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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF OHIO KENTUCKY AND INDIANA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$18,472,500
Total expenses
$21,323,483
Contributions and grants received
$17,889,941
Grants paid
$11,328,832
Program service revenue
$22,775
Investment income
$390,376
Other revenue
$169,408
Total assets, end of year
$15,556,654
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,160,289
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$13,396,365
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$14,818,346
Management and general expenses
$3,306,534
Fundraising expenses
$3,198,603
Program service expenses (Part III)
$14,818,346

Program services were 69.5% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,306,305

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $16,583,636

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,500,488

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WISH ASSIST FEES

    total $22,775 · related or exempt $22,775

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $218,007 · excluded $218,007

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,381,003

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,208,634

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $172,369

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $172,369 · excluded $172,369

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $582,474

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,306,305

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $594,853

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$12,379 · excluded -$12,379

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $247,940

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $66,342

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $181,598 · excluded $181,598

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $189 · excluded $189

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $189

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $11,328,832 · program services $11,328,832

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $661,741 · program services $191,905 · management and general $224,992 · fundraising $244,844

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,800,842 · program services $1,386,188 · management and general $1,860,857 · fundraising $1,553,797

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $73,362 · program services $21,178 · management and general $28,607 · fundraising $23,577

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $812,015 · program services $234,561 · management and general $310,923 · fundraising $266,531

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $397,925 · program services $114,954 · management and general $152,037 · fundraising $130,934

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $26,440 · management and general $26,440

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,718 · management and general $31,718

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $75,197 · program services $32,245 · fundraising $42,952

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $423 · fundraising $423

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $222,553 · program services $101,352 · management and general $107,984 · fundraising $13,217

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $188,073 · program services $15,858 · management and general $19,553 · fundraising $152,662

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $519,453 · program services $153,519 · management and general $187,638 · fundraising $178,296

  • 17 · Travel

    total $125,409 · program services $19,747 · management and general $22,333 · fundraising $83,329

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $88,926 · program services $17,303 · management and general $19,917 · fundraising $51,706

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $47,768 · program services $14,287 · management and general $17,334 · fundraising $16,147

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $749 · management and general $749

  • 24a · Other expenses: CHAPTER DUES

    total $1,719,608 · program services $1,169,334 · management and general $275,137 · fundraising $275,137

  • 24b · Other expenses: MERCHANT FEES

    total $105,588 · program services $8,903 · management and general $10,978 · fundraising $85,707

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $10,975 · program services $925 · management and general $1,141 · fundraising $8,909

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $596 · fundraising $596

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $85,290 · program services $7,255 · management and general $8,196 · fundraising $69,839

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,402,520 · end of year $1,491,818

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $839,900

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,345,468 · end of year $4,574,284

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $38,043 · end of year $19,663

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $39,546 · end of year $23,423

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $846,767 · end of year $696,021

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $654,339

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $495,439

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $139,061 · end of year $158,900

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,742,323 · end of year $5,399,559

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,676,198 · end of year $2,353,086

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $644,567 · end of year $651,436

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $44,893 · end of year $39,532

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,582,769 · end of year $1,469,321

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,965,497 · end of year $5,352,095

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,992,200 · end of year $8,044,270

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.

  • IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, 1,052 HEARTFELT WISHES WERE GRANTED TO CHILDREN IN OHIO, KENTUCKY & INDIANA AND SINCE INCEPTION IN 1983, A TOTAL OF 23,024 WISHES HAVE BEEN GRANTED. TOTAL WISHES GRANTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WERE $12,884,926 OF THIS AMOUNT, $1,556,094 WAS CONTRIBUTED BY VARIOUS VENDORS AND PROVIDED IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS SUCH AS TRAVEL AND TRAVEL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, LODGING, AND OTHER SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES TO COMPLETE A CHILD'S WISH. FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES, THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED AS CONTRIBUTIONS REVENUE AND GRANTED WISH EXPENSE. FOR FORM 990, HOWEVER, THE IRS REQUIRES THAT THE $1,556,094 OF CONTRIBUTED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES BE EXCLUDED FROM BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSE.

    Expenses $14,818,346 · Grants $11,328,832 · Revenue $22,775

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kara Trott

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brent Bahnub

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Barbara Hess

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeff McFarland

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Bear

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jaynel Christensen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alessandro Ciaffoncini

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jason Fisher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Frank Gallucci

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anita Harris-Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jackie Hausfield

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paul Haut

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Courtney Hessenauer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brian Hodges

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dave Hooper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Erika Jurrens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shyam Karunakaran

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kelly Keefe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paul Loub

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 4/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Elaine Mardis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jessica Nickloy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kirsten Park

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Payne

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeff Wilkinson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Thomas Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brett Wood

    DIRECTOR (THRU 3/25/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stephanie McCormick

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $330,740
    From this org
    $322,382
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,358
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $286,329
    Bonus
    $36,053
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,388
    Nontaxable benefits
    $970
    Filer's total
    $330,740
  • Juli Miller

    CHIEF MISSION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $202,235
    From this org
    $195,847
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,388
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,736
    Bonus
    $12,111
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,750
    Nontaxable benefits
    $638
    Filer's total
    $202,235
  • Russell Betts

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $187,490
    From this org
    $184,630
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,860
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,918
    Bonus
    $11,712
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,414
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,446
    Filer's total
    $187,490
  • Keri Haibach

    CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $152,680
    From this org
    $134,799
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,881
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,990
    Bonus
    $8,809
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,141
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,740
    Filer's total
    $152,680
  • Wendy Marroni

    VICE PRESIDENT HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $135,855
    From this org
    $125,294
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,561
    Hours/week
    40
  • Amy Nelson

    VICE PRESIDENT MARKET ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $135,716
    From this org
    $119,017
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,699
    Hours/week
    40
  • Sophia Morton

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MISSION

    Total calculated
    $124,458
    From this org
    $122,452
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,006
    Hours/week
    40
  • Katie Ferrell

    VP, MARKETING AND COMM. ENGAGMENT

    Total calculated
    $131,434
    From this org
    $103,107
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,327
    Hours/week
    40
  • Christina Taylor

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $117,776
    From this org
    $113,770
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,006
    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. 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

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
STEPHANIE MCCORMICK, PRESIDENT & CEO, RECEIVES A HOUSING ALLOWANCE.
PART I, LINE 7
ALL EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE IN THE SINGULAR INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD. INCENTIVE IS EARNED BY THE ACHIEVEMENT OF WISH DELIVERY, CASH EXPENSE MANAGEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT REVENUE GOALS.

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
11 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611349349304856

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