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

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Organization
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC (EIN 36-3422138)
Tax period
2016-09-01 to 2017-08-31
Filed
2018-04-17
IRS object ID
201801079349300900
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)
Return2018-04-17T09:45:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN861065772PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DELOITTE TAX LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1TWO JERICHO PLAZAAddressLine1Txt
CityJERICHOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP117531683ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363422138EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMAKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3126029474PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1640 NORTH LASALLE DRIVE NO 280AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP606543754ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEPHANIE SPRINGSPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone3126029474PhoneNum
Signature2018-04-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHRISTINE KAWECKIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00743140PTIN
Phone5169187000PhoneNum
Preparation2018-04-10PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address167.219.88.222IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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IP Tm09:42:23IPTm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSTEPHANIE SPRINGSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1640 NORTH LASALLE DRIVE NO 280AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP606543754ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$13,913,602GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ILLINOIS.WISH.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1985FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE O.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers1718TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Total Expenses$12,069,778CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$142,457PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$506,488CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$6,235,318TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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DescSEE SCHEDULE O.Desc
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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
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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 ActivitiesYes (1)GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document29IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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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
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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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
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone3126029474PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

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LAURA BROWN
DIRECTOR-CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER GRIFFIN
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BRIAN PAUL
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JONATHAN ZEILER
DIRECTOR-TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS ELLMAN
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CARLIN ADRIANOPOLI
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAULO BOLGAR
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON BROWN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARI BUCCI
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK CHONG
DIRECTOR AS OF 06/29/172.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE COCHRAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS CRAWFORD
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIANNE DOAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE GADOMSKI
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE GRAHAM SHANNON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARYN GUINTA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARYL LUKE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DINU PAREL
DIRECTOR AS OF 01/12/172.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIPAK PATEL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA PERINO
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL POULOS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANETTE REYNOLDS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY BETH SIDDONS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN STIBAL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
COLLEEN VAN HAM
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN VELERIS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHERI WARSH
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VALLI PERERA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE SPRINGS
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DARYL THOMANN
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HEATHER SIMPSON
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40.00$177,166$0$437Yes (X)
RYAN BLACKBURN
MARKETING DIRECTOR40.00$110,086$0$10,202Yes (X)
BRIDGET O'CONNELL
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM SERVICES40.00$103,236$0$8,004Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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WINDY CITY LIMOUSINE
2801 S 25TH AVEBROADVIEWIL60155LIMOS FOR WISH FAMILIES$233,857
CHICAGO SIGNATURE SERVICES
600 E GRAND AVECHICAGOIL60611CATERING FOR WISH BALL$157,536
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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All Other Contributions$9,569,352AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$2,667,369NoncashContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWISH ASSIST FEESDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$10,550TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$157,000SecuritiesAmt
Other$437OtherAmt

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Other$437OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$36,717TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$36,717ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$36,139GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$13,810GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$22,329ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescREBATESDesc
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Total Revenue Column$48,728TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$48,728OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$299,461ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,562,592TotalAmt
Program Services$6,562,592ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$670,376TotalAmt
Program Services$98,720ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$313,736ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$257,920FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,641,231TotalAmt
Program Services$1,257,440ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$503,548ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$880,243FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$13,257ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,405ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,501FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$298,796TotalAmt
Program Services$131,462ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,072ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$111,262FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$259,428TotalAmt
Program Services$114,689ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,957ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$86,782FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,198TotalAmt
Program Services$3,043ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,209ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,946FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,914TotalAmt
Program Services$19,593ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,789ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,532FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$179,077TotalAmt
Program Services$95,716ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$63,402FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,397TotalAmt
Program Services$19,927ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$1,470FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$166,471TotalAmt
Program Services$82,657ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,114ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$74,700FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,796TotalAmt
Program Services$13,645ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,423ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,728FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$311,501TotalAmt
Program Services$159,683ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,184ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$93,634FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,693TotalAmt
Program Services$15,822ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$865ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,006FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,507TotalAmt
Program Services$46,399ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,687ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,421FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,307TotalAmt
Program Services$4,569ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,816ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,922FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,801TotalAmt
Program Services$29,851ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,859ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,091FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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NATIONAL DUES$353,804$287,905$34,519$31,380
PROMOTIONAL GIFT ITEMS$112,865$89,093$349$23,423
NAT'L ENDOW. FOR WISHES$100,000$100,000
BANK/MERCHANT CARD FEES$89,282$3,203$1,272$84,807

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,579TotalAmt
Program Services$9,304ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,576ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,699FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,069,778TotalAmt
Program Services$9,158,570ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,088,339ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,822,869FundraisingAmt

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,572TotalAmt
Program Services$3,286ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,286FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,946,268BOYAmt
EOY$1,775,745EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,252,842BOYAmt
EOY$1,238,665EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,640BOYAmt
EOY$12,611EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$103,310BOYAmt
EOY$97,244EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,863BOYAmt
EOY$112,244EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$565,381LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$454,501LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,129BOYAmt
EOY$110,880EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,609,017BOYAmt
EOY$8,734,499EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$427,520BOYAmt
EOY$433,296EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,568,589BOYAmt
EOY$12,515,184EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$981,576BOYAmt
EOY$1,002,241EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,600BOYAmt
EOY$51,075EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,220,142BOYAmt
EOY$5,045,644EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,235,318BOYAmt
EOY$6,098,960EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$555,921BOYAmt
EOY$1,436,243EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,515,649BOYAmt
EOY$1,710,750EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,261,701BOYAmt
EOY$3,269,231EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,333,271BOYAmt
EOY$6,416,224EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,568,589BOYAmt
EOY$12,515,184EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$506,488ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$576,465NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$9,850,889CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,155,964CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,301,326CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,699,152CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,217,527CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$55,224,858TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,850,889CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,155,964CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,301,326CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,699,152CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,217,527CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$55,224,858TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$362,085SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$54,862,773PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$172,877CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$211,290CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$243,096CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$256,777CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$240,415CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,124,455TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$825,995CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$926,492CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,135,396CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,310,900CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,287,673CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,486,456TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$61,835,769TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$45,125GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.88720PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.88710PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10 - OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDESCRIPTION 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 GROSS FUND. REV. $784,486 $886,130 $1,074,354 $1,214,706 $1,202,806 GROSS GAMING REV. $37,031 $40,348 $41,794 $39,706 $36,139 OTHER REVENUE $4,478 $14 $19,248 $56,488 $48,728 TOTAL $825,995 $926,492 $1,135,396 $1,310,900 $1,287,673ExplanationTxt

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$3,377,011BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$48,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$320,214InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$157,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$17,505AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,570,720EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,250,882BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$68,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$225,412InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$151,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$16,283AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,377,011EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,564,256BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$140,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$296,124InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$135,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$22,250AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,250,882EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,259,921BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$433,386InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$137,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$17,050AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,564,257EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,151,528BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$50,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$151,722InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$86,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$7,330AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,259,920EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.87760PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.12240TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,539OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,202DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,337BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$383,724OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$332,728DepreciationAmt
Book Value$50,996BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$173,118OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$118,571DepreciationAmt
Book Value$54,547BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$110,880TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED PENDING WISHES - CASH$2,527,725
ACCRUED PENDING WISHES - IN-KIND$2,142,607
DEFERRED RENT$240,535
DUE TO NATIONAL$100,000
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS$21,938
DUE TO OTHER CHAPTERS$12,839
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$5,045,644TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,552,092TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$576,465NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,439,275DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,015,740RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$12,536,352RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$39,914InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$39,914RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$12,576,266TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,469,139TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,439,275DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,439,275ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$12,029,864ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$39,914InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$39,914ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$12,069,778TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND INCOME IS EXPENDABLE TO SUPPORT WISH GRANTING. THE TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED PORTION IS EXPENDABLE INCOME FOR WISH GRANTING.
PART X, LINE 2:MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST FOR THE FOUNDATION AT AUGUST 31, 2017 AND 2016.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1WISH BALLEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$2,712,241GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,842,739CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$869,502GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$58,685RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$182,327FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$164,856EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$463,634OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2GOLF OUTINGEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$522,378GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$357,346CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$165,032GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$52,585RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$0FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$0EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$112,447OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total6OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$571,341GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$403,069CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$168,272GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$26,529RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$63,494FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$9,636EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$68,613OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$3,805,960GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$2,603,154CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$1,202,806GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$137,799RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$245,821FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$174,492EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$644,694OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$1,202,806DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Other Gaming$36,139GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Cash Prizes Other Gaming$3,000CashPrizesOtherGamingAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Gaming$10,810NonCashPrizesOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other GamingYes (1)VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming0.50000VolunteerLaborOtherGamingPct
Gross Revenue Total Gaming$36,139GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Cash Prizes Total Gaming$3,000CashPrizesTotalGamingAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Gaming$10,810NonCashPrizesTotalGamingAmt
Direct Expense Summary Gaming$13,810DirectExpenseSummaryGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary$22,329NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming ConductedILStatesWhereGamingConductedCd
LicensedYes (1)LicensedInd
License Suspended Etc0LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With Nonmembers0GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity0MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Gaming Other Facility1.00000GamingOtherFacilityPct
Individual With BooksANDREA SUDERSKIIndividualWithBooksNm

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1640 N LASALLE DR STE 280AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60654ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev0CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd

Gaming Manager Business Name GamingManagerBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANDREA SUDERSKIBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Manager Compensation$1,000GamingManagerCompensationAmt
Gaming Manager Services ProvPROVIDES OVERSIGHT FOR RECORDKEEPING, COMPLIANCE, AND ALL ASSISTING EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS.GamingManagerServicesProvTxt
Gaming Manager Is EmployeeYes (X)GamingManagerIsEmployeeInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr0CharitableDistributionRqrInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III, LINE 16:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGAMING MANAGER INFORMATION GAMING IS CO-MANAGED BY TWO EMPLOYEES, ANDREA SUDERSKI, ACCOUNTING MANAGER, AND DEBBIE PURCELL, SIGNATURE EVENTS MANAGER. THEY PROVIDE OVERSIGHT FOR RECORDKEEPING, DEPOSITS, COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS, AND ALL EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS ASSISTING WITH GAMING. COMPENSATION ALLOCABLE TO GAMING IS $2,000 TOTAL, OR APPROXIMATELY $1,000 EACH.ExplanationTxt

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
Recipient702RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$1,074,305CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$5,488,287NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceTRAVEL, M&E, SUPPLIESNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION 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. HOWEVER, CASH ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF PREPAID CARDS IS PROVIDED TO WISH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES TO COVER CERTAIN EXPENSES FOR SOME WISH TYPES, PRIMARILY TRAVEL STIPENDS FOR TRAVEL WISHES (E.G. MEALS, TIPS, GAS ,ETC.). THE PURPOSE AND AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE IS COMMUNICATED TO THE WISH FAMILY PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE PREPAID CARD SO THAT THE FAMILY IS AWARE OF THE INTENDED USE FOR THE FUNDS.
PART IIITHE NUMBER OF GRANT RECIPIENTS OF 702 REPRESENTS 716 WISHES GRANTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 MINUS THE 14 FEWER ACCRUED PENDING WISHES.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
STEPHANIE SPRINGS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$231,148$0$30,034$0$1,636$0$3,652$0$22,878$0$289,348$0$0$0
DARYL THOMANN
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$161,733$0$5,726$0$207$0$2,270$0$15,359$0$185,295$0$0$0
HEATHER SIMPSON
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$165,422$0$11,427$0$317$0$0$0$437$0$177,603$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINCENTIVE PAYOUTS FOR EXECUTIVES ARE DISCRETIONARY AND ARE PROVIDED UPON APPROVAL BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR BOTH THE CEO AND LEADERSHIP TEAM BASED ON ORGANIZATIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING ACHIEVEMENT OF KEY FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL METRICS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution11ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$108,553NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOST/SELLING PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (5 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)MEALS/ACTIVITY307$1,570,372COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)EVENT AUCTION697$385,603COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)ITEMS/ACTIVITIES640$301,665COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)AIR TRAVEL98$275,645COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)EVENTS31$25,531COST/SELLING PRICE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):THE NUMBER IN COLUMN B FOR "MEALS & ACTIVITIES AND "AIR TRAVEL" IS THE NUMBER OF WISHES FOR WHICH CONTRIBUTIONS WERE APPLIED. THERE WERE MANY DONORS WHO MADE CONTRIBUTIONS OF VARIOUS AMOUNTS. THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE POOLED AND USED TO SUPPORT TRAVEL RELATED WISHES. THE NUMBER IN COLUMN B FOR OTHER CATEGORIES IS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTONS AS LISTED BY DATE OF CONTRIBUTION.
PART I, LINE 32B:THE FOUNDATION USES A BROKERAGE FIRM TO SELL DONATED SECURITIES.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1:THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A:PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE PAST YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION FULFILLED THE WISHES OF 716 CHILDREN IN ILLINOIS. SINCE INCEPTION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS GRANTED OVER 13,000 WISHES. A STRONG MEDICAL OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY PRESENCE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS STAFF THAT WORK DIRECTLY IN THE COMMUNITY HELPS THE FOUNDATION MAINTAIN STRONG TIES WITH INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, HOSPITALS, AND CORPORATIONS THROUGHOUT OUR TERRITORY. TOTAL EXPENSE OF $13,469,139 WAS INCURRED THIS YEAR TO FULFILL OUR MISSION PER THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. OF THIS AMOUNT, $1,439,275 (11%) FOR DONATED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES IS NOT REPORTABLE IN FORM 990 AND IS EXCLUDED FROM REVENUE AND EXPENSE (SEE SCHEDULE D PARTS XI AND XII). THE AMOUNT NOT REPORTED IS CRITICAL TO WISH GRANTING AND INCLUDES DONATED LODGING AND OTHER TRAVEL SERVICES FOR WISHES.
FORM 990, PART I, SUMMARY, LINE 5 AND FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A:EMPLOYEES THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES REPORTED ON THE 2016 FORM W-3, TRANSMITTAL OF WAGE AND TAX STATEMENTS WAS 57. THIS REPRESENTS ANY INDIVIDUAL COMPENSATED THROUGH PAYROLL AT SOME POINT DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. THERE WERE 48 EMPLOYEES AS OF AUGUST 31, 2017, OUR FISCAL YEAR END.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED THE REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM IT ENGAGED, DELOITTE LLP, TO PREPARE THE RETURN. THE FINAL FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND FINANCE COMMITTEE AND DISCUSSED WITH FINANCE STAFF AND DELOITTE. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTED TO APPROVE THE FORM FOR FILING. SUBSEQUENT TO ITS REVIEW, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORTED BACK TO THE BOARD REGARDING ITS OVERSIGHT OF THE FORM 990 AND A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE VOTING BOARD BEFORE THE RETURN WAS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT THE FOUNDATION HAS A CODE OF ETHICS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS POLICY DEFINES WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE PROCESS THAT BOARD OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AND VOLUNTEERS SHOULD UNDERTAKE IF THEY BELIEVE THEY MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND THE RESOLUTION PROCESS. THIS POLICY INCORPORATES STANDARDS DEVELOPED BY MAKE-A-WISH AMERICA TO HAVE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ASSURANCE STATEMENT SIGNED BY EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS. IT ADDITIONALLY REQUIRES BOARD OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND EMPLOYEES TO SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, TO MORE PROACTIVELY PROMPT FOR IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. ASSURANCE AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS MUST BE SIGNED UPON DATE OF HIRE, ELECTION, OR COMMENCEMENT OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE, AND AT LEAST ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. THE SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE SUBMITTED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR. REVIEW OF THE STATEMENTS IS MONITORED BY THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST BEGIN WITH FORWARDING THE ISSUE FOR HANDLING TO THE DESIGNATED AUTHORITY (E.G. CEO FOR EMPLOYEE AND VOLUNTEER ISSUES, BOARD CHAIR OR COMMITTEE CHAIR FOR BOARD MEMBERS). THE DESIGNATED AUTHORITY WILL DETERMINE THE NATURE OF THE CONFLICT VIA THE WRITTEN DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AS WELL AS ANY ADDITIONAL VERBAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON. THE DESIGNATED AUTHORITY HAS RESPONSIBILITY TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION. AS NOTED IN THE POLICY, ALL INTERESTED PERSONS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ACT BY COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, AS WELL AS REFRAIN FROM TAKING ANY FURTHER ACTION ON BEHALF OF THE FOUNDATION PENDING CONCLUSION OF THE MATTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS' COMPENSATION THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR APPROVING THE CEO'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE. IT ALSO APPROVES THE INCENTIVE TERMS FOR THE LEADERSHIP TEAM, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM SERVICES, AND MARKETING DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED SOLELY OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, NONE OF WHOM HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE CEO'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE AND LEADERSHIP TEAM INCENTIVE TERMS. CONSISTENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S PHILOSOPHY AND PRINCIPLES, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND CRITERIA TO BE USED IN DETERMINING MERIT INCREASES AND VARIABLE COMPENSATION CRITERIA FOR THE CEO. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND IS TASKED WITH MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE CEO AND INCENTIVE PAYOUTS FOR THE LEADERSHIP TEAM. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF AT LEAST 3 BOARD MEMBERS AND A QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PROFESSIONAL ("INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL"). AS SUPPORT FOR THE CEO'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE, COMPARABILITY DATA IS OBTAINED PROM THE INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL (I.E. TOTAL COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS, BOTH TAXABLE AND TAX-EXEMPT, FOR SIMILAR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES). THIS DATA IS UPDATED ANNUALLY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE'S WRITTEN RECORDS RELATED TO COMPENSATION INCLUDE: 1) THE TERMS OF THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS; 2) A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPARABLE DATA RELIED UPON BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; AND 3) DOCUMENTATION OF THE COMPENSATION DECISIONS MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
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 ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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