MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID- SOUTH INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID- SOUTH INC (EIN 62-1253153)
Tax period
2024-09-01 to 2025-08-31
Filed
2026-02-27
IRS object ID
202610589349301511
Schema version
2024v5.5
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)
Return2026-02-27T12:45:10-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE 22ND FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02110ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN621253153EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID-SOUTHBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMAKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9016809474PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15100 POPLAR AVE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMEMPHISCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP38137ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCASEY K TANSEYPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone9016809474PhoneNum
Signature2026-02-23SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLINDSEY PIGGPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01310867PTIN
Phone7819821001PhoneNum
Preparation2026-02-17PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCASEY K TANSEYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15100 POPLAR AVE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMEMPHISCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP38137ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,046,179GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WISH.ORG/MIDSOUTHWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1986FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Investment Income$249,997PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$231,266CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$182,985PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$23,406CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,389,176PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,408,189CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$1,382,443TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,695,776NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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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
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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
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
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
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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
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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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 ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone9016809474PhoneNum

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CityMEMPHISCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

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CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHA TOOHIG
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICK CASSELLA
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM SLIKER
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE ALLBRITTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HUGH BOONE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MASON BUBBA EZZELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REGGIE GARNER
DIRECTOR (AS OF 9/10/24)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON HARRIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARI JEFFERIES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARIN JONES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBBY KILPATRICK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSICA LAIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE LYONS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEE MCCALLUM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JT NOVARESE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK STALLWORTH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENT THOMPSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CASEY TANSEY
PRESIDENT & CEO50.00Yes (X)$128,490$0$21,986
CHRISTY KRUEGER
VP OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS50.00$100,802$0$14,842Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GIVE KIDS THE WORLDBusinessNameLine1Txt

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US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP34746ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesLODGING AND MEALS SERVICEServicesDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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All Other Contributions$4,374,294AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$742,243NoncashContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWISH ASSIST FEEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,475TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$536,192SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$535,978SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$214SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$120OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$207,860ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$2,741,445TotalAmt
Program Services$2,741,445ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Fundraising$75,291FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$645,960ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$409,226ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$317,653FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$13,095ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,152ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,989FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$91,031ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,724ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,090FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$51,068ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,588ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,008FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$4,995ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,186TotalAmt
Management And General$51,186ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$10,253ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,553ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,337FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$6,753TotalAmt
Program Services$2,671ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,012FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$41,972ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,143ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,324FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$10,083ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,861ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,753FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$180,668TotalAmt
Program Services$92,683ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,281ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,704FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$24,972TotalAmt
Program Services$7,205ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,589ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,178FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$22,056TotalAmt
Program Services$11,561ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,561ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,934FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$853TotalAmt
Management And General$853ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,137TotalAmt
Program Services$20,077ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,242ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,818FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$624TotalAmt
Program Services$322ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$250FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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NATIONAL DUES$415,529$282,559$66,485$66,485
APPRECIATION$17,583$6,401$4,991$6,191
MERCHANT FEES$17,010$6,192$4,828$5,990
MEMBERSHIP DUES$301$154$79$68

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Program Services$112ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$746ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,044FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,520,533TotalAmt
Program Services$4,071,721ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$773,693ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$675,119FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$287,423BOYAmt
EOY$367,105EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$300,160BOYAmt
EOY$1,560,614EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$305,594BOYAmt
EOY$256,837EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50BOYAmt
EOY$894EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$295BOYAmt
EOY$75EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$166,471BOYAmt
EOY$159,634EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$225,996LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$56,887LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$196,829BOYAmt
EOY$169,109EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,356,405BOYAmt
EOY$6,413,902EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,154,578BOYAmt
EOY$1,150,049EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,767,805BOYAmt
EOY$10,078,219EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$243,847BOYAmt
EOY$295,930EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$7,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,174,641BOYAmt
EOY$1,079,513EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,418,488BOYAmt
EOY$1,382,443EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,544,073BOYAmt
EOY$7,874,384EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$805,244BOYAmt
EOY$821,392EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,349,317BOYAmt
EOY$8,695,776EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,767,805BOYAmt
EOY$10,078,219EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$112,344ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$455,207NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$3,596DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
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$3,718,365CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,532,601CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,629,825CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,954,844CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,197,854CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,033,489TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,718,365CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,532,601CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,629,825CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,954,844CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,197,854CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,033,489TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$8,495SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$23,024,994PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$61,923CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$141,077CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$268,521CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$256,406CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$231,052CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$958,979TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$36,108CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$55,103CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$198,291CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$264,689CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$78,606CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$632,797TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$24,625,265TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$7,100GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.93500PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.93830PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 REVENUE - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 33,736. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 55,103. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 192,591. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 264,688. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 78,486. OTHER REVENUE - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 2,372. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 5,700. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 1. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 120.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$462,960BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$43,272InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$531,232EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$411,736BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,121ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$71,278InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$24,175AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$462,960EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$357,310BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$32,278InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,852AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$411,736EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$390,197BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25,864ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$56,738InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,013AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$357,310EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$328,213BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$68,783InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,891OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,908AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$390,197EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.01258BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.47744PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.50999TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$108,366OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,701DepreciationAmt
Book Value$96,665BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$68,301OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$16,025DepreciationAmt
Book Value$52,276BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$49,329OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$29,161DepreciationAmt
Book Value$20,168BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$169,109TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
MULTIPLE STRATEGIES - MUTUAL FUNDS$1,608,391C
COMMON COLLECTIVE TRUST - EQUITY SECURITIES$3,067,770C
COMMON COLLECTIVE TRUST - SHORT DURATION FIXED INCOME FUNDS$1,737,741C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$6,413,902TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM NATIONAL$133,490
DUE FROM OTHER CHAPTERS$2,621
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - FINANCE$16,994
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - OPERATING$996,944
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,150,049TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO NATIONAL$12,907
DUE TO OTHER CHAPTERS$36,185
LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING$1,012,880
LEASE LIABILITY - FINANCING$17,541
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,079,513TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,317,600TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$455,207NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$505,390DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$960,597RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,357,003RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$51,186InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$51,186RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,408,189TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,971,141TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$501,794DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$501,794ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,469,347ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$51,186InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$51,186ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,520,533TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUND WILL BE USED IN THE FOUNDATION'S WISH GRANTING ACTIVITIES.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME AND TENNESSEE TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) 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 PURPOSE 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, 2025 AND 2024. THE FOUNDATION FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION, AND APPLICABLE STATE JURISDICTIONS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1DISHES FOR WISHESEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$247,963GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$253,018CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1-$5,055GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$505NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$5,500RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$4,194FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$500EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$8,085OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2MAKE-A-WISH GOLF CLASSICEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$183,530GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$137,887CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$45,643GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$3,643NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$19,500RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$355FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$0EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$8,929OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total4OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$468,261GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$430,363CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$37,898GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$3,028NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$15,319RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$14,121FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$3,018EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$15,315OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$899,754GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$821,268CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$78,486GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$7,176NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$40,319RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$18,670FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$3,518EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$32,329OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$102,012DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$23,526NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 TypeWISHES GRANTEDGrantTypeTxt
Recipient285RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$1,978,291CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$763,154NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceSUPPLIES, TRAVEL, M&ENonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID-SOUTH, INC. DOES NOT PROVIDE CASH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, BUT RATHER GRANTS WISHES TO CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESS MEDICAL CONDITIONS. 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 BUDGETS ARE DEVELOPED BY THE WISH COORDINATORS AND APPROVED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAM SERVICES, DIRECTOR OF WISHES, PRESIDENT/CEO OR BOARD MEMBERS - DEPENDING ON THE TOTAL CASH BUDGET. ALL WISH EXPENSES ARE SUPPORTED BY APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION (I.E. INVOICES) WHICH IS RETAINED BY THE CHAPTER.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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)
PersonCASEY TANSEYPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$125,840BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$2,650BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$4,012DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$17,974NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$150,476TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$305NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$26,102NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution62ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$16,418NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (9 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)EXCURSIONS198$546,042FMV
Yes (X)TRAVEL20$88,688FMV
Yes (X)SOUVENIRS154$28,258FMV
Yes (X)PLAYSET7$14,130FMV
Yes (X)POOL & SPA3$12,819FMV
Yes (X)SUPPLIES17$8,464FMV
Yes (X)ANIMAL1$500FMV
Yes (X)ELECTRONICS2$289FMV
Yes (X)FURNITURE1$228FMV
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) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4AWE GRANT ONE PERSONAL, HEARTFELT WISH FOR EVERY CHILD IN OUR TERRITORY BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2 1/2 AND 18 YEARS OLD WHO HAS A CRITICAL ILLNESS MEDICAL CONDITION, AS DETERMINED BY THE CHILD'S OWN PHYSICIAN. IN 2024, WE GRANTED 285 WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITHIN OUR TERRITORY - ARKANSAS, NORTH MISSISSIPPI, AND WEST TENNESSEE. THESE WISHES IMPACTED OVER 1,000 PEOPLE DIRECTLY IN OUR PRIMARY PROGRAM - THE WISH CHILD, THEIR FAMILY, THE WISH GRANTING VOLUNTEERS, AND THE WISH SPONSORS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE UNVEILING OF THE WISH. TOTAL WISHES GRANTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WERE $3,232,975. OF THIS AMOUNT, $1,247,632 WAS CONTRIBUTED BY VARIOUS VENDORS WHO PROVIDED IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BY RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE DIRECTORS THEN SERVING, MAY DESIGNATE AND APPOINT ONE OR MORE COMMITTEES COMPRISED OF DIRECTORS, EACH OF WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF ONE OR MORE DIRECTORS. SUCH COMMITTEES, TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN SAID RESOLUTION, SHALL HAVE AND EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION, EXCEPT NO SUCH COMMITTEE MAY EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN REFERENCE TO THE FOLLOWING MATTERS: (I) FILLING VACANCIES ON, OR INCREASING OR DECREASING THE MEMBERS OF, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR ANY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; (II) ADOPTION, AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF THESE BYLAWS OR THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION; OR (III) ANY MATTERS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FOUNDATION WORKED CLOSELY WITH AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE THE RETURN. THE DRAFT RETURN THAT WAS PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM WAS REVIEWED BY THE FOUNDATION'S PRESIDENT & CEO, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS AND THE TREASURER. THE RETURN WAS THEN PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, COMPOSED OF FINANICAL PROFESSIONALS, FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FINAL RETURN WAS PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING BOARD 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 BE 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 CONFLICT 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 15ATHE PRESIDENT/CEO'S COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS. IT WAS REVIEWED AGAINST NATIONAL BENCHMARKING SALARY STUDIES, SURVEYS COMPLETED BY THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, AND LOCAL SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY STATE ORGANIZATIONS AND BY NATIONAL BENCHMARKING ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION AND DECISIONS WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED, INCLUDING THE TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION AND THE DATE APPROVED. THE MEMBERS PRESENT FOR THE DELIBERATIONS AND WHO VOTED, AND THE DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPARABILITY DATA OBTAINED AND HOW IT WAS OBTAINED. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO MONITOR AND REVIEW COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE CEO. IN THE EVENT AN ADJUSTMENT - ABOVE A MERIT INCREASE - TO THE CEO COMPENSATION, SUCH WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED DURING FISCAL 2025. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT HAVE OTHER OFFICERS WHO ARE COMPENSATED AND HAS NO EMPLOYEES WHO MET THE DEFINITION OF KEY EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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