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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF CT INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,460,196
Total expenses
$6,315,593
Contributions and grants received
$6,011,738
Grants paid
$2,438,846
Program service revenue
$1,800
Investment income
$516,557
Other revenue
-$69,899
Total assets, end of year
$14,036,676
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,425,383
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$11,611,293
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,356,129
Management and general expenses
$794,193
Fundraising expenses
$1,165,271
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,356,129

Program services were 69.0% 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

    $634

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,281,259

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,729,845

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $987,108

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WISH ASSIST FEES

    total $1,800 · related or exempt $1,800

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $443,692 · excluded $443,692

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,169,120

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

    securities $5,096,255

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $72,865

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $72,865 · excluded $72,865

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $375,491

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

    $1,281,259

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $445,926

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$70,435 · excluded -$70,435

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $536 · excluded $536

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $536

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,438,846 · program services $2,438,846

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $630,415 · program services $176,516 · management and general $201,733 · fundraising $252,166

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,311,258 · program services $804,420 · management and general $96,404 · fundraising $410,434

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $40,257 · program services $25,757 · management and general $2,176 · fundraising $12,324

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $89,569 · program services $49,772 · management and general $10,411 · fundraising $29,386

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $157,661 · program services $80,407 · management and general $23,649 · fundraising $53,605

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $10,948 · fundraising $10,948

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $114,517 · management and general $106,517 · fundraising $8,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $5,525 · fundraising $5,525

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $35,387 · management and general $35,387

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $115,462 · program services $16,303 · management and general $89,530 · fundraising $9,629

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $23,626 · fundraising $23,626

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $362,204 · program services $205,565 · management and general $71,485 · fundraising $85,154

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $45,878 · program services $17,591 · management and general $8,503 · fundraising $19,784

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $134,595 · program services $68,643 · management and general $20,189 · fundraising $45,763

  • 17 · Travel

    total $15,894 · program services $6,370 · management and general $4,911 · fundraising $4,613

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $45,435 · program services $14,861 · management and general $5,241 · fundraising $25,333

  • 20 · Interest

    total $61,924 · program services $31,581 · management and general $9,289 · fundraising $21,054

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $205,365 · program services $104,736 · management and general $30,805 · fundraising $69,824

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,607 · program services $468 · management and general $15,139

  • 24a · Other expenses: CHAPTER DUES

    total $448,740 · program services $314,118 · management and general $62,824 · fundraising $71,798

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $3,998 · fundraising $3,998

  • 24c · Other expenses: MERCHANT FEES

    total $1,617 · fundraising $1,617

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $865 · program services $175 · fundraising $690

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $144,212 · end of year $193,580

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $157,630 · end of year $28,725

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $746,379 · end of year $393,906

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $457 · end of year $603

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $21,911 · end of year $1,346

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $234,299 · end of year $188,243

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

    $8,610,420

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

    $910,614

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,659,792 · end of year $7,699,806

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,648,813 · end of year $5,003,577

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $506,529 · end of year $526,890

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $467,404 · end of year $428,605

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $17,791 · end of year $6,200

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,984,419 · end of year $1,884,466

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $119,242 · end of year $106,112

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,966,048 · end of year $10,324,909

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,565,118 · end of year $1,286,384

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

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

  • SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $4,356,129 · Grants $2,438,846 · Revenue $1,800

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kimberly Lumia

    CHAIR (AS OF 12/5/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Tracey Yurko

    CHAIR (THRU 12/4/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Paul Stevelman

    VICE CHAIR (THRU 12/4/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Niall Byrne

    VICE CHAIR (AS OF 12/4/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Robyn Hunter

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Anne Tseng

    SECRETARY (AS OF 2/9/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jeffrey Fuhrman

    SECRETARY (THRU 2/8/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Kim Anderson

    DIRECTOR (THRU 10/8/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Arena

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 8/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Barnett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carol Barrios

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 3/18/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Daglio

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alyssa Harvey Dawson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Farrell

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 7/29/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jody Harris

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 1/27/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robin Hayes

    DIRECTOR (THRU 2/6/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Jankovich

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dean Kimber

    DIRECTOR (THRU 6/2/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Moore Fass

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 8/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew Philipp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie Retcho

    DIRECTOR (1/27/25-8/7/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Rosa

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 8/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Regina Rush-Kittle

    DIRECTOR (THRU 10/7/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Skottegaard

    DIRECTOR (THRU 6/2/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rose Velez-Smith

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Sullivan

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 8/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rhonda Vetere

    DIRECTOR (THRU 1/27/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robyn Whittingham

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Wolowitz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pamela Keough

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $281,220
    From this org
    $245,367
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,853
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $218,126
    Bonus
    $27,241
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,248
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,605
    Filer's total
    $281,220
  • Cathy Laporta

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $168,110
    From this org
    $143,053
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,057
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,994
    Bonus
    $13,059
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,011
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,046
    Filer's total
    $168,110
  • Tara Navara

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $178,324
    From this org
    $172,641
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,683
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,638
    Bonus
    $15,003
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $283
    Filer's total
    $178,324
  • Kimberly Smith

    DR OF CORP/COMMUNITY GIVIN

    Total calculated
    $146,914
    From this org
    $118,319
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,595
    Hours/week
    40
  • Susan Carron

    DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH

    Total calculated
    $104,311
    From this org
    $100,038
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,273
    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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED A NON-FIXED BONUS TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO, THE CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, AND THE REST OF THE STAFF. THE BONUS GIVEN IS CALCULATED USING A FORMULA BASED ON OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION IN MEETING ITS VARIOUS STATED GOALS. THE BONUS WAS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD.

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
7 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202610999349301921

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