MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ALASKA & WASHINGTON: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ALASKA & WASHINGTON (EIN 91-1329433)
Tax period
2019-09-01 to 2020-08-31
Filed
2021-07-15
IRS object ID
202141969349301329
Schema version
2019v5.2
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-07-15T10:24:45-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN861065772PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DELOITTE TAX LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1TWO JERICHO PLAZAAddressLine1Txt
CityJERICHOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11753ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN911329433EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTIMOTHY GOULDPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2066235300PhoneNum
Signature2021-07-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHRISTINE KAWECKIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00743140PTIN
Phone5169187000PhoneNum
Preparation2021-07-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMELISSA ARIASPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1811 FIRST AVE NO 620AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,326,857GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressAKWA.WISH.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1986FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE O.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent24VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee46TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers611TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$8,678,230PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$26,775PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$7,425CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$281,609PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$82,430CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$6PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$25,338CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,986,620PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,935,459CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$5,008,464PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,970,404CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,401,840PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$16,350CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$1,356,697PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,293,010CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,767,001PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,982,820CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$219,619PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,047,361CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$5,845,786TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$439,593TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$822,075TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,836,182NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$5,023,711NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionMAKE-A-WISH ALASKA AND WASHINGTON CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document9IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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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 Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone2066235300PhoneNum

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CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

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SABINA NORTON
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHANE TACKETT
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRYAN ADAMS
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALIX DASSLER
TRUSTEE THROUGH 6/30/201.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA CARR
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BARBI HAWKINS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BONNIE ROSS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CYNTHIA JUST
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANE LENAKER
TRUSTEE AS OF 12/5/191.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAKE KOLIPANO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANET BRAULIO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER BASINGER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER PATTERSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER THOMPSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILA JAVDANI
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN RAMSEYER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN WILSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAUREN HUDSPETH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTY BASK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE PEYREE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NATALIE WRIGHT
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER KRAWIEC
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERI BARCLAY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS FALEY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIMOTHY NGUYEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIMOTHY GOULD
VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION40.00Yes (X)$121,450$0$16,149
MELISSA ARIAS
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$211,207$0$12,464
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Fundraising$1,765,518FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$4,049,240AllOtherContributionsAmt
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DescWISH ASSIST FEESDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$7,425TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Securities$1,112,785SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue Column-$818TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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REBATES900099$12,656$12,656
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Other Revenue Total$26,156OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$81,612ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$2,970,404TotalAmt
Program Services$2,970,404ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Management And General$200,256ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68,699FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$500,108ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,049,935ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$359,689FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$15,127ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,762ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,417FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$48,825ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$107,710ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,094FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$49,514ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$96,871ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,375FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Program Services$1,159ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,339ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,639FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Program Services$1,884ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,130ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,001FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Management And General$1,989ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$663FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$16,350FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,004TotalAmt
Management And General$14,004ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,624TotalAmt
Fundraising$22,624FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,227TotalAmt
Program Services$9,898ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$2,329FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$235,057TotalAmt
Program Services$146,812ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,222ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,023FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$37,014TotalAmt
Program Services$11,607ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,327ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,080FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$299,499TotalAmt
Program Services$88,794ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$158,993ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,712FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$14,192TotalAmt
Program Services$7,214ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,850ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,128FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,588TotalAmt
Program Services$15,295ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,233ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,060FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$5,624TotalAmt
Program Services$1,722ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,922ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$980FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,971TotalAmt
Program Services$31,991ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,985ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,995FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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NATIONAL DUES$408,337$326,670$40,833$40,834
MEMBERSHIP DUES$13,300$6,413$4,747$2,140
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$3,521$3,521

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$4,330,359ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,836,108ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$816,353FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$268,909BOYAmt
EOY$410,275EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,017,514EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$1,301,765BOYAmt
EOY$79,372EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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EOY$783EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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EOY$379,046EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$325,075BOYAmt
EOY$150,896EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$751,357LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$262,621LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$514,685BOYAmt
EOY$488,736EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,595,448BOYAmt
EOY$3,232,322EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$269,893BOYAmt
EOY$86,842EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,275,775BOYAmt
EOY$5,845,786EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$330,987BOYAmt
EOY$253,612EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$996EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$403,130EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$108,606BOYAmt
EOY$164,337EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$439,593BOYAmt
EOY$822,075EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,405,540BOYAmt
EOY$4,891,454EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,430,642BOYAmt
EOY$132,257EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,836,182BOYAmt
EOY$5,023,711EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,275,775BOYAmt
EOY$5,845,786EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,047,361ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$244,172NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts-$9,282DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,237,550CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,621,515CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,010,144CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,678,230CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,820,266CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$40,367,705TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,237,550CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,621,515CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,010,144CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,678,230CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,820,266CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$40,367,705TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,286,095SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$38,081,610PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$141,873CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$157,536CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$155,768CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$282,420CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$211,715CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$949,312TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$683,382CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$351,508CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$285,752CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$377,168CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$174,666CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,872,476TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$43,189,493TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$106,800GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.88170PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.87050PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 682,658. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 339,414. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 285,672. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 377,162. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 148,510. OTHER REVENUE - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 724. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 12,094. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 80. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 6. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 26,156.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$38,148BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$38,148EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$422,127OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$70,717DepreciationAmt
Book Value$351,410BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$329,230OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$191,904DepreciationAmt
Book Value$137,326BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$488,736TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO NATIONAL ORGANIZATION$13,302
DUE TO OTHER CHAPTERS$2,475
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS$94,799
DEFERRED RENT$53,761
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$164,337TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,436,039TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$244,172NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$269,594DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$513,766RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,922,273RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$14,004InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$818OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$13,186RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,935,459TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,248,510TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$278,876DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$818OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$279,694ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,968,816ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$14,004InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$14,004ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,982,820TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:INCOME PRODUCED FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS INTENDED TO FUND WISHES IN PERPETUITY.
PART X, LINE 2:MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST FOR THE FOUNDATION AT AUGUST 31, 2020 AND 2019.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES -818.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 818.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KATHRYN NORRISBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line113510 16TH AVE NEAddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98125ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFUNDRAISING CONSULTINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$16,350RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$0NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$16,350TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1WISH NIGHTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,588,296GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,515,896CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$72,400GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$0RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$12,840FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$1,000EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$56,936OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2WONDER OF WISHES LUNCHEONEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$257,368GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$249,622CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$7,746GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$0RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$0FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$0EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$7,774OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$68,364GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$0CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$68,364GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$0RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$0FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$0EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$70,778OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,914,028GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,765,518CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$148,510GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$12,840FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$1,000EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$135,488OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$149,328DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$818NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeWISHES GRANTEDGrantTypeTxt
Recipient234RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$238,933CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$2,731,471NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceTRAVEL, M&E, SUPPLIESNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ALASKA & WASHINGTON DOES NOT PROVIDE CASH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, BUT RATHER GRANTS WISHES TO SELECTED BENEFICIARIES THAT MEET THE SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR THE WISH-GRANTING PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION ALLOCATES FUNDS DIRECTLY TO THE VENDORS FOR THE WISH EXPENSES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRAVEL STIPENDS (MEALS, TIPS, GAS, ETC.) FROM A STANDARDIZED WISH BUDGET. ALL WISH EXPENSES ARE DEVELOPED BY THE WISH MANAGERS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE VP OF WISHES. THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (I.E. INVOICES AND STATEMENTS) IS RETAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMELISSA ARIASPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$211,207BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$1,323DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$11,141NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$223,671TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution8ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$13,714NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOST/SELLING PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)WISH RELATED682$900,695COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)OTHER10$24,162COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)SPECIAL EVENTS52$13,950COST/SELLING PRICE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE AMOUNT IN COLUMN (B) REFERS TO THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1:MAKE-A-WISH ALASKA AND WASHINGTON CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY AND SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A:THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ALASKA AND WASHINGTON CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES. CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2 1/2 AND 18 WHO HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO HAVE A CRITICAL ILLNESS QUALIFY FOR OUR WISH PROGRAM AND NO CHILD WHO MEETS THESE CRITERIA IS DENIED OUR SERVICES. WE STRIVE TO GRANT EACH CHILD'S WISH, WHETHER THAT IS TO VISIT A THEME PARK, SWIM WITH THE DOLPHINS, MEET A DREAM CELEBRITY, OR COUNTLESS OTHER POSSIBILITIES. THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ALASKA AND WASHINGTON GRANTED 234 WISHES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2020. THE TOTAL COST OF WISHES GRANTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WAS $3,084,621. OF THIS AMOUNT, $114,217 WAS CONTRIBUTED BY VARIOUS VENDORS WHO PROVIDED IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS SUCH AS TRAVEL AND TRAVEL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, LODGING, AND OTHER SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES TO COMPLETE A CHILD'S WISH. FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES, THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED AS CONTRIBUTION REVENUE AND GRANTED WISH EXPENSES. FOR FORM 990, HOWEVER, THE IRS REQUIRES THE $114,217 OF CONTRIBUTED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES BE EXCLUDED FROM BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FOUNDATION WORKED CLOSELY WITH AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ENGAGED TO PREPARE THE FORM 990. THE DRAFT FORM 990 PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM WAS REVIEWED BY THE FOUNDATION'S VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS & THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE RETURN WAS THEN PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW. SUBSEQUENT TO THE COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL, A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE MINUTES OF ANY COMMITTEE AND/OR BOARD MEETING REFLECT THE REVIEW PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS STATEMENT AS PROVIDED BY THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA FOR EACH OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, BOARD MEMBER, AND VOLUNTEER. SUCH STATEMENTS MUST BE SIGNED UPON DATE OF HIRE, ELECTION, OR COMMENCEMENT OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE, AND AT LEAST ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. THE SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE THEN SUBMITTED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE VOLUNTEER MANAGER IF THEY ARE FROM VOLUNTEERS, AND THE PRESIDENT/CEO IF FROM STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS. REVIEW OF THE STATEMENTS IS MONITORED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OF WHICH THE PRESIDENT/CEO BECOMES AWARE INCLUDES, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING (1) DETERMINING THE NATURE OF THE CONFLICT VIA VERBAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON; (2) FULLY DISCLOSING CONFLICTING INTERESTS TO THE BOARD; (3) THE CONFLICTED PERSON RECUSES HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION; AND (4) TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTIONS WARRANTED BY THE CONFLICT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AFOR 2019 COMPENSATION, THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS. IT WAS REVIEWED AGAINST NATIONAL BENCH-MARKING SALARY STUDIES, SURVEYS DONE EVERY FEW YEARS BY MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, AND BY LOCAL SALARY SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY STATE ORGANIZATIONS AND BY NATIONAL BENCH MARKING ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD'S DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. DOCUMENTATION INCLUDES THE TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION AND THE DATE IT WAS APPROVED, THE MEMBERS PRESENT DURING DELIBERATIONS AND THOSE WHO VOTED ON IT, AND THE COMPARABILITY DATA RELIED UPON AND HOW IT WAS OBTAINED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. IT IS REVIEWED AGAINST NATIONAL BENCH-MARKING SALARY STUDIES, SURVEYS DONE EVERY FEW YEARS BY MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, AND BY LOCAL SALARY SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY NATIONAL BENCH-MARKING ORGANIZATIONS. FOR THE STAFF MEMBERS WHO AREN'T OFFICERS, THE REVIEW OF SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO, AND REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNANCE AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19WHILE FEDERAL TAX LAWS DO NOT MANDATE THAT THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION, THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS ANNUAL REPORT, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ON ITS WEBSITE UNDER THE "MANAGING FUNDS" TOPIC.

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