MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF COLORADO INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF COLORADO INC (EIN 74-2273004)
Tax period
2016-09-01 to 2017-08-31
Filed
2018-07-12
IRS object ID
201831939349300228
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-07-12T11:11:30-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN450250958PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EIDE BAILLY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1375 E HORSETOOTH RD BLDG 4200AddressLine1Txt
CityFORT COLLINSCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80525ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN742273004EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF COLORADOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMAKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3037509474PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17951 EAST MAPLEWOOD AVENUE NO 126AddressLine1Txt
CityGREENWOOD VILLAGECityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80111ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOAN MAZAKPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3037509474PhoneNum
Signature2018-07-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKYLE FRITCH CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01313374PTIN
Phone9702238825PhoneNum
Preparation2018-07-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOAN MAZAKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17951 EAST MAPLEWOOD AVENUE NO 126AddressLine1Txt
CityGREENWOOD VILLAGECityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80111ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,244,277GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.COLORADO.WISH.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1983FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF COLORADO GRANTS THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO ENRICH THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH HOPE, STRENGTH AND JOY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent16VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee24TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers226TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$3,915,668PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$5,266,739CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$9,725PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$31,095CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$59,697PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$53,518CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$261,045PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$30,022CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,246,135PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,381,374CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$2,834,702PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$4,166,112CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,281,251PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Other Expenses$617,206PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$627,598CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,733,159PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,144,150CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$487,024PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$762,776CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$2,905,783TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,416,369TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,388,663TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,220,987NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$517,120NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF COLORADO GRANTS THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO ENRICH THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH LOVE, STRENGTH AND JOY.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,066,871ExpenseAmt
Grant$4,166,112GrantAmt
Revenue$31,095RevenueAmt
DescIN FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017, WE GRANTED 264 WISHES FOR COLORADO CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2.5 UP TO THE AGE OF 18. WE GRANT THE WISHES OF EVERY MEDICALLY ELIGIBLE CHILD IN THE STATE WHO IS REFERRED TO US AND HAVE NEVER DENIED THE WISH OF A QUALIFIED COLORADO CHILD. SINCE THE FOUNDATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1983, MORE THAN 5,000 CHILDREN HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE MAGIC OF A WISH. TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES GRANTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WERE $4,437,877. OF THIS AMOUNT, $1,559,039 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 EXPENSE. FOR FORM 990, HOWEVER, THE IRS REQUIRES THE $271,765 OF CONTRIBUTED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES BE EXCLUDED FROM BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSE.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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 Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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 Document6IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee24EmployeeCnt
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
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

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CORY TIPTON
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SETH KATZ
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM MYERS
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY ABOUSSIE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE SHAFFER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG ASKAM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOMAGO COLLINS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT ESMOND
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA SRSICH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT VAN RAMSHORST
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT STARK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENT SMITH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY MALONEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CONNIE TALMAGE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS BROWN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUSTIN VAUGHN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOAN MAZAK
PRESIDENT/CEO50.00Yes (X)$232,364$0$17,329
MARILYN TILLERY
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS/SECRETARY50.00Yes (X)$92,840$0$17,928
TERESA PUSZTAI
DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY50.00$112,633$0$16,727Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Government Grants$455,814GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,620,653AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,287,274NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,266,739TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWISH ASSIST FEESDesc
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,500RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$31,095TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$33,606TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$33,606ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$778,594SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$758,682SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$19,912SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue Column$30,022TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$30,022ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$5,381,374TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$31,095RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$83,540ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$4,166,112TotalAmt
Program Services$4,166,112ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$349,967TotalAmt
Program Services$56,291ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$268,301ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,375FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$407,021ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,993ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$316,619FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$22,648ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,376ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,418FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103,979TotalAmt
Program Services$44,733ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,917ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,329FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$32,274ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,260ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,885FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,233TotalAmt
Program Services$30,181ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,303ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,749FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,156TotalAmt
Program Services$8,358ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$278ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,520FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$25,259TotalAmt
Program Services$12,205ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,897ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,157FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$155,814TotalAmt
Program Services$78,219ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,293ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,302FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,316TotalAmt
Program Services$7,482ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$327ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,507FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,837TotalAmt
Program Services$47,671ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,743ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,423FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,538TotalAmt
Program Services$4,286ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,605ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,647FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP DU$128,666$101,646$11,580$15,440
COMMUNICATIONS$44,240$21,820$7,712$14,708
PRINTING, SUBSCRIPTIONS$36,039$6,969$606$28,464
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$19,512$9,795$3,669$6,048

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,988TotalAmt
Program Services$9,160ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,448ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,380FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,144,150TotalAmt
Program Services$5,066,871ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$446,308ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$630,971FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,113,071BOYAmt
EOY$1,056,460EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$188,565BOYAmt
EOY$352,833EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,430BOYAmt
EOY$29,430EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$80,822LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$64,783LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,871BOYAmt
EOY$16,039EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,191,169BOYAmt
EOY$1,351,246EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,250BOYAmt
EOY$99,775EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,637,356BOYAmt
EOY$2,905,783EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$191,318BOYAmt
EOY$299,061EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,225,051BOYAmt
EOY$2,089,602EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,416,369BOYAmt
EOY$2,388,663EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,032,422BOYAmt
EOY$161,155EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$188,565BOYAmt
EOY$355,965EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,220,987BOYAmt
EOY$517,120EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,637,356BOYAmt
EOY$2,905,783EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$762,776ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$58,909NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$3,261,459CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,957,543CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,246,366CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,915,668CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,266,739CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,647,775TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,957,543CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,246,366CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,915,668CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,266,739CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,647,775TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,109,274SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$19,538,501PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$27,693CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$24,679CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27,735CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$34,609CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$33,606CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$148,322TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$20,796,097TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,879,151GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.93950PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92200PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$80,822OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$64,783DepreciationAmt
Book Value$16,039BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$16,039TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED PENDING WISH COSTS$1,946,841
OTHER LIABILITIES$76,723
DUE TO RELATED ENTITIES$40,092
DEFERRED RENT$25,946
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,089,602TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,712,048TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$58,909NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$271,765DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$330,674RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,381,374RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,381,374TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,415,915TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$271,765DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$271,765ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,144,150ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,144,150TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOUNDATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME AND COLORADO INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). HOWEVER, THE FOUNDATION REMAINS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES ON ANY NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM A TRADE OR BUSINESS, REGULARLY CARRIED ON AND NOT IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH IT WAS GRANTED EXEMPTION. NO INCOME TAX PROVISION HAS BEEN RECORDED AS THE NET INCOME, IF ANY, FROM ANY UNRELATED TRADE OR BUSINESS, IN THE OPINION OF MANAGEMENT, IS NOT MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TAKEN AS A WHOLE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST FOR THE FOUNDATION AT AUGUST 31, 2017 AND 2016. THE FOUNDATION FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND APPLICABLE STATE JURISDICTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SPORTING EVENTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$238,397GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$190,272CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$48,125GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$3,233RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$39,823FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$2,000EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$32,147OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2KICKBALLEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$52,583GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$52,583GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$4,530RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$0FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$0EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$3,490OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total4OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$33,535GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$0CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$33,535GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$3,218RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$700EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$15,080OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$324,515GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$190,272CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$134,243GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$10,981RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$39,823FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$2,700EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$50,717OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$104,221DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$30,022NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 TypeWISH GRANTEDGrantTypeTxt
Recipient264RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$2,878,838CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$1,287,274NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFAIR MARKET VALUEValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceTRAVEL, M&E AND RELATED EXPENSESNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF COLOADO DOES NOT PROVIDE CASH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, BUT RATHER GRANTS WISHES TO SELECTED BENEFICIARIES THAT MEET THE SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR THE WISH GRANTING PROGAM. THE ORGANIZATION ALLOCATES FUNDS DIRECTLY TO THE VENDORS FOR THE WISH EXPENSE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRAVEL STIPENDS (I.E. MEALS, TIPS, GAS ETC.) FROM A STANDARDIZED WISH BUDGET. ALL WISH EXPENSES ARE DEVELOPED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAM SERVICES AND ARE APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE SUPPORTING WISH EXPENSE DOCUMENTATION (I.E. INVOICES AND STATEMENTS) ARE 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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOAN MAZAKPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT/CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$189,028BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$43,336BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$9,451DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$7,878NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$249,693TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCES OF THE EXECUTIVE STAFF AND OTHER STAFF AS IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE IF ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION IN THE FORM OF BONUSES WILL BE PAID. DURING CALENDAR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016, THE COMMITTEE AWARDED THE PRESIDENT/CEO, VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS/SECRETARY, AND THE DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY A BONUS BASED ON REVIEW OF THEIR PERFORMANCES AND SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Miscellaneous SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$11,226NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesSTATED VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (6 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)LODGING101$535,231RETAIL VALUE
Yes (X)GIVE KIDS THE WORLD LODGING AND TRIPS102$405,995RETAIL VALUE
Yes (X)AIR TRAVEL42$131,347RETAIL VALUE
Yes (X)OTHER135$131,042RETAIL VALUE
Yes (X)PLAY/COMP/FURNITURE28$42,831RETAIL VALUE
Yes (X)THEME PARK74$29,602RETAIL VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF DIRECTORS CONSTITUTING THE CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS INCREASED FROM TWELVE TO FIFTEEN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FOUNDATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ENGAGED TO PREPARE THE FORM 990. THE DRAFT FORM 990 PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE FOUNDATION'S CEO AND VP OF FINANCES. THE RETURN WILL THEN BE PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW. SUBSEQUENT TO THE COMMITTEE'S FINAL APPROVAL, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS STATEMENT AS PROVIDED BY THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA FOR EACH OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, BOARD MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER. SUCH STATEMENTS MUST BE SIGNED UPON DATE OF HIRE, ELECTION OR COMMENCEMENT OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND AT LEAST ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. THE SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE THEN SUBMITTED AND REVIEWED BY THE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR IF THEY ARE FROM VOLUNTEERS, AND THE CEO IF FROM STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS. REVIEW OF THE STATEMENTS ARE MONITORED BY THE CEO. THE PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OF WHICH THE 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 TRANSACTIONS 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 15FOR 2016 COMPENSATION, THE CEO'S COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE'S DISCUSSION AND DECISIONS WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. DOCUMENTATION INCLUDES THE TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION AND THE DATE IT WAS APPROVED, THE MEMBERS PRESENT DURING DELIBERATIONS, THOSE WHO VOTED ON IT AND THE MOST RECENTLY AVAILABLE COMPARABILITY DATA RELIED UPON. EXAMPLES OF COMPARABILITY DATA INCLUDE NATIONAL AND LOCAL BENCHMARKING STUDIES, SALARY SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA AND CHARITY NAVIGATOR CONDUCTED WITHIN THE PRIOR THREE YEARS. THE SAME PROCESS LISTED ABOVE IS USED FOR OTHER STAFF, USING THE SAME INSTRUMENTS. SALARIES FOR STAFF OTHER THAN THE CEO ARE DECIDED BY THE CEO IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EMPLOYEE'S IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR WITHIN LIMITS SET BY THE BOARD APPROVED BUDGET. ALL SALARY INCREASES ARE BASED ON PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.
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 THESE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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