2016-01-13T14:38:12-06:00 2015-08-31 391453055 VRAKAS SC 445 SOUTH MOORLAND RD SUITE 400 BROOKFIELD WI 53005 990 2014-09-01 391543541 MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSININC MAKE 2627814445 13195 WEST HAMPTON AVENUE BUTLER WI 53007 PATTI GORSKY POLLACK PRESIDENT & CEO 2627814445 2016-01-12 1 MARY ELLEN MICHAELSON P00748764 2627970400 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z PATTI GORSKY POLLACK 13195 WEST HAMPTON AVENUE BUTLER WI 53007 7915261 0 X WWW.WISCONSIN.WISH.ORG X 1984 WI GRANTING WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO ENRICH THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH HOPE, STRENGTH, AND JOY. 21 21 19 515 0 0 5763154 6634163 3600 4800 623682 308349 -502683 -392919 5887753 6554393 4212765 4161826 0 0 1474594 1549396 0 0 994232 825359 845282 6512718 6556504 -624965 -2111 11330080 11373971 2444843 2858024 8885237 8515947 X THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN GRANTS THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO ENRICH THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH HOPE, STRENGTH AND JOY. 0 0 5254097 4161826 4800 WE GRANT THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO ENRICH THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH HOPE, STRENGTH AND JOY. ACCORDING TO A NATIONAL STUDY, A WISH COME TRUE HELPS CHILDREN FEEL STRONGER, MORE ENERGETIC, MORE WILLING AND ABLE TO BATTLE THEIR LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS. FOR MANY OF THEM IT MARKS A TURNING POINT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THEIR ILLNESS. $634,537 OF DONATED SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS.MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN GRANTED 351 WISCONSIN WISHES.QUALIFIED MEDICAL REFERRALS INCREASED BY 16%, MEANING WE WILL BE GRANTING EVEN MORE WISHES THROUGHOUT 2016.CHARITY NAVIGATOR ONCE AGAIN GAVE MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN A 4-STAR RATING.THE PERCENTAGE OF FUNDS RAISED GOING DIRECTLY TO MISSION INCREASED TO 81.8%.OUTSIDE FUNDRAISERS BROKE A RECORD IN 2015, RAISING NEARLY $1.5 MILLION.THE GREEN BAY PACKERS CHOSE MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN TO HOST ONE OF ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY TAILGATE TOURS AND PLANNING TO BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER 2015 A SPECIAL GOLDEN CHAMPIONS BREAKFAST CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FEATURING 14 MEMBERS OF THE PACKERS TEAM THAT PLAYED IN THAT GAME.PATTI GORSKY, PRESIDENT & CEO OF MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN WAS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL'S STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES IN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT COURSE.MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN IS ACCREDITED BY THE WISCONSIN BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND WAS A PREVIOUS RECIPIENT OF THE TORCH AWARD FOR ETHICS & INTEGRITY.MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN, INC. HAS TWO REGIONAL OFFICES TO MAKE SURE EVERY ELIGIBLE CHILD IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN RECEIVES A WISH. NORTHEAST WI REGIONAL OFFICE100 W. COLLEGE AVE. STE. 50EAPPLETON, WI 54911920-993-9994NORTHEASTWISCONSIN@WISCONSIN.WISH.ORGMADISON REGIONAL OFFICE1 S. PICKNEY ST. STE. 40MADISON, WI 53703608-252-4321MADISON@WISCONSIN.WISH.ORG 5254097 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 1 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 WI X X KATHY LAPORTE 2627814445 13195 W HAMPTON AVENUE BUTLER WI 53007 THOR GILBERTSON VP WISH GRANTING 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ELLEN STARK PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES PALMER CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DONALD TUSCANY TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 RODNEY N RUSHING DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY THOMPSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA HENSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GLENN KENNEDY SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICK WALSH VICE CHAIRMAN AND VP FUNDRAISING 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN GEBHARDT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMY GIUFFRE VP FUNDRAISING 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHY DWORAK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KARA KAISER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIM SARTORI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY WILCOX DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA GURICAN VP LEGAL 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT BLAKE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID CARR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHEILA DODDS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL JANCZAK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC STAHRE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PATTI GORSKY POLLACK PRESIDENT & CEO 58.00 X 177037 0 34309 KATHY LAPORTE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OP 50.00 X 107184 0 25753 284221 0 60062 2 0 1 0 0 1365419 5268744 1362958 6634163 WISH ASSIST REVENUE 900099 4800 4800 4800 237091 237091 895318 824060 71258 71258 71258 116465 1365419 527798 -411333 -411333 24205 9010 15195 15195 OTHER INCOME 900099 3219 3219 3219 6554393 4800 0 -84570 4161826 4161826 308619 93848 108233 106538 888302 450959 74319 363024 161322 75042 24161 62119 98563 43399 13082 42082 92590 43647 13448 35495 5000 5000 36135 13592 6116 16427 30831 13598 4228 13005 66257 36241 6848 23168 24922 5405 2665 16852 87563 25586 7267 54710 220157 173924 22016 24217 16517 8224 1848 6445 PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO 143109 1430 350 141329 POSTAGE 63659 22253 6473 34933 INVESTMENT FEES 49723 29459 1578 18686 BANK FEES 42485 23524 4359 14602 58924 32140 6184 20600 6556504 5254097 308175 994232 204174 122987 532167 827243 55667 33728 112894 92865 7798 17624 342587 318992 35276 23595 6904734 6581700 3477370 3674229 11330080 11373971 424455 376706 2020388 2481318 2444843 2858024 X 8353070 7997700 532167 518247 8885237 8515947 11330080 11373971 -2111 -367179 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3601156 4087285 5303428 5763154 6634163 25389186 3601156 4087285 5303428 5763154 6634163 25389186 2856330 22532856 218652 214079 230728 231082 237091 1131632 12170 12170 26532988 6981193 0.84920 0.87960 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 98209 90600 7609 157455 142385 15070 86923 86007 916 23595 BAIRD BONDS 3674229 F 3674229 X 6836843 -367179 839382 472203 6364640 189753 189753 6554393 7206133 649629 649629 6556504 0 6556504 PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST FOR THE FOUNDATION AT AUGUST 31, 2015. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DONATED SERVICE EXPENSES INCLUDED IN SPECIAL EVENTS 189,753. WISH NIGHT 456617 390207 66410 8362 RADIOATHON 145846 145846 366 8 879421 829366 50055 519070 1481884 1365419 116465 527798 527798 -411333 24205 2580 5930 500 0 24205 2580 5930 500 9010 15195 WI 1 0 0 0 1.00000 KATHY LAPORTE 13195 WEST HAMPTON AVE BUTLER WI 53007 0 KATHY LAPORTE 1000 RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING TO WISCONSIN. MONEY COUNTING AND COORDINATE VOLUNTEERS ON NIGHT OF RAFFLE. X 0 1 WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THE WISHES ARE CATEGORIZED INTO THE FOLLOWING: TRIPS, ELECTRONICS, EDUCATION, BEDROOM DECORATING AND THE LIKE, BACKYARD ACTIVITIES AND RENOVATIONS, SHOPPING SPREES, SWIMMING POOLS, CAR RESTORATION, PETS AND CELEBRITY MEETINGS. 351 536752 3625074 COST NON-CASH ASSISTANCE IS IN-KIND DONATED ITEMS RECEIVED FOR PURPOSES OF FULFILLING WISHES. FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART I, QUESTION 2 MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN DOES NOT PROVIDE CASH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, BUT RATHER GRANTS WISHES TO ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES THAT MEET THE SPECIFIC MEDICAL CRITERIA FOR THE WISH GRANTING PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION GENERALLY ALLOCATES FUNDS DIRECTLY TO THE VENDORS FOR THE WISH EXPENSES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRAVEL STIPENDS (I.E. MEALS, TIPS, GAS, ETC) FROM A STANDARDIZED WISH BUDGET. ALL WISH EXPENSES ARE DEVELOPED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MISSION DELIVERY AND WISH COORDINATORS AND REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO, THEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE SUPPORTING WISH EXPENSE DOCUMENTATION (I.E. INVOICES AND STATEMENTS) IS RETAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PATTI GORSKY POLLACK PRESIDENT & CEO 177037 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34309 0 211346 0 0 0 X ITEMS RECEIVED FOR GRANTING WISHES AND EVENTS 3261 1362958 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): PART I, TYPES OF PROPERTY; ITEMS RECEIVED ARE USED FOR GRANTING WISHES, HOLDING INTERNAL EVENTS AND FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USES. THE AMOUNT OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED WAS 3261 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL RECEIVE AN ELECTRONIC COPY FOR REVIEW. A SUBSEQUENT CONFERENCE CALL WILL BE HELD TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE RETURN. THE FULL BOARD WILL THEN RECEIVE A COPY OF THE COMPLETED RETURN PRIOR TO FILING. THE PRESIDENT & CEO, PATTI GORSKY POLLACK WILL SIGN THE RETURN ONCE APPROVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM, AIMED AT DETERMINING ANY FAMILY AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AND TRANSACTIONS OR OTHER TRANSACTIONS THAT MAY POSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL COVERED PERSONS (I.E. BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP, VOLUNTEERS AND ALL EMPLOYEES). COVERED PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE REAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AT THE TIME WHEN SUCH CONFLICTS ARISE. WHEN SOMEONE BECOMES A COVERED PERSON AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, EACH COVERED PERSON IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED, READ AND UNDERSTAND THE POLICY AND AGREE TO COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE FULL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEMBER'S SHARE FEEDBACK ON CEO'S PERFORMANCE. KEY EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO. IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION, AMONG OTHER FACTORS THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS PERFORMANCE, DOES A COMPARISON TO OTHER CHAPTERS OF SIMILAR SIZE, CONSULTS WITH THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON COMPENSATION AND A MARKET ANALYSIS/COMPENSATION SURVEY OF NON-PROFIT EXECUTIVES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 WHILE FEDERAL TAX LAWS DO NOT MANDATE THAT THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION, THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THESE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THEY ARE AVAILABLE AT 13195 WEST HAMPTON AVENUE BUTLER, WI 53007 OR BY CALLING 262-781-4445. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 10B MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN, INC. PAYS AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FEE TO AN AFFILIATE, MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, INC. THIS FEE IS FOR BRANDING, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS, SUPPORT, AND TRAINING RECEIVED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE AMOUNT OF THE ASSESSMENT IN THE CURRENT YEAR WAS $220,157.