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

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Organization
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID-ATLANTIC INC (EIN 52-1306075)
Tax period
2024-09-01 to 2025-08-31
Filed
2026-05-12
IRS object ID
202631329349307258
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)
Return2026-05-12T17:17:31-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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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)
EIN521306075EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THEBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2MID-ATLANTIC INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMAKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3019629474PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16555 ROCK SPRING DRIVE 280AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20817ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLESLI CREEDONPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3019629474PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-11SignatureDt
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 OfficerLESLI CREEDONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16555 ROCK SPRING DRIVE 280AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20817ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,243,891GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWISH.ORG/MIDATLANTICWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1983FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers286TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$183,159PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$239,077CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$55,529PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,315CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,712,778PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,941,928CYTotalRevenueAmt
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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
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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
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Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

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LESLI CREEDON
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MELISSA PRATHER
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SHERRY HEWITT
COO & CFO40.00Yes (X)$193,264$0$25,233
KATHERINE YOUNG
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER40.00$131,931$0$5,045Yes (X)
JARRETT THOMPSON
SR DIRECTOR, FINANCE & OPERATIONS40.00$103,313$0$14,292Yes (X)
DARLA BROWN
DIRECTOR, DATA & INFO. SERVICES40.00$100,655$0$16,605Yes (X)
JASON PAPPAS
BOARD CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
LAURA FUENTES
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ORENZO PERRY HOLLOWELL
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID GOLDBERG
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
EDWARD BARRY
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KATHERINE BERMAN
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARK CABREY
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
AUGUST AUGIE CHIASERA
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ELLEN CONNORS
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
LAIRD CREIGHTON
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ADAM DUMEY
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SUSAN FIORELLA
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID HESS
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
PRITPAL RAHMAN KALSI
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SOPHIE LAMONTAGNE
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
VICTORIA LION MONROE
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MACK MCGEE
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOEL NIAMIEN
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JYOTHI RAGHAVEN
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
PAMELA ROTHKA
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KRISTEN SALMON
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
STACY SCHWARTZ
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JONATHAN SPAETH
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BEN WU
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,035,157TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WALDORF ASTORIA WASHINGTON DCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesCATERING SERVICESServicesDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$1,494,086FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$250,000GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,945,300AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$976,617NoncashContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWISH ASSIST FEESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$12,150TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Exclusion$140,154ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$1,652,458SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,567,294SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$85,164SecuritiesAmt

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Exclusion$85,164ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

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DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
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Exclusion$1,315ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,315OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$226,633ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,787,474TotalAmt
Program Services$2,787,474ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$65,055ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$309,307ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$192,028FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$653,559ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$248,479ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$878,806FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$34,090ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,032ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,670FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$39,964ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,773ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$56,802FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$50,017ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,266ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$74,036FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Program Services$550ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$21,291FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$6,465TotalAmt
Management And General$6,465ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,815TotalAmt
Management And General$13,815ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,037TotalAmt
Program Services$7,753ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,143ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,141FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,517TotalAmt
Fundraising$61,517FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,465TotalAmt
Program Services$25,328ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,848ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$63,289FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$10,072ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,087ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,716FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$313,186TotalAmt
Program Services$104,578ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$95,087ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$113,521FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,332TotalAmt
Program Services$11,515ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,522ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,295FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$895ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,789ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,598FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$117,296TotalAmt
Management And General$117,296ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,601TotalAmt
Program Services$1,566ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,482ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,553FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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UBIT EXPENSE$1,306$281$253$772
NATIONAL DUES$569,894$387,528$91,183$91,183
MERCHANT FEES$52,635$11,309$10,204$31,122
OTHER EXPENSES$31,364$6,738$6,081$18,545

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$23,446TotalAmt
Program Services$371ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,731ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,344FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,989,715TotalAmt
Program Services$4,198,643ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,052,843ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,738,229FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$185,496BOYAmt
EOY$198,907EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$1,223,033BOYAmt
EOY$545,139EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$708,801BOYAmt
EOY$640,107EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$350,000EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,277BOYAmt
EOY$111,124EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$197,905BOYAmt
EOY$214,491EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,221,051LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$948,197LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$383,273BOYAmt
EOY$272,854EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,993,294BOYAmt
EOY$3,386,378EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,669BOYAmt
EOY$21,750EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,478,591BOYAmt
EOY$1,271,359EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,344,339BOYAmt
EOY$7,012,109EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$568,176BOYAmt
EOY$493,352EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,000BOYAmt
EOY$100,286EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,836,728BOYAmt
EOY$1,512,230EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,497,904BOYAmt
EOY$2,105,868EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,614,683BOYAmt
EOY$2,666,849EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,231,752BOYAmt
EOY$2,239,392EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,846,435BOYAmt
EOY$4,906,241EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,344,339BOYAmt
EOY$7,012,109EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$47,787ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$115,135NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts-$7,542DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
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$5,206,654CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,520,552CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,228,038CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,575,848CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,689,386CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$34,220,478TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,206,654CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,520,552CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,228,038CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,575,848CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,689,386CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$34,220,478TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,787,763SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$31,432,715PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$52,331CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$57,284CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$139,250CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$172,691CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$140,154CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$561,710TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,116CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,486CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,447CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,805CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,759CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$41,613TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$73,262CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$356,109CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$473,037CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$545,583CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$736,014CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,184,005TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$37,007,806TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$37,000GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.84940PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.85430PublicSupportPY170Pct
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: $ 71,357. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 352,460. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 468,356. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 542,868. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 734,699. OTHER INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 1,905. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 3,649. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 4,681. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 2,715. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 1,315.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$771,643BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$155,228ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$50,846InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$977,717EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$458,092BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$293,279ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$20,272InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$771,643EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$448,775ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$9,317InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$458,092EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.08226BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.91774PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,014,770OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$756,744DepreciationAmt
Book Value$258,026BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$160,855OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$159,988DepreciationAmt
Book Value$867BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$45,426OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$31,465DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,961BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$272,854TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM NATIONAL$206,907
SECURITY DEPOSITS$53,616
DUE FROM OTHER CHAPTERS$2,508
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - OPERATING$1,008,328
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,271,359TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO NATIONAL$11,041
DUE TO OTHER CHAPTERS$32,771
LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING$1,468,418
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,512,230TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,747,091TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$115,135NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$703,843DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$818,978RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,928,113RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$13,815InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$13,815RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,941,928TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,687,285TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$711,385DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$711,385ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,975,900ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$13,815InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$13,815ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,989,715TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE FOUNDATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF ONE INDIVIDUAL FUND ESTABLISHED FOR A PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING WISH GRANTING ACTIVITIES.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME AND MARYLAND INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND SECTION 81 OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND TAX 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.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1WISH BALLEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,651,089GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,161,759CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$489,330GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$322,250RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$16,658FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$17,675EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$132,746OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2BALTIMORE GOLF EVENTEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$234,018GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$131,049CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$102,969GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$95,412RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$7,558OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$343,648GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$201,278CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$142,370GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$32,784RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$72,817FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$36,769OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$2,228,755GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,494,086CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$734,669GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$450,446RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$89,475FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$17,675EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$177,073OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$734,669DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeWISHES GRANTEDGrantTypeTxt
Recipient315RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$1,778,571CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$1,008,902NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceTRAVEL, M&E, 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 OF AMERICA PROCEDURES. THE CHILD IS INTERVIEWED BY THE WISH TEAM STAFF MEMBERS AND/OR VOLUNTEERS TO UNDERSTAND THE CHILD'S WISH REQUEST. A WISH BUDGET IS CREATED BY WISH GRANTING STAFF AND APPROVED BY WISH OR FINANCE MANAGEMENT. WISH EXPENSES ARE GENERATED BY WISH GRANTING 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)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
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
LESLI CREEDON
PRESIDENT & CEO$255,361$0$65,000$0$0$0$16,250$0$1,448$0$338,059$0$0$0
MELISSA PRATHER
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER$173,133$0$12,500$0$0$0$9,875$0$25,989$0$221,497$0$0$0
SHERRY HEWITT
COO & CFO$173,264$0$20,000$0$0$0$11,508$0$13,725$0$218,497$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4ATHE ORGANIZATION PAID KATHERINE YOUNG, CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER, A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $73,569 IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024.
PART I, LINE 7THE PRESIDENT & CEO, COO & CFO, AND THE CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER, RECEIVED A BONUS BASED ON GOALS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS. AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION AGAINST THE GOALS TO DETERMINE THE BONUS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$20,240NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (13 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)WISH RELATED122$644,678FMV
Yes (X)AIRFARE38$115,529FMV
Yes (X)THEME PARK, EXCURSIONS, ATTRACTIONS, EVENTS, ETC.142$66,645FMV
Yes (X)ENHANCEMENTS/ICEBREAKERS461$49,314FMV
Yes (X)CRUISE2$23,407FMV
Yes (X)MISC/OTHER - WISH GRANTING25$19,636FMV
Yes (X)WISH/OTHER/EVENTS INVENTORY23$14,022FMV
Yes (X)TRAILER/CAMPER3$6,234FMV
Yes (X)ELECTRONICS3$5,392FMV
Yes (X)ANIMAL2$5,170FMV
Yes (X)PLAYSET/PLAYGROUND2$3,808FMV
Yes (X)GROUND TRANSPORTATION/MEALS8$1,690FMV
Yes (X)TRAIN8$852FMV
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
ExplanationCOLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHERE SHALL BE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD COMPOSED OF THE CHAIRMAN, VICE-CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY, TREASURER, AND CHAIR OF EACH COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE, BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, ALL OF THE DELEGABLE POWERS OF THE BOARD TO THE EXTENT NOT EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND OR BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD MAY DESIGNATE ONE OR MORE DIRECTORS AS ALTERNATE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO REPLACE ANY ABSENT OR DISQUALIFIED MEMBER AT ANY MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, SHALL FIX ITS OWN RULES OF PROCEDURE AND IT SHALL KEEP A RECORD OF ITS PROCEEDINGS AND REPORT THEM TO THE BOARD AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD AFTER SUCH PROCEEDINGS HAVE BEEN TAKEN. ALL SUCH PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REVISION OR AMENDMENT BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED DURING THE TAX YEAR TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF YEARS BOARD MEMBERS MAY SERVE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 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 PRESIDENT/CEO AND THE COO & CFO. THE RETURN WAS THEN PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, COMPOSED OF FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS, FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS. SUBSEQUENT TO THE COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL, A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS STATEMENT AS PROVIDED BY THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA FOR EACH OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, BOARD MEMBER, AND VOLUNTEER. SUCH STATEMENTS MUST BE SIGNED UPON DATE OF HIRE, ELECTION, OR COMMENCEMENT OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE, AND AT LEAST ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. THE SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE THEN SUBMITTED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE VOLUNTEER MANAGER IF THEY ARE FROM VOLUNTEERS, AND THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND THE COO & CFO IF FROM STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS. REVIEW OF THE STATEMENTS IS MONITORED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OF WHICH THE PRESIDENT/CEO BECOMES AWARE INCLUDES, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING (1) DETERMINING THE NATURE OF THE CONFLICT VIA VERBAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, (2) FULLY DISCLOSING CONFLICTING INTERESTS TO THE BOARD, (3) THE CONFLICTED PERSON RECUSES HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION, AND (4) TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTIONS WARRANTED BY THE CONFLICT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE REVIEWS AGAINST BENCH-MARKING SALARY SURVEYS WHEN SALARY SURVEYS ARE COMPLETED FOR THE CHAPTER. SURVEYS MAY INCLUDE: SURVEYS COMPLETED BY MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA (TYPICALLY COMPLETED EVERY FEW YEARS), SURVEYS COMPLETED BY NATIONAL BENCHMARKING ORGANIZATIONS; SURVEYS COMPLETED BY STATE ORGANIZATIONS; AND SURVEYS COMPLETED BY A THIRD PARTY USING REGIONAL/STATE/LOCAL DATA. THE BOARD'S DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. DOCUMENTATION INCLUDES: COMPARABILITY DATA RELIED UPON; DETAILS OF THE COMPENSATION INCREASE, IF ANY; EFFECTIVE DATE; DATE APPROVED; AND MEMBERS PRESENT DURING THE DISCUSSION. IN SPRING 2024, OUR CHAPTER ENGAGED A THIRD PARTY TO COMPLETE A SALARY SURVEY FOR ALL STAFF POSITIONS. CEO AND CFO REVIEW DATA FOR ALL POSITIONS COMPARED TO MARKET. CEO DETERMINES COMPENSATION STRATEGY FOR ALL POSITIONS, WHICH IS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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