Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,110,329
- Total expenses
- $1,537,166
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,523,782
- Grants paid
- $749,950
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $264,333
- Other revenue
- $322,214
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,283,356
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $330,684
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,952,672
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,203,781
- Management and general expenses
- $244,053
- Fundraising expenses
- $89,332
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,203,781
Program services were 78.3% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$539,173
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$984,609
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$315,434
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3 · Investment income
total $191,668 · excluded $191,668
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $552,148
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $479,483
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $72,665
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $72,665 · excluded $72,665
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$450,249
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$539,173
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$136,576
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $313,673 · excluded $313,673
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$17,082
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$8,541
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $8,541 · excluded $8,541
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $749,950 · program services $749,950
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $123,076 · program services $6,154 · management and general $102,152 · fundraising $14,770
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $356,769 · program services $291,379 · management and general $50,875 · fundraising $14,515
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $9,822 · program services $8,186 · management and general $1,254 · fundraising $382
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $27,712 · program services $20,230 · management and general $6,107 · fundraising $1,375
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $35,421 · program services $22,315 · management and general $10,981 · fundraising $2,125
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $27,945 · program services $10,175 · management and general $17,393 · fundraising $377
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $47,300 · fundraising $47,300
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $11,434 · management and general $11,434
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11g · Fees: other
total $16,329 · program services $13,226 · management and general $2,613 · fundraising $490
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $17,739 · program services $11,176 · management and general $5,499 · fundraising $1,064
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13 · Office expenses
total $47,822 · program services $30,127 · management and general $14,823 · fundraising $2,872
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16 · Occupancy
total $41,277 · program services $23,394 · management and general $14,971 · fundraising $2,912
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $773 · program services $487 · management and general $240 · fundraising $46
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,469 · program services $926 · management and general $455 · fundraising $88
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23 · Insurance
total $9,973 · program services $6,283 · management and general $3,092 · fundraising $598
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24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $6,980 · program services $4,398 · management and general $2,164 · fundraising $418
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24b · Other expenses: VOLUNTEER EXPENSES
total $5,375 · program services $5,375
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $200 · end of year $200
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $587,139 · end of year $839,243
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $93,659 · end of year $147,714
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $75,726 · end of year $74,750
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$31,717
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$29,906
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,280 · end of year $1,811
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,663,062 · end of year $1,975,098
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $47,482 · end of year $244,540
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $32,421 · end of year $37,831
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $52,185 · end of year $47,600
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $49,965 · end of year $245,253
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,097,102 · end of year $2,743,060
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $238,875 · end of year $209,612
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
WISHES & MORE GRANTS WISHES FOR KIDS FROM BIRTH TO THEIR 19TH BIRTHDAY WITH A TERMINAL OR LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION. EACH WISH CHILD IS AWARDED A SCHOLARSHIP OF HOPE CERTIFICATE AS A REDEEMABLE GRANT, APPLICABLE TO ANY HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTE OF LEARNING. THROUGH OUR UNIQUE MEMORIAL PROGRAM, WISHES & MORE PROVIDES A MONETARY GIFT TO FAMILIES WHO LOSE A CHILD BEFORE THEY COULD EXPERIENCE A WISH.
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IN 2024, WISHES & MORE GRANTED 56 WISHES AND EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES TO KIDS AGED BIRTH TO 19 WITH TERMINAL OR LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS.
Expenses $1,203,781 · Grants $601,200
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MONETARY GIFTS ARE GIVEN TO THE FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WHO WERE UNABLE TO RECEIVE THEIR WISH. 113 MEMORIALS WERE GRANTED IN 2024.
Grants $113,000
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GRANT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EDUCATION BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL TO KIDS WHO HAVE RECEIVED A WISH. 7 FULL AND 22 PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS OF HOPE WERE AWARDED IN 2024.
Grants $35,750
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
KARLA BLOMBERG
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 30
-
MIKE ZITELMAN
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
MIKE DEASEY
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
CYNTHIA SONTAG
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 25
-
JIM ROEHL
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
ANN MUETING
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
BEN BINA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
RANDY EHLERINGER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
NANCY LAMBERT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
MARK ROBBINS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
CHRIS AMES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
RUSS BRIDGES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
CHRIS HARRISTHAL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
MARK SCHOLTES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
NATHAN MUETING
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $123,076
- From this org
- $114,853
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,223
- Hours/week
- 40
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 10 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533169349304228
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