A SPECIAL WISH FOUNDATION - CENTRAL OHIO

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $216K · expenses $335K · assets $279K

Also known as
CENTRAL OHIO
EIN
92-1880033
Address
620 TAYLOR STATION RD STE J, GAHANNA, OH 43230-6699
NTEE code
P20 Human Service Organizations (Human Services) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2025 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

GRANT SPECIAL WISHES TO CHILDREN WITH A LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL PROBLEM.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Lisa Hardin EXECUTIVE DI2024 $67,000$67,000 2

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Dixie Jeffers PRESIDENT2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Elizabeth Calland VICE PRESIDE2024 0 $0 reported 1
Brian Snow TREASURER2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Amy Glasgow SECRETARY2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Marlene Donaldson BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Faye Bullio BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Tammy Havener BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Elzabeth Calland (former) VICE PRESIDE2023 4 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $67K · 0 employees · 60 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LISA HARDIN EXECUTIVE DI30 $50,250$16,750$0 $67,0002
DIXIE JEFFERS PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
ELIZABETH CALLAND VICE PRESIDE0 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN SNOW TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
AMY GLASGOW SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
MARLENE DONALDSON BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
FAYE BULLIO BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
TAMMY HAVENER BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 60 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FAYE BULLIO BOARD MEMBER4 $0$0$0 $01
MARLENE DONALDSON BOARD MEMBER4 $0$0$0 $01
TAMMY HAVENER BOARD MEMBER4 $0$0$0 $01
ELZABETH CALLAND VICE PRESIDE4 $0$0$0 $01
AMY GLASGOW SECRETARY4 $0$0$0 $01
DIXIE JEFFERS PRESIDENT4 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN SNOW TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$216,011$335,176 $279,410$279,410 $208,840$0 $50,250060
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$145,615$244,870 $270,920$270,920 $135,938$0 $46,177060

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $13,818 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NEWARK LODGE NO 499 LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE Public charity Exact 2024 1$13,818 2024$13,818
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Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $335,176 spent · pay $232,068 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $159,162$157,507$207$1,448 47.5%
Other (as described)WISHES $78,328$78,328-- 23.4%
Payroll taxes $53,321$52,767$69$485 15.9%
Pension plan contributions $19,585$16,867$2,540$178 5.8%
Advertising and promotion $9,404$2,737-$6,667 2.8%
Occupancy $6,990$6,019$907$64 2.1%
All other expenses $2,010$936$1,074- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $1,900-$1,900- 0.6%
Other (as described)TRAVEL AND MEETING EXPENS $1,516$1,516-- 0.5%
Other (as described)PHONE, INTERNET, WEB HOST $1,051$1,051-- 0.3%
Insurance $1,007$1,007-- 0.3%
Other (as described)VOLUNTEER EXPENSES $902--$902 0.3%
Total$335,176100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $244,870 spent · pay $142,355 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)WISHES $51,046$51,046-- 20.8%
Other salaries and wages $48,684$48,178$63$443 19.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $46,177$39,768$5,989$420 18.9%
Payroll taxes $32,293$31,957$42$294 13.2%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING EXPENSES $30,576--$30,576 12.5%
Pension plan contributions $15,201$13,091$1,972$138 6.2%
Occupancy $8,746$7,532$1,134$80 3.6%
Other (as described)GIVE KIDS THE WORLD $5,416$5,416-- 2.2%
Advertising and promotion $2,211$2,211-- 0.9%
Office expenses $2,138-$2,138- 0.9%
Other (as described)TRAVEL AND MEETING EXPENS $1,581$1,581-- 0.6%
All other expenses $501-$501- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $300-$300- 0.1%
Total$244,870100%

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