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← MAKE-A WISH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MAKE-A WISH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,973,877
Total expenses
$5,731,426
Contributions and grants received
$4,734,178
Grants paid
$2,313,658
Program service revenue
$78,725
Investment income
$236,111
Other revenue
-$75,137
Total assets, end of year
$12,085,650
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,279,298
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,806,352
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,167,731
Management and general expenses
$604,608
Fundraising expenses
$959,087
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,167,731

Program services were 72.7% 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

    $11,111

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,864,867

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,858,200

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $661,739

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WISH ASSIST FEES

    total $78,725 · related or exempt $78,725

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $236,111 · excluded $236,111

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $831,449

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

    securities $831,449

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $483,452

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

    $1,864,867

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $571,699

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$88,247 · excluded -$88,247

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $13,100

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $13,100 · excluded $13,100

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $10 · excluded $10

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,313,658 · program services $2,313,658

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $775,229 · program services $364,358 · management and general $217,064 · fundraising $193,807

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,115,371 · program services $652,989 · management and general $54,774 · fundraising $407,608

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $30,661 · program services $18,574 · management and general $259 · fundraising $11,828

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $78,285 · program services $39,733 · management and general $19,506 · fundraising $19,046

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $138,074 · program services $74,560 · management and general $19,330 · fundraising $44,184

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $80,856 · management and general $80,856

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $445 · fundraising $445

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $22,500 · management and general $22,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $53,969 · program services $13,889 · management and general $34,348 · fundraising $5,732

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $49 · fundraising $49

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $136,390 · program services $69,434 · management and general $13,666 · fundraising $53,290

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $23,215 · program services $10,937 · management and general $7,508 · fundraising $4,770

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $232,633 · program services $125,640 · management and general $32,593 · fundraising $74,400

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,642 · program services $5,494 · management and general $3,155 · fundraising $3,993

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $21,150 · program services $9,540 · management and general $3,615 · fundraising $7,995

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $54,467 · program services $29,412 · management and general $7,625 · fundraising $17,430

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $468 · program services $468

  • 24a · Other expenses: CHAPTER DUES

    total $627,207 · program services $439,045 · management and general $87,809 · fundraising $100,353

  • 24b · Other expenses: MERCHANT FEES

    total $14,157 · fundraising $14,157

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $979,037 · end of year $847,549

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $190,618 · end of year $262,756

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,675 · end of year $655

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $19,329 · end of year $90,966

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $356,387 · end of year $357,651

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

    $288,874

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

    $219,550

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $120,118 · end of year $69,324

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $9,007,500 · end of year $9,246,519

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,379,731 · end of year $1,210,230

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $453,903 · end of year $419,337

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $31,747 · end of year $82,825

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $959,400 · end of year $777,136

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,954,702 · end of year $8,973,485

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,656,643 · end of year $1,832,867

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

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

  • SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $4,167,731 · Grants $2,313,658 · Revenue $78,725

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Lisa Paul-Hill

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Tiffany Scarborough

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Caroline Perry

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Warren Ruis

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kim Alessio

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ami Aranha

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Caroline Araya

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Henriette Burbank

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vivianne Villanueva Dhupa

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Eick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Fitzgerald

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kim Hegardt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Kelley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Michael Lalich

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ted Lavin

    DIRECTOR (THRU 1/31/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dai Logan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angie Robert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Sedgwick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Seema Shah

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Justin Tomlin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessica Wakefield

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suzanne Husby

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $241,182
    From this org
    $224,178
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,004
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $215,526
    Bonus
    $8,652
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,998
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,006
    Filer's total
    $241,182
  • Danielle Lopez

    CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPERATIN

    Total calculated
    $225,487
    From this org
    $215,283
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,204
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,468
    Bonus
    $17,815
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,577
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,627
    Filer's total
    $225,487
  • Stefanie Munoz

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $155,682
    From this org
    $142,923
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,759
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,214
    Bonus
    $11,709
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,736
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,023
    Filer's total
    $155,682
  • Dana Vandersip

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $166,277
    From this org
    $155,321
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,956
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $93,461
    Bonus
    $9,270
    Other
    $52,590
    Deferred
    $4,596
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,360
    Filer's total
    $166,277
  • Ariadna La Salle

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $127,243
    From this org
    $103,734
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,509
    Hours/week
    45
  • Christine Reed

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $129,538
    From this org
    $124,419
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,119
    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 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
DANA VANDERSIP RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $39,219 IN 2024.
PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES WERE BASED ON METRICS MET AND APPROVED BY 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
6 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620419349300402

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