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Form 990 for tax year 2023

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

Totals

Total revenue
$10,996,862
Total expenses
$13,074,202
Contributions and grants received
$9,720,188
Grants paid
$8,069,667
Program service revenue
$5,250
Investment income
$1,302,132
Other revenue
-$30,708
Total assets, end of year
$22,286,469
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,222,280
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$20,064,189
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$10,210,776
Management and general expenses
$1,094,875
Fundraising expenses
$1,768,551
Program service expenses (Part III)
$10,210,776

Program services were 78.1% 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

    $2,078,788

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,641,400

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,487,736

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WISH ASSIST FEES

    total $5,250 · related or exempt $5,250

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $500,675 · excluded $500,675

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,419,564

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

    securities $1,618,107

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $801,457

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $801,457 · excluded $801,457

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $564,066

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

    $2,078,788

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $653,579

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$89,513 · excluded -$89,513

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $64,520

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $11,048

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $53,472 · excluded $53,472

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $5,333 · excluded $5,333

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,333

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,500,040 · program services $2,500,040

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $5,569,627 · program services $5,569,627

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $484,299 · program services $195,034 · management and general $100,878 · fundraising $188,387

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,855,583 · program services $753,108 · management and general $384,319 · fundraising $718,156

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $254,279 · program services $102,401 · management and general $52,966 · fundraising $98,912

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $188,790 · program services $69,102 · management and general $42,752 · fundraising $76,936

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $149,010 · program services $61,094 · management and general $29,802 · fundraising $58,114

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $5,004 · program services $2,663 · management and general $802 · fundraising $1,539

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $87,084 · management and general $87,084

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $10,881 · fundraising $10,881

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $70,381 · management and general $70,381

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $76,993 · program services $1,196 · management and general $53,430 · fundraising $22,367

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,153 · fundraising $3,153

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $527,017 · program services $241,198 · management and general $95,412 · fundraising $190,407

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $36,210 · program services $10,962 · management and general $10,524 · fundraising $14,724

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $194,251 · program services $78,155 · management and general $41,752 · fundraising $74,344

  • 17 · Travel

    total $18,953 · program services $3,236 · management and general $4,548 · fundraising $11,169

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $51,592 · program services $8,182 · management and general $12,038 · fundraising $31,372

  • 20 · Interest

    total $146 · management and general $146

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $99,702 · program services $40,878 · management and general $19,940 · fundraising $38,884

  • 24a · Other expenses: CHAPTER DUES

    total $816,636 · program services $571,645 · management and general $81,475 · fundraising $163,516

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $56,225 · fundraising $56,225

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $14,345 · program services $2,255 · management and general $6,626 · fundraising $5,464

  • 24d · Other expenses: MERCHANT FEES

    total $4,001 · fundraising $4,001

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $16,759 · end of year $329,285

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,424,920 · end of year $506,372

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $998,110 · end of year $632,957

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $524 · end of year $36

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $76,479 · end of year $79,232

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $398,943 · end of year $439,113

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

    $1,163,943

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

    $938,729

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $294,288 · end of year $225,214

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $18,043,332 · end of year $18,973,697

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,118,790 · end of year $1,100,563

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $787,928 · end of year $711,213

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $54,040 · end of year $430,749

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,134,926 · end of year $1,080,318

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $18,509,402 · end of year $18,341,913

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,885,849 · end of year $1,722,276

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

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

  • SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $10,210,776 · Grants $8,069,667 · Revenue $5,250

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Joe Imhoff

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beth Straka

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Herbers

    LEGAL CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tony Sikorski

    FUNDRAISING CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sheila Dodds

    WISH GRANTING CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shannon Kobylarczyk

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jona Mancuso

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Bond

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Holly Courtney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Dranzik

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joe Gehrke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christa Graverson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Hagenow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chad Hamilton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gavin Hattersley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelly Kauffman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Devina Mistry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris McIntosh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sherri Mowery Perrigo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julie Niznansky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tammy Noll

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shea O'Rorke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lynda Patterson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rich Thompson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dana World Patterson

    DIRECTOR (THRU 6/11/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patti Gorsky Pollack

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $306,133
    From this org
    $267,985
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,148
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,985
    Bonus
    $40,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $38,148
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $306,133
  • Islara Vazquez Leingang

    VP OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $120,359
    From this org
    $105,635
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,724
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kristin Teofilo

    SR. REGIONAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $137,229
    From this org
    $120,547
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,682
    Hours/week
    40
  • Wendy Cozzens

    VP OF PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $135,066
    From this org
    $118,028
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,038
    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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 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 DETERMINED BY THE BOARD BASED ON GOALS MET DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
20 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500559349300925

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