2020-01-14T14:18:11-06:00 2019-08-31 391453055 VRAKAS SC 445 SOUTH MOORLAND RD SUITE 400 BROOKFIELD WI 53005 990 2018-09-01 391543541 MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSININC MAKE 2627814445 11020 W PLANK COURT NO 200 WAUWATOSA WI 53226 PATTI GORSKY POLLACK PRESIDENT & CEO 2627814445 2020-01-14 1 MARY ELLEN MICHAELSON P00748764 2627970400 170.52.193.250 2020-01-14 10:13:24 CS P 2D7F44719E4886D02AADD772A2653675BBC538D6 2D7F44719E4886D02AADD772A2653675BBC538D6 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z PATTI GORSKY POLLACK 11020 W PLANK COURT NO 200 WAUWATOSA WI 53226 9888599 0 X WWW.WISCONSIN.WISH.ORG X 1984 WI TOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES. 20 20 27 550 0 0 8039767 8038195 5925 7500 620899 558395 -489603 -412402 8176988 8191688 4202954 4089490 0 0 1996736 2102555 0 0 1559531 1038342 1205463 7238032 7397508 938956 794180 14597336 14804830 3333524 857025 11263812 13947805 X TOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES. 0 0 5367372 4089490 7500 WE 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 396 WISCONSIN WISHES.MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN RECEIVED A RECORD 442 REFERRALS.THROUGHOUT 2019, MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN CELEBRATED ITS 35TH BIRTHDAY, CULMINATING BEING CHOSEN AS THE FEATURED CHARITY AT THE GREEN BAY PACKERS FAMILY NIGHT WITH MORE THAN 1,300 MAKE-A-WISH FAMILIES, VOLUNTEER AND STAFF ATTENDING AND WITH 40 WISH KID AMBASSADORS ON THE FIELD. WE ALSO HOSTED THREE DONOR RECEPTIONS IN 3 MAJOR MARKETS WITH MORE THAN 250 SUPPORTERS IN ATTENDANCE.FOR THE SECOND TIME, MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN WAS PRESENTED WITH THE POWER OF ONE AWARD BY MAKE-A-WISH AMERICA, THE HIGHEST HONOR FOR A CHAPTER FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ENTIRE MAKE-A-WISH ENTERPRISE.MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN WON THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF WISCONSIN'S TORCH AWARD FOR ETHICS.WISCONSIN'S CHAPTER VICE CHAIR OF WISH GRANTING, SHEILA DODDS WAS PRESENTED WITH A HEALTHCARE HERO AWARD BY BIZTIMES MILWAUKEE.IN OCTOBER, NOMINATED BY MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN, THE GREEN BAY PACKERS WERE PRESENTED WITH THE NATIONAL CHRIS GREICIUS AWARD GIVEN BY MAKE-A-WISH AMERICA.ALSO IN OCTOBER, MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN VOLUNTEER AND DONOR, BARB BYE WAS PRESENTED WITH THE NATIONAL SUZIE ALLEN VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD BY MAKE-A-WISH AMERICA.THE PERCENTAGE OF FUNDS RAISED GOING DIRECTLY TO MISSION IS 75.77%.A NEW ONLINE REFERRAL SYSTEM WAS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED, AND THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY WAS TRAINED WITH OUR GOAL OF REACHING EVERY ELIGIBLE CHILD. WE ALSO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED MAKE-A-WISH AMERICA'S SWEEPING CENTRALIZED TECHNOLOGY CONVERSION.VOLUNTEER REFRESHERS WERE HELD ACROSS THE STATE, SUCCESSFULLY UPDATING ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS WITH THE MOST CURRENT WISH GRANTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.THE WISCONSIN CHAPTER SUCCESSFULLY PILOTED A WISH OUTSOURCING PROGRAM RESULTING IN GRANTING FIVE WISHES FOR CHILDREN OUTSIDE OF WISCONSIN.IN DECEMBER, MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN GRANTED ITS 7,000TH WISH TO SIX-YEAR-OLD BEN WHO WISHED TO HAVE A SYNCHRONIZED CHRISTMAS LIGHT SHOW IN HIS FRONT YARD.SEVERAL INTERNAL FUNDRAISERS, INCLUDING WISH NIGHT, GOURMET WISHES AND SARGENTO & JOHNSONVILLE MAKE-A-WISH GOLF EVENT BROKE FUNDRAISING RECORDS.LINDA PAULING, THE MOTHER OF CHRIS GREICIUS WHOSE WISH INSPIRED THE CREATION OF MAKE-A-WISH WAS OUR HONORED GUEST, RECEIVING THE W.I.S.H. AWARD AT WISH NIGHT.MORE THAN 14,600 DONORS SUPPORTED MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN IN FY2019.WE LAUNCHED THE YOUNG WISHMAKERS OF WISCONSIN YOUNG PROFESSIONALS GROUP IN APPLETON.MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN IS ACCREDITED BY THE WISCONSIN BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU.NORTHEAST WI REGIONAL OFFICE100 W. COLLEGE AVE. STE. 50EAPPLETON, WI 54911920-993-9994NORTHEASTWISCONSIN@WISCONSIN.WISH.ORGMADISON REGIONAL OFFICE1 S. PICKNEY ST. STE. 40MADISON, WI 53703608-252-4321MADISON@WISCONSIN.WISH.ORGTRINITY'S ROYAL WISH, A LETTER FROM TRINITY'S FAMILY:MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN WITH AN ASSIST FROM MAKE-A-WISH NORTHEAST NEW YORK, GRANTED 8-YEAR-OLD TRINITY'S WISH TO HAVE A ROYAL EXPERIENCE. TRINITY AND HER FAMILY TRAVELED FROM THEIR HOME IN WISCONSIN TO UPSTATE NEW YORK WHERE TRINITY, WHO'S LIVING WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS, FULLY IMMERSED HERSELF IN HER WISH, ALONG WITH 7-YEAR-OLD SISTER FELICITY AND PARENTS KATRINA AND BROOKS. THERE THEY SAW JOUSTS, MET HER QUEEN - TWICE - AND EVEN STAYED AND FEASTED IN A CASTLE."I THOUGHT, 'WHAT IS THE MOST FUN THING FOR ME THAT I COULD THINK OF? AND I CAME UP WITH THIS," SAID TRINITY. "IT WAS A VISION IN MY HEAD...A HUMONGOUS CASTLE...VERY NICE BALL GOWNS."AFTER ARRIVING IN NEW YORK, TRINITY AND HER SISTER WENT ROYAL GOWN SHOPPING -- PRINCESSES MUST BE PROPERLY ATTIRED. IT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE FAMILY THAT TRINITY'S SISTER RECEIVED AN EQUALLY ROYAL EXPERIENCE, A TESTAMENT TO THE FACT WISHES IMPACT NOT ONLY THE WISH KID, BUT ENTIRE FAMILIES. THE NEXT MORNING, THE FAMILY HAD A DELUXE SPA TREATMENT, BEFORE GOING ON A HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE RIDE.THEY WERE LATER FETED AT THE NEW YORK RENAISSANCE FAIRE IN TUXEDO PARK, WHERE THEY MET "QUEEN ELIZABETH," WHO KNIGHTED THE SISTERS. THE FAMILY TOOK PART IN ALL THE FROLIC THE 16TH CENTURY ENGLISH VILLAGE OFFERED.A CRUISE ON SCENIC LAKE GEORGE FOLLOWED, WHERE A ROYAL HERALD INVITED THE PRINCESS AND HER ENTOURAGE TO A FEAST AT THE BEHEST OF "QUEEN ELIZABETH."THEY DISEMBARKED IN BOLTON LANDING FOR HIGHLANDS CASTLE - AN ACTUAL CASTLE -- WHERE THEY STAYED AND WERE HONORED WITH A SUMPTUOUS EIGHT-COURSE FEAST WITH ALL RESPLENDENCE AND MEDIEVAL ENTERTAINMENT BEFITTING ROYALTY.THE WISH EXPERIENCE WAS CAPPED BY THE SPECIAL DINNER AT THE INN AT ERLOWEST ON LAKE GEORGE, WHERE THE SISTERS DINED ON THEIR FAVORITE DISH, LOBSTER, WHILE SITTING ON ROYAL THRONES."PEOPLE FROM WISCONSIN, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA AND MUCH OF NEW YORK STATE - PARTICULARLY THE HUDSON VALLEY, CAPITAL REGION AND LAKE GEORGE AREA -- HELPED CRAFT A MAJESTIC WISH BASED ON TRINITY'S IMAGINATION," MAKE-A-WISH NORTHEAST NEW YORK CEO WILLIAM C. TRIGG, III, SAID. "THIS MAGICAL EXPERIENCE WILL BE A LIFELONG GIFT TO THIS FAMILY.""IT TAKES AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO HELP MAKE EACH OF THESE WISHES A REALITY," SAID PATTI GORSKY, PRESIDENT & CEO OF MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN. "EVERY WISH IS UNIQUE AND EACH WISH IS LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE THAT CAN IMPROVE A CHILD'S QUALITY OF LIFE AND PRODUCE LETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES."TRINITY'S PARENTS WERE OVERWHELMED. "WE ARE SO GRATEFUL - SO GRATEFUL -- FOR MAKE-A-WISH, WHO HAS MADE THIS BETTER THAN I COULD EVER HAVE PLANNED," MOM KATRINA SAID. "A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE WHO GIFTED US THINGS THAT WE DIDN'T EVEN ASK FOR."TRINITY'S MOM SAID SHE WAS CAREFUL NOT TO MAKE A LOT OF PROMISES BEFOREHAND TO HER DAUGHTER, NOT KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT. BUT HAVING EXPERIENCED HER WISH, TRINITY HAS A ROYAL DECREE FOR OTHER KIDS WAITING FOR THEIR WISH:"TRUST ME: THIS IS GOING TO BE AMAZING." 5367372 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 1 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 WI X X X REBECCA A STEINER 2627814445 11020 W PLANK CT SUITE 200 WAUWATOSA WI 53226 BARBARA GURICAN LEGAL CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BLAISE BEAULIER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRENDA BRANDT TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN DRANZIK DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CATHY DWORAK VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 COLLEEN VALKOUN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG FAUST DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID DEAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC STAHRE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIM SARTORI FUNDRAISING CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH IMHOFF SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN HERBERS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KARA KAISER BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KATINA SHAW DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LUIS ARROYO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER DUBACK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT BLAKE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHEILA DODDS WISHGRANTING CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SHERRI MOWERY PERRIGO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN STARK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PATTI GORSKY POLLACK PRESIDENT & CEO 65.00 X 201488 0 38020 REBECCA STEINER STARTED 81219 DIR OF FIN & OP 55.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY LAPORTE RETIRED 080919 CFO 55.00 X 135270 0 30183 336758 0 68203 2 0 1 0 0 2309601 5728594 1357923 8038195 WISH ASSIST REVENUE 900099 7500 7500 7500 285495 285495 1255298 982398 272900 272900 272900 254177 2309601 708248 -454071 -454071 47934 6265 41669 41669 8191688 7500 0 145993 4089490 4089490 394554 81399 183609 129546 1195635 501251 80910 613474 220384 75324 36653 108407 188060 64276 31277 92507 103922 40030 15898 47994 5316 5316 36942 13498 6418 17026 27540 11211 3634 12695 180344 80255 21653 78436 43004 12667 1226 29111 117793 33616 3098 81079 334379 264159 33438 36782 148044 66161 17854 64029 RECLASS OF IN KIND SERV -127408 -92314 -8131 -26963 PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO 142688 12652 1 130035 POSTAGE 68623 18739 6447 43437 INVESTMENT FEES 59382 19108 14512 25762 168816 75850 16792 76174 7397508 5367372 470605 1559531 293821 274588 767833 773989 42739 55457 43317 155474 1217158 589165 735018 627993 9002254 8616268 3643382 4230652 68972 70409 14597336 14804830 510069 494045 2425514 0 397941 362980 3333524 857025 X 10177138 12432787 1086674 1515018 11263812 13947805 14597336 14804830 X 794180 -508941 -26760 2425514 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 6634163 6461528 6892472 8039767 8038195 36066125 6634163 6461528 6892472 8039767 8038195 36066125 7649303 28416822 237091 236291 246632 260428 285495 1265937 140670 137380 140760 147760 302111 868681 38200743 8175943 0.74390 0.75150 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 793026 257712 535314 156123 123702 32421 268009 207751 60258 627993 DEBT SECURITIES 4230652 F 4230652 DEFERRED RENT 362980 362980 X 8842920 -508941 1472837 963896 7879024 312664 312664 8191688 8584441 1186933 1186933 7397508 0 7397508 PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST FOR THE FOUNDATION AT AUGUST 31, 2019. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DONATED SERVICE EXPENSES INCLUDED IN SPECIAL EVENTS 312,664. WISH NIGHT 880628 786233 94395 344062 RADIOATHON 292091 292091 9600 13 1391059 1231277 159782 354586 2563778 2309601 254177 708248 708248 -454071 47934 4236 2029 0 47934 4236 2029 6265 41669 WI 1 0 0 0 1.00000 REBECCA STEINER 11020 W PLANK COURT SUITE 200 WAUWATOSA WI 53226 0 REBECCA STEINER 1000 RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING TO WISCONSIN. CALCULATING REVENUE AND COORDINATING VOLUNTEERS AT EVENT. X 0 1 WISHES 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. 396 372504 3716986 COST NON-CASH ASSISTANCE IS IN-KIND DONATED ITEMS RECEIVED FOR PURPOSES OF FULFILLING WISHES. FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART I, QUESTION 2 MAKE 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. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PATTI GORSKY POLLACK PRESIDENT & CEO 201488 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38020 0 239508 0 0 0 KATHY LAPORTE RETIRED 080919 CFO 135270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30183 0 165453 0 0 0 X ITEMS RECEIVED FOR GRANTING WISHES AND EVENTS 4205 1357923 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): ITEMS RECEIVED ARE USED FOR GRANTING WISHES, HOLDING INTERNAL EVENTS AND FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USES. THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTED ITEMS WAS 713 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 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 12C AN 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 15 THE 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 19 WHILE 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 XI, LINE 9: ELIMINATION OF PENDING WISH LIABILITY 2,425,514. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9, CHANGES IN NET ASSETS ELIMINATION OF PENDING WISH LIABILITY AS OF JULY 16, 2019, THE MAKE-A-WISH AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVED THE CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE TO REMOVE PENDING WISH LIABILITY FROM THE BODY OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR ALL CHAPTERS. THIS CHANGE WILL ELIMINATE THE AUGUST 31, 2018 PENDING WISH LIABILITY BY DEBITING THE CASH AND IN-KIND PENDING WISH LIABILITIES AND CREDITING NET ASSETS. FOR THE PORTION RELATED TO THE LIABILITY CREATED BY 8/31/18, THERE WILL BE NO IMPACT TO PROGRAM SERVICE RATIO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 10B MAKE-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 $334,379.