MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN INC (EIN 39-1543541)
Tax period
2024-09-01 to 2025-08-31
Filed
2026-04-24
IRS object ID
202631149349301028
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)
Return2026-04-24T10:30:30-05:00ReturnTs
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)
EIN391543541EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMAKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2627814445PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111020 W PLANK COURT 200AddressLine1Txt
CityWAUWATOSACityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53226ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWENDY COZZENSPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2627814445PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-21SignatureDt
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
PTINP01268923PTIN
Phone7819821001PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerWENDY COZZENSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111020 W PLANK COURT 200AddressLine1Txt
CityWAUWATOSACityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53226ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$28,252,909GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWISH.ORG/WISCONSINWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1984FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers447TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$9,720,188PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$5,250PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$7,350CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,302,132PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,012,185CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$30,708PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$18,532CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$10,996,862PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,629,579CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$8,069,667PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$5,780,579CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,077,340PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$817,111CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$2,222,280TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,316,380TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$20,064,189NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$20,164,340NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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 Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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 ActivitiesYes (1)GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee30EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name Line1ISLARA LEINGANGBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Address Line111020 W PLANK COURT 200AddressLine1Txt
CityWAUWATOSACityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53226ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

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SHANNON KOBYLARCZYK
FUNDRAISING CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOLLY COURTNEY
LEGAL CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHEILA DODDS
WISH GRANTING CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY SIKORSKI
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GAVIN HATTERSLEY
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETH STRAKA
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KERRI BECKTELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL BOND
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE GEHRKE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTA GRAVERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN HAGENOW
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHAD HAMILTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY KAUFFMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONA MANCUSO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEVINA MISTRY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS MCINTOSH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMMY NOLL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHEA O'RORKE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNDA PATTERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NIKKI STAFFORD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICH THOMPSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATTI GORSKY POLLACK
PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 4/30/25)40.00Yes (X)$248,830$0$61,164
ISLARA VAZQUEZ LEINGANG
VP OF FINANCE AND OPERATION40.00Yes (X)$118,628$0$33,123
WENDY COZZENS
PRESIDENT & CEO (AS OF 3/1/25)40.00Yes (X)$128,296$0$68,676
KRISTIN TEOFILO
SR. REGIONAL DIRECTOR40.00$124,200$0$16,807Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Fundraising$2,386,015FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$6,241,918AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,598,142NoncashContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWISH ASSIST FEESDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$7,350TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$18,600,440SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$18,063,745SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$536,695SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Exclusion-$78,495ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gaming Direct Expenses$16,302GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$59,123TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$840ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$840OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$993,653ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250,000TotalAmt
Program Services$250,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,530,579TotalAmt
Program Services$5,530,579ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Program Services$86,575ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$453,067ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$146,678FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Program Services$939,959ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,227ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$690,418FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$95,408ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,380ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,634FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$98,209ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,264ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$58,968FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$75,844ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,256ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,281FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Management And General$850ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$900FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$90,673ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$86,534ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$3,314ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,815ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,096FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39TotalAmt
Fundraising$39FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$371,047TotalAmt
Program Services$140,842ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,599ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$170,606FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,890TotalAmt
Program Services$11,442ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,827ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,621FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$182,222TotalAmt
Program Services$72,704ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,966ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$57,552FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$23,434TotalAmt
Program Services$6,977ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,499ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,958FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,745TotalAmt
Program Services$22,044ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,114ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,587FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,939TotalAmt
Program Services$42,961ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,675ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,303FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$624TotalAmt
Management And General$624ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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CHAPTER DUES$626,651$438,656$87,731$100,264
MERCHANT FEES$18,566$18,566
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$14,540$14,540
MEMBERSHIP DUES$7,969$864$5,253$1,852

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Management And General$1,121,354ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,507,863FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$21,667EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$506,372BOYAmt
EOY$457,811EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$632,957BOYAmt
EOY$476,156EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$36BOYAmt
EOY$36EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$79,232BOYAmt
EOY$101,247EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$439,113BOYAmt
EOY$338,871EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,156,525LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$225,214BOYAmt
EOY$133,425EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$18,973,697BOYAmt
EOY$19,112,840EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,100,563BOYAmt
EOY$1,838,667EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,286,469BOYAmt
EOY$22,480,720EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$711,213BOYAmt
EOY$874,464EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$430,749BOYAmt
EOY$473,402EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,080,318BOYAmt
EOY$968,514EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,222,280BOYAmt
EOY$2,316,380EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,341,913BOYAmt
EOY$18,520,459EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,722,276BOYAmt
EOY$1,643,881EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,064,189BOYAmt
EOY$20,164,340EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$22,286,469BOYAmt
EOY$22,480,720EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$817,111ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$924,475NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts-$7,213DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
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$7,659,447CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,593,772CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,529,887CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,720,188CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,628,576CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,131,870TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,659,447CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,593,772CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,529,887CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,720,188CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,628,576CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,131,870TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$92,608SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$45,039,262PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$306,377CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$348,872CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$395,862CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$500,675CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$475,490CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,027,276TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$493,446CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$444,420CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$663,323CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$633,919CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$541,053CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,776,161TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$49,935,307TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$20,975GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.90200PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.88340PublicSupportPY170Pct
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: $ 450,326. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 425,421. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 608,408. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 564,066. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 464,788. GROSS GAMING REVENUE - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 43,120. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 18,924. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 54,915. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 64,520. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 75,425. OTHER INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 75. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 5,333. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 840.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$195,031BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$743,473InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$938,504EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$173,722BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$21,309InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$195,031EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$169,690BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,032InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$173,722EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$207,990BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$38,300InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$169,690EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$181,899BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$26,091InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$207,990EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.10655PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.89344TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$775,509OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$677,408DepreciationAmt
Book Value$98,101BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$381,016OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$345,692DepreciationAmt
Book Value$35,324BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$133,425TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS$938,504
DUE FROM NATIONAL$242,785
DUE FROM CHAPTERS$18,929
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - OPERATING$638,449
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,838,667TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO NATIONAL$29,039
DUE TO OTHER CHAPTERS$117,204
LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING$822,271
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$968,514TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,454,839TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$924,475NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$908,823DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,833,298RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,621,541RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$86,534InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$78,496OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$8,038RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,629,579TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,354,688TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$916,036DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$78,496OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$994,532ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,360,156ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$86,534InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$86,534ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,446,690TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:AS OF AUGUST 31, 2025 AND 2024, THE FOUNDATION HAD A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS OF $938,504 AND $195,031, RESPECTIVELY. THIS INTEREST CONSISTS OF A FUND CONTRIBUTED TO THE WISHES FOREVER ENDOWMENT FUND AT THE NATIONAL OFFICE. AN ENDOWMENT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BETWEEN THE CHAPTER AND NATIONAL OFFICE. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL OFFICE ARE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPENDING POLICIES ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL OFFICE. THE NATIONAL OFFICE HAS VARIANCE POWER AS IT RELATES TO THESE ASSETS. THE BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS CONSISTS OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED AND THE EARNINGS THEREON, NET OF DISTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED, AND IS CLASSIFIED AS NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IN THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME AND WISCONSIN TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND CHAPTER 181 OF THE WISCONSIN REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. 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.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES RECLASSED FROM THE FUNCTIONAL EXPENSE STATEMENT TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE -78,496.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES RECLASSED FROM THE FUNCTIONAL EXPENSE STATEMENT TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE 78,496.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1WISH NIGHTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$940,147GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$809,323CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$130,824GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$605NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$0RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$82,756FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$13,600EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$52,882OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2GOURMET WISHES APPLETON 25Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$504,760GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$461,230CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$43,530GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2-$2,102NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$32,182RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$8,350FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$600EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$8,546OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total24OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$1,405,896GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$1,115,462CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$290,434GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events$3,875CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$37,599NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$78,263RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$95,361FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$28,535EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$102,231OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$2,850,803GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$2,386,015CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$464,788GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$3,875CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$36,102NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$110,445RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$186,467FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$42,735EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$163,659OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$543,283DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$78,495NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Other Gaming$75,425GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Cash Prizes Other Gaming$4,958CashPrizesOtherGamingAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Gaming$11,344NonCashPrizesOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other GamingYes (1)VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming1.00000VolunteerLaborOtherGamingPct
Gross Revenue Total Gaming$75,425GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Cash Prizes Total Gaming$4,958CashPrizesTotalGamingAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Gaming$11,344NonCashPrizesTotalGamingAmt
Direct Expense Summary Gaming$16,302DirectExpenseSummaryGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary$59,123NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming ConductedWIStatesWhereGamingConductedCd
LicensedYes (1)LicensedInd
License Suspended Etc0LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With Nonmembers0GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity0MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Gaming Own Facility0.00000GamingOwnFacilityPct
Gaming Other Facility1.00000GamingOtherFacilityPct

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ISLARA LEINGANGBusinessNameLine1Txt

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111020 W PLANK COURT SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityWAUWATOSACityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53226ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev0CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd
Gaming Manager PersonKELSEY RICEGamingManagerPersonNm
Gaming Manager Compensation$0GamingManagerCompensationAmt
Gaming Manager Services ProvOVERSEES INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EVENTSGamingManagerServicesProvTxt
Gaming Manager Is EmployeeYes (X)GamingManagerIsEmployeeInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr0CharitableDistributionRqrInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICABusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11702 E HIGHLAND AVE STE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityPHOENIXCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85016ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN860481941RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$250,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantWISH FULFILLMENT FUNDPurposeOfGrantTxt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeWISHES GRANTEDGrantTypeTxt
Recipient434RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$888,023CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$4,642,556NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceTRAVEL, M&E, AND SUPPLIESNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOR EACH CHILD WHO MEET ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, A FILE IS ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION PROCEDURES. THE CHILD IS INTERVIEWED BY THE WISH GRANTING STAFF TO UNDERSTAND THE CHILD'S WISH REQUEST. A WISH BUDGET IS CREATED BY WISH STAFF AND APPROVED BY WISH MANAGEMENT. WISH EXPENSES ARE GENERATED BY WISH FULFILLMENT STAFF AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY WISH MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE THAT COSTS ALIGN WITH THE WISH BUDGET. ONCE THE WISH HAS BEEN GRANTED AND ALL EXPENSES PAID, THE WISH FILE IS CLOSED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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 (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
PATTI GORSKY POLLACK
PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 4/30/25)$248,830$0$0$0$0$0$44,245$0$16,919$0$309,994$0$0$0
WENDY COZZENS
PRESIDENT & CEO (AS OF 3/1/25)$116,296$0$12,000$0$0$0$19,490$0$49,186$0$196,972$0$0$0
ISLARA VAZQUEZ LEINGANG
VP OF FINANCE AND OPERATION$106,628$0$12,000$0$0$0$16,415$0$16,708$0$151,751$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution8ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$66,348NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)WISH-RELATED736$1,463,432FMV
Yes (X)SPECIAL EVENTS45$36,228FMV
Yes (X)OTHER47$32,134FMV
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) REFERS TO THE NUMBER OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4AIT IS THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLE OF OUR VISION TO GRANT THE WISH OF EVERY ELIGIBLE CHILD BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2 1/2 AND 18. FOR WISH KIDS, JUST THE ACT OF MAKING THEIR WISH COME TRUE CAN GIVE THEM THE COURAGE TO COMPLY WITH THEIR MEDICAL TREATMENTS. WITH OUR WISH-MAKING PROCESS, WE STRIVE TO BRING A SENSE OF EXCITEMENT AND HOPE DURING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TIMES AND DELIVER A JOYFUL, LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE, WHETHER THE WISH IS A PRINCESS PARTY, SWIM WITH THE DOLPHINS, OR ANY OF THE COUNTLESS OTHER POSSIBILITIES DREAMED UP BY THE MAGICAL MIND OF A CHILD. THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN GRANTED 434 LIFE-CHANGING WISHES IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2025. THE TOTAL COST OF WISHES GRANTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WAS $8,683,174 OF THIS AMOUNT, $865,702 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 THIS AMOUNT TO BE EXCLUDED FROM BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHE EXECUTIVE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF THE BOARD CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, FUNDRAISING CHAIR, WISH GRANTING CHAIR, LEGAL CHAIR, SECRETARY, TREASURER AND THE IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR AS AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER FOR THE YEAR FOLLOWING HIS OR HER BOARD CHAIRPERSON-SHIP. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS MUST BE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHALL BE ELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MAY ACT ON BEHALF OF THE CORPORATION IN DAY TO DAY BUSINESS OPERATIONS WHEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS NOT IN SESSION, REPORTING ACTIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE NEXT SUCCEEDING MEETING FOR RATIFICATION. THE EXECUTIVE BOARD SHALL BE CHARGED WITH SUBMITTING TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR CONSIDERATION RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING UNUSUAL OR EXTRAORDINARY MATTERS AFFECTING THE OPERATION OF THE CORPORATION AND REVIEWING AND APPROVING STATE AND FEDERAL INCOME TAX OR INFORMATIONAL RETURNS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. ONCE THE DRAFT IS AVAILABLE, IT IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND ANY CHANGES INCORPORATED INTO THE FILING. ONCE THIS DETAILED REVIEW IS COMPLETE, THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW. ONCE IT IS REVIEWED AND QUESTIONS ARE ASKED, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE VOTES TO APPROVE THE 990. THE 990 IS THEN SENT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL VOLUNTEERS, STAFF, AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE COVERED IN THIS POLICY. THE DIRECTOR OF VOLUNTEERS MANAGES THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IF THERE IS AN ISSUE, IT IS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO. IF IT NEEDS ADDITIONAL REVIEW, IT WOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE LEGAL CHAIR, AND IF NEEDED, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION, IT COULD INCLUDE ANYTHING FROM A DISCUSSION TO A TERMINATION, DEPENDING ON THE CONFLICT. DOCUMENTATION INCLUDES MINUTES FROM THE MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW AND DECIDE THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THIS IS DONE AFTER AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT IS SUBMITTED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO AND THE FULL BOARD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE FEEDBACK ON PERFORMANCE. THE CHAPTER HIRED PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLC TO CONDUCT A COMPENSATION STUDY. IN ADDITION, MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA ALSO CONDUCTED A COMPENSATION STUDY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS, DISCUSSION ENSUES AND A MOTION IS MADE AND VOTE TAKEN, MINUTES ARE TAKEN AND SUBMITTED TO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION. FOR ALL OTHER POSITIONS, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS AND PRESIDENT & CEO WORK WITH EACH SUPERVISOR TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION BASED ON SALARY RANGES FOR EACH POSITION BASED ON COMPENSATION STUDIES. ALL COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED. THESE PROCESSES LAST TOOK PLACE IN FISCAL 2024.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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