Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID- SOUTH INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,408,189
- Total expenses
- $5,520,533
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,197,854
- Grants paid
- $2,741,445
- Program service revenue
- $2,475
- Investment income
- $231,266
- Other revenue
- -$23,406
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,078,219
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,382,443
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $8,695,776
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,071,721
- Management and general expenses
- $773,693
- Fundraising expenses
- $675,119
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,071,721
Program services were 73.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$2,292
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1c · Fundraising events
$821,268
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,374,294
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$742,243
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2a · Program service revenue: WISH ASSIST FEE
total $2,475 · related or exempt $2,475
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3 · Investment income
total $231,052 · excluded $231,052
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $536,192
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $535,978
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $214
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $214 · excluded $214
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$78,486
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$821,268
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$102,012
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$23,526 · excluded -$23,526
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE
total $120 · excluded $120
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11e · Other revenue, total
$120
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $2,741,445 · program services $2,741,445
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $153,656 · program services $36,877 · management and general $41,488 · fundraising $75,291
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,372,839 · program services $645,960 · management and general $409,226 · fundraising $317,653
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $27,236 · program services $13,095 · management and general $8,152 · fundraising $5,989
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $197,845 · program services $91,031 · management and general $58,724 · fundraising $48,090
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $113,664 · program services $51,068 · management and general $33,588 · fundraising $29,008
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $4,995 · management and general $4,995
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $51,186 · management and general $51,186
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11g · Fees: other
total $13,143 · program services $10,253 · management and general $1,553 · fundraising $1,337
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,753 · program services $2,671 · management and general $70 · fundraising $4,012
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13 · Office expenses
total $88,439 · program services $41,972 · management and general $14,143 · fundraising $32,324
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14 · Information technology
total $27,697 · program services $10,083 · management and general $7,861 · fundraising $9,753
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16 · Occupancy
total $180,668 · program services $92,683 · management and general $47,281 · fundraising $40,704
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17 · Travel
total $24,972 · program services $7,205 · management and general $3,589 · fundraising $14,178
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $22,056 · program services $11,561 · management and general $3,561 · fundraising $6,934
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20 · Interest
total $853 · management and general $853
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $39,137 · program services $20,077 · management and general $10,242 · fundraising $8,818
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23 · Insurance
total $624 · program services $322 · management and general $52 · fundraising $250
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24a · Other expenses: NATIONAL DUES
total $415,529 · program services $282,559 · management and general $66,485 · fundraising $66,485
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24b · Other expenses: APPRECIATION
total $17,583 · program services $6,401 · management and general $4,991 · fundraising $6,191
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24c · Other expenses: MERCHANT FEES
total $17,010 · program services $6,192 · management and general $4,828 · fundraising $5,990
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24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES
total $301 · program services $154 · management and general $79 · fundraising $68
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24e · All other expenses
total $2,902 · program services $112 · management and general $746 · fundraising $2,044
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $287,423 · end of year $367,105
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $300,160 · end of year $1,560,614
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $305,594 · end of year $256,837
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $50 · end of year $894
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $295 · end of year $75
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $166,471 · end of year $159,634
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$225,996
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$56,887
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $196,829 · end of year $169,109
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $7,356,405 · end of year $6,413,902
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,154,578 · end of year $1,150,049
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $243,847 · end of year $295,930
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19 · Deferred revenue
end of year $7,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,174,641 · end of year $1,079,513
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $7,544,073 · end of year $7,874,384
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $805,244 · end of year $821,392
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID-SOUTH CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TOGETHER WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.
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SEE SCHEDULE O.
Expenses $4,071,721 · Grants $2,741,445 · Revenue $2,475
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Julie FarrellJULIE FARRELL
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sha ToohigSHA TOOHIG
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nick CassellaNICK CASSELLA
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jim SlikerJIM SLIKER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mike AllbrittonMIKE ALLBRITTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Hugh BooneHUGH BOONE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mason Bubba EzzellMASON BUBBA EZZELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Reggie GarnerREGGIE GARNER
DIRECTOR (AS OF 9/10/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sharon HarrisSHARON HARRIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shari JefferiesSHARI JEFFERIES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Karin JonesKARIN JONES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robby KilpatrickROBBY KILPATRICK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jessica LaisJESSICA LAIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mike LyonsMIKE LYONS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lee McCallumLEE MCCALLUM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jt NovareseJT NOVARESE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Frank StallworthFRANK STALLWORTH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kent ThompsonKENT THOMPSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Casey TanseyCASEY TANSEY
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $150,476
- From this org
- $128,490
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,986
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $125,840
- Bonus
- $2,650
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,012
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,974
- Filer's total
- $150,476
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Christy KruegerCHRISTY KRUEGER
VP OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $115,644
- From this org
- $100,802
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,842
- Hours/week
- 50
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 23 February 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202610589349301511
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