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

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Organization
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID- SOUTH INC (EIN 62-1253153)
Tax period
2023-09-01 to 2024-08-31
Filed
2025-07-14
IRS object ID
202521959349300917
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)
Return2025-07-14T08:44:19-05:00ReturnTs
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 Line12021 SPRING ROAD SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityOAK BROOKCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60523ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN621253153EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID-SOUTHBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMAKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9016809474PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15100 POPLAR AVE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMEMPHISCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP38137ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCASEY K TANSEYPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone9016809474PhoneNum
Signature2025-07-02SignatureDt
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 PersonMELISSA STRUCKPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01310867PTIN
Phone6305738600PhoneNum
Preparation2025-07-02PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerCASEY K TANSEYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15100 POPLAR AVE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMEMPHISCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP38137ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,902,331GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WISH.ORG/MIDSOUTHWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1986FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers275TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$268,978PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$249,997CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$109,469PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$182,985CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,010,447PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,389,176CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$5,350,881CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$240,818PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$304,033TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,418,488TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$7,507,835NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,349,317NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID-SOUTH CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.MissionDesc
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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 SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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 Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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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
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHA TOOHIG
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JIM SLIKER
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MIKE ALLBRITTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HUGH BOONE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MASON BUBBA EZZELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON HARRIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARI JEFFERIES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARIN JONES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBBY KILPATRICK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSICA LAIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE LYONS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEE MCCALLUM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JT NOVARESE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK STALLWORTH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENT THOMPSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CASEY TANSEY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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All Other Contributions$4,311,349AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$939,541NoncashContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

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DescWISH ASSIST FEEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,350TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Securities$425,042SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$431,451SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Program Services$2,732,333ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$80,792ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$45,604FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Management And General$32,349ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Management And General$4,733ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Management And General$49,794ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$6,490ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,388ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,210FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$2,548ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,661FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$68,905ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,030ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,669FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$68,108ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,311ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,473FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$3,264ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,242ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,095FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Management And General$1,265ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,632FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Management And General$5,187ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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MISCELLANEOUS$61,507$22,702$13,647$25,158
MERCHANT FEES$22,997$8,569$5,137$9,291

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Management And General$721,219ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$666,669FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$19,380BOYAmt
EOY$287,423EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$577,232BOYAmt
EOY$300,160EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$260,523BOYAmt
EOY$305,594EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$4,720BOYAmt
EOY$50EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$2,065BOYAmt
EOY$295EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$127,769BOYAmt
EOY$166,471EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$228,772LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$31,943LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$17,142BOYAmt
EOY$196,829EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,666,792BOYAmt
EOY$7,356,405EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$136,245BOYAmt
EOY$1,154,578EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$227,741BOYAmt
EOY$243,847EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,292BOYAmt
EOY$1,174,641EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$304,033BOYAmt
EOY$1,418,488EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,813,978BOYAmt
EOY$7,544,073EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$693,857BOYAmt
EOY$805,244EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,507,835BOYAmt
EOY$8,349,317EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,811,868BOYAmt
EOY$9,767,805EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$38,295ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$751,389NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$51,798DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
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)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,718,365CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,532,601CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,629,825CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,954,844CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,521,063TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,718,365CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,532,601CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,629,825CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,954,844CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,521,063TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$21,521,063PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$76,423CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$61,923CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$141,077CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$268,521CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$256,406CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$804,350TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$56,682CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$36,108CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$55,103CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$198,291CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$264,689CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$610,873TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$22,936,286TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$4,975GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.93830PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.94840PublicSupportPY170Pct
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: $ 55,773. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 33,736. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 55,103. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 192,591. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 264,688. OTHER REVENUE - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 909. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 2,372. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 5,700. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 1.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$411,736BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,121ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$71,278InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$24,175AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$462,960EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$357,310BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$32,278InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,852AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$411,736EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$390,197BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25,864ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$56,738InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,013AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$357,310EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$328,213BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$68,783InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,891OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,908AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$390,197EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$288,920BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,885ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$32,060InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,652AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$328,213EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00715BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.53119PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.46165TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$108,365OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$443DepreciationAmt
Book Value$107,922BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$66,984OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,752DepreciationAmt
Book Value$64,232BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$53,423OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$28,748DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,675BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$196,829TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
MULTIPLE STRATEGIES - MUTUAL FUNDS$2,064,330C
COMMON COLLECTIVE TRUST - EQUITY SECURITIES$3,593,424C
COMMON COLLECTIVE TRUST - SHORT DURATION FIXED INCOME FUNDS$1,698,651C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$7,356,405TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM NATIONAL$66,457
DUE FROM OTHER CHAPTERS$5,125
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - FINANCE$22,992
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - OPERATING$1,060,004
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,154,578TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO NATIONAL$12,284
DUE TO OTHER CHAPTERS$73,581
LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING$1,065,517
LEASE LIABILITY - FINANCING$23,259
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,174,641TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,614,718TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$751,389NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$523,947DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,275,336RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,339,382RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$49,794InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$49,794RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,389,176TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,773,236TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$472,149DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$472,149ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,301,087ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$49,794InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$49,794ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,350,881TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUND WILL BE USED IN THE FOUNDATION'S WISH GRANTING ACTIVITIES.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME AND TENNESSEE TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(3). 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)
Event1WALK FOR WISHESEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$266,257GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$266,257CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$1,280RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$1,171FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$911EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$10,855OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2DISHES FOR WISHESEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$216,586GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$208,748CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$7,838GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$439NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$7,000RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$1,388FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$500EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$11,301OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total4OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$425,340GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$168,490CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$256,850GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$800NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$8,246RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$9,037FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$1,500EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$27,276OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$908,183GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$643,495CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$264,688GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$1,239NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$16,526RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$11,596FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$2,911EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$49,432OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$81,704DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$182,984NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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
Recipient284RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$1,887,430CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$844,903NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceSUPPLIES, TRAVEL, M&ENonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID-SOUTH, INC. DOES NOT PROVIDE CASH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, BUT RATHER GRANTS WISHES TO CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESS MEDICAL CONDITIONS. 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 VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAM SERVICES, DIRECTOR OF WISHES, PRESIDENT/CEO OR BOARD MEMBERS - DEPENDING ON THE TOTAL CASH BUDGET. ALL WISH EXPENSES ARE SUPPORTED BY APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION (I.E. INVOICES) WHICH IS RETAINED BY THE CHAPTER.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,757NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$47,736NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution75ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$9,613NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (9 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)EXCURSIONS136$767,460FMV
Yes (X)CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS7$41,231FMV
Yes (X)SOUVENIRS119$23,287FMV
Yes (X)TRAVEL7$18,120FMV
Yes (X)SUPPLIES20$13,710FMV
Yes (X)POOL & SPA2$11,657FMV
Yes (X)PLAYSET4$2,971FMV
Yes (X)MEDICAL EQUIPMENT2$2,299FMV
Yes (X)ELECTRONICS2$899FMV
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) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4AWE GRANT ONE PERSONAL, HEARTFELT WISH FOR EVERY CHILD IN OUR TERRITORY BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2 1/2 AND 18 YEARS OLD WHO HAS A CRITICAL ILLNESS MEDICAL CONDITION, AS DETERMINED BY THE CHILD'S OWN PHYSICIAN. IN FY 2024, WE GRANTED 284 WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITHIN OUR TERRITORY - ARKANSAS, NORTH MISSISSIPPI, AND WEST TENNESSEE. THESE WISHES IMPACTED OVER 1,000 PEOPLE DIRECTLY IN OUR PRIMARY PROGRAM - THE WISH CHILD, THEIR FAMILY, THE WISH GRANTING VOLUNTEERS, AND THE WISH SPONSORS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE UNVEILING OF THE WISH. TOTAL WISHES GRANTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WERE $3,193,939. OF THIS AMOUNT, $461,606 WAS CONTRIBUTED BY VARIOUS VENDORS WHO PROVIDED IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BY RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE DIRECTORS THEN SERVING, MAY DESIGNATE AND APPOINT ONE OR MORE COMMITTEES COMPRISED OF DIRECTORS, EACH OF WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF ONE OR MORE DIRECTORS. SUCH COMMITTEES, TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN SAID RESOLUTION, SHALL HAVE AND EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION, EXCEPT NO SUCH COMMITTEE MAY EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN REFERENCE TO THE FOLLOWING MATTERS: (I) FILLING VACANCIES ON, OR INCREASING OR DECREASING THE MEMBERS OF, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR ANY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; (II) ADOPTION, AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF THESE BYLAWS OR THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION; OR (III) ANY MATTERS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FOUNDATION WORKED CLOSELY WITH AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE THE RETURN. THE DRAFT RETURN THAT WAS PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM WAS REVIEWED BY THE FOUNDATION'S PRESIDENT & CEO, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS AND THE TREASURER. THE RETURN WAS THEN PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, COMPOSED OF FINANICAL PROFESSIONALS, FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FINAL RETURN 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 IF FROM STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS. REVIEW OF THE STATEMENTS IS MONITORED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING ANY CONFLICT 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 15ATHE PRESIDENT/CEO'S COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS. IT WAS REVIEWED AGAINST NATIONAL BENCHMARKING SALARY STUDIES, SURVEYS COMPLETED BY THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, AND LOCAL SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY STATE ORGANIZATIONS AND BY NATIONAL BENCHMARKING ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION AND DECISIONS WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED, INCLUDING THE TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION AND THE DATE APPROVED. THE MEMBERS PRESENT FOR THE DELIBERATIONS AND WHO VOTED, AND THE DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPARABILITY DATA OBTAINED AND HOW IT WAS OBTAINED. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO MONITOR AND REVIEW COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE CEO. IN THE EVENT AN ADJUSTMENT - ABOVE A MERIT INCREASE - TO THE CEO COMPENSATION, SUCH WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED DURING FISCAL 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT HAVE OTHER OFFICERS WHO ARE COMPENSATED AND HAS NO EMPLOYEES WHO MET THE DEFINITION OF KEY EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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