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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MAKE- A- WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA.

Totals

Total revenue
$135,276,222
Total expenses
$124,505,937
Contributions and grants received
$107,044,630
Grants paid
$52,473,463
Program service revenue
$24,121,247
Investment income
$485,159
Other revenue
$3,625,186
Total assets, end of year
$107,210,146
Total liabilities, end of year
$36,254,081
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$70,956,065
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$80,566,738
Management and general expenses
$16,981,685
Fundraising expenses
$26,957,514
Program service expenses (Part III)
$80,566,738

Program services were 64.7% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $247,951

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $106,796,679

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,596,925

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CHAPTER ASSESSMENTS

    total $23,460,461 · related or exempt $23,460,461

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE REVENUE

    total $660,786 · related or exempt $660,786

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $826,173 · excluded $826,173

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $2,053,354

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $2,412,944

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$359,590

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$359,590 · unrelated business -$309,438 · excluded -$50,152

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $9,255,197

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

    securities $9,596,211

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$341,014

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$341,014 · excluded -$341,014

  • 11a · Other revenue: CENTRALIZED SERVICES

    total $2,653,881 · related or exempt $2,653,881

  • 11b · Other revenue: REBATES

    total $947,526 · related or exempt $947,526

  • 11c · Other revenue: LIST RENTAL INCOME

    total $383,369 · excluded $383,369

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,984,776

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $52,440,973 · program services $52,440,973

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $32,490 · program services $32,490

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $4,599,976 · program services $1,209,946 · management and general $2,883,842 · fundraising $506,188

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $20,830,058 · program services $12,107,906 · management and general $6,758,523 · fundraising $1,963,629

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $535,998 · program services $300,684 · management and general $193,783 · fundraising $41,531

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,242,754 · program services $1,283,191 · management and general $747,941 · fundraising $211,622

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,745,588 · program services $963,708 · management and general $613,840 · fundraising $168,040

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $103,907 · program services $1,349 · management and general $102,558

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,532,818 · program services $914,720 · management and general $471,428 · fundraising $146,670

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $6,783,489 · fundraising $6,783,489

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $56,152 · management and general $56,152

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,054,981 · program services $42,001 · management and general $553,790 · fundraising $2,459,190

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,315,448 · fundraising $3,315,448

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,631,389 · program services $177,778 · management and general $340,786 · fundraising $8,112,825

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,687,671 · program services $6,618,006 · management and general $1,476,071 · fundraising $593,594

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,588 · management and general $12,588

  • 17 · Travel

    total $890,023 · program services $150,323 · management and general $587,876 · fundraising $151,824

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,186,732 · program services $1,093,805 · management and general $1,078,663 · fundraising $14,264

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,245,563 · program services $2,552,929 · management and general $512,294 · fundraising $180,340

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $999,440 · program services $578,431 · management and general $328,170 · fundraising $92,839

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANK/MERCHANT FEES

    total $1,543,464 · management and general $88,659 · fundraising $1,454,805

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $655,470 · management and general -$44,335 · fundraising $699,805

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $209,142 · program services $97,642 · management and general $51,668 · fundraising $59,832

  • 24d · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES

    total $123,062 · management and general $123,062

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $46,761 · program services $856 · management and general $44,326 · fundraising $1,579

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $7,439,385 · program services $1,928,262 · management and general $956,715 · fundraising $4,554,408

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $12,718,848 · end of year $2,158,321

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $83,401 · end of year $12,656,893

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,593,750 · end of year $13,418,120

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,598,948 · end of year $1,849,940

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $87,827 · end of year $232,791

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,930,233 · end of year $3,492,965

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

    $52,733,665

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

    $17,216,163

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $37,507,133 · end of year $35,517,502

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $30,107,708 · end of year $34,538,044

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $25,397 · end of year $25,397

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,082,105 · end of year $3,320,173

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,739,784 · end of year $5,786,945

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $990,000 · end of year $1,518,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $17,572,349 · end of year $17,052,349

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $11,122,924 · end of year $11,896,787

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $38,727,452 · end of year $39,320,036

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,582,841 · end of year $31,636,029

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA (THE FOUNDATION) IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION, ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

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

  • THE FOUNDATION PERFORMS ACTIVITIES WHICH PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AND HANDLING OF RESOURCES USED TO GRANT THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES AND SUPPORTS AFFILIATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS (CHAPTERS) IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THEIR WISH PROGRAMS. THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTED $52,473,463 IN CASH AND IN-KINDS TO THE CHAPTERS TO GRANT WISHES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2023. AS OF AUGUST 31, 2023, THE FOUNDATION HAS 58 ACTIVE CHARTERED CHAPTERS.

    Expenses $80,566,738 · Grants $52,473,463 · Revenue $27,722,654

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • George Barrios

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amy Waldron

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carlos Cata

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cheryl Heinonen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chris Beard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Constance Weaver

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Daniel Yohannes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Derrick Hall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dolf Berle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Don Yaeger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Doug Eckrote

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Sachin Jain

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gj Hart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • James Wilkinson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joaquin Hidalgo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Josh D'Amaro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Keri Gohman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Linda Rutherford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michelle Wilson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Randall Sloan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Reba Dominski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rebecca Messina

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Chapek

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Scott Braun

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sharlyn Heslam

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shirley Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stan Moss

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steven Izen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Spencer Neumann

    DIRECTOR (THRU 10/2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Janell Holas

    CHIEF BRAND ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $282,442
    From this org
    $271,561
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,881
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $208,403
    Bonus
    $59,881
    Other
    $3,277
    Deferred
    $10,881
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $282,442
  • Amy Brindley

    CHIEF CHAPTER ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $294,492
    From this org
    $282,576
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,916
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $248,192
    Bonus
    $33,484
    Other
    $900
    Deferred
    $10,416
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,500
    Filer's total
    $294,492
  • Cathleen Paugh

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $191,894
    From this org
    $191,894
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,185
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,709
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $191,894
  • Teresa Duran

    CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $262,224
    From this org
    $260,165
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,059
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $241,108
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $4,057
    Deferred
    $2,059
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $262,224
  • Yvonne Moss

    CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $194,468
    From this org
    $184,167
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,301
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,309
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $1,858
    Deferred
    $8,801
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,500
    Filer's total
    $194,468
  • David Mulvihill

    CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER (THRU 9/2022)

    Total calculated
    $307,388
    From this org
    $297,076
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,312
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,131
    Bonus
    $45,549
    Other
    $68,396
    Deferred
    $10,312
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $307,388
  • Frances Hall

    CHIEF MISSION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $279,050
    From this org
    $269,793
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,257
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $232,913
    Bonus
    $33,437
    Other
    $3,443
    Deferred
    $9,257
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $279,050
  • Terri Foulks

    CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER (BEGAN 11/2022)

    Total calculated
    $23,152
    From this org
    $23,152
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Luann Bott

    CHIEF REVENUE PRTN. & SVS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $325,952
    From this org
    $313,202
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,750
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $244,608
    Bonus
    $65,023
    Other
    $3,571
    Deferred
    $12,750
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $325,952
  • Thomas Parker

    CHIEF TRANSFORMATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $337,531
    From this org
    $323,281
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,250
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $285,746
    Bonus
    $36,635
    Other
    $900
    Deferred
    $12,750
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,500
    Filer's total
    $337,531
  • Leslie Motter

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $503,704
    From this org
    $468,954
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,750
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $388,054
    Bonus
    $80,000
    Other
    $900
    Deferred
    $33,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,500
    Filer's total
    $503,704
  • Richard Davis

    PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 11/2022)

    Total calculated
    $577,076
    From this org
    $556,576
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,500
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $438,867
    Bonus
    $115,830
    Other
    $1,879
    Deferred
    $20,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $577,076
  • Alice Rodd O'Rourke

    CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER (THRU 4/2023)

    Total calculated
    $466,357
    From this org
    $431,607
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,750
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $336,038
    Bonus
    $91,000
    Other
    $4,569
    Deferred
    $33,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,500
    Filer's total
    $466,357
  • Jared Perry

    CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER (BEGAN 5/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Daryl M Thomann

    SR DIRECTOR, CHAPTER PERFORMANCE

    Total calculated
    $200,042
    From this org
    $189,420
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,622
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,004
    Bonus
    $36,516
    Other
    $900
    Deferred
    $9,122
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,500
    Filer's total
    $200,042
  • Christopher M Decent

    SR DIRECTOR, CHAPTER REVENUE SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $239,308
    From this org
    $237,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,500
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,666
    Bonus
    $54,242
    Other
    $900
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,500
    Filer's total
    $239,308
  • Florenda Newton

    SR DIRECTOR, CORPORATE ALLIANCES

    Total calculated
    $223,588
    From this org
    $214,729
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,859
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,453
    Bonus
    $30,376
    Other
    $900
    Deferred
    $8,859
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $223,588
  • Jonathan Smith

    SR DIRECTOR, DIGITAL & BRAND COMM.

    Total calculated
    $183,829
    From this org
    $182,021
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,808
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,657
    Bonus
    $26,464
    Other
    $900
    Deferred
    $1,808
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $183,829
  • Adrienne Leavitt

    SR DIRECTOR, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $177,418
    From this org
    $177,418
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,896
    Bonus
    $29,697
    Other
    $825
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $177,418

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 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 4A
DAVID MULVIHILL, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $37,000 DURING CALENDAR 2022.
PART I, LINE 7
MANAGEMENT MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNANCE, COMPENSATION, CULTURE & NOMINATING COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION ("THE COMMITTEE"). AFTER CONSIDERING SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS, THE COMMITTEE SHALL MAKE EACH OF THE DETERMINATIONS REQUIRED BASED ON SEVERAL FACTORS, SUCH AS TOTAL POTENTIAL AWARD PERCENTAGE AND ALLOCATION OF AWARD PERCENTAGE BASED ON ORGANIZATION GOALS AND INDIVIDUAL GOALS, PERFORMANCE, ETC. FOR EACH PLAN YEAR. THE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE SOLE DISCRETION TO MAKE ALL SUCH DETERMINATIONS AND DECISIONS.

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.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
5 April 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202440999349300419

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