MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MISSOURI AND KANSAS: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MISSOURI AND KANSAS (EIN 43-1550697)
Tax period
2018-09-01 to 2019-08-31
Filed
2020-07-14
IRS object ID
202041969349306019
Schema version
2018v3.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2020-07-14T21:32:18-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN861065772PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1DELOITTE TAX LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1TWO JERICHO PLAZAAddressLine1Txt
CityJERICHOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN431550697EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MISSOURIBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2AND KANSASBusinessNameLine2Txt
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Business Name ControlMAKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3142059474PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line113523 BARRETT PARKWAY DRIVE NO 241AddressLine1Txt
CityBALLWINCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP63021ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCAROLINE SCHMIDTPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3142059474PhoneNum
Signature2020-07-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonCHRISTINE KAWECKIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00743140PTIN
Phone5169187000PhoneNum
Preparation2020-07-07PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address67.82.132.31IPv4AddressTxt
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerCAROLINE SCHMIDTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line113523 BARRETT PARKWAY DRIVE NO 241AddressLine1Txt
CityBALLWINCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP63021ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,031,652GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressMOKAN.WISH.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateMOLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers585TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$109,822CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$80,083PYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$6,376,194CYTotalExpensesAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses$158,246CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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DescMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MISSOURI & KANSAS CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES. THE FOUNDATION GRANTED 433 WISHES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2019. THE TOTAL COST OF WISHES GRANTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WAS 4,264,054. OF THIS AMOUNT, $832,094 RELATED TO WISH GRANTING 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 GRANT A CHILD'S WISH. FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES, THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED AS CONTRIBUTION REVENUE AND WISH GRANTING EXPENSE. FOR FORM 990, HOWEVER, THE IRS REQUIRES THE $832,094 OF CONTRIBUTED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES TO BE EXCLUDED FROM BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSE.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
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Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone3142059474PhoneNum

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Address Line113523 BARRETT PARKWAY DR SUITE 241AddressLine1Txt
CityBALLWINCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DENISE KRUSE
CHAIR AS OF 6/11/191.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID PUTZ
CHAIR THROUGH 6/10/191.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY CARLSON
VICE CHAIR AS OF 9/1/181.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA EPPS
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN HOWARD
TREASURER AS OF 9/1/181.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRETT KLINE
TRUSTEE THROUGH 6/24/191.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID POWERS
TRUSTEE AS OF 9/1/181.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEAN MUTTER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC KRUGER
TRUSTEE AS OF 9/1/181.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GLORIA SARGENT
TRUSTEE AS OF 9/1/181.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF EDEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF SONGER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA BRUBAKER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL MCMILLAN
TRUSTEE AS OF 6/12/191.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL RADER
TRUSTEE AS OF 9/1/181.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK MILLER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK O'FARRELL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL SABAL
TRUSTEE THROUGH 2/27/191.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS FELTON
TRUSTEE THROUGH 2/26/191.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLINE SCHMIDT
COO, PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$124,670$0$13,161
HEIDI KLEIN
CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$109,002$0$12,513
LUANN BOTT
PRESIDENT/CEO THROUGH 5/30/1940.00Yes (X)$170,647$0$13,236
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Fundraising$1,679,904FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$4,819,257AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,220,169NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,512,220TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWISH ASSIST FEESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$4,050TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$1,216,349SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$43,371SecuritiesAmt
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$29,298TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$29,298ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$92,932TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$92,932ExclusionAmt

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Other Revenue Total$1,280OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,431,960TotalAmt
Program Services$3,431,960ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Program Services$536,365ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$382,097ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$492,413FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$15,820ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,265ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,533FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$93,061ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,112ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$85,730FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$56,277ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,078ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,689FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$872TotalAmt
Fundraising$872FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Management And General$73,199ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,381FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Total$20,749TotalAmt
Management And General$20,749ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$31,454ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,026ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,999FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,450TotalAmt
Program Services$32,145ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,199ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,106FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,481TotalAmt
Program Services$16,631ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,120ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,730FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,108TotalAmt
Program Services$37,281ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,489ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,338FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,274TotalAmt
Program Services$17,340ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,727ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,207FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,627TotalAmt
Program Services$11,550ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,842ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,235FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,416TotalAmt
Program Services$12,318ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,752ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,346FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
NATIONAL DUES$203,442$160,719$20,344$22,379
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$20,781$7,933$5,637$7,211
BANK/MERCHANT FEES$9,066$2,124$2,124$4,818
MEMBERSHIP DUES$1,960$435$309$1,216

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,376,194TotalAmt
Program Services$4,580,241ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$819,973ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$975,980FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$109,312BOYAmt
EOY$199,800EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,015,427BOYAmt
EOY$1,142,962EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$194,704BOYAmt
EOY$384,192EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,275BOYAmt
EOY$803EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,579BOYAmt
EOY$13,434EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$33,476BOYAmt
EOY$127,402EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$169,720LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$136,990LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,147BOYAmt
EOY$32,730EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,828,086BOYAmt
EOY$1,538,533EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$862,218BOYAmt
EOY$856,384EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,093,224BOYAmt
EOY$4,296,240EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$317,305BOYAmt
EOY$389,659EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,546BOYAmt
EOY$34,573EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$337,851BOYAmt
EOY$424,232EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,763,780BOYAmt
EOY$2,717,504EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$176,618BOYAmt
EOY$337,440EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$814,975BOYAmt
EOY$817,064EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,755,373BOYAmt
EOY$3,872,008EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,093,224BOYAmt
EOY$4,296,240EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$158,246ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$332NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$41,943OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$4,759,662CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,332,669CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,509,754CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,485,734CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,512,220CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,600,039TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,759,662CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,332,669CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,509,754CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,485,734CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,512,220CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,600,039TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$26,600,039PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$58,335CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$58,118CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$92,123CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$88,731CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$80,524CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$377,831TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$70,018CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$231,106CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$132,283CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$157,604CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$218,509CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$809,520TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$27,787,390TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$8,850GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.95730PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92000PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 EVENT REVENUE - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 157,604. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 217,229. OTHER INCOME - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 70,018. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 231,106. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 132,283. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 1,280.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$125,135BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$77,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,051InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$207,686EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$80,146BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$37,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,489InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$125,135EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$37,500BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$37,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,146InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$80,146EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$0BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$37,500ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$37,500EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$0BeginningYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.93100PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.06900TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$59,316OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$53,743DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,573BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$110,404OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$83,247DepreciationAmt
Book Value$27,157BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$32,730TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM NATIONAL$62,733
DUE FROM OTHER CHAPTERS$1,350
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS$788,030
SECURITY DEPOSITS$4,271
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$856,384TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO NATIONAL$33,609
DEFERRED RENT$964
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$34,573TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,621,009TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$332NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$999,981DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,000,313RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,620,696RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$20,749InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$107,005OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$86,256RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,534,440TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,448,358TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$999,981DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$92,932OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,092,913ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,355,445ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$20,749InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$20,749ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,376,194TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:INCOME GENERATED FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUND, HELD BY MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA'S WISHES FOREVER ENDOWMENT FUND, ARE INTENDED TO FUND WISHES IN PERPETUITY.
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:EVENT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -92,932. LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS -14,073.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EVENT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 92,932.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ST. LOUIS WALKEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,009,781GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$945,522CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$64,259GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$0NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$14,172RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$10,960FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$10,392EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$75,612OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2KC BUBBLE BALLEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$285,650GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$238,654CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$46,996GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$0NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$26,670RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$4,495FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$1,960EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$32,840OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total4OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$601,702GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$495,728CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$105,974GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$808NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$15,247RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$57,374FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$1,035EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$58,596OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,897,133GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,679,904CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$217,229GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$808NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$56,089RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$72,829FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$13,387EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$167,048OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$310,161DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$92,932NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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
Recipient433RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$489,196CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$2,942,764NonCashAssistanceAmt
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 MISSOURI AND KANSAS 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 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 VICE PRESIDENT OF MISSION DELIVERY (PROGRAM SERVICES) AND ARE APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE SUPPORTING WISH DOCUMENTATION (I.E., INVOICES AND STATEMENTS) IS RETAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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)
PersonLUANN BOTTPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT/CEO THROUGH 5/30/19TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$167,238BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$3,409OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$3,815DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$9,421NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$183,883TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$46,196NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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-RELATED556$1,139,181COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)SPECIAL EVENTS129$33,465COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)OTHER14$1,327COST/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 THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1:MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MISSOURI AND KANSAS CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.
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 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 FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS STATEMENT AS PROVIDED BY THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA FOR EACH OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, BOARD MEMBER, AND VOLUNTEER. SUCH STATEMENTS MUST BY 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 2018 COMPENSATION, THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS. IT WAS REVIEWED AGAINST NATIONAL BENCHMARKING 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 BENCHMARKING ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARDS DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE DECISION INCLUDES (A) THE TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION THAT WAS APPROVED AND THE DATE IT WAS APPROVED, (B) THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WHO WERE PRESENT DURING DEBATE ON THE TRANSACTION THAT WAS APPROVED AND THOSE WHO VOTED ON IT, AND (C) THE COMPARABILITY DATA OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON BY THE COMMITTEE AND HOW THE DATA WAS OBTAINED. PART VI SECTION B LINE 15B: THE SAME PROCESS LISTED ABOVE IS USED FOR OTHER STAFF, USING THE SAME INSTRUMENTS. SALARIES FOR STAFF OTHER THAN THE PRESIDENT/CEO ARE DECIDED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EMPLOYEE'S IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR WITHIN LIMITS SET BY THE BOARD-APPROVED BUDGET. ALL SALARY INCREASES ARE BASED ON METRICS FROM PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALTHOUGH 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 FOUNDATION POSTS ITS ANNUAL REPORT AND FORM 990 ON ITS WEBSITE AND ALSO MAKES THEM AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART X, LINE 27:THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2018, THE FOUNDATION ACCRUED FOR ESTIMATED COSTS OF REPORTABLE PENDING WISHES WHEN FIVE CERTAIN, MEASURABLE WISH CRITERIA WERE MET. THIS ACCRUAL DID NOT REPRESENT A LEGALLY BINDING LIABILITY BUT WAS CONSIDERED A MORAL OBLIGATION TO THE CHILD BY THE FOUNDATION ARISING WHEN THE FIVE CRITERIA WERE MET. GIVEN THE CHANGES TO THE WISH GRANTING ENVIRONMENT THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN RECENT YEARS, THE FOUNDATION DETERMINED THAT THE CALCULATION WAS NO LONGER REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FUTURE OBLIGATIONS. THE FOUNDATION REMAINS COMMITTED TO ITS MISSION. AS A RESULT OF THIS CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE, NET ASSETS WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 HAVE INCREASED BY $1,045,346.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS -41,943.

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