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← MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF CT INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

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

Totals

Total revenue
$6,668,928
Total expenses
$6,788,306
Contributions and grants received
$6,374,013
Grants paid
$3,000,117
Program service revenue
$3,000
Investment income
$290,977
Other revenue
$938
Total assets, end of year
$14,120,022
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,588,856
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$11,531,166
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,875,614
Management and general expenses
$672,574
Fundraising expenses
$1,240,118
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,875,614

Program services were 71.8% 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

    $1,441

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,090,863

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $323,768

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,957,941

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,281,919

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WISH ASSIST FEES

    total $3,000 · related or exempt $3,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $210,625 · excluded $210,625

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,252,987

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

    securities $3,161,885 · other assets $10,750

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $91,102 · other assets -$10,750

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $80,352 · excluded $80,352

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $331,942

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

    $1,090,863

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $331,942

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $938 · excluded $938

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $938

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,000,117 · program services $3,000,117

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $642,140 · program services $327,491 · management and general $96,321 · fundraising $218,328

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,224,036 · program services $624,258 · management and general $183,606 · fundraising $416,172

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $36,867 · program services $18,802 · management and general $5,530 · fundraising $12,535

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $70,945 · program services $36,182 · management and general $10,642 · fundraising $24,121

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $149,696 · program services $76,345 · management and general $22,454 · fundraising $50,897

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $37,564 · program services $6,358 · management and general $1,385 · fundraising $29,821

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $85,284 · management and general $77,284 · fundraising $8,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $34 · fundraising $34

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $41,304 · management and general $41,304

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $169,072 · program services $89,779 · management and general $62,023 · fundraising $17,270

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,868 · fundraising $1,868

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $311,694 · program services $172,572 · management and general $23,978 · fundraising $115,144

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $55,141 · program services $25,110 · management and general $6,627 · fundraising $23,404

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $115,615 · program services $58,964 · management and general $17,342 · fundraising $39,309

  • 17 · Travel

    total $13,151 · program services $3,497 · management and general $4,325 · fundraising $5,329

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $52,973 · program services $12,518 · management and general $8,334 · fundraising $32,121

  • 20 · Interest

    total $65,271 · program services $33,288 · management and general $9,791 · fundraising $22,192

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $197,129 · program services $100,536 · management and general $29,569 · fundraising $67,024

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,201 · program services $36 · management and general $14,141 · fundraising $24

  • 24a · Other expenses: CHAPTER DUES

    total $413,694 · program services $289,586 · management and general $57,917 · fundraising $66,191

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $50,000 · fundraising $50,000

  • 24c · Other expenses: MERCHANT FEES

    total $38,663 · management and general $1 · fundraising $38,662

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $1,847 · program services $175 · fundraising $1,672

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $213,094 · end of year $144,212

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $902,417 · end of year $157,630

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $836,018 · end of year $746,379

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $809 · end of year $457

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $21,911

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $214,607 · end of year $234,299

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

    $8,365,042

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

    $705,250

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,329,063 · end of year $7,659,792

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,263,539 · end of year $4,648,813

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $298,134 · end of year $506,529

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $384,155 · end of year $467,404

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $54,162 · end of year $17,791

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,081,060 · end of year $1,984,419

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $125,605 · end of year $119,242

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,051,485 · end of year $9,966,048

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,361,214 · end of year $1,565,118

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

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

  • SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $4,875,614 · Grants $3,000,117 · Revenue $3,000

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Tracey Yurko

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paul Stevelman

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeffrey Fuhrman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kim Anderson

    TREASURER (THRU 7/17/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Robyn Hunter

    TREASURER (STARTED 7/17/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Steven 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
  • Robin Hayes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Jankovich

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew Phillip

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Regina Rush-Kittle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anne Tseng

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robyn Whittingham

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steve Wolowitz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dean Kimber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kimberly Lumia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Melissa Skottegaard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Niall Byrne

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • James Barnett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rhonda Vetere

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Farrell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brooks Borcherding

    DIRECTOR (THRU 10/30/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sherri Davis-Googe

    DIRECTOR (THRU 8/19/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Kerry Moss

    DIRECTOR (THRU 2/8/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sonja Narcisse

    DIRECTOR (THRU 6/6/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Papa

    DIRECTOR (THRU 10/6/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pamela Keough

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $260,505
    From this org
    $233,248
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,257
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,929
    Bonus
    $26,319
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,879
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,378
    Filer's total
    $260,505
  • Cathy Laporta

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $151,533
    From this org
    $133,838
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,695
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,857
    Bonus
    $11,981
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,148
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,547
    Filer's total
    $151,533
  • Tara Navara

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $172,890
    From this org
    $167,325
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,565
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,829
    Bonus
    $14,496
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $365
    Filer's total
    $172,890
  • Kimberly Pugh

    MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $140,872
    From this org
    $127,955
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,917
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kimberly Smith

    DR OF CORP/COMMUNITY GIVING

    Total calculated
    $131,266
    From this org
    $113,134
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,132
    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
2023
Filed
8 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541299349303164

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