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MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ORANGE COUNTY: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ORANGE COUNTY (EIN 33-0036556)
Tax period
2024-09-01 to 2025-08-31
Filed
2026-07-09
IRS object ID
202631909349300048
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)
Return2026-07-09T12:30:35-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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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)
EIN330036556EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ORANGE COUNTYBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2AND THE INLAND EMPIRE INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMAKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7145739474PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13230 EL CAMINO REAL 100AddressLine1Txt
CityIRVINECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92602ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANNE GREYPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7145739474PhoneNum
Signature2026-07-09SignatureDt
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 OfficerANNE GREYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13230 EL CAMINO REAL 100AddressLine1Txt
CityIRVINECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92602ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,554,181GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWISH.ORG/OCIEWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1983FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$73,679PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$129,448CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$6,348PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$29,543CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,691,984PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,125,499CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,694,945PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,111,826CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$525,491PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$5,024,138TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,373,238TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,154,848TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,814,473NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,869,290NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Grant$2,111,826GrantAmt
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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
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesYes (1)GamingActivitiesInd
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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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee20EmployeeCnt
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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
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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CityIRVINECityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

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JEFF LEWIS
BOARD CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDY NICKERSON
BOARD VICE CHAIR4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KOMRON TARKESHIAN
IMM PAST BOARD CHAIR (THRU 11/24)5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE ZEMETRA
TREASURER4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRIET LEHMAN
SECRETARY (THRU 6/25)4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WHIT BATCHELOR
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/24)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK CARLOS
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/24)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSE CHANG
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE COLONNA
DIRECTOR (THRU 3/25)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
COREY DONALDSON
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/24)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN HALLSTEAD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARIE JERNQUIST-FERRY
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOONE KIM-LOPEZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL KROUSE
DIRECTOR (AS OF 3/27/25)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON LANGTEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT LOUGEE
DIRECTOR (AS OF 7/22/25)3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLIE MATTHEWS
DIRECTOR (AS OF 7/22/25)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOFFRE OLAYA
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID RONCO
DIRECTOR (AS OF 3/27/25)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOLORES SALMAN
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARI SIMMONS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOEL SPRAGUE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON STOLAN
DIRECTOR (AS OF 3/27/25)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRIS THEILER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY WORSNOP
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE GREY
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$81,503$0$2,667
MELISSA GALLAGHER
VP OF MISSION DELIVERY40.00Yes (X)$116,206$0$11,502
JENNIFER GARNER
VP OF DEVELOPMENT40.00Yes (X)$2,462$0$0
GLORIA JETTER CROCKET
FRMR PRES. & CEO (THRU 3/15/24)40.00$68,170$0$3,774Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$268,341TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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YOUR PART TIME CONTROLLER LLC
1600 MARKET STREET SUITE 3425PHILADELPHIAPA19103ACCOUNTING SERVICES$138,304
KRISTIN MARTIN
1 TIMBERLANDALISO VIEJOCA92656TOP CHEF EVENT$106,000
ELITE OC PRODUCTIONS LLC
20261 SW ACACIA ST 110NEW PORT BEACHCA92660GALA EVENT PRODUCTION$105,268
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$704FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising$724,101FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$25,507GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,995,216AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$869,996NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,745,528TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
WISH ASSIST FEES900099$232,525$232,525
WISH FULFILLMENT FUND900099$47,541$47,541
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$280,066TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$66,556TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$66,556ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$932,416SecuritiesAmt
Other$1,225OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$870,749SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$61,667SecuritiesAmt
Other$1,225OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$62,892TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$62,892ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$724,101ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$514,621FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$35,380TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$35,380ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$49,149GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$43,312GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,837TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,837ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$280,066RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$99,905ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,111,826TotalAmt
Program Services$2,111,826ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$263,807TotalAmt
Program Services$192,579ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,295ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,933FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Program Services$598,521ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$194,781ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$334,160FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$11,318ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,896ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,848FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$84,097TotalAmt
Program Services$46,624ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,103ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,370FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$67,970ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,780ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,127FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,000TotalAmt
Management And General$5,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,000FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$224,758TotalAmt
Management And General$224,758ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,443TotalAmt
Management And General$17,443ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,648TotalAmt
Program Services$1,042ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,029ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$577FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$10,028TotalAmt
Program Services$2,896ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,563ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,569FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$197,200TotalAmt
Program Services$110,281ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,912ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,007FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,819TotalAmt
Program Services$6,958ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,007ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,854FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$414,455TotalAmt
Program Services$234,996ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$68,385ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$111,074FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,546TotalAmt
Program Services$4,688ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,294ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,564FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,357TotalAmt
Program Services$1,304ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,814ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,239FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,159TotalAmt
Program Services$657ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$191ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$311FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,056TotalAmt
Program Services$13,793ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,289ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,974FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$624TotalAmt
Program Services$624ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CHAPTER DUES$328,693$230,085$46,017$52,591
MERCHANT FEES$27,107$3$27,104
MEMBERSHIP DUES$3,606$1,931$562$1,113

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,098,630TotalAmt
Program Services$3,638,093ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$740,122ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$720,415FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$470,992BOYAmt
EOY$648,599EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,668BOYAmt
EOY$980,202EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$272,532BOYAmt
EOY$169,979EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$106,541BOYAmt
EOY$46,796EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$216,387BOYAmt
EOY$172,824EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$375,900LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$363,290LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,131BOYAmt
EOY$12,610EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,568,116BOYAmt
EOY$1,712,920EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,380,344BOYAmt
EOY$1,280,208EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,187,711BOYAmt
EOY$5,024,138EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$286,238BOYAmt
EOY$348,684EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,428BOYAmt
EOY$6,265EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,074,572BOYAmt
EOY$799,899EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,373,238BOYAmt
EOY$1,154,848EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,311,857BOYAmt
EOY$3,183,977EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$502,616BOYAmt
EOY$685,313EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,814,473BOYAmt
EOY$3,869,290EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,187,711BOYAmt
EOY$5,024,138EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,026,869ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$218NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$3,188DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$24,542OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$3,337,783CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,415,556CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,272,286CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,504,507CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,745,528CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,275,660TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,337,783CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,415,556CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,272,286CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,504,507CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,745,528CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,275,660TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$763,138SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$21,512,522PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,198CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$47,593CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$47,492CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$51,777CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$66,556CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$245,616TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$211,471CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$481,670CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$425,441CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$496,814CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$528,390CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,143,786TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$24,665,062TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$496,116GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.87220PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.90110PublicSupportPY170Pct
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: $ 198,746. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 469,070. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 415,543. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 457,485. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 479,241. GROSS GAMING REVENUE - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 7,175. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 12,600. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 9,880. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 39,329. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 49,149. OTHER INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 5,550. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 18. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 0. 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$138,946BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,200InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$147,146EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$121,506BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$17,440InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$138,946EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$117,226BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,280InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$121,506EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$123,366BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$6,140InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$117,226EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$108,344BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$15,022InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$123,366EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.11250BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.56070PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.32680TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$82,170OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$80,060DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,110BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$293,730OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$283,230DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,500BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,610TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM NATIONAL$202,441
DUE FROM OTHER CHAPTERS$128,246
SECURITY DEPOSITS$21,365
SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS$300,082
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - OPERATING$533,863
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - FINANCE$94,211
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,280,208TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO NATIONAL$8,150
DUE TO OTHER CHAPTERS$47,365
SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS$64,829
LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING$585,145
LEASE LIABILITY - FINANCING$94,410
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$799,899TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,584,530TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$218NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$416,334DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$24,542OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$441,094RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,143,436RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$17,443InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$35,380OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$17,937RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,125,499TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,529,713TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$413,146DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$35,380OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$448,526ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,081,187ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$17,443InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$17,443ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,098,630TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE FOUNDATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO GRANT WISHES IN PERPETUITY.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME AND CALIFORNIA INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(3) AND SECTION 23701D OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION 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 SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS 24,542.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES MOVED TO STATEMENT OF REVENUE -35,380.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES MOVED TO STATEMENT OF REVENUE 35,380.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$605,819GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$433,406CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$172,413GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$74,926RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$3,483FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$43,225EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$52,446OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2IT'S IN THE BAGEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$283,439GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$214,831CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$68,608GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$41,743RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$0FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$29,140EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$10,903OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total5OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$314,084GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$75,864CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$238,220GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$11,030NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$222,284RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$8,412FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$0EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$17,029OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,203,342GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$724,101CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$479,241GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$11,030NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$338,953RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$11,895FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$72,365EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$80,378OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$514,621DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$35,380NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Other Gaming$49,149GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Gaming$43,312NonCashPrizesOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming0VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Gross Revenue Total Gaming$49,149GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Gaming$43,312NonCashPrizesTotalGamingAmt
Direct Expense Summary Gaming$43,312DirectExpenseSummaryGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary$5,837NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming ConductedCAStatesWhereGamingConductedCd
LicensedYes (1)LicensedInd
License Suspended Etc0LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With NonmembersYes (1)GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity0MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Gaming Own Facility0.00000GamingOwnFacilityPct
Gaming Other Facility1.00000GamingOtherFacilityPct

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANNE GREYALEXA MEDRANOBusinessNameLine1Txt

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13230 EL CAMINO REAL STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityIRVINECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92602ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev0CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd
Gaming Manager PersonANNE GREY ALEXA MEDRANOGamingManagerPersonNm
Gaming Manager Compensation$0GamingManagerCompensationAmt
Gaming Manager Services ProvRAFFLE RULES, SETUP AND DOCUMENTATIONGamingManagerServicesProvTxt
Gaming Manager Is EmployeeYes (X)GamingManagerIsEmployeeInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr0CharitableDistributionRqrInd

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
Recipient273RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$320,410CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$1,791,416NonCashAssistanceAmt
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 MEET 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
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGLORIA JETTER CROCKETPersonNm
TitleFRMR PRES. & CEO (THRU 3/15/24)TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$68,170BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$2,763DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$1,011NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$71,944TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)WISH RELATED292$836,364FMV
Yes (X)SPECIAL EVENTS12$24,300FMV
Yes (X)OTHER81$9,332FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received1Form8283ReceivedCnt
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
ExplanationCOLUMN (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 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICES:IT 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 ORANGE COUNTY AND THE INLAND EMPIRE GRANTED 273 LIFE CHANGING WISHES IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2025. THE TOTAL COST OF WISHES GRANTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WAS $4,032,156. OF THIS AMOUNT, $394,063 WAS CONTRIBUTED BY VENDORS WHO PROVIDED IN-KIND SERVICES, SUCH AS TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION, USE OF FACILITIES AND SPECIAL DISCOUNTED RATES 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. OUR IMPACT EXTENDS BEYOND FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS. IN FY25, 312 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS DONATED MORE THAN 5,000 HOURS OF THEIR TIME - A CONTRIBUTION VALUED AT OVER $211,000 BASED ON CALCULATIONS FROM THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR. WHILE VOLUNTEER TIME IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE IN-KIND DONATIONS FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING PURPOSES, THE IMPACT OF THEIR GENEROSITY IS IMMEASURABLE. EVERY WISH GRANTED, EVERY VOLUNTEER HOUR GIVEN, AND EVERY DOLLAR DONATED HELPS BRING HOPE, STRENGTH AND JOY TO CHILDREN FACING CRITICAL ILLNESSES. YOUR SUPPORT MAKES THIS POSSIBLE. JOIN US IN CREATING EVEN MORE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES AND MAKING A LASTING DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHERE SHALL BE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALL OF THE DELEGABLE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY STANDING RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING: AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AMENDMENT BY BYLAWS, APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET, AND ACTIONS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY LAW OR BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANY EXPENDITURE IN EXCESS OF $25,000 AUTHORIZED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT ITS NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE THEN SERVING AND ACTING CHAIRPERSON, SECRETARY, TREASURER, VICE CHAIRPERSON AND ANY COMMITTEE CHAIRS DESIGNATED BY THE CHAIRPERSON OR VICE CHAIRPERSON, AND AN AT-LARGE DIRECTOR IF ONE IS NEEDED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE FOUNDATION'S PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. ONCE THE DRAFT IS AVAILABLE, IT IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND ANY CHANGES INCORPORATED INTO THE FILING. ONCE THIS DETAILED REVIEW IS COMPLETE, THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND BOARD APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
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 MANAGER 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 INCLUDES 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 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 THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA. THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION AND DECISIONS WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. DOCUMENTATION INCLUDES THE TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION AND THE 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 STAFF MEMBERS, USING THE SAME INSTRUMENTS. SALARIES FOR STAFF, OTHER THAN THE PRESIDENT & CEO, ARE DECIDED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EMPLOYEE'S IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR WITHIN LIMITS SET BY THE BOARD-APPROVED BUDGET. ALL SALARY INCREASES ARE BASED ON METRICS FROM PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FOUNDATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS 24,542.