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

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Organization
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF COLORADO INC (EIN 74-2273004)
Tax period
2009-09-01 to 2010-08-31
Filed
2011-07-12
IRS object ID
201131939349300038
Schema version
2009v1.7
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2011-07-12T16:26:16-04:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-08-31TaxPeriodEndDate

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Business Name Line1KPMG LLPBusinessNameLine1

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Address Line1355 S Grand Ave Suite 2000AddressLine1
CityLos AngelesCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code90071ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2009-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN742273004EIN

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Phone3037509474Phone

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Address Line17951 East Maplewood Avenue 126AddressLine1
CityGreenwood VillageCity
StateCOState
ZIP Code80111ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameJOAN MAZAKName
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitle
Date Signed2011-07-09DateSigned

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Form 990 IRS990

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Activity Or Mission DescriptionTO GRANT THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO ENRICH THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH HOPE, STRENGTH, AND JOY.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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DescriptionThe Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado grants the wishes of Colorado children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. In fiscal year 2009-2010 we granted 240 wishes for Colorado children between the ages of 2 up to the age of 18. We grant the wishes of every medically eligible child in the state who is referred to us and have never denied the wish of a qualified Colorado child. Since the Foundation was founded in 1983, more than 3,500 children have benefitted from the magic of a wish fulfilled. TOTAL WISHES GRANTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WERE $1,507,100. OF THIS AMOUNT, $74,606 WAS CONTRIBUTED BY VARIOUS VENDORS WHO PROVIDED IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS SUCH AS TRAVEL AND TRAVEL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, LODGING, AND OTHER SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES TO COMPLETE A CHILD'S WISH. FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES, THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED AS CONTRIBUTION REVENUE AND GRANTED WISH EXPENSE. FOR FORM 990, HOWEVER, THE IRS REQUIRES THE $74,606 OF CONTRIBUTED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES BE EXCLUDED FROM BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSE .Description
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (15 entries)

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

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1WINE & WISHESNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event182711GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event124485CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event158226GrossRevenueEvent1
Food And Beverage Event113250FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event11350EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event124785OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2SPORTING AFFAIRNameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event268040GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event229159CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event238881GrossRevenueEvent2
Food And Beverage Event211188FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Entertainment Event22700EntertainmentEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event222310OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events9TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events201681GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Charitable Contrib Other Events38968CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events162713GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Non Cash Prizes Other Events1598NonCashPrizesOtherEvents
Rent Facility Costs Other Events2313RentFacilityCostsOtherEvents
Food And Beverage Other Events847FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events32041OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total352432GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total92612CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events259820GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Non Cash Prizes Total Events1598NonCashPrizesTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events2313RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events25285FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events4050EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events79136OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events112382DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary147438NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records MaintainedtrueRecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of Grantwishes grantedTypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients240NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant937606AmountOfCashGrant
Amount Of Non Cash Assistance494884AmountOfNonCashAssistance
Method Of ValuationfmvMethodOfValuation
Description Of Non Cash Assistancetravel,m&e,suppliesDescriptionOfNonCashAssistance

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPROCEDURES FOR MONITORING GRANT FUNDS IN THE UNITED STATESIdentifier
Return ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART 1, LINE 2ReturnReference
ExplanationMAKE A WISH FOUNDATION OF COLORADO 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 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
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp ArrangementfalseEquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related OrgsfalseCompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing OrgfalseCompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate OrgsfalseCompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonJoan MazakNamePerson
Base Compensation Filing Org149763BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org27612BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org0OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org7248DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs0NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org184623TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs0TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Works Of ArtWorksOfArt
Art Historical TreasuresArtHistoricalTreasures
Art Fractional InterestArtFractionalInterest
Books And PublicationsBooksAndPublications
Clothing And Household GoodsClothingAndHouseholdGoods
Cars And Other VehiclesCarsAndOtherVehicles
Boats And PlanesBoatsAndPlanes
Intellectual PropertyIntellectualProperty
Securities Publicly TradedSecuritiesPubliclyTraded
Securities Closely Held StockSecuritiesCloselyHeldStock
Securities Prtnrshp Trust IntrstsSecuritiesPrtnrshpTrustIntrsts
Securities MiscellaneousSecuritiesMiscellaneous
Qualified Contrib Hist StructQualifiedContribHistStruct
Qualified Contrib OtherQualifiedContribOther
Real Estate ResidentialRealEstateResidential
Real Estate CommercialRealEstateCommercial
Real Estate OtherRealEstateOther
CollectiblesCollectibles
Food InventoryFoodInventory
Drugs And Medical SuppliesDrugsAndMedicalSupplies
TaxidermyTaxidermy
Historical ArtifactsHistoricalArtifacts
Scientific SpecimensScientificSpecimens
Archaeological ArtifactsArchaeologicalArtifacts

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (7 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxDescriptionDescriptionNumber Of ContributionsNumberOfContributionsNoncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
XTHEME PARKS108117RETAIL VALUE
XLODGING7442468RETAIL VALUE
XOTHER WISH RELATED5549416RETAIL VALUE
XCRUISES109990RETAIL VALUE
XPLAYSETS, COMPUTERS, ETC1515590RETAIL VALUE
XAIR TRAVEL1540097RETAIL VALUE
XGIVE KIDS THE WORLD105329206RETAIL VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of8283 Received0NumberOf8283Received
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC GiftstrueReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPART 1, COLUMN BIdentifier
ExplanationTHE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS WAS DETERMINED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanationReturn ReferenceReturnReference
PART VII COMPENSATION OF OFFICERSMARILYN TILLERY WAS COMPENSATED FOR HER DUTIES AS VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS, NOT AS THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD. FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A THE FOUNDATION WORKED CLOSELY WITH AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ENGAGED TO PREPARE THE FORM 990. THE DRAFT FORM 990 PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM WAS REVIEWED BY THE FOUNDATION'S CEO. THE RETURN WAS THEN PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW. SUBSEQUENT TO THE COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICYTHE 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 COORDINATOR IF THEY ARE FROM VOLUNTEERS, AND THE CEO IF FROM STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS. REVIEW OF THE STATEMENTS IS MONITORED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OF WHICH THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 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 12C
COMPENSATION DETERMINATIONFOR 2009 COMPENSATION, THE CEO'S COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS. IT WAS REVIEWED AGAINST NATIONAL BENCHMARKING SALARY STUDIES, SURVEYS DONE EVERY FEW YEARS BY MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, AND BY LOCAL SALARY SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY STATE ORGANIZATIONS AND BY NATIONAL BENCHMARKING ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD'S DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. DOCUMENTATION INCLUDES THE TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION AND THE DATE IT WAS APPROVED, THE MEMBERS PRESENT DURING DELIBERATIONS AND THOSE WHO VOTED ON IT, AND THE COMPARABILITY DATA RELIED UPON AND HOW IT WAS OBTAINED.PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A
PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15BTHE SAME PROCESS LISTED ABOVE IS USED FOR OTHER STAFF, USING THE SAME INSTRUMENTS. SALARIES FOR STAFF OTHER THAN THE CEO ARE DECIDED BY THE CEO IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EMPLOYEE'S IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR WITHIN LIMITS SET BY THE BOARD-APPROVED BUDGET. ALL SALARY INCREASES ARE BASED ON PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.
DISCLOSURE OF DOCUMENTSWHILE FEDERAL TAX LAWS DO NOT MANDATE THAT THE ORGANIZATON'S GOVERNING DOUCMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION, THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THESE DOUCMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19

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