MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN INC: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN INC (EIN 39-1543541)
Tax period
2009-09-01 to 2010-08-31
Filed
2011-01-13
IRS object ID
201110139349301121
Schema version
2009v1.7
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2011-01-13T14:52:06-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-08-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VRAKASBLUM SCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

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Address Line1445 SOUTH MOORLAND RD STE 400AddressLine1
CityBROOKFIELDCity
StateWIState
ZIP Code53005ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2009-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN391543541EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSININCBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlMAKENameControl
Phone2627814445Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line113195 WEST HAMPTON AVENUEAddressLine1
CityBUTLERCity
StateWIState
ZIP Code53007ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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Namepatti gorsky pollackName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone2627814445Phone
Date Signed2011-01-13DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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NameMary Ellen MichaelsonName
Phone2627970400Phone
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Tax Year2009TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Name Of Principal Officer PersonPATTI GORSKY POLLACKNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

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Address Line113195 WEST HAMPTON AVENUEAddressLine1
CityBUTLERCity
StateWIState
ZIP Code53007ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts4103279GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501cXOrganization501c
Web SiteWWW.WISCONSIN.WISH.ORGWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation1980YearFormation
State Legal DomicileWIStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionGRANTING WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO ENRICH THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH HOPE, STRENGTH, AND JOY.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body22NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members22NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees16TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers565TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year2742202ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
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Investment Income Prior Year222766InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year249883InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
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Other Revenue Current Year-107269OtherRevenueCurrentYear
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Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Total Liabilities EOY1581750TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY5809548NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY5644675NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionTHE 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.MissionDescription
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Significant Change0SignificantChange
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DescriptionGRANTING THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONITIONS TO ENRICH THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH HOPE, STRENGTH AND JOY. the foundation granted a record-breaking 318 wishes in fiscal year 2010. They are proud to report 81% of dollars raised are used directly for granting wishes. Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin received the Business Ethics Torch Award and has received a 4 star rating from Charity Navigator.Description
Total Program Service Expense3737754TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C31DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequired
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (21 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
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DAVID PETERSON
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chair5.00XX000
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MIKE HADDAD
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RICK SCHLESINGER
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CHUCK STEINMETZ
DIRECTOR2.00X000
ANNE ZIZZO
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SUSANNE GIDAN
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KAREN KIRK
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ellen stark
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donald tuscany
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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

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ExplanationPART X, LINE 2; MANAGEMENT ASSERTS THAT NO SUCH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION EXISTS FOR THE FOUNDATION AT AUGUST 31, 2010.Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

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Gaming Information GamingInformation

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Non Cash Prizes Other Gaming12053NonCashPrizesOtherGaming
Other Direct Expenses Other Gaming340OtherDirectExpensesOtherGaming
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Licensed1Licensed
License Suspended Etc1LicenseSuspendedEtc
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Member Of Other Entity0MemberOfOtherEntity
Percentage Of Gaming Othr Facility1.00000PercentageOfGamingOthrFacility
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CityBUTLERCity
StateWIState
ZIP Code53007ZIPCode
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Contract With3rd Party For Gam Rev0ContractWith3rdPartyForGamRev
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Charitable Distrib Required0CharitableDistribRequired

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

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Type Of Grantwishes 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.TypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients318NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant417804AmountOfCashGrant
Amount Of Non Cash Assistance2582297AmountOfNonCashAssistance
Method Of ValuationcostMethodOfValuation
Description Of Non Cash Assistancenon-cash assistance is in-kind donations received for purposes of fulfilling wishes.DescriptionOfNonCashAssistance

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierOther Information:Identifier
Return ReferencePart IV:ReturnReference
ExplanationPART 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 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 PROGRAM SERVICES AND ARE APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE SUPPORTING WISH EXPENSE DOCUMENTATION (I.E. INVOICES AND STATEMENTS) IS RETAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PATTI GORSKY pollackBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Base Compensation Filing Org148083BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org0BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org0OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org0DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org30174NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs0NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org178257TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs0TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
DescriptionITEMS RECIEVED FOR GRANTING WISHES AND EVENTSDescription
Number Of Contributions531NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990632535NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOMPARABLE SELLING PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts1ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierMethod for Determining Number of Contributors:Identifier
Return ReferencePart I, Column (b):ReturnReference
ExplanationPART I, TYPES OF PROPERTY; ITEMS RECEIVED ARE USED FOR GRANTING WISHES, HOLDING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EVENTS AND FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USES. THE AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTORS WAS 531 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanationReturn ReferenceReturnReference
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11THE FINANCe COMMITTEE WILL receive an electronic copy for REVIEW. A SUBSEQUENT CONFERENCE CALL WILL BE HELD TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE RETURN. THE PRESIDENT, PATTI GORSKY POLLACK WILL SIGN THE RETURN ONCE APPROVED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE, 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 RECIEVED, READ AND UNDERSTAND THE POLICY AND AGREE TO COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE POLICY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. KEY EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT. in determining compensation, AMONG OTHER FACTORS the organization reviews performance and does a comparison to other chapters of similar size.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19while 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. it is available at 13195 west hampton avenue butler, wi 53007 or by calling 262-781-4445.
form 990, part vi, section a, line 10bMake-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 $130,602.governing body and management

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