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MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS (EIN 75-1889666)
Tax period
2024-09-01 to 2025-08-31
Filed
2026-06-16
IRS object ID
202601679349300125
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-06-16T10:19:38-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE 22ND FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02110ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN751889666EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXASBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMAKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2144969474PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15430 LBJ FREEWAY 260AddressLine1Txt
CityDALLASCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75240ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKIMBERLY ELENEZPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2144969474PhoneNum
Signature2026-06-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLINDSEY PIGGPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01268923PTIN
Phone7819821001PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKIMBERLY ELENEZPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15430 LBJ FREEWAY 260AddressLine1Txt
CityDALLASCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75240ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$12,079,234GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1983FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers595TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$403,486PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$348,310CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$130,680PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$235,730CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$11,222,489PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$10,009,002CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$2,870,156TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee49EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed0Form8282FiledCnt
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2144969474PhoneNum

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Address Line15430 LBJ FREEWAY 260AddressLine1Txt
CityDALLASCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75240ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (31 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOAN HOLMAN
CHAIR4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDY DUNNING
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ENRIQUE DUARTE MELO
TREASURER3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE JORDAN
SECRETARY (THRU 1/1/25)3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOMINIQUE BERTOLONE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIKRANT BHATIA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTY BRIMMAGE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE CARROLL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYAN CHISMARK
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE CHUNG
DIRECTOR (THRU 7/2/25)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH DALTON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES DE WETTER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEX DRUTA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN GROSSMAN
DIRECTOR (THRU 1/1/25)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAWRENCE KING
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARI KRUEGER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TINA MAHAL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRACE MULLINGS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HUBIE PAYNE
DIRECTOR (THRU 11/30/24)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARISSA SOLIS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LESLIE STARR
DIRECTOR (THRU 9/26/24)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYAN SUCHALA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREA TAWNEY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSS WEBB
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY ELENEZ
PRESIDENT & CEO50.00Yes (X)$322,705$0$17,646
MURPHEY SEARS
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$178,056$0$14,565
MICHAEL SMITH
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$175,217$0$7,275
BELINDA MARSHALL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$146,244$0$7,108
AMY RODGERS
DIRECTOR, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS40.00$112,521$0$6,497Yes (X)
CAROLINE ROBBINS
HR DIRECTOR40.00$106,908$0$4,799Yes (X)
LEILA BERGQUIST
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR40.00$100,109$0$6,878Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,141,760TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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ENCORE GROUP USA LLC
5100 NORTH RIVER ROAD STE 300SCHILLER PARKIL60176AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES$128,679
PONTEM ENTERPRISE GROUP LLC DBA SMART ME
4490 VON KARMAN AVENEWPORT BEACHCA92660FUNDRAISING SERVICES$125,868
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$1,085FederatedCampaignsAmt
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All Other Contributions$7,115,352AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,812,314NoncashContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWISH ASSIST FEEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$16,750RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$16,750TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$240,499TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$240,620ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,057,544SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$934,739SecuritiesAmt
Other$14,994OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$122,805SecuritiesAmt
Other-$14,994OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$107,811TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$107,811ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$884,769FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$2,763,235ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$1,120,499FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$235,730TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$235,730ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$16,750RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$112,701ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,947,956TotalAmt
Program Services$4,947,956ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$968,215TotalAmt
Program Services$213,399ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$428,448ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$326,368FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,104,556ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$349,062ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,140,661FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$42,285ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,967ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,114FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$201,420TotalAmt
Program Services$101,259ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,554ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$78,607FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$105,745ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,227ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$113,025FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$3,981ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,465TotalAmt
Management And General$112,465ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,409TotalAmt
Fundraising$71,409FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,591TotalAmt
Management And General$22,591ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$149,650TotalAmt
Program Services$36,164ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,658ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$72,828FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,730TotalAmt
Fundraising$44,730FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$426,897TotalAmt
Program Services$227,088ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$139,309FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,315TotalAmt
Program Services$28,036ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,231ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,048FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$415,883TotalAmt
Program Services$199,101ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,723ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$154,059FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,786TotalAmt
Program Services$12,592ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48,779ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,415FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,356TotalAmt
Program Services$3,456ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,602ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,298FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$781TotalAmt
Program Services$375ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$289FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,559TotalAmt
Program Services$13,708ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,284ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,567FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$297TotalAmt
Program Services$142ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$110FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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CHAPTER DUES$851,698$596,188$119,238$136,272
MERCHANT FEES$76,798$76,798
MEMBERSHIP DUES$12,455$106$11,439$910

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$7,632,156ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,389,911ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,506,817FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,227,539BOYAmt
EOY$3,062,720EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,602BOYAmt
EOY$130,217EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$907,779BOYAmt
EOY$1,087,026EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,346BOYAmt
EOY$39,320EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$101,270BOYAmt
EOY$79,615EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$496,613BOYAmt
EOY$449,015EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$494,784LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$217,091LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$138,172BOYAmt
EOY$277,693EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,789,099BOYAmt
EOY$2,886,557EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,450BOYAmt
EOY$11,450EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$716,495BOYAmt
EOY$2,757,310EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,510,365BOYAmt
EOY$10,780,923EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$872,805BOYAmt
EOY$538,594EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,795BOYAmt
EOY$18,351EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$310,952BOYAmt
EOY$2,313,211EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,197,552BOYAmt
EOY$2,870,156EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,819,208BOYAmt
EOY$4,068,023EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,493,605BOYAmt
EOY$3,842,744EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,312,813BOYAmt
EOY$7,910,767EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,510,365BOYAmt
EOY$10,780,923EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,519,882ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$57,714NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$49,473DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$10,649OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,679,938CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,471,810CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,654,849CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,931,933CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,879,672CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$51,618,202TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,679,938CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,471,810CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,654,849CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,931,933CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,879,672CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$51,618,202TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,193,552SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$50,424,650PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$50,274CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,651CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$252,619CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$339,841CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$240,499CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$898,884TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$48,510CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$48,510TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$252,641CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$582,193CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$966,932CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$874,291CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$884,769CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,560,826TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$56,126,422TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$54,900GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.89840PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.90500PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGROSS FUNDRAISING REVENUE - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 252,284. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 528,217. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 955,358. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 832,637. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 884,769. GROSS GAMING REVENUE - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 6,292. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 11,574. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 35,974. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 0. GROSS INVENTORY SALES - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 302. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 190. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 0. OTHER REVENUE - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 55. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 47,494. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 5,680. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 0.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,872,701BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$249,230InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$105,157OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,016,774EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,622,099BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$351,700InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$101,098OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,872,701EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,316,080BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$306,019InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,622,099EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$2,316,080ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$2,316,080EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.81772PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.18228TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,016OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$11,016BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$112,285OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$214DepreciationAmt
Book Value$112,071BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$371,483OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$216,877DepreciationAmt
Book Value$154,606BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$277,693TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM NATIONAL$380,900
DUE FROM OTHERS$6,470
SECURITY DEPOSITS$35,505
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS$194,956
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS- OPERATING$2,121,233
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - FINANCING$18,246
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,757,310TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO OTHER CHAPTERS$44,290
DUE TO NATIONAL$23,366
LEASE LIABILITIES - OPERATING$2,226,990
LEASE LIABILITIES - FINANCING$18,565
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,313,211TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,492,474TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$57,714NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,201,970DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$10,649OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,270,333RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,222,141RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$22,591InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$235,730OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$213,139RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,009,002TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,894,520TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,152,497DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$235,730OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,388,227ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,506,293ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$22,591InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$22,591ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,528,884TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE INTENDED USE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO GRANT THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESS.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME AND TEXAS TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(3) AND SECTION 171.063 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE. HOWEVER, THE FOUNDATION REMAINS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES ON ANY NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM A TRADE OR BUSINESS, REGULARLY CARRIED ON AND NOT IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS GRANTED EXEMPTION. NO INCOME TAX PROVISION HAS BEEN RECORDED AS THE NET INCOME, IF ANY, FROM ANY UNRELATED TRADE OR BUSINESS, IN THE OPINION OF MANAGEMENT, IS NOT MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TAKEN AS A WHOLE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST FOR THE FOUNDATION AT AUGUST 31, 2025 AND 2024. THE FOUNDATION FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION, AND APPLICABLE STATE JURISDICTIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS 10,649.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES MOVED FROM THE FUNCTIONAL EXPENSE STATEMENT TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE -235,730.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES MOVED FROM THE FUNCTIONAL EXPENSE STATEMENT TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE 235,730.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
NATALIE HOPPER DBA SCRIBE PHILANTHROPY
4308 INWOOD ROADFORT WORTHTX76109GRANT WRITING (NON-GOVERNMENT)0$461,319$36,295$425,024
PONTEM ENTERPRISE GROUP LLC DBA SMART MEAL MAKERS LLC
4490 VON KARMAN AVENEWPORT BEACHCA92660RECURRING FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY0$79,024$35,114$43,911
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$540,343TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$71,409TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$468,935TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1WISH NIGHT DALLASEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,592,625GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,168,202CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$424,423GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$3,527NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$269,494RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$25,738EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$246,297OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2WRANGLERS FOR WISHESEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$598,403GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$391,944CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$206,459GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$892NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$45,000RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$50,784FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$10,550EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$105,049OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total9OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$1,456,976GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$1,203,089CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$253,887GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events$5,000CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$22,503NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$28,261RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$79,940FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$12,300EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$215,164OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$3,648,004GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$2,763,235CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$884,769GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$5,000CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$26,922NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$342,755RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$130,724FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$48,588EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$566,510OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$1,120,499DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$235,730NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeWISHES GRANTEDGrantTypeTxt
Recipient521RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$770,114CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$4,177,842NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceTRAVEL, M&E, AND SUPPLIESNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOR EACH CHILD WHO MEETS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, A FILE IS ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION PROCEDURES. THE CHILD IS INTERVIEWED BY THE WISH GRANTING STAFF TO UNDERSTAND THE CHILD'S WISH REQUEST. A WISH BUDGET IS CREATED BY WISH STAFF AND APPROVED BY WISH MANAGEMENT. WISH EXPENSES ARE GENERATED BY WISH FULFILLMENT STAFF AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY WISH MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE THAT COSTS ALIGN WITH THE WISH BUDGET. ONCE THE WISH HAS BEEN GRANTED AND ALL EXPENSES PAID, THE WISH FILE IS CLOSED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KIMBERLY ELENEZ
PRESIDENT & CEO$298,705$0$24,000$0$0$0$14,602$0$3,044$0$340,351$0$0$0
MURPHEY SEARS
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$163,683$0$14,373$0$0$0$8,843$0$5,722$0$192,621$0$0$0
MICHAEL SMITH
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$162,486$0$12,731$0$0$0$7,275$0$0$0$182,492$0$0$0
BELINDA MARSHALL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$133,844$0$12,400$0$0$0$7,108$0$0$0$153,352$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDISCRETIONARY BONUS PAID TO ALL ELIGIBLE CHAPTER STAFF. THE CEO'S BONUS WAS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD, AND ALL OTHER BONUSES WERE DETERMINED BY SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND APPROVED BY THE CEO.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)WISH RELATED481$1,804,172FMV
Yes (X)SPECIAL EVENTS31$8,142FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE AMOUNT IN COLUMN (B) REFERS TO THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4AIT IS THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLE OF OUR VISION TO GRANT THE WISH OF EVERY ELIGIBLE CHILD, BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2 1/2 AND 18. FOR WISH KIDS, JUST THE ACT OF MAKING THEIR WISH COME TRUE CAN GIVE THEM THE COURAGE TO COMPLY WITH THEIR MEDICAL TREATMENTS. WITH OUR WISH MAKING PROCESS, WE STRIVE TO BRING A SENSE OF EXCITEMENT AND HOPE DURING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TIMES AND DELIVER A JOYFUL LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE WHETHER THE WISH IS A PRINCESS PARTY, SWIM WITH THE DOLPHINS, OR THE COUNTLESS OTHER POSSIBILITIES DREAMED UP BY THE MAGICAL MIND OF A CHILD. THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS GRANTED 521 LIFE CHANGING WISHES IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2025. THE TOTAL COST OF WISHES GRANTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WAS $8,624,446. OF THIS AMOUNT, $992,290 WAS CONTRIBUTED BY VARIOUS VENDORS WHO PROVIDED IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS SUCH AS TRAVEL AND TRAVEL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, LODGING, AND OTHER SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES TO COMPLETE A CHILD'S WISH. FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES, THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED AS CONTRIBUTION REVENUE AND GRANTED WISH EXPENSE. FOR FORM 990, HOWEVER, THE IRS REQUIRES THIS AMOUNT BE EXCLUDED FROM BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE FOUNDATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES THAT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FOUNDATION WORKED CLOSELY WITH AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ENGAGED TO PREPARE THE FORM 990. THE DRAFT FORM 990 PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM WAS REVIEWED BY THE FOUNDATION'S CFO. THE RETURN WAS THEN PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS STATEMENT AS PROVIDED BY THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA FOR EACH OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, BOARD MEMBER, AND VOLUNTEER. SUCH STATEMENTS MUST BE SIGNED UPON DATE OF HIRE, ELECTION OR COMMENCEMENT OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE, AND AT LEAST ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. THE SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE THEN SUBMITTED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES IF THEY ARE FROM VOLUNTEERS, AND THE PRESIDENT & CEO IF THEY ARE FROM STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS. REVIEW OF THE STATEMENTS IS MONITORED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OF WHICH THE PRESIDENT & CEO BECOMES AWARE INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING (1) DETERMINING THE NATURE OF THE CONFLICT VIA VERBAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, (2) FULLY DISCLOSING CONFLICTING INTERESTS TO THE BOARD, (3) THE CONFLICTED PERSON RECUSES HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION, AND (4) TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTIONS WARRANTED BY THE CONFLICT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S TOTAL COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS. IT WAS REVIEWED AGAINST NATIONAL BENCHMARKING SALARY STUDIES, SURVEYS DONE EVERY FEW YEARS BY MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, AND LOCAL SALARY SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD'S DISCUSSIONS WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. DOCUMENTATION INCLUDED THE TERMS OF THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AND DATE IT WAS APPROVED, THE MEMBERS PRESENT DURING DELIBERATIONS AND THOSE WHO VOTED ON IT, AND THE COMPARABILITY DATA RELIED UPON AND HOW IT WAS OBTAINED. THE SAME PROCESS LISTED ABOVE IS USED FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND STAFF MEMBERS, USING THE SAME INSTRUMENTS. SALARIES FOR STAFF OTHER THAN THE PRESIDENT & CEO ARE DECIDED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO IN CONSULTATION WITH THE APPROPRIATE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBER, WITHIN LIMITS SET BY THE BOARD-APPROVED BUDGET. ALL SALARY INCREASES ARE BASED ON METRICS FROM PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND APPROVED SALARY RANGES FOR EACH POSITION AND DOCUMENTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS 10,649.