MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST AND LOUISIANA INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization: MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST AND LOUISIANA INC (EIN 76-0116615)
Tax period: 2018-09-01 to 2019-08-31
Filed: 2020-07-15
IRS object ID: 202031979349300323
Schema version: 2018v3.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-07-15T06:59:17-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ERNST & YOUNG US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2323 VICTORY AVENUE SUITE 2000	AddressLine1Txt
City	DALLAS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	75219	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	760116615	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	Gulf Coast & Louisiana Inc	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% MELISSA HENDERSON	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	MAKE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2814919474	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	12625 Southwest Freeway	AddressLine1Txt
City	Stafford	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77477	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MELISSA HENDERSON	PersonNm
Person Title	DIRECTOR OF FINANCE	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2020-07-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	STEPHANIE F LEW	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01080011	PTIN
Phone	2149698000	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	76.184.247.124	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id	35057220201975000000	FederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id	2020-07-15	FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	7237A1E04908D4B4BF2EBE128B3D616BBF5BAACB	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	7237A1E04908D4B4BF2EBE128B3D616BBF5BAACB	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-09-23 17:36:50Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Teresa Andrepont	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	12625 Southwest Freeway	AddressLine1Txt
City	Stafford	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77477	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$18,418,842	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.texgulf.wish.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1984	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	24	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	24	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	12	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	483	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$4,369,878	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,884,181	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$839,081	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$40,596	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$26,742	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$33,476	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,235,701	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,958,253	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$3,450,673	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$4,214,281	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$739,211	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$771,526	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$161,701	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,142,251	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$354,142	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,332,135	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,339,949	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$96,434	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$381,696	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$17,971,486	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$18,001,406	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$4,078,145	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$600,461	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$13,893,341	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$17,400,945	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST AND LOUISIANA, INC. CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$4,884,351	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$4,214,281	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST & LOUISIANA CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES. THE FOUNDATION GRANTED 525 WISHES AT AN AVERAGE WISH COST OF APPROXIMATELY $10,100 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2019. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.TEXGULF.WISH.ORG.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,884,351	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	12	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	24	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	24	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MELISSA HENDERSON	PersonNm
Phone	2814919474	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	12625 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	STAFFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77477	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
STEPHEN LANDRY
CHAIRMAN	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD KOLENCIK
VICE CHAIRMAN	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM WINDHAM
CHAIRMAN-ELECT	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JULIE LUECHT
SECRETARY	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES GIRAUD
TREASURER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW ACOCK
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID AINSWORTH
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL BONO
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DWANE BROUSSARD
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANA GEORGE
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GAY LYNN GOSE
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS HATFIELD
DIRECTOR (EFF 9/1/18)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN ICONOS
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LESLEY KELLER
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATHEW KNOWLES
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JASON KOHLL
DIRECTOR (EFF 9/1/18)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHIE MALEY
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
REBECCA MCGARR
DIRECTOR (EFF 9/1/18)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KRISTIN PALMER
DIRECTOR (EFF 9/1/18)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDWARD RAZIM
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT SCHWINGER
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOM SELLERS
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN SOUSA
DIRECTOR (EFF 9/1/18)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAYLIN WIEBE
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TERESA ANDREPONT
PRESIDENT & CEO	36.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$350,589	$0	$26,650
MELISSA HENDERSON
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE	18.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$48,818	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$399,407	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$26,650	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$3,221	FederatedCampaignsAmt
All Other Contributions	$4,880,960	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$1,607,870	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,884,181	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$369,901	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$369,901	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$13,131,284	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$13,460,589	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$329,305	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$329,305	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$329,305	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CREDIT CARD REBATES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$33,476	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$33,476	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$33,476	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,958,253	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$74,072	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,214,281	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,214,281	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$384,830	TotalAmt
Program Services	$237,629	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$115,309	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$31,892	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$260,388	TotalAmt
Program Services	$166,519	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,728	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$53,141	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,709	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,727	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,779	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,203	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,273	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,599	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,458	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,216	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,326	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,054	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,375	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,897	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,807	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,807	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,217	TotalAmt
Management And General	$53,217	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,010	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,738	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,406	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,866	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,401	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$3,401	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,197	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,163	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,163	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,871	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,007	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,355	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,652	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,933	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,559	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,164	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,210	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,198	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,873	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,069	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,256	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$63,276	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,988	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,328	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,960	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$129,486	TotalAmt
Program Services	$78,987	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,897	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,602	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
AWARDS	$4,056	$2,474	$811	$771
SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE	$2,798			$2,798
ALL OTHER EXPENSES	$15,756	$9,405	$3,386	$2,965

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,339,949	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,884,351	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$293,897	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$161,701	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$286,581	BOYAmt
EOY	$221,561	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$682,995	BOYAmt
EOY	$922,782	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$215,797	BOYAmt
EOY	$328,686	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,898	BOYAmt
EOY	$194,912	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,171,952	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$628,239	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,598,735	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,543,713	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,792,401	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,415,823	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$384,079	BOYAmt
EOY	$373,929	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,971,486	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,001,406	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$565,096	BOYAmt
EOY	$518,460	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,513,049	BOYAmt
EOY	$82,001	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,078,145	BOYAmt
EOY	$600,461	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,520,808	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,783,711	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,042,707	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,497,599	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,329,826	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,119,635	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,893,341	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,400,945	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,971,486	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,001,406	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$381,696	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$369,967	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$51,421	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$3,467,912	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,350,476	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,743,923	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,603,399	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,369,878	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,884,181	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$22,951,857	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,350,476	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,743,923	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,603,399	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,369,878	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,884,181	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$22,951,857	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$2,285,623	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$20,666,234	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$334,488	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$268,075	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$264,568	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$334,674	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$369,901	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,571,706	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,487	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$31,847	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$34,711	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$26,742	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$33,476	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$134,263	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$24,657,826	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.83812	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.84360	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$8,875,760	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$800,674	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$348,369	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$10,024,803	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$7,313,722	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$910,305	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$651,733	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$8,875,760	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$5,456,913	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,182,429	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$674,380	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$7,313,722	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,197,480	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$889,469	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$369,964	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$5,456,913	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,617,917	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,722,148	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$142,585	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$4,197,480	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.79000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.21000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$630,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$630,000	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,305,311	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$473,237	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,832,074	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$226,516	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$144,877	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$81,639	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$10,125	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$10,125	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,543,713	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DUE TO OTHER MAKE-A-WISH CHAPTERS	$76,777
DUE TO MAKE-A-WISH FDN OF AMERICA	$5,011
DEFERRED RENT	$213

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$82,001	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,335,826	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$369,967	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$1,024,836	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$1,394,803	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,941,023	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$17,230	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$17,230	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,958,253	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,313,364	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$973,415	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$973,415	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,339,949	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,339,949	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
DESCRIBE THE INTENDED USES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS	SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST AND LOUISIANA, INC. HAS $10,024,803 HELD IN ENDOWMENT FUNDS AS OF AUGUST 31, 2019. THESE FUNDS ARE TO BE HELD IN PERPETUITY, WITH THE EARNINGS USED FOR WISH-GRANTING PURPOSES.
FIN 48 (ASC 740) LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS	SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 THE FOUNDATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(3). 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 SUCH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST FOR THE FOUNDATION AT AUGUST 31, 2019. THE FOUNDATION FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION.
OTHER AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25 BUT NOT ON LINE 1	SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4B CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS $17,230

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	VARIOUS RECIPIENTS FOR WISHES GRANTED	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	525	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$784,461	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$3,429,820	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method Used	FMV	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash Assistance	DIRECT COST/WISHES	NonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION'S PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANTS	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FORM 900, SCHEDULE I MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST AND LOUISIANA, INC. DOES NOT PROVIDE CASH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, BUT RATHER GRANTS WISHES TO SELECT BENEFICIARIES THAT MEET THE SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR THE WISH-GRANTING PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION GENERALLY ALLOCATES FUNDS DIRECTLY TO THE VENDORS FOR THE WISH EXPENSES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRAVEL STIPENDS (I.E. MEALS, TIPS, GAS, ETC.) FROM A STANDARDIZED WISH BUDGET. ALL WISH EXPENSES ARE DEVELOPED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM SERVICES AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE SUPPORTING WISH EXPENSE DOCUMENTATION IS RETAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION. OF THE TOTAL 525 WISHES GRANTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, TRAVEL STIPENDS OF $784,461 WERE PROVIDED DIRECTLY TO APPROXIMATELY 400 WISH BENEFICIARIES. THE ADDITIONAL CASH GRANTS OF $3,429,820 WERE PAID DIRECTLY TO VENDORS BY THE CHAPTER FOR THE BENEFICIARIES' WISHES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (true)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TERESA ANDREPONT	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$270,589	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$80,000	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$14,994	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$11,656	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$377,239	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN

FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, QUESTION 4 THE CHAPTER HAS A DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN. FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN AFTER REACHING 21 YEARS OF AGE AND UPON COMPLETION OF ONE YEAR OF SERVICE. UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN, ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES MAY ELECT TO DEFER A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR SALARY SUBJECT TO CERTAIN IRC LIMITATIONS. THE CHAPTER MATCHES 100% OF EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS UP TO 6% OF THE EMPLOYEE'S SALARY. DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2019, THE CHAPTER GAVE $15,453 IN MATCHING FUNDS TO CEO & PRESIDENT TERESA ANDREPONT.

NON-FIXED PAYMENTS

SCHEDULE J, PART I, QUESTION 7 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BONUSES AND SALARY INCREASES BASED ON THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE AND STAFF EFFORTS. BASED ON THOSE FACTORS, THE BOARD APPROVED A BONUS OF $80,000 FOR PRESIDENT & CEO TERESA ANDREPONT DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2018. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE MELISSA HENDERSON'S BONUS OF $4,398 WAS DETERMINED BY TERESA ANDREPONT DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2018 AND WAS WITHIN THE RECOMMENDED RANGE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$5,314	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	COST/SELLING PRICE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp
Food Inventory		FoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	WISH-RELATED	675	$1,516,216	COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)	OTHER	34	$86,340	COST/SELLING PRICE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (true)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990, PART I, QUESTION I THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST AND LOUISIANA, INC. CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.
PROCESS USED BY MANAGEMENT GOVERNING BODY TO REVIEW 990	FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 11 AFTER COMPLETION OF THE FORM 990, A DRAFT FORM IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT IS PROVIDED TO THE CHAPTER'S COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE. THE COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE DRAFT, THEN THE COMMITTEE CHAIR SENDS HIS APPROVAL TO THE CHAPTER PRESIDENT & CEO AND/OR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. AFTER RECEIVING APPROVAL, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE SIGNS THE FORM. THE FINAL SIGNED FORM IS SUBMITTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT AND THEN FILED WITH THE IRS.
PROCESS TO MONITOR TRANSACTION FOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST	FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 12C ON A YEARLY BASIS, THE FOUNDATION'S EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN THE "ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS ASSURANCE STATEMENT." THE STATEMENTS ARE THEN RETURNED TO THE CHAPTER'S PRESIDENT & CEO. IF A DIRECTOR HAS A CONFLICT, THEN THE DIRECTORS WILL DISCUSS WHAT, IF ANY, STEPS TO TAKE. IF THE CONFLICT RELATES TO PROPOSED SERVICES, THE DIRECTOR WILL RECUSE HIMSELF FROM THE VOTING.
PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR CEO, EXEC. DIRECTOR OR TOP MGMT	FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 15A & B ON AN ANNUAL BASIS PRIOR TO EACH FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING, THE FOUNDATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW OUTSIDE SALARY SURVEYS FOR THOSE IN A SIMILAR POSITION TO THE FOUNDATION'S PRESIDENT & CEO. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THEN MAKES THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGARDING THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S NEW SALARY. THE DIRECTORS THEN DISCUSS THE RECOMMENDATION AND MAKE A DECISION REGARDING THE NEW SALARY. FOR SALARIES OF OTHER DIRECTORS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE FOUNDATION, THE PRESIDENT & CEO MAKES SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST & FIN STMTS	FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 19 THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BY-LAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ETC.) UPON REQUEST. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.TEXGULF.WISH.ORG AS WELL AS PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 CHANGE IN VALUE OF ACCRUED WISH LIABILITY $3,485,141 CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS -$ 17,230 ROUNDING $ 1 ----------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL $3,467,912 THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2018, THE FOUNDATION ACCRUED FOR ESTIMATED COSTS OF REPORTABLE PENDING WISHES WHEN FIVE CERTAIN, MEASURABLE WISH CRITERIA WERE MET. THIS ACCRUAL DID NOT REPRESENT LEGALLY BINDING LIABILITY BUT WAS CONSIDERED A MORAL OBLIGATION TO THE CHILD BY THE FOUNDATION ARISING WHEN THE FIVE CRITERIA WERE MET. GIVEN THE CHANGES TO THE WISH GRANTING ENVIRONMENT THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN RECENT YEARS, THE FOUNDATION DETERMINED THAT THE CALCULATION WAS NO LONGER REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FUTURE OBLIGATIONS. THE FOUNDATION REMAINS COMMITTED TO ITS MISSION. AS A RESULT OF THIS CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE, NET ASSETS WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 HAVE INCREASED BY $3,485,141.
SEPARATE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2B THE SEPARATE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST, INC. FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2019 WAS NOT YET COMPLETE AT THE TIME THE TAX RETURN WAS PREPARED.