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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,052,629
Total expenses
$10,145,862
Contributions and grants received
$8,427,834
Grants paid
$5,166,795
Program service revenue
$8,950
Investment income
$672,771
Other revenue
-$56,926
Total assets, end of year
$20,953,891
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,258,383
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$19,695,508
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,657,837
Management and general expenses
$1,101,836
Fundraising expenses
$1,386,189
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,657,837

Program services were 75.5% 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

    $608,486

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,819,348

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,499,248

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WISH ASSIST FEES

    total $8,950 · related or exempt $8,950

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $357,068 · excluded $357,068

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,914,305

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

    securities $1,598,602

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $315,703

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $315,703 · excluded $315,703

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $317,835

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

    $608,486

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $375,515

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$57,680 · excluded -$57,680

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $754 · related or exempt $754

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $754

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $5,166,795 · program services $5,166,795

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $719,536 · program services $354,933 · management and general $184,719 · fundraising $179,884

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,920,191 · program services $961,286 · management and general $475,617 · fundraising $483,288

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $47,229 · program services $20,781 · management and general $11,807 · fundraising $14,641

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $219,909 · program services $96,760 · management and general $50,143 · fundraising $73,006

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $276,539 · program services $138,269 · management and general $69,135 · fundraising $69,135

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,418 · management and general $5,418

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $101,817 · management and general $101,817

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $275 · management and general $160 · fundraising $115

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $48,206 · fundraising $48,206

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $268,976 · program services $95,926 · management and general $31,934 · fundraising $141,116

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $42,649 · program services $7,118 · management and general $30,168 · fundraising $5,363

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $174,240 · program services $118,860 · management and general $13,453 · fundraising $41,927

  • 17 · Travel

    total $32,890 · program services $9,447 · management and general $2,843 · fundraising $20,600

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $138,101 · program services $4,168 · fundraising $133,933

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $392,004 · program services $283,649 · management and general $32,089 · fundraising $76,266

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,602 · program services $3,926 · management and general $588 · fundraising $1,088

  • 24a · Other expenses: NATIONAL DUES

    total $512,498 · program services $368,998 · management and general $76,875 · fundraising $66,625

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $65,948 · program services $23,435 · management and general $13,451 · fundraising $29,062

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $6,919 · program services $3,486 · management and general $1,619 · fundraising $1,814

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $120 · fundraising $120

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,332,731 · end of year $123,775

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $420,143 · end of year $408,745

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,356,559 · end of year $1,628,053

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $13,532 · end of year $72,048

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $66,755 · end of year $54,115

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

    $10,215,614

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

    $3,617,234

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,759,540 · end of year $6,598,380

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $9,875,681 · end of year $11,048,911

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,067,253 · end of year $1,019,864

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $811,054 · end of year $1,001,572

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $268,837 · end of year $256,811

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,713,910 · end of year $15,387,645

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,098,393 · end of year $4,307,863

Mission and programs · 2023

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 ILLNESS.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $7,657,837 · Grants $5,166,795 · Revenue $9,704

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Indursky

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Avallone

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher J Perry

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Francis X Bolte

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Don Degoyler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick Dunne

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stacey-Ann Easy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ernest Feist

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Max Leventhal

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Mulvaney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Oakes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Allison Stangeby

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maria Inciardi

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $108,901
    From this org
    $92,240
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,661
    Hours/week
    40
  • Thomas P Weatherall

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $297,555
    From this org
    $284,770
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,785
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $278,770
    Bonus
    $6,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,785
    Filer's total
    $297,555
  • Christopher Bogusz

    CHIEF OF STAFF & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $170,659
    From this org
    $151,231
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,428
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,731
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,734
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,694
    Filer's total
    $170,659
  • Rosemarie Farr

    VP OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $161,877
    From this org
    $146,269
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,608
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,995
    Bonus
    $22,274
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,747
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,861
    Filer's total
    $161,877
  • Nicole Rivera

    VP OF MISSION DELIVERY

    Total calculated
    $115,289
    From this org
    $103,813
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,476
    Hours/week
    40
  • Gerald Murphy

    VP OF DEV. - THRU 7/2023

    Total calculated
    $150,483
    From this org
    $150,156
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $327
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $110,812
    Bonus
    $39,344
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $327
    Filer's total
    $150,483
  • Michael Dominick

    AVP OF MRKT & CORP ALL - THRU 5/2024

    Total calculated
    $108,263
    From this org
    $103,943
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,320
    Hours/week
    40
  • Matthew McGovern

    DIRECTOR OF PLANNED GIVING

    Total calculated
    $125,824
    From this org
    $110,929
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,895
    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

  • 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 7
BONUSES ARE MADE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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
2023
Filed
25 June 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511829349300916

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