Cause IQ organization profile

Make-A-Wish Foundation of America

Make-A-Wish Foundation of America is a organizations supporting multiple health care nonprofit based in Phoenix, AZ that was founded in 1983. As of 2018 they had $96 million in revenue and $77 million in assets.

EIN:

86-0481941

City:

Phoenix

State:

Arizona

Website:

wish.org

Facebook:

facebook.com/makeawish

Twitter:

@makeawish

Founded:

1983

Type:

501(c)(3)

NTEE:

E12: Organizations supporting multiple health care organizations

Revenue:

$96,909,381

Assets:

$77,553,013

Employees:

271

Fiscal year end:

August

Revenue trends:

Asset trends:

Program areas at Make-A-Wish Foundation of America

The foundation performs activities which promote the development and handling of resources used to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions and supports affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations (chapters) in the administration of their wish programs. During fy18, the foundation distributed $55 million to the chapters to grant wishes. As of august 31, 2018, the foundation has 62 chartered chapters.

Form 990s for Make-A-Wish Foundation of America

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2018-08	Sep 14, 2019	990	View PDF
2017-08	Apr 10, 2018	990	View PDF
2016-08	Jul 27, 2017	990	View PDF
2015-08	Jul 19, 2016	990	View PDF
2014-08	Feb 13, 2015	990	View PDF
...and four more Form 990 PDFs

Financials for Make-A-Wish Foundation of America

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Federated campaigns	$0	$0
Membership dues	$0	$0
Fundraising event contributions	$0	$0
Related organizations	$0	$0
Government grants (contributions)	$0	$0
Normal grants, contributions, etc.	$82,706,985	$85,850,746	-3.7%
<em>Non-cash contributions included in above</em>	$4,741,900	$4,012,078	18.2%
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$82,706,985	$85,850,746	-3.7%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$82,706,985	$85,850,746	-3.7%
Program services	$8,707,460	$8,212,278	6.0%
Investment income and dividends	$689,824	$689,397	0.1%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0
Royalty revenue	$0	$0
Net rental income	$-378,441	$-307,522	-23.1%
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$1,057,457	$1,222,738	-13.5%
Net income from fundraising events	$0	$0
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0
Miscellaneous revenues	$4,126,096	$3,374,062	22.3%
Total revenues	$96,909,381	$99,041,699	-2.2%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Grants to govts. and orgs. in USA	$54,999,009	$55,968,611	-1.7%
Grants to individuals in USA	$0	$0
Grants to govts., orgs., and individuals outside USA	$98,305	$12,585	681.1%
Benefits paid to or for members	$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, etc.	$4,078,135	$2,899,297	40.7%
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons	$38,356	$0	999%
Non-officer salaries and wages	$13,801,378	$12,070,337	14.3%
Pension/retirement accruals and contributions	$519,879	$460,974	12.8%
Other employee benefits	$1,622,181	$1,399,221	15.9%
Payroll taxes	$1,156,723	$1,125,493	2.8%
Management fees	$0	$0
Legal fees	$31,667	$34,969	-9.4%
Accounting fees	$1,499,479	$1,560,985	-3.9%
Lobbying fees	$0	$0
Pro. fundraising fees	$3,079,492	$3,274,954	-6.0%
Investment mgmt fees	$189,601	$217,708	-12.9%
Other fee-for-service	$6,832,880	$3,935,215	73.6%
Advertising and promotion	$760,028	$370,952	104.9%
Office expenses	$2,991,404	$2,685,932	11.4%
Information tech. expenses	$364,751	$370,933	-1.7%
Royalty expenses	$0	$0
Occupancy	$1,252,340	$824,253	51.9%
Travel	$1,205,990	$965,403	24.9%
Public official travel and entertainment	$0	$0
Conferences, meetings, etc.	$1,269,121	$1,193,125	6.4%
Interest	$176,159	$0	999%
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0
Depreciation, amortization, etc.	$1,008,714	$981,455	2.8%
Insurance	$762,972	$713,881	6.9%
All other expenses	$4,056,244	$3,627,587	11.8%
Total expenses	$101,794,808	$94,693,870	7.5%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Cash (non-interest-bearing)	$3,400,228	$6,585,078	-48.4%
Savings, short-term investments, etc.	$18,407	$2,642,467	-99.3%
Pledges and grants receivable	$7,460,565	$6,573,423	13.5%
Accounts receivable	$880,308	$1,267,752	-30.6%
Loans receivable from officers, directors, etc.	$0	$0
Loans receivable from other disqualified persons	$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable	$0	$0
Inventories for use	$140,967	$328,563	-57.1%
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$1,248,857	$1,423,023	-12.2%
Buildings, equipment, etc. post-depreciation	$26,230,371	$15,817,053	65.8%
Investments, publicly traded securities	$36,113,489	$37,591,343	-3.9%
Investments, other securities	$0	$0
Investments, program-related	$0	$0
Intangible assets	$0	$0
Other assets	$2,059,821	$1,688,698	22.0%
Total assets	$77,553,013	$73,917,400	4.9%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$5,336,124	$4,372,476	22.0%
Grants payable	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$182,855	$372,841	-51.0%
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability	$0	$0
Loans payable to officers and disqualified persons	$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$20,000,000	$15,000,000	33.3%
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Other liabilities	$8,702,539	$6,970,981	24.8%
Total liabilities	$34,221,518	$26,716,298	28.1%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Unrestricted net assets	$20,898,167	$27,508,874	-24.0%
Temporarily restricted net assets	$12,306,386	$9,920,690	24.0%
Permanently restricted net assets	$10,126,942	$9,771,538	3.6%

Vendors for Make-A-Wish Foundation of America

Vendor	Services	Amount paid	Date
Blackbaud	Fundraising software; CRM software; Marketing software		2020-06-16
██████	Content management system software		2020-06-16
██████	Fundraising software		2020-06-16
███████ ███ ████	Fundraising software; Payment processing		2020-06-16
████████ ███ ███	Tax accounting		2019-07-12
█████████ █████████	Workplace Giving	$31,604	2018-08-01
██████████████████ ███	Audit accounting; Accounting Services	$1,322,623	2018-08-01
█████████ ██████████ ███████ ██ ███	Fundraising Counsel	$293,692	2018-08-01
...and 19 more vendors

Personnel at Make-A-Wish Foundation of America

Name	Title	Compensation	Most recent data
Bob Chapek	Chief Executive Officer of the Walt Disney Company	-	May 20, 2020
Elizabeth Reich	President and Chief Executive Officer	-	May 20, 2020
███████ █████████	Chief Financial Officer	$0	Sept. 10, 2019
████ ██████	Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer	$252,100	Aug. 31, 2017
█████ ███████	Chief Information Officer	$86,160	July 17, 2019
█████ █████████	Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer	$287,475	July 17, 2019
█████ ████ ████████	Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer	-	May 20, 2020
████ █████████████	Vice President of Development	$248,962	May 20, 2020
████ ███████	Vice President of Strategic Planning	$160,939	Aug. 31, 2018
████████ █████	Director of Learning and Div	$134,246	Aug. 31, 2017
...and 12 more key personnel

Peer organizations supporting multiple health care organizations

	Name	Type	Revenue	Location
1	Semper Fi Fund	501(c)(3)	$40 million	Camp Pendleton, CA
2	Children's Health Care Foundation	501(c)(3)	$25 million	Minneapolis, MN
3	Community Health Charities	501(c)(3)	$28 million	Alexandria, VA
4	Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation	501(c)(3)	$66 million	Dallas, TX
5	Helios Education Foundation	501(c)(3)	$34 million	Phoenix, AZ
6	Honorhealth Foundation	501(c)(3)	$27 million	Scottsdale, AZ
7	California Wellness Foundation	501(c)(3)	$54 million	Los Angeles, CA
8	British Columbias Children's Hospital Foundation (BCCHF)	501(c)(3)	$75 million	Canada,
9	Son Glow Ministries	501(c)(3)	$47 million	Peoria, AZ
10	Greathearts Arizona	501(c)(3)	$28 million	Phoenix, AZ
11	Jewish Voice Ministries International (JVMI)	501(c)(3)	$31 million	Phoenix, AZ
12	Donor Network of Arizona (DNA)	501(c)(3)	$72 million	Phoenix, AZ
13	Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation (PCHF)	501(c)(3)	$31 million	Phoenix, AZ
14	Vitalant Group Return	501(c)(3)	$98 million	Scottsdale, AZ
15	Lincoln Institute of Land Policy	501(c)(3)	$56 million	Phoenix, AZ
16	The Society of St Vincent de Paul Phoenix Diocesan Council (SVdP)	501(c)(3)	$54 million	Phoenix, AZ
17	Food For The Hungry	501(c)(3)	$125 million	Phoenix, AZ
18	Valley of the Sun United Way	501(c)(3)	$96 million	Phoenix, AZ
19	Arizona State University Enterprise Partners	501(c)(3)	$29 million	Tempe, AZ
20	Swedish Medical Center Foundation	501(c)(3)	$39 million	Renton, WA
21	Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation	501(c)(3)	$53 million	Aurora, CO
22	The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands	501(c)(3)	$25 million	Rancho Mirage, CA
23	William T Grant Foundation	501(c)(3)	$40 million	New York, NY
24	Oklahoma City Community Foundation (OCCF)	501(c)(3)	$82 million	Oklahoma City, OK
25	University of Minnesota Foundation (UMF)	501(c)(3)	$313 million	Minneapolis, MN

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Make-A-Wish Foundation of America

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