MAKE- A- WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: MAKE- A- WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA (EIN 86-0481941)
Tax period: 2014-09-01 to 2015-08-31
Filed: 2016-02-19
IRS object ID: 201600509349300440
Schema version: 2014v6.0
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 F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-02-19T13:31:18-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	861065772	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DELOITTE TAX LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	TWO JERICHO PLAZA	AddressLine1Txt
City	JERICHO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11753	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	860481941	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MAKE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6022799474	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4742 N 24TH STREET NO 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHOENIX	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	850164862	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PAUL R MEHLHORN	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6022799474	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-02-18	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	CHRISTINE KAWECKI	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00743140	PTIN
Phone	5169187000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-12-19	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-08-17 19:52:53Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DAVID A WILLIAMS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4742 N 24TH STREET NO 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHOENIX	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	850164862	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$107,385,017	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.WISH.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1983	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	AZ	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	25	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	25	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	228	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$65,925,217	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$70,369,626	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$6,823,138	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$7,657,962	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,721,628	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,766,027	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,247,428	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,386,965	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$77,717,411	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$81,180,580	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$45,038,768	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$49,870,716	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$13,046,614	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$14,958,459	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$1,188,354	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$2,010,129	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$10,776,025	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$15,728,960	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$16,940,611	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$75,002,696	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$83,779,915	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,714,715	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$2,599,335	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$54,288,049	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$50,311,162	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$9,354,445	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$9,898,555	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$44,933,604	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$40,412,607	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$64,256,539	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$49,870,716	GrantAmt
Revenue	$8,855,470	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE FOUNDATION PERFORMS ACTIVITIES WHICH PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AND HANDLING OF RESOURCES USED TO GRANT THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND SUPPORTS AFFILIATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS (CHAPTERS) IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THEIR WISH PROGRAMS. DURING FY15, THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTED ALMOST $50 MILLION TO THE CHAPTERS TO GRANT WISHES. AS OF AUGUST 31, 2015 THE FOUNDATION HAS 62 CHARTERED CHAPTERS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$64,256,539	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	70	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	228	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	25	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	25	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TX	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PAUL R MEHLHORN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6027923229	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4742 N 24TH STREET SUITE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHOENIX	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	850164862	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (41 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
EDWARD R ALLEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GEORGE A BARRIOS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRENDA K BATY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER BEARD
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PETER J BLATMAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARLOS F CATA
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID M CLARK
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN F CROWLEY
CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAY EMMONS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GJ HART
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHARLYN C HESLAM
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DREW E LAWTON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PHILIP J LUSSIER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN R MOON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SPENCER A NEUMANN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN PARKES-CIRIGNANO
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS M PARRETT
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARTINE M REARDON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW W SCHUYLER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DENE B STRATTON JR
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARLA B VERNON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DON YAEGER JR
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOLF A BERLE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DERRICK HALL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOAQUIN HIDALGO
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ARTHUR J LAMB III
DIRECTOR THROUGH 7/25/15	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILL BAUMBACH FROM 12915
VP & CHIEF INFO OFFICER	45.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DAVID WILLIAMS
PRESIDENT AND CEO	45.00		$536,191	$0	$21,427	Yes (X)
DAVID MULVIHILL
VP & GENERAL COUNSEL	45.00		$283,851	$0	$22,022	Yes (X)
PAUL MILES
VP OF DEVELOPMENT	45.00		$255,065	$0	$21,280	Yes (X)
DEBORAH THOMPSON
VP OF CHAPTER SUPPORT	45.00		$218,255	$0	$17,330	Yes (X)
KATHLEEN FORSHEY
VP OF CORPORATE ALLIANCES	45.00		$234,731	$0	$17,852	Yes (X)
PAUL MEHLHORN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	45.00		$205,018	$0	$17,046	Yes (X)
LESLIE MOTTER
VP & CHIEF HR OFFICER	45.00		$202,308	$0	$10,918	Yes (X)
MARYJANE IRWIN
CORPORATE SECRETARY	45.00		$80,981	$0	$10,184	Yes (X)
JOHN VRANAS
VP & CHIEF MARKETING OFF	45.00		$201,625	$0	$8,349	Yes (X)
STACY OWEN
DIR OF CORP ALLIANCES	45.00		$143,535	$0	$13,032		Yes (X)
ASINA GANT
ASST GENERAL COUNSEL	45.00		$130,174	$0	$12,553		Yes (X)
STEFANI LAWRENCE
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT	45.00		$125,636	$0	$14,589		Yes (X)
FRANCES HALL
DIR OF CHAPTER SUPPORT	45.00		$125,272	$0	$13,324		Yes (X)
JIM TOY
CHIEF INFO OFFICER THROUGH 9/5/14	45.00		$146,469	$0	$2,269		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,889,111	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$202,175	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	29	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
CLIFTON LARSON ALLEN LLP
20 E THOMAS ROAD SUITE 2300	PHOENIX	AZ	85012	ACCOUNTING SERVICES	$1,365,413
WEBBMASON
PO BOX 62414	BALTIMORE	MD	21264	MARKETING SERVICES	$1,268,390
SOUTHWEST PUBLISHING & MAILING
4000 SE ADAMS	TOPEKA	KS	66609	PRINTING & POSTAGE SERVICES	$1,219,610
TRUE NORTH INC
630 THIRD AVENUE 12TH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10017	MARKETING / ON-LINE SERVICES	$1,077,641
ALANIZ LLC
425 NORTH IRIS ST	MT PLEASANT	IA	52641	PRINTING & IT SERVICES	$818,614

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	27	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$70,369,626	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$4,108,687	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$70,369,626	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CHAPTER ASSESSMENTS	561000	$7,458,902	$7,458,902
ABLE CONFERENCE	561499	$199,060	$199,060

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$7,657,962	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$669,189	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$669,189	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$27,301,275	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$26,204,437	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,096,838	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,096,838	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,096,838	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
CENTRAL FINANCIAL SVS	541200	$553,550	$553,550
REBATES	900099	$531,845	$531,845
LIST RENTAL INCOME	541800	$189,457		$189,457

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$112,113	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$112,113	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,386,965	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$81,180,580	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$8,855,470	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,955,484	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,844,740	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,844,740	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,976	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,976	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,513,929	TotalAmt
Program Services	$636,823	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,437,754	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$439,352	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,123,685	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,586,831	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,286,813	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,250,041	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$364,553	TotalAmt
Program Services	$155,241	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$127,403	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$81,909	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,091,694	TotalAmt
Program Services	$455,124	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$409,579	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$226,991	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$864,598	TotalAmt
Program Services	$378,333	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$301,265	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$185,000	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,676	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,294	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,833	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$549	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,433,123	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,373,486	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,637	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,010,129	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$2,010,129	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$266,478	TotalAmt
Management And General	$266,478	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,913,372	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,516,357	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$641,992	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$755,023	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,010,631	TotalAmt
Program Services	$235,782	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$142,001	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$632,848	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,552,008	TotalAmt
Program Services	$962,488	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$414,602	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,174,918	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$490,222	TotalAmt
Program Services	$138,207	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$195,145	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$156,870	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$636,014	TotalAmt
Program Services	$265,570	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$205,987	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$164,457	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,016,462	TotalAmt
Program Services	$531,705	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$284,196	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$200,561	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,092,036	TotalAmt
Program Services	$807,331	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$179,666	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$105,039	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$620,004	TotalAmt
Program Services	$237,708	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$216,242	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$166,054	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$639,998	TotalAmt
Program Services	$535,303	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$73,115	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$31,580	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRINTING AND POSTAGE	$3,346,033	$1,293,756	$369,836	$1,682,441
ASSOCIATION DUES	$283,462	$208,222	$17,029	$58,211
BANK FEES/PAYROLL FEES	$221,188	$0	$88,872	$132,316
CREDIT CARD DISCOUNTS	$209,872	$0	$0	$209,872

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$133,032	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,262	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,906	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$111,864	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$83,779,915	TotalAmt
Program Services	$64,256,539	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,747,351	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,776,025	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	Yes (X)	JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,101,012	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,398,063	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$693,669	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,009,280	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,174,743	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,529,579	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,369,558	BOYAmt
EOY	$871,714	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,186,310	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,811,289	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,376,522	BOYAmt
EOY	$517,262	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$680,922	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,110,057	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,862,421	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$3,375,383	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,359,898	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,487,038	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,554,237	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,420,821	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$585,859	BOYAmt
EOY	$563,402	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$54,288,049	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,311,162	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,034,208	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,244,739	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$878,387	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,034,464	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,441,850	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,619,352	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,354,445	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,898,555	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,082,272	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,977,684	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,254,456	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,320,268	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,596,876	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,114,655	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,933,604	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,412,607	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$54,288,049	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,311,162	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$2,599,335	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$2,197,957	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$276,295	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	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	$58,712,923	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$57,705,424	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$58,854,635	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$65,925,217	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$70,369,626	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$311,567,825	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$58,712,923	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$57,705,424	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$58,854,635	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$65,925,217	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$70,369,626	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$311,567,825	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$44,942,369	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$266,625,456	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$665,310	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$656,566	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$680,427	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$699,727	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$669,189	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,371,219	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$376,754	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$511,578	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$664,860	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,247,446	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,386,965	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,187,603	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$319,126,647	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$31,554,407	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.83550	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.83220	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II, LINE 10 - OTHER INCOME	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DESCRIPTION 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 OTHER INCOME $10,191 $18,854 $88,780 $145,783 $112,113 LIST RENTAL $149,638 $183,830 $158,437 $126,960 $189,457 REBATES $216,925 $250,590 $277,959 $575,375 $531,845 CENTRAL FINANCIAL SVS -0- $58,304 $139,684 $399,328 $553,550	ExplanationTxt

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$10,592,856	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$517,779	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$315,702	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$149,651	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$10,645,282	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$9,922,305	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$73,919	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,292,811	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$696,179	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$10,592,856	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$8,826,821	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$738,465	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$623,438	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$266,419	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$9,922,305	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$6,706,212	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,875,317	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$349,891	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$104,599	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$8,826,821	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,109,063	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,382,073	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$254,076	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$39,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$6,706,212	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$843,691	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$402,602	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$441,089	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,688,474	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,142,487	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$545,987	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,330,256	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$830,294	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,499,962	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,487,038	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DUE TO CHAPTERS	$5,399,296
PROV FOR SPLIT INT AGREEMENTS	$220,056

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$5,619,352	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$89,122,609	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$2,197,957	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$10,404,715	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$1,749	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$8,208,507	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$80,914,102	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$266,478	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$266,478	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$81,180,580	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$93,840,610	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$10,404,715	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	-$77,542	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$10,327,173	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$83,513,437	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$266,478	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$266,478	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$83,779,915	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:	THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS CONSIST OF A GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND AND A GROUP OF FUNDS TO BE USED FOR THE GRANTING OF WISHES BY THE FOUNDATION OR BY ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOUNDATION'S CHAPTERS.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE FOUNDATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME AND ARIZONA TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES 43-1201(4). 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, 2015 AND 2014.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	NET REVENUE OF CONSOLIDATED ORGANIZATIONS 1,749.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS 23,702. NET EXPENSE OF CONSOLIDATED ORGANIZATIONS -101,244.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	NORTH AMERICA	RegionTxt
Offices	0	OfficesCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	GRANT-MAKING	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$25,976	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$25,976	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$25,976	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	NORTH AMERICA	RegionTxt
Purpose Of Grant	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS	PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant	$25,976	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	CHECK	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Valuation Method Used	FMV	ValuationMethodUsedDesc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FOUNDATION'S POLICY FOR FOREIGN GRANTS IS CONSISTENT WITH ITS POLICY FOR DOMESTIC GRANTS. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO AFFILIATED CHAPTERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANTING THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THE FOUNDATION AND ITS CHAPTERS OPERATE UNDER INDIVIDUAL CHAPTER AGREEMENTS WHICH DEFINE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH A CHAPTER IS GRANTED THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF BEING A CHAPTER, AS WELL AS THE DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PRIVILEGE. BY ENTERING INTO THE CHAPTER AGREEMENT, THE CHAPTER AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICIES OF THE FOUNDATION. TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICIES, EACH CHAPTER AGREES TO PERMIT THE FOUNDATION'S DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES TO INSPECT THE CHAPTER'S BOOKS AND RECORDS AND TO INTERVIEW CHAPTER'S DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS AT ANY REASONABLE TIME AND UPON REASONABLE NOTICE. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION'S COMPLIANCE TEAM VISITS ALL CHAPTERS ON A ROTATING BASIS TO FURTHER ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICIES FOR THE ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA DOES NOT PROVIDE CASH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, BUT RATHER GRANTS WISHES TO SELECTED BENEFICIARIES THAT MEET THE SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR THE WISH-GRANTING PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION 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. GENERALLY WISH EXPENSES ARE DEVELOPED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM SERVICES AND ARE APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE SUPPORTING WISH EXPENSE DOCUMENTATION (I.E., INVOICES AND STATEMENTS) IS RETAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
MOBILE ACCORD
2150 W 29TH AVENUE 2ND FLOOR	DENVER	CO	80211	TRACKING, MOBILE COMM	0	$4,920	$7,918	$0
BLACKBAUD
PO BOX 930256	ATLANTA	GA	31193	E-MAIL HOSTING	0	$0	$143,920	$0
CHARITY DYNAMICS LLC
3721 EXECTVE CTR DR STE 100	AUSTIN	TX	78731	FUNDRAISING COUNSEL	0	$0	$5,560	$0
THOMPSON AND ASSOCIATES
112 WESTWOOD PLACE SUITE 250	BRENTWOOD	TN	37027	PLANNED GIVING COUNSEL	0	$0	$60,000	$0
THOMPSON HABIB & DENISON INC
80 HAYDEN AVENUE SUITE 300	LEXINGTON	MA	02421	DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGN	0	$0	$654,933	$0
TRUE NORTH INC
630 THIRD AVE 12TH FLR	NEW YORK	NY	10017	DIGITAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN	0	$0	$1,137,798	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$4,920	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$2,010,129	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V)	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MOBILE ACCORD, THE FUNDRAISERS FOUNDATION ENGAGES PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISERS ON A 'FIXED FEE OR 'TIME AND EXPENSES' BASIS TO DESIGN FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS AND TO PROVIDE ADVICE ABOUT SELECTED TARGET MARKETS OR TYPES OF FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES. ONCE DESIGNED, THE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS ARE MANAGED BY STAFF OF THE FOUNDATION. AS SUCH, THE PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISERS EMPLOYED BY THE FOUNDATION DO NOT HAVE CUSTODY OR CONTROL OF ANY FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTIONS AND DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN EXECUTING THE CAMPAIGN STRATEGY.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (62 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
MAWF OF ALABAMA
244 GOODWIN CREST DRIVE SUITE 200	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35209	630943675	501(C)(3)	$573,097	$62,519	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF ALASKA & WASHINGTON
811 1ST AVENUE 520	SEATTLE	WA	98104	911329433	501(C)(3)	$1,128,953	$156,465	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF ARIZONA
711 E NORTHERN AVENUE	PHOENIX	AZ	85020	860409636	501(C)(3)	$1,176,178	$73,485	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF CENTRAL & NORTHERN FLORIDA
1020 NORTH ORLANDO AVENUE SUITE 100	MAITLAND	FL	32751	593235806	501(C)(3)	$1,304,785	$14,342	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS	100
MAWF OF CENTRAL & SOUTH TEXAS
2224 WALSH TARLTON LANE SUITE 200	AUSTIN	TX	78746	742357788	501(C)(3)	$766,607	$71,443	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF CENTRAL & WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
1131 HARDING PLACE	CHARLOTTE	NC	28204	561492432	501(C)(3)	$592,779	$52,268	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
351 W CROMWELL AVENUE SUITE 112	FRESNO	CA	93711	770116530	501(C)(3)	$267,614	$28,587	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF CENTRAL NEW YORK
5005 CAMPUSWOOD DRIVE	EAST SYRACUSE	NY	13057	222572086	501(C)(3)	$252,614	$19,888	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF COLORADO
7951 E MAPLEWOOD AVENUE SUITE 126	GREENWOOD VILLAGE	CO	80111	742273004	501(C)(3)	$765,574	$41,656	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF CONNECTICUT
126 MONROE TURNPIKE	TRUMBULL	CT	06611	222710919	501(C)(3)	$873,986	$76,655	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF EAST TENNESSEE
510 SOUTH WILLOW STREET	CHATTANOOGA	TN	37404	581799549	501(C)(3)	$261,202	$35,962	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
2880 SLATER ROAD SUITE 105	MORRISVILLE	NC	27560	581792140	501(C)(3)	$510,604	$38,477	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF GEORGIA
1775 THE EXCHANGE SE SUITE 200	ATLANTA	GA	30339	582146828	501(C)(3)	$1,098,236	$150,876	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF GREATER BAY AREA
55 HAWTHORNE STREET 8TH FLOOR	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94105	942958481	501(C)(3)	$1,237,799	$103,179	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF GREATER LOS ANGELES
1875 CENTURY PARK EAST SUITE 950	LOS ANGELES	CA	90067	954107024	501(C)(3)	$1,324,559	$58,826	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF GREATER PENNSYLVANIA & WEST VIRGINIA
THE GULF TOWER 707 GRANT STREET	PITTSBURGH	PA	15219	251464177	501(C)(3)	$971,104	$178,037	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS	37TH FLOOR
MAWF OF GREATER VIRGINIA
2810 N PARHAM ROAD SUITE 302	RICHMOND	VA	23294	541429614	501(C)(3)	$773,755	$55,784	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF GUAM
590 SOUTH MARINE CORPS DRIVE INT	TAMUNING	GU	96913			$57,401	$22,318	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS	TRADE CTR STE 125
MAWF OF HAWAII
PO BOX 1877	HONOLULU	HI	96805	990220777	501(C)(3)	$890,452	$9,140	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF HUDSON VALLEY
832 SOUTH BROADWAY THE WISH HOUSE	TARRYTOWN	NY	10591	133344306	501(C)(3)	$627,426	$38,973	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF IDAHO
4355 EMERALD STREET SUITE 280	BOISE	ID	83706	820408150	501(C)(3)	$200,256	$73,341	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF ILLINOIS
640 NORTH LASALLE DRIVE SUITE 280	CHICAGO	IL	60654	363422138	501(C)(3)	$2,256,946	$124,170	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF INTERNATIONAL
4742 N 24TH STREET SUITE 400	PHOENIX	AZ	85016	860726985	501(C)(3)	$321,673	$31,715	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF IOWA
3024 104TH STREET	URBANDALE	IA	50322	421310530	501(C)(3)	$275,311	$21,993	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF KANSAS
125 S WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 100	WICHITA	KS	67202	480984820	501(C)(3)	$396,955	$15,048	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF MAINE
477 CONGRESS STREET SUITE M1	PORTLAND	ME	04101	010477512	501(C)(3)	$158,995	$39,788	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF MASSACHUSETTS & RHODE ISLAND
ONE BULLFINCH PLACE 2ND FLOOR	BOSTON	MA	02114	222867371	501(C)(3)	$1,294,384	$111,918	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF METRO NEW YORK & WESTERN NEW YORK
1111 MARCUS AVENUE SUITE LL22	LAKE SUCCESS	NY	11042	112645641	501(C)(3)	$2,251,799	$89,797	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF MICHIGAN
7600 GRAND RIVER AVENUE SUITE 175	BRIGHTON	MI	48114	382505812	501(C)(3)	$1,119,754	$71,893	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF THE MID-ATLANTIC
5272 RIVER ROAD SUITE 700	BETHESDA	MD	20816	521306075	501(C)(3)	$1,611,679	$100,655	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE
8119 ISABELLA LANE SUITE 105A	BRENTWOOD	TN	37027	621833327	501(C)(3)	$385,641	$41,157	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF THE MID-SOUTH
1780 MORIAH WOODS BLVD SUITE 10	MEMPHIS	TN	38117	621253153	501(C)(3)	$477,570	$64,724	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF MINNESOTA
615 FIRST AVENUE NE SUITE 415	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55413	411422893	501(C)(3)	$1,211,770	$243,286	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF MISSISSIPPI
576 HIGHLAND COLNY PARKWAYSTE 120	RIDGELAND	MS	39157	640730362	501(C)(3)	$254,100	$41,955	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF MISSOURI
600 KELLWOOD PARKWAY	CHESTERFIELD	MO	63017	431550697	501(C)(3)	$800,571	$38,956	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF NEBRASKA
11836 ARBOR STREET	OMAHA	NE	68144	470671096	501(C)(3)	$293,797	$40,340	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
814 ELM STREET SUITE 300	MANCHESTER	NH	03101	020405369	501(C)(3)	$391,920	$9,187	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF NEW JERSEY
1347 PERRINEVILLE ROAD	MONROE TOWNSHIP	NJ	08831	222488495	501(C)(3)	$2,117,656	$78,651	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF NEW MEXICO
144 LOUISIANA BLVD NE	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	87108	850347088	501(C)(3)	$209,004	$32,234	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF NORTH DAKOTA
1102 43RD STREET SOUTH SUITE E	FARGO	ND	58103	450393770	501(C)(3)	$107,658	$18,499	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF NORTH TEXAS
6655 DESEO	IRVING	TX	75039	751889666	501(C)(3)	$1,540,295	$155,324	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF NORTHEAST NEW YORK
ONE MUSTANG DRIVE	COHOES	NY	12047	141703503	501(C)(3)	$230,639	$10,398	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAW OF NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA
2800 CLUB CENTER DRIVE	SACRAMENTO	CA	95835	680027351	501(C)(3)	$758,218	$54,063	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF OHIO KENTUCKY & INDIANA
2545 FARMERS DRIVE SUITE 300	COLUMBUS	OH	43235	341471131	501(C)(3)	$2,596,027	$291,882	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF OKLAHOMA
5201 NORTH SHARTEL AVENUE	OKLAHOMA CITY	OK	73118	731176743	501(C)(3)	$458,522	$11,748	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF ORANGE COUNTY & INLAND EMPIRE
3230 EL CAMINO REAL SUITE 100	IRVINE	CA	92602	330036556	501(C)(3)	$1,018,478	$39,654	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF OREGON
2000 SW 1ST AVENUE SUITE 410	PORTLAND	OR	97201	820385049	501(C)(3)	$598,905	$100,548	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF PHILADELPHIA & SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY
5 VALLEY SQUARE SUITE 210	BLUE BELL	PA	19422	222755963	501(C)(3)	$1,012,753	$41,590	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF PUERTO RICO
100 GRAN BULEVAR PASEOS SUITE 112	SAN JUAN	PR	00926	660529880	501(C)(3)	$100,116	$3,978	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS	MSC 476
MAWF OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
ONE PARK PLACE SUITE 405	MCALLEN	TX	78503	742850325	501(C)(3)	$84,849	$9,404	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF SAN DIEGO
2440 HOTEL CIRCLE NORTH SUITE 200	SAN DIEGO	CA	92108	330039466	501(C)(3)	$640,593	$72,368	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF SOUTH CAROLINA
225 SOUTH PLEASANTBURG DRIVE B8	GREENVILLE	SC	29607	570786119	501(C)(3)	$700,725	$80,801	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF SOUTH DAKOTA
1400 WEST 17TH STREET	SIOUX FALLS	SD	57104	460375953	501(C)(3)	$80,119	$59,320	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA
4491 S STATE ROAD 7 SUITE 201	FT LAUDERDALE	FL	33314	592620322	501(C)(3)	$1,273,746	$111,774	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
5105 S DURANGO DRIVE SUITE 100	LAS VEGAS	NV	89113	880371088	501(C)(3)	$343,534	$13,836	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF SUFFOLK COUNTY
1 COMAC LOOP SUITE 1A1	RONKONKOMA	NY	11779	112666969	501(C)(3)	$399,557	$23,621	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF TEXAS GULF COAST & LOUISIANA
12625 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY	STAFFORD	TX	77477	760116615	501(C)(3)	$1,029,436	$27,669	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF TRI-COUNTIES
4222 MARKET STREET SUITE D	VENTURA	CA	93003	770098671	501(C)(3)	$303,972	$27,645	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF UTAH
771 EAST WINCHESTER	MURRAY	UT	84107	742392822	501(C)(3)	$299,093	$32,011	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF VERMONT
100 DORSET STREET SUITE 14	SOUTH BURLINGTON	VT	05403	030323013	501(C)(3)	$121,878	$9,893	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF WISCONSIN
13195 WEST HAMPTON AVENUE	BUTLER	WI	53007	391543541	501(C)(3)	$755,644	$60,138	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
MAWF OF WYOMING
PO BOX 273	CASPER	WY	82606	830276233	501(C)(3)	$74,510	$15,115	FMV	TRAVEL, M & E, SUPPLIES	FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	61	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO AFFILIATED CHAPTERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANTING THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THE FOUNDATION AND ITS CHAPTERS OPERATE UNDER INDIVIDUAL CHAPTER AGREEMENTS WHICH DEFINE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH A CHAPTER IS GRANTED THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF BEING A CHAPTER, AS WELL AS THE DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PRIVILEGE. BY ENTERING INTO THE CHAPTER AGREEMENT, THE CHAPTER AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICIES OF THE FOUNDATION. TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICIES, EACH CHAPTER AGREES TO PERMIT THE FOUNDATION'S DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES TO INSPECT THE CHAPTER'S BOOKS AND RECORDS AND TO INTERVIEW CHAPTER'S DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS AT ANY REASONABLE TIME AND UPON REASONABLE NOTICE. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION'S COMPLIANCE TEAM VISITS ALL CHAPTERS ON A ROTATING BASIS TO FURTHER ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICIES FOR THE ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA DOES NOT PROVIDE CASH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, BUT RATHER GRANTS WISHES TO SELECTED BENEFICIARIES THAT MEET THE SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR THE WISH-GRANTING PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION 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. GENERALLY WISH EXPENSES ARE DEVELOPED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM SERVICES AND ARE APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE SUPPORTING WISH EXPENSE DOCUMENTATION (I.E., INVOICES AND STATEMENTS) IS RETAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DAVID WILLIAMS
PRESIDENT AND CEO	$432,734	$0	$103,457	$0	$0	$0	$13,000	$0	$8,427	$0	$557,618	$0	$0	$0
DAVID MULVIHILL
VP & GENERAL COUNSEL	$248,851	$0	$35,000	$0	$0	$0	$12,443	$0	$9,579	$0	$305,873	$0	$0	$0
PAUL MILES
VP OF DEVELOPMENT	$220,065	$0	$35,000	$0	$0	$0	$11,003	$0	$10,277	$0	$276,345	$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH THOMPSON
VP OF CHAPTER SUPPORT	$183,255	$0	$35,000	$0	$0	$0	$9,163	$0	$8,167	$0	$235,585	$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN FORSHEY
VP OF CORPORATE ALLIANCES	$201,731	$0	$33,000	$0	$0	$0	$10,087	$0	$7,765	$0	$252,583	$0	$0	$0
PAUL MEHLHORN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$172,018	$0	$33,000	$0	$0	$0	$8,601	$0	$8,445	$0	$222,064	$0	$0	$0
LESLIE MOTTER
VP & CHIEF HR OFFICER	$202,308	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,038	$0	$8,880	$0	$213,226	$0	$0	$0
JOHN VRANAS
VP & CHIEF MARKETING OFF	$201,625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,349	$0	$209,974	$0	$0	$0
STACY OWEN
DIR OF CORP ALLIANCES	$118,862	$0	$24,673	$0	$0	$0	$5,912	$0	$7,120	$0	$156,567	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 7	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MAWFA'S MANAGEMENT MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMPENSATION AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MAWFA ("THE COMMITTEE"), AFTER CONSIDERING SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS, THE COMMITTEE SHALL MAKE EACH OF THE DETERMINATIONS REQUIRED BASED ON SEVERAL FACTORS, SUCH AS TOTAL POTENTIAL AWARD PERCENTAGE AND ALLOCATION OF AWARD PERCENTAGE BASED ON ORGANIZATION GOALS AND INDIVIDUAL GOALS, PERFORMANCE, ETC. FOR EACH PLAN YEAR. THE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE SOLE DISCRETION TO MAKE ALL SUCH DETERMINATIONS AND DECISIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	61	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$275,321	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	COST/SELLING PRICE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (13 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	AIRLINES	1750	$2,259,028	COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)	TOYS	23863	$573,176	COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)	SPAS	34	$314,133	COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)	GIFT CARDS	821	$241,451	COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)	LODGING	285	$145,367	COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)	TICKETS	932	$116,226	COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)	TRAVEL VOUCHERS	10	$50,000	COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)	ESPECIAL NEEDS	66	$32,910	COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)	AIRLINE REWARD POINTS	1589876	$24,922	COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)	CLOTHING	8	$23,121	COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)	PAINT	435	$19,386	COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)	WISH TRIPS	2	$17,830	COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)	TRAMPOLINES	22	$15,816	COST/SELLING PRICE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (1)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 32B:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FOUNDATION USES THE SERVICES OF A THIRD PARTY STOCK BROKER TO SELL DONATED SECURITIES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1	THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO GRANT THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO ENRICH THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH HOPE, STRENGTH AND JOY.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1	THE MAKE-A -WISH FOUNDATION IS THE LARGEST WISH-GRANTING ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD. ITS MISSION IS TO GRANT THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO ENRICH THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH HOPE, STRENGTH AND JOY. THE FOUNDATION'S WISH-GRANTING EFFORTS CREATE A LIFE-CHANGING IMPACT FOR THE CHILDREN WHO ARE GRANTED A WISH, AS WELL AS THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES, REFERRAL SOURCES, DONORS, SPONSORS AND EVEN ENTIRE COMMUNITIES. FOUNDED IN 1980 WHEN A GROUP OF CARING VOLUNTEERS HELPED A BOY FULFILL HIS DREAM OF BECOMING A POLICE OFFICER, THE FOUNDATION NOW HAS GRANTED MORE THAN 270,000 WISHES TO CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES. ALTHOUGH IT HAS BECOME ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST WELL-KNOWN CHARITIES, THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION HAS MAINTAINED THE GRASSROOTS FULFILLMENT OF ITS MISSION. A NETWORK OF NEARLY 25,000 VOLUNTEERS ENABLES THE FOUNDATION TO SERVE CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS. VOLUNTEERS WORK AS WISH GRANTERS, FUNDRAISERS, SPECIAL EVENTS ASSISTANTS, LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS AND IN NUMEROUS OTHER CAPACITIES. THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION FINANCES ITS WORK THROUGH INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS, CORPORATE DONATIONS, FOUNDATION GRANTS AND PLANNED GIFTS. IT RECEIVES NO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING. WISHES ARE GRANTED REGARDLESS OF THE CHILD'S RACE, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OR ANY OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC CATEGORY. REFERRALS FOR WISHES COME FROM CHILDREN'S PARENTS OR GUARDIANS, MEMBERS OF THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY AND THE CHILDREN THEMSELVES. WHEN A WISH TEAM FIRST VISITS A CHILD, THE VOLUNTEERS START WITH ONE SIMPLE QUESTION: "IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE WISH, WHAT WOULD IT BE?" WISHES TYPICALLY FALL INTO ONE OF FOUR CATEGORIES: "I WISH TO GO..." "I WISH TO MEET..." "I WISH TO BE... OR "I WISH TO HAVE..." GRANTING A WISH CREATES A MAGICAL MOMENT FOR SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN AT A TIME WHEN THEY NEED JOY THE MOST. THE FOUNDATION MAKES EVERY EFFORT TO INCLUDE IMMEDIATE FAMILY IN THE CHILD'S WISH BECAUSE WATCHING A DREAM COME TRUE CREATES HOPE, STRENGTH AND JOY FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE WISH EXPERIENCE. THE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO MAKING EVERY ELIGIBLE CHILD'S WISH COME TRUE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION, CALL 1-800-722-WISH (9474) OR VISIT WISH.ORG.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED THE PRIMARY REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 TO ITS AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE ("AFC"). THE FOUNDATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE FOUNDATION'S OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF THE FORM 990. THE AFC HAS THE RIGHT TO MAKE INQUIRIES OF ANY PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE PREPARATION PROCESS OF THE FORM 990, INCLUDING THE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER AND MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM. THE AFC ALSO MET WITH THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM HIRED TO PREPARE THE FORM 990. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS PROVIDED WITH A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE FOUNDATION ADOPTED A "STATEMENT OF VALUES, CODE OF ETHICS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY" IN 2004 WITH WHICH ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY AND ACKNOWLEDGE BY SIGNING, UPON THEIR INITIAL INVOLVEMENT WITH THE FOUNDATION AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, AN "ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS ASSURANCE STATEMENT' (THE "COI STATEMENT"). EFFECTIVE JULY 2009, THE COI STATEMENT WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE AN ADDENDUM IN WHICH OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY FAMILY AND/OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS THEY MAY HAVE WITH OTHER OFFICERS, DIRECTORS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE FOUNDATION. THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD IS CHARGED WITH ENSURING THE COI STATEMENT AND ADDENDUM ARE SIGNED EACH YEAR BY DIRECTORS, WHILE THE FOUNDATION'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IS CHARGED WITH ENSURING THOSE DOCUMENTS ARE SIGNED BY OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. IF ANY COVERED PERSON DISCLOSES A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT, THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE IS FOLLOWED (1) THE CONFLICTING INTEREST IS FULLY DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD, (2) THE COVERED PERSON RESPONDS TO ANY FACTUAL QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD RELATED TO THE DISCLOSED CONFLICT, AND (3) THE BOARD, WITHOUT THE COVERED PERSON PRESENT, DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT AND APPROVES OR DISAPPROVES THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE TOTAL COMPENSATION (INCLUDING BASE SALARY, BENEFITS AND INCENTIVE PAYMENTS) OF THE FOUNDATION'S CEO, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES FOR 2014 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH IS COMPRISED SOLELY OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS NONE OF WHOM HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW/APPROVAL PROCESS INCLUDED SUBSTANTIAL INPUT FROM THE FOUNDATION'S COMPENSATION AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (COLLECTIVELY, THE "COMMITTEES"), AS WELL AS AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS SPECIALIST ("INDEPENDENT EXPERT") RETAINED TO ADVISE THE FOUNDATION IN SUCH MATTERS. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE COMMITTEES AND THE INDEPENDENT EXPERT REVIEWED APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPENSATION PAID BY OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO THEIR CEOS AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION PROPOSED FOR THE CORRESPONDING EXECUTIVE AT THE FOUNDATION WAS REASONABLE AND APPROPRIATE BASED ON COMPARABLE MARKET DATA. THE FOUNDATION'S CONTEMPORANEOUS RECORDS INCLUDE (1) THE TERMS OF THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS (INCLUDING THE DATES THEY WERE APPROVED), (2) THE NAMES OF BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO WERE PRESENT DURING THE DISCUSSIONS AND WHO VOTED ON THE ARRANGEMENTS, AND (3) A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPARABILITY DATA RELIED UPON BY THE FOUNDATION BEFORE THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS WERE APPROVED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ALTHOUGH FEDERAL TAX LAWS DO NOT MANDATE THAT AN ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION, THE FOUNDATION POSTS ITS ANNUAL REPORT, COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ON ITS WEBSITE (HTTP://WISH.ORG/ABOUT-US/MAKING-A-DIFFERENCE/MANAGING-FUNDS) AND ALSO MAKES SUCH DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 10B	THE FOUNDATION AND ITS CHAPTERS OPERATE UNDER INDIVIDUAL CHAPTER AGREEMENTS WHICH DEFINE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH A CHAPTER IS GRANTED THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF BEING A CHAPTER, AS WELL AS THE DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PRIVILEGE. BY ENTERING INTO THE CHAPTER AGREEMENT, THE CHAPTER AGREES TO COMPLY WITH, AND BE BOUND BY, THE TERMS OF THE CHAPTER AGREEMENT, THE FOUNDATION'S BYLAWS AND THE POLICIES OF THE FOUNDATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE "GOVERNING POLICIES, PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES ("POLICIES"), THE LATEST REVISION OF WHICH IS DATED JULY 2014. TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICIES, EACH CHAPTER AGREES TO PERMIT THE FOUNDATION'S DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES TO INSPECT THE CHAPTER'S BOOKS AND RECORDS AND TO INTERVIEW CHAPTER'S DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS AT ANY REASONABLE TIME AND UPON REASONABLE NOTICE. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION'S COMPLIANCE TEAM VISITS ALL CHAPTERS ON A ROTATING BASIS TO FURTHER ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICIES.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS -23,702. TRANSFER FROM TEXAS PLAINS 300,000. ROUNDING -3.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MAW OF TEXAS PLAINS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	411 S FILLMORE ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	AMARILLO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	79101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	751966883	EIN
Primary Activities	WISH GRANTING	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE 7: 170(B)(1)(A)	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MAWF	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	Yes (1)	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF TEXAS PLAINS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	S	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$300,000	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	CASH	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt