENSES ARE GENERATED BY WISH FULFILLMENT STAFF AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY WISH MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE THAT COSTS ALIGN WITH THE WISH BUDGET. ONCE THE WISH HAS BEEN GRANTED AND ALL EXPENSES PAID, THE WISH CASE IS MARKED COMPLETE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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 (6 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
CHARLOTTE BIERN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$282,177$0$0$0$0$0$12,183$0$11,867$0$306,227$0$0$0
LYNNE DURIE
COO (THRU 1/31/24)$172,859$0$0$0$0$0$6,966$0$10,328$0$190,153$0$0$0
ALLIE REYNOLDS
VP CORP DEVELOPMENT (THRU 7/12/2024)$172,174$0$0$0$0$0$8,617$0$7,488$0$188,279$0$0$0
KATHLEEN BACKUS
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$161,031$0$0$0$0$0$6,431$0$7,018$0$174,480$0$0$0
LINDA ANDERBERG
VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS$146,966$0$0$0$0$0$11,912$0$8,675$0$167,553$0$0$0
SUSANNA FALK
VP OF PROGRAMS$146,030$0$0$0$0$0$6,081$0$9,987$0$162,098$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution8ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$165,934NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)WISH RELATED332$843,378FMV
Yes (X)OTHER3$22,591FMV
Yes (X)SPECIAL EVENTS14$20,510FMV
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 NUMBER IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4AIT IS THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLE OF OUR VISION TO GRANT THE WISH OF EVERY ELIGIBLE CHILD, BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2 1/2 AND 18. FOR WISH KIDS, JUST THE ACT OF MAKING THEIR WISH COME TRUE CAN GIVE THEM THE COURAGE TO COMPLY WITH THEIR MEDICAL TREATMENTS. WITH OUR WISH MAKING PROCESS WE STRIVE TO BRING A SENSE OF EXCITEMENT AND HOPE DURING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TIMES AND DELIVER A JOYFUL LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE WHETHER THE WISH IS A PRINCESS PARTY, SWIM WITH THE DOLPHINS, OR THE COUNTLESS OTHER POSSIBILITIES DREAMED UP BY THE MAGICAL MIND OF A CHILD. THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER BAY AREA GRANTED 277 LIFE CHANGING WISHES IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2024. THE TOTAL COST OF WISHES GRANTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WAS $5,116,899. OF THIS AMOUNT, $924,851 WAS CONTRIBUTED BY VARIOUS VENDORS WHO PROVIDED IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS SUCH AS TRAVEL AND TRAVEL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, LODGING, AND OTHER SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES TO COMPLETE A CHILD'S WISH. FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES, THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED AS CONTRIBUTION REVENUE AND GRANTED WISH EXPENSE. FOR FORM 990, HOWEVER, THE IRS REQUIRES THIS AMOUNT BE EXCLUDED FROM BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A9.L EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF THE CHAIRPERSON, WHO WILL BE THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMITTEE, CHAIRPERSON-ELECT, VICE-CHAIR, BOARD TREASURER, BOARD SECRETARY AND THE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRPERSON, PROVIDED HIS OR HER BOARD TERM HAS NOT EXPIRED. THE CHAIRS OF OTHER COMMITTEES, IF NOT ONE OF THE PREVIOUSLY NAMED OFFICERS, MAY SERVE AS ADDITIONAL OFFICERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER SHALL ATTEND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, BUT IS AN OBSERVER OF THE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY ACT ON BEHALF OF THE FOUNDATION FOR ITS DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS OPERATIONS WHEN THE BOARD IS NOT IN SESSION. HOWEVER, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL NOT HAVE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING POWERS: 9.1.1 ADOPTING OR AMENDING OR REPEALING PROVISIONS IN THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR THE BYLAWS. 9.1.2 FILLING VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 9.1.3 CHANGING THE MEMBERSHIP OF, FILLING VACANCIES ON, OR CHANGING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 9.1.4 AMENDING OR REPEALING ANY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - FOR BOARD USE ONLY - DO NOT REDISTRIBUTE PAGE 32 OF 94 9.1.5 APPROVING A SELF-DEALING TRANSACTION AS DEFINED IN THE CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE LOCATION HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE A BROADER RANGE OF COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA. THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS HAS BEEN SPECIFIED TO BE BETWEEN FIFTEEN (15) AND THIRTY (30), WITH PROVISIONS FOR EXCEEDING OR FALLING BELOW THIS RANGE ONLY UPON AMENDING THE BYLAWS. DIRECTORS ARE NOW REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND ETHICS STATEMENT TO BE IN GOOD STANDING. THE TERM LIMITS FOR DIRECTORS HAVE BEEN CLARIFIED, WITH A MAXIMUM OF SIX (6) CONSECUTIVE YEARS, EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN PROVISIONS. THE QUORUM FOR BOARD MEETINGS HAS BEEN DEFINED AS FORTY PERCENT (40%) OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DIRECTORS THEN IN OFFICE. PROVISIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS HAVE BEEN EXPANDED. THE TERM OF OFFICE FOR OFFICERS HAS BEEN SPECIFIED, WITH THE CHAIRPERSON-ELECT HAVING A TERM OF BETWEEN ONE AND EIGHT MONTHS. ONLY DIRECTORS MAY BE ELECTED AS OFFICERS, AND A DIRECTOR MAY NOT HOLD TWO OR MORE OFFICES AT THE SAME TIME, EXCEPT WHERE ONE OFFICE IS CHAIRPERSON-ELECT. THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, AND FINANCE COMMITTEE HAVE BEEN DETAILED. THE PROCESS FOR APPOINTING COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND THEIR TERMS HAS BEEN OUTLINED. THE PROVISIONS FOR INDEMNIFICATION HAVE BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH INDEMNIFICATION IS ALLOWED. THESE UPDATES REFLECT A MORE DETAILED AND STRUCTURED APPROACH TO GOVERNANCE, WITH CLEAR GUIDELINES ON THE ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND PROCEDURES FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTS WITH SHARED FINANCIAL SERVICES AT MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA AND AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ENGAGED TO PREPARE THE FORM 990. THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN ACCOUNTING FIRM, REVIEWED BY SHARED FINANCIAL SERVICES, THE CEO, VP OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE, AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. A COMPLETE COPY IS OF THE FINAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS STATEMENT AS PROVIDED BY MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA FOR ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, VOLUNTEERS AND EMPLOYEES. THIS ARE COLLECTED AT DATE OF HIRE/COMMENCEMENT OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND THEN ANNUALLY BY FISCAL YEAR. THIS ARE REVIEWED BY THE SENIOR VOLUNTEER MANAGER, VP OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS AND CEO AS APPLICABLE. ADDITIONALLY FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EACH BOARD MEETING INCLUDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS. THE PROCESS OF ADDRESSING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OF WHICH THE CEO BECOMES AWARE INCLUDE DETERMINING THE NATURE OF THE CONFLICT VIA VERBAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE INTERSTED PERSON; FULLY DISCLOSING THE CONFLICTING INTERESTS TO THE BOARD; HAVING THE CONFLICTED PERSON RECUSE THEMSELF FROM DELIBERATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION; AND 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 CEO'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD CAN AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ACT ON ITS BEHALF. COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AGAINST NATIONAL BENCHMARKING SALARY SURVEYS, SURVEYS DONE EVERY FEW YEARS BY MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA AND LOCAL SALARY SURVEYS. DOCUMENTATION INCLUDES VOTE AND APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION, MEMBERS PRESENT DURING THE VOTE AND REFERENCES DATA SOURCES USED. FOR OTHER STAFF, THE SAME DATA INSTRUMENTS ARE USED. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES AS PART OF THE BUDGET COMPENSATION FOR ALL STAFF. SALARIES FOR STAFF OTHER THAN THE CEO ARE DECIDED BY THE CEO & VP OF OPERATIONS & FINANCE AND IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AS NEEDED USING THE APPROVED BUDGET AND METRICS FROM PERFORMANCE REVIEWS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST PERFORMED DURING FISCAL 2024.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
PART XII, LINE 8THE PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT IS A RESULT OF INVESTMENTS BEING IMPROPERLY RECORDED IN THE PRIOR YEAR. OPENING NET ASSETS HAVE BEEN RESTATED TO INCREASE WITHOUT DONOR-RESTRICTED NET ASSETS ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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