MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN INC (EIN 39-1543541)
Tax period
2019-09-01 to 2020-08-31
Filed
2021-03-22
IRS object ID
202130819349300828
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-03-22T18:35:28-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN391453055PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1445 SOUTH MOORLAND RD SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN391543541EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSININCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlMAKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2627814445PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line111020 W PLANK COURT NO 200AddressLine1Txt
CityWAUWATOSACityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPATTI GORSKY POLLACKPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2627814445PhoneNum
Signature2021-01-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonMARY ELLEN MICHAELSONPreparerPersonNm
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Phone2627970400PhoneNum
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Principal OfficerPATTI GORSKY POLLACKPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line111020 W PLANK COURT NO 200AddressLine1Txt
CityWAUWATOSACityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53226ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,005,041GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WISCONSIN.WISH.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1984FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body20VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee29TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers550TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Contributions Grants$5,871,982CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$7,500PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$6,450CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$558,395PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$331,275CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$412,402PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$66,095CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,191,688PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,275,802CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$4,089,490PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,854,878CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,102,555PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,925,644CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,195,877CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,205,463PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,119,738CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,397,508PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,900,260CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$794,180PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$375,542CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$14,804,830TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$15,824,378TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$857,025TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,100,842TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$13,947,805NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$14,723,536NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,965,830ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,854,878GrantAmt
Revenue$6,450RevenueAmt
DescWE GRANT THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO ENRICH THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH HOPE, STRENGTH AND JOY. ACCORDING TO A NATIONAL STUDY, A WISH COME TRUE HELPS CHILDREN FEEL STRONGER, MORE ENERGETIC, MORE WILLING AND ABLE TO BATTLE THEIR LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS. FOR MANY OF THEM IT MARKS A TURNING POINT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THEIR ILLNESS. MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN GRANTED 265 QUALITY WISHES FOR CHILDREN LIVING WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES FY2020, AND WE DID THIS DURING A PANDEMIC WHILE PIVOTING TO WORK REMOTELY, RAISING FUNDS VIRTUALLY AND GRANTING NEW TYPES OF WISHES.MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN WAS ONE OF ONLY 3 CHAPTERS (OF 59) TO HAVE REACHED 50% OF NET INCIDENCE IN WISH GRANTING THIS YEAR. OUR CHAPTER IS THE 21ST LARGEST IN TERMS OF WISH POTENTIAL, YET WE WERE THE 6TH LARGEST FOR HAVING GRANTED THE MOST AMOUNT OF WISHES IN FY20 DUE TO COVID!DECEMBER 2019, WE GRANTED WISH 7,000! BEN'S WISH FOR A SYNCHRONIZED CHRISTMAS LIGHT SHOW AT HIS HOME IN THE APPLETON AREA GENERATED DAYS OF HEART-WARMING PUBLICITY.OUR CHAPTER PIVOTED QUICKLY TO AN ALL-REMOTE WORK STAFF AS THE PANDEMIC TOOK HOLD. MORE THAN 150 WISH KIDS HAD THEIR WISH EXPERIENCE DELAYED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WE SEIZED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REIMAGINE PROCESSES AND HOW WE GRANT LIFE-CHANGING WISHES. VIRTUAL WISH REVEAL CELEBRATIONS, SOCIALLY DISTANCED DELIVERIES AND CARAVANS OF SUPPORT ARE SOME OF THE WAYS OUR TEAM CHANGED TO PROVIDE TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT MAKE A LIFE-LONG IMPACT. WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT NO CHILD WAITS EVEN ONE UNNECESSARY DAY TO EXPERIENCE THE HOPE, STRENGTH AND JOY A WISH BRINGS.WE REIMAGINED IN-PERSON FUNDRAISING EVENTS INTO VIRTUAL ONES THAT RAISED SOLID FUNDING TO ENSURE NO INTERRUPTIONS IN WISH GRANTING. WE WERE THE FIRST MAKE-A-WISH CHAPTER IN THE COUNTRY TO INSTITUTE A VIRTUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT: WISH NIGHT. IN JUST 2 1/2 WEEKS, WE TRANSFORMED A SOLD-OUT, 650 IN-PERSON EVENT TO A 45-MINUTE VIRTUAL "SHOW", USING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. THE OUTCOME: 27,000 SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS AND $659,000 REVENUE RAISED.OVERALL, TOTAL REVENUE FOR FY20 WAS $6.7M, A DECREASE OF ABOUT 25% FROM OUR FY20 BUDGET OF $8.7M. WE HIRED A NEW MADISON REGIONAL DIRECTOR, MOVED THE OFFICE TO A NEW, UPDATED DONATED SPACE AND RELAUNCHED THE MADISON ADVISORY COUNCIL.WE RETOOLED OUR CHAPTER WISH POLICIES AND DOCUMENT, WORKING WITH THE WISH GRANTING COMMITTEE/MEDICAL ADVISORS TO ACHIEVE THIS SIGNIFICANT UNDERTAKING THAT HAD NOT BEEN DONE IN SEVERAL YEARS.MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL WISH EXCHANGE PROGRAM AND WISH FULFILLMENT FUND TO SUPPORT GRANTING WISHES FROM OTHER CHAPTERS TO ENSURE THE VISION OF GRANTING EVERY ELIGIBLE CHILD'S WISH.CHAPTER LEADERSHIP SERVED ON THE NATIONAL REEMERGENCE TASK FORCE WORKING ON WHAT AND HOW WE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES NOW SO THAT THE ENTIRE ENTERPRISE IS VIABLE INTO THE FUTURE.WE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED MAKE-A-WISH AMERICA'S FINANCIAL SOFTWARE SYSTEM CONVERSION TO NETSUITE.NORTHEAST WI REGIONAL OFFICE100 W. COLLEGE AVE. STE. 50EAPPLETON, WI 54911920-993-9994NORTHEASTWISCONSIN@WISCONSIN.WISH.ORGMADISON REGIONAL OFFICE1818 PARMENTER STSUITE 310MIDDLETON, WI 53562608-841-1169MADISON@WISCONSIN.WISH.ORGMALCOLM'S WISH TO HAVE A CAMPER, A LETTER FROM MALCOLM'S FAMILY:MALCOLM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE IV NEUROBLASTOMA ON CHRISTMAS EVE. TOLD TO GO HOME AND HAVE A "NORMAL" CHRISTMAS, HIS FAMILY REALIZED NOTHING WOULD BE NORMAL AGAIN.SINCE THE DIAGNOSIS MALCOLM HAS HAD TO COPE WITH INTENSE TREATMENTS INCLUDING SEVERAL ROUNDS OF CHEMOTHERAPY, SURGERY, RADIATION THERAPY, TWO STEM CELL TRANSPLANTS AND IMMUNOTHERAPY. THE ONE THING THAT LIFTED MALCOLM'S SPIRITS DURING ALL OF THESE SCARY TREATMENTS AND HOSPITAL VISITS WAS THE THOUGHT OF GOING CAMPING. HE HAD GONE CAMPING IN THE PAST WITH HIS FAMILY AND HAD FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE OUTDOORS AND WOULD CONSTANTLY ASK TO GO AGAIN.WHEN MALCOLM LEARNED HE WAS ELIGIBLE FOR A WISH, HE KNEW IMMEDIATELY A LIFETIME OF CAMPING, IN THE FORM OF A CAMPER, WAS HIS ONE TRUE WISH.WHILE MALCOLM WAS UNDERGOING HIS SECOND STEM CELL TRANSPLANT, HE SUFFERED LIFE-THREATENING COMPLICATIONS AND SPENT WEEKS IN THE PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (PICU) AND ON A VENTILATOR. TRACY, MALCOLM'S MOTHER SAID "I DIDN'T THINK HE WOULD MAKE IT. HIS CONDITION WAS SO POOR I EVEN LET MAKE-A-WISH KNOW I DIDN'T THINK HE WOULD BE LEAVING THE PICU."WITH CONTINUED FOCUS ON HIS CAMPER WISH, MALCOLM PULLED THROUGH. YET, COVID-19 EMERGED AND CHANGED PARTS OF HIS WISH REVEAL. WHILE THERE WAS NO HUGE PARTY "MALCOLM'S FACE LIT UP COMPLETELY WHEN HE SAW THE CAMPER AND HOW BIG IT WAS! HE COULDN'T WAIT FOR IT TO BE OPENED UP," EXCLAIMED TRACY.MALCOLM AND HIS SIBLINGS HAD A BLAST CHECKING OUT EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY OF THE CAMPER AND REFUSED TO COME OUT. THEY SPENT THE EVENING PLAYING MINECRAFT IN THE BUNK BEDS. WHILE CAMPGROUNDS ARE CLOSED, MALCOLM WAS GIFTED MULTIPLE NIGHTS OF CAMPING AT LOCAL CAMPGROUNDS THAT THEY LOOK FORWARD TO USING OVER THIS SUMMER AND FALL. "FOR NOW, WE ENJOY USING IT AS A QUIET SPACE DURING THIS QUARANTINE. A PLACE TO ESCAPE, A NEW LOCATION TO ENJOY WHILE STUCK AT HOME," STATES TRACY."WE HAVE SPENT SO MUCH TIME AWAY FROM MALCOLM'S SIBLINGS DURING TREATMENT AND I KNOW THIS WILL HELP REBUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL OF OUR KIDS... NOTHING WILL MAKE UP FOR THE LOST TIME, BUT A LIFELONG OPPORTUNITY OF ADVENTURE AND TRAVEL WILL HELP REPLACE ALL OUR BAD MEMORIES WITH GOOD ONES," SAYS TRACY.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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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 Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1PATTI GORSKY POLLACKBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2627814445PhoneNum

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CityWAUWATOSACityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
BARBARA GURICAN 9119-83120
LEGAL CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BLAISE BEAULIER
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN DRANZIK
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHY DWORAK
BOARD CHAIR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
COLLEEN VALKOUN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG FAUST
FUNDRAISING CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC STAHRE 9119-83120
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH IMHOFF
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN HERBERS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARA KAISER
IMM PAST BOARD CHAIR (NON-VOTING)0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATINA SHAW
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUIS ARROYO
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER DUBACK
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHEILA DODDS 9119-83120
WISHGRANTING CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHERRI MOWERY PERRIGO
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN STARK
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL DONOHUE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONA MANCUSO
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS MCINTOSH
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETH STRAKA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE DEAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATTI GORSKY POLLACK
PRESIDENT & CEO65.00Yes (X)$208,079$0$23,185
REBECCA STEINER
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPER55.00Yes (X)$36,603$0$17,237
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$40,422TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Fundraising$1,317,765FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$4,554,217AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$945,942NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,871,982TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWISH ASSIST REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,450RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,450TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$286,331TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$286,331ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,483,758SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,438,814SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$44,944SecuritiesAmt

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Exclusion$44,944ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$356,520FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column$66,095TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$66,095ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$397,370ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,854,878TotalAmt
Program Services$2,854,878ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$316,523TotalAmt
Program Services$71,168ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$129,679ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$115,676FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,198,832TotalAmt
Program Services$392,241ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$323,041ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$483,550FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,301TotalAmt
Program Services$32,201ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,464ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,636FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$194,511TotalAmt
Program Services$59,481ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,120ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$76,910FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$110,477TotalAmt
Program Services$33,784ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,011ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,682FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,712TotalAmt
Management And General$3,712ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,632TotalAmt
Program Services$21,844ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,989ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,799FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,727TotalAmt
Program Services$18,547ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,990ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,190FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,256TotalAmt
Program Services$8,897ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,939ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,420FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,451TotalAmt
Program Services$52,705ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,482ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$52,264FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,999TotalAmt
Program Services$2,091ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,406ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,502FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,598TotalAmt
Program Services$14,086ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,767ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,745FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$430,106TotalAmt
Program Services$339,783ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,011ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,312FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$131,998TotalAmt
Program Services$49,869ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,854ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,275FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
RECLASS OF IN KIND SERV-$100,732-$67,581-$12,773-$20,378
PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO$111,222$5,840$0$105,382
POSTAGE$59,976$11,688$7,496$40,792
TELEPHONE$56,490$21,209$14,293$20,988

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,303TotalAmt
Program Services$43,099ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,072ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,132FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,900,260TotalAmt
Program Services$3,965,830ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$738,553ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,195,877FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$274,588BOYAmt
EOY$919,200EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$773,989BOYAmt
EOY$197,308EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,457BOYAmt
EOY$47,918EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$155,474BOYAmt
EOY$193,646EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,237,196LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$721,165LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$627,993BOYAmt
EOY$516,031EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,616,268BOYAmt
EOY$9,212,162EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,230,652BOYAmt
EOY$4,519,189EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,409BOYAmt
EOY$218,924EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,804,830BOYAmt
EOY$15,824,378EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$494,045BOYAmt
EOY$183,678EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$362,980BOYAmt
EOY$917,164EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$857,025BOYAmt
EOY$1,100,842EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,432,787BOYAmt
EOY$13,567,953EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,515,018BOYAmt
EOY$1,155,583EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,947,805BOYAmt
EOY$14,723,536EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,804,830BOYAmt
EOY$15,824,378EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$375,542ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$807,719NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts-$407,530DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
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$6,461,528CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,892,472CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,039,767CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,038,195CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,871,982CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,303,944TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,461,528CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,892,472CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,039,767CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,038,195CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,871,982CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,303,944TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$8,144,066SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$27,159,878PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$236,291CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$246,632CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$260,428CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$285,495CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$286,331CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,315,177TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$137,380CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$140,760CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$147,760CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$302,111CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$356,520CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,084,531TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$37,703,652TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$7,755,068GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.72040PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.74390PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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$0BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$150,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$31,899InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$181,899EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$793,676OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$335,731DepreciationAmt
Book Value$457,945BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$174,333OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$139,894DepreciationAmt
Book Value$34,439BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$269,187OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$245,540DepreciationAmt
Book Value$23,647BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$516,031TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEBT SECURITIESDesc
Book Value$4,519,189BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$4,519,189TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT$322,992
PPP LOAN$365,537
DEFERRED REVENUE$228,635
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$917,164TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,374,160TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$807,719NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$459,737DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,267,456RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,106,704RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$48,632InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$120,466OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$169,098RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,275,802TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,598,429TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$746,801DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$746,801ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,851,628ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$48,632InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$48,632ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,900,260TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:AS OF AUGUST 31, 2020, THE FOUNDATION HAD A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS OF $181,899. THIS INTEREST CONSISTS OF A FUND CONTRIBUTED TO THE WISHES FOREVER ENDOWMENT FUND AT THE NATIONAL OFFICE. AN ENDOWMENT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BETWEEN THE CHAPTER AND NATIONAL OFFICE. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL OFFICER ARE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPENDING POLICIES ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL OFFICE. THE NATIONAL OFFICE HAS VARIANCE POWER AS IT RELATES TO THESE ASSETS. THE BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS CONSISTS OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED AND THE EARNINGS THEREON, NET OF DISTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED, AND IS CLASSIFIED AS NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IN THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION.
PART X, LINE 2:MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST FOR THE FOUNDATION AT AUGUST 31, 2020.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DONATED SERVICE EXPENSES INCLUDED IN SPECIAL EVENTS 120,466.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1WISH NIGHTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$726,819GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$489,319CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$237,500GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$197,443OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2RADIOATHONEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$199,404GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$199,404CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$1,548OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total13OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$748,062GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$629,042CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$119,020GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$91,434OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,674,285GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,317,765CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$356,520GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$290,425OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$290,425DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$66,095NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES. THE WISHES ARE CATEGORIZED INTO THE FOLLOWING: TRIPS, ELECTRONICS, EDUCATION, BEDROOM DECORATING AND THE LIKE, BACKYARD ACTIVITIES AND RENOVATIONS, SHOPPING SPREES, SWIMMING POOLS, CAR RESTORATION, PETS AND CELEBRITY MEETINGS. DURING THE COVID QUARANTINE, MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN PIVOTED TO GRANT THOSE WISHES WE WERE ABLE TO GRANT IN A SAFE MANNER, REIMAGINE THE WISH PROCESS AND HELP PROVIDE A BRIGHT SPOT FOR CHILDREN LIVING WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.GrantTypeTxt
Recipient265RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$305,676CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$2,299,203NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedCOSTValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceNON-CASH ASSISTANCE IS IN-KIND DONATED ITEMS RECEIVED FOR PURPOSES OF FULFILLING WISHES.NonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART I, QUESTION 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMAKE A WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN DOES NOT PROVIDE CASH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, BUT RATHER GRANTS WISHES TO ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES THAT MEET THE SPECIFIC MEDICAL CRITERIA FOR THE WISH GRANTING PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION GENERALLY ALLOCATES FUNDS DIRECTLY TO THE VENDORS FOR THE WISH EXPENSES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRAVEL STIPENDS (I.E. MEALS, TIPS, GAS, ETC) FROM A STANDARDIZED WISH BUDGET. ALL WISH EXPENSES ARE DEVELOPED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MISSION DELIVERY AND WISH COORDINATORS AND REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO, THEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE SUPPORTING WISH EXPENSE DOCUMENTATION (I.E. INVOICES AND STATEMENTS) IS RETAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPATTI GORSKY POLLACKPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$208,079BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$23,185NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$231,264TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescITEMS RECEIVED FOR GRANTING WISHES AND EVENTSDesc
Contribution1180ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,088,832NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
ExplanationITEMS RECEIVED ARE USED FOR GRANTING WISHES, HOLDING INTERNAL EVENTS AND FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USES. THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTED ITEMS WAS 1,180 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL RECEIVE AN ELECTRONIC COPY FOR REVIEW. A SUBSEQUENT CONFERENCE CALL WILL BE HELD TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE RETURN. THE FULL BOARD WILL THEN RECEIVE A COPY OF THE COMPLETED RETURN PRIOR TO FILING. THE PRESIDENT & CEO, PATTI GORSKY POLLACK WILL SIGN THE RETURN ONCE APPROVED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CAN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM, AIMED AT DETERMINING ANY FAMILY AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AND TRANSACTIONS OR OTHER TRANSACTIONS THAT MAY POSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL COVERED PERSONS (I.E. BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP, VOLUNTEERS AND ALL EMPLOYEES). COVERED PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE REAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AT THE TIME WHEN SUCH CONFLICTS ARISE. WHEN SOMEONE BECOMES A COVERED PERSON AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, EACH COVERED PERSON IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED, READ AND UNDERSTAND THE POLICY AND AGREE TO COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE FULL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEMBERS SHARE FEEDBACK ON CEO'S PERFORMANCE. ALL EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO. IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION, AMONG OTHER FACTORS THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS PERFORMANCE, DOES A COMPARISON TO OTHER CHAPTERS OF SIMILAR SIZE, CONSULTS WITH THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON COMPENSATION AND A MARKET ANALYSIS/COMPENSATION SURVEY OF NON-PROFIT EXECUTIVES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19WHILE FEDERAL TAX LAWS DO NOT MANDATE THAT THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION, THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THESE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THEY ARE AVAILABLE AT 11020 W. PLANK COURT SUITE 200 WAUWATOSA, WI 53226 OR BY CALLING 262-781-4445.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 10BMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN, INC. PAYS AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FEE TO MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, INC. THIS FEE IS FOR BRANDING, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS, SUPPORT, AUDIT, AND TRAINING RECEIVED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE AMOUNT OF THE ASSESSMENT IN THE CURRENT YEAR WAS $430,106.

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