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

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Organization: MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION OF ARIZONA INC (EIN 86-0409636)
Tax period: 2009-09-01 to 2010-08-31
Filed: 2011-07-15
IRS object ID: 201131969349300138
Schema version: 2009v1.7
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-07-15T13:32:16-04:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SARVAS KING & COLEMAN PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3101 N CENTRAL AVE STE 1100	AddressLine1
City	PHOENIX	City
State	AZ	State
ZIP Code	85012	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2009-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	860409636	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona Inc	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	MAKE	NameControl
Phone	6023959474	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	711 E Northern Avenue	AddressLine1
City	Phoenix	City
State	AZ	State
ZIP Code	85020	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	LAURA MITCHELL	Name
Title	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Title
Date Signed	2011-07-15	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	SARVAS KING COLEMAN PC	Name
Phone	6022411200	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2009	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	ELIZABETH REICH	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	711 E Northern Avenue	AddressLine1
City	Phoenix	City
State	AZ	State
ZIP Code	85020	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	3800306	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	www.wishaz.org	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1980	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	AZ	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	granting the wishes of children with life threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	26	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	26	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	23	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	445	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	2887403	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	3197005	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	8945	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	20406	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	5222	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	14644	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	206531	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	327143	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	3108101	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	3559198	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	2295376	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	2507346	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	986337	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	984272	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	61177	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	542436	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	537784	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	535848	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	3819497	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	4088643	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-711396	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-529445	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	1993609	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	1937650	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	1251864	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	1712800	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	741745	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	224850	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	GRANTING THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO ENRICH THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH HOPE, STRENGTH AND JOY.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	3233554	Expense
Grants	2507346	Grants
Revenue	36399	Revenue
Description	Wishes were granted to 253 children during the year. These wishes included visits to theme parks, trips, meeting with celebrities, and other experiences. The average cost to fulfill a wish is $9,000. The cost of a wish will generally range from $3,500 to $15,000. The goal of the chapter is to reach every eligible child in the state and share the power of a wish. 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 their fight against their illnesses.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	3233554	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Balance Sheet Amounts Reported	true	BalanceSheetAmountsReported
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	true	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	true	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	true	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	8	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	23	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	true	NonDeductibleContributions
Non Deductible Disclosure	true	NonDeductibleDisclosure
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	true	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	true	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	true	Form1098CFiled
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	26	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	26	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	true	LocalChapters
Policies Reference Chapters	true	PoliciesReferenceChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Own Website	X	OwnWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	LAURA MITCHELL	NamePerson
Telephone Number	6023959474	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	711 E NORTHERN AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	Phoenix	City
State	AZ	State
ZIP Code	85020	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (30 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
Jennifer Blank-Matney
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	X	0	0	0
Penny Brand
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	X	0	0	0
Karen Christensen
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	X	0	0	0
John Cummerford
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	X	0	0	0
Jon Ferlise
Secretary	2.0	X	0	0	0	X
Max Fose
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	X	0	0	0
Troy Foster
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	X	0	0	0
Mike Gaumond
CHAIRMAN	4.0	X	0	0	0	X
Derrick Hall
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	X	0	0	0
Tim Jeffries
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR	1.0	X	0	0	0
Lori Mackstaller MD
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	X	0	0	0
Jefry Matthews
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	X	0	0	0
Jeff Montag
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	X	0	0	0
Doug Moss
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	X	0	0	0
Renee Roebuck
Vice Chair - Fundraising	2.0	X	0	0	0	X
Thomas M Roskos Jr
Treasurer	2.0	X	0	0	0	X
Rob Rotondo
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	X	0	0	0
Frank Shankwitz
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	X	0	0	0
Debi Tobin
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	X	0	0	0
Mike Tully
VICE CHAIRMAN - Board Developm	2.0	X	0	0	0	X
C Bradley Vynalek
Board Member	1.0	X	0	0	0
Ronald Butler
Board Member	1.0	X	0		0
Stephen Lenn
Board Member	1.0	X	0	0	0
Brian Shniderman
Board Member	1.0	X	0	0	0
Mark Skarupa
Board Member	1.0	X	0	0	0
Jennifer Willis
Board Member	1.0	X	0	0	0
Robin Dunn
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	50.0		112000	0	0	X
Laura Mitchell
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.0		85700	0	0	X
Lisa Nataro-Goin
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER	40.0		27019	0	0	X
Bethany Taylor
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER	40.0		0	0	0	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	224719	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	0	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	1	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Fundraising Events	465336	FundraisingEvents
All Other Contributions	2731669	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	910733	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	3197005	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
WISH ASSIST FEE	900099	19321	19321
REIMBURSEMENTS	900099	1085	1085

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	20406	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	14644	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	14644	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	566901	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	465336	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	241108	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	325793	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	1350	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1350	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	1350	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3559198	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	36400	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2507346	Total
Program Services	2507346	ProgramServices

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	261350	Total
Program Services	48721	ProgramServices
Management And General	115015	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	97614	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	569270	Total
Program Services	289420	ProgramServices
Management And General	108476	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	171374	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15039	Total
Program Services	7343	ProgramServices
Management And General	4360	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3336	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	69840	Total
Program Services	32231	ProgramServices
Management And General	13838	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	23771	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	68773	Total
Program Services	29696	ProgramServices
Management And General	18212	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	20865	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	62355	Total
Program Services	21243	ProgramServices
Management And General	10057	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	31055	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	200	Total
Management And General	200	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1949	Total
Management And General	1949	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	61177	Total
Fundraising	61177	Fundraising

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	20837	Total
Program Services	4682	ProgramServices
Fundraising	16155	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	43245	Total
Program Services	21068	ProgramServices
Management And General	7539	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	14638	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	64708	Total
Program Services	48747	ProgramServices
Management And General	3196	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	12765	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12858	Total
Program Services	3863	ProgramServices
Management And General	390	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8605	Fundraising

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	120714	Total
Program Services	105059	ProgramServices
Management And General	980	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	14675	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	81265	Total
Program Services	60949	ProgramServices
Management And General	5688	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	14628	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	38938	Total
Program Services	26533	ProgramServices
Management And General	6295	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6110	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	FundraisingFundraising	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
PRINTING, SUBSCRIPTIONS & PUBL	32720	6499	26221
POSTAGE AND DELIVERY	12803	4283	7843	677
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	29104	14681	9754	4669
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	1500			1500
MEMBERSHIP DUES	109	58	26	25

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12543	Total
Program Services	1132	ProgramServices
Management And General	9587	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1824	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4088643	Total
Program Services	3233554	ProgramServices
Management And General	312653	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	542436	Fundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	X	JointCosts

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCosts

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5145	Total
Program Services	2425	ProgramServices
Fundraising	2720	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	140402	BOY
EOY	252902	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	450378	BOY
EOY	525139	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	197577	BOY
EOY	255010	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	29401	BOY
EOY	370400	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	5830	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12019	BOY
EOY	10598	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	686798	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	363142	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	356214	BOY
EOY	323656	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	627669	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	179949	BOY
EOY	194115	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1993609	BOY
EOY	1937650	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	140033	BOY
EOY	113338	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3700	BOY
EOY	1560	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1108131	BOY
EOY	1597902	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1251864	BOY
EOY	1712800	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	271626	BOY
EOY	-290000	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	290170	BOY
EOY	320735	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	179949	BOY
EOY	194115	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	741745	BOY
EOY	224850	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1993609	BOY
EOY	1937650	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2353025	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2365221	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3565073	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2768841	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3616507	CurrentTaxYear
Total	14668667	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2353025	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2365221	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3565073	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2768841	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3616507	CurrentTaxYear
Total	14668667	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	76788	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	14591879	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	17515	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	17710	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	44722	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	33803	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	14644	CurrentTaxYear
Total	128394	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	7333	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	8963	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	10925	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	9246	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	21756	CurrentTaxYear
Total	58223	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	14855284	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.98227	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.98490	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmts
Held Works Of Art Amts		HeldWorksOfArtAmts

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	17216	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	17216	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	492526	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	277212	Depreciation
Book Value	215314	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovements

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	87884	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	42896	Depreciation
Book Value	44988	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	89172	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	43034	Depreciation
Book Value	46138	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	323656	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TRUST	Description
Book Value	194115	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	194115	TotalBookValueOtherAssets
Federal Income Tax Liability	0	FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
WISHES PAYABLE	$1,572,556
DUE TO NATIONAL	$3,826
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION	$6,318
DUE TO OTHER CHAPTERS	$15,202

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	1597902	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	3559198	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	4088643	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-529445	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	-1616	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Other	$14,166	OtherAmount
Total Adjustments	12550	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-516895	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	3683039	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	-1616	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	111291	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Other Revenues	14166	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	123841	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	3559198	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	3559198	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	4199934	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	111291	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990	111291	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	4088643	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	4088643	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS	SCHEDULE D PART X	The Foundation is a not-for-profit organization exempt from federal income and Arizona taxes under the provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and Arizona Revised Statues 43-1201(4). 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 whole. ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, and provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, disclosure, and transition. The Foundation has adopted the deferral and disclosure provisions of ASC 740 for its August 31, 2009 financial statements and has adopted the provisions of ASC 740 for the year ended August 31, 2010. There are no such uncertain tax positions for the Foundation at August 31, 2010.
PERPETUAL TRUST	SCHEDULE D PART XI LINE 8 and SCHEDULE D PART XII LINE 2D	CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PErPETUAL TRUST

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	X	MailSolicitations
Phone Solicitations	X	PhoneSolicitations
In Person Solicitations	X	InPersonSolicitations
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	X	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrants
Special Fundraising Events	X	SpecialFundraisingEvents
Agreement Ref Fundraising	true	AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation (3 entries)

Name Of IndividualNameOfIndividual	ActivityActivity	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFunds	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceipts	Amount Retained By ContractorAmountRetainedByContractor	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganization
Kelly Hart Associates Inc	Grant Writer	false	111385	16000	95385
Nancy Stern PR LLC	MACY'S&WALK FOR WISHES	false	53420	25177	28243
Solutions Marketing	Co-Branding	false	20000	20000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	184805	TotalGrossReceipts
Total Retained By Contractors	61177	TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization	123628	TotalNetToOrganization
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStates

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	WISHBALL	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	357639	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	239747	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	117892	GrossRevenueEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	68379	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event1	3579	EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	28994	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	GOLF TOURNAMENT	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	133127	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2	59435	CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	73692	GrossRevenueEvent2
Non Cash Prizes Event2	15118	NonCashPrizesEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event2	8820	RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Food And Beverage Event2	12660	FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	26057	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events	4	TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events	233261	GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Charitable Contrib Other Events	166154	CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events	67107	GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Rent Facility Costs Other Events	2165	RentFacilityCostsOtherEvents
Food And Beverage Other Events	9665	FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Entertainment Other Events	15273	EntertainmentOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events	50398	OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total	724027	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	465336	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	258691	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	15118	NonCashPrizesTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	10985	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	90704	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events	18852	EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	105449	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	241108	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	17583	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Grant	CASH	TypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients	254	NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant	410644	AmountOfCashGrant
Method Of Valuation	BOOK	MethodOfValuation

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	WISH GRANTING PROCESS	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE I PART III	ReturnReference
Explanation	Make-a-Wish Foundation of Arizona, Inc. 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, 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 Chief Executive Officer. The supporting wish expense documentation (i.e. invoices and statements) is retained by the organization.	Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArt
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasures
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterest
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublications

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoods

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	178439	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehicles
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanes
Intellectual Property		IntellectualProperty
Securities Publicly Traded		SecuritiesPubliclyTraded
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStock
Securities Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecuritiesPrtnrshpTrustIntrsts
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneous
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStruct
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOther
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidential
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercial
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOther
Collectibles		Collectibles
Food Inventory		FoodInventory
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSupplies
Taxidermy		Taxidermy
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifacts
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimens
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifacts

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (10 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckbox	DescriptionDescription	Number Of ContributionsNumberOfContributions	Noncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
X	EQUIPMENT	1	10829	FMV
X	HOTEL/RESORT ACCOMODATIONS	205	404877	FMV
X	FREQUENT FLYER MILES/AIRLINE	20	77109	FMV
X	THEME PARK/EXPERIENCE ADMISSIONS	165	119901	FMV
X	AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTATION	305	46035	FMV
X	CRUISES	15	50601	FMV
X	ADVERTISING/PRINTING	28	112791	FMV
X	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	7	14380	FMV
X	POSTAGE	83	582	FMV
X	FACILITY RENTAL	49	6480	FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	true	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	true	ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	VEHICLE DONATIONS	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE M. PART I LINE 32A	ReturnReference
Explanation	Donors wanting to donate a vehicle are provided the direct number to Charitable Auto Resources, Inc. (C.A.R.S.) at 866-501-9474. C.A.R.S administers the vehicle donation program by towing in the vehicles, making any minor repairs needed, title processing, holding the auction, collecting all sales, and completing all paperwork with the donor and the purchaser. CARS then deducts all expenses (towing, repairs, etc) from the gross amount and splits the remaining net amount with the Organization with 70% going to the Organization and 30% to C.A.R.S. Net sales are distributed to the Organization on a monthly basis.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
REVIEW OF 990	PART VI SECTION B DISCLOSURE 11A	The Chapter ensures that its IRS Form 990 and any required state filings are: (1) prepared by an external licensed certified public accountant or accounting firm with nonprofit experience; (2) reviewed for accuracy and approved by the chapter's executive committee, finance committee and/or board of directors before such documents are filed with the appropriate governmental agencies; (3) distributed to all board members prior to filing; and (4) posted on their Web site or otherwise made available for public inspection in accordance with IRS regulations. The minutes of any committee and/or board meetings reflects the fact that the required review/approval/distribution process took place.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS	PART VI SECTION C. DISCLOSURE 19	ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE audited FINANCIAL STATEMENTS and Form 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.
COMPENSATION ANALYSIS	PART VI SECTION b. DISCLOSURE 15	The Chapter ensures: (1) that the compensation of their chief executive, other officers and "key employees" (as defined by the IRS) is approved by the chapter's Executive Committee without the involvement of any individual with a conflict of interest; (2) that the Executive Committee obtains and relies on appropriate comparability data before making its decision (which may include salary data provided by the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America (National Office) and reports from Arizona State University's Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation); and (3) that the basis for the decision approving the compensation arrangement is adequately documented at the time it is made.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST	PART VI SECTION B. POLICES DISCLOSURE 12C	The Chapter maintains a Conflict of Interest and Ethics Statement as provided by Make-A-Wish Foundation of America (the National Office) for each employee, board member, and volunteer who has direct contact with children, access to confidential information, or access to chapter funds. Such statements must be signed upon date of hire, election, or commencement of volunteer service, and at least annually thereafter.