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A Special Wish Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2025 • EIN 31-1472147

Jan 01, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Organization Profilewww.aswchicago.org
PO Box 577248Chicago, IL 60657

(440) 476-2351

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2025 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

63rd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2025 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

80th percentile

24%

Higher net margin than 80% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

82nd percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 82% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2025 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

35th percentile

-6.0%

Faster asset growth than 35% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2025

Revenue Growth

30th percentile

-13%

Faster revenue growth than 30% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets62nd percentile

Assets

Down

$63,555

Down $8,395 (-12%) from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$63,555

Down $8,395 (-12%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue63rd percentileNet Margin80th percentile

Revenue

Down

$34,768

Down $10,644 (-23%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$26,299

Down $15,428 (-37%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$8,469

Up $4,784 (+130%) from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth35th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2018: $77,130Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $77,1302018Assets 2019: $67,175Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $67,1752019Assets 2020: $64,978Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $64,9782020Assets 2021: $56,450Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $56,4502021Assets 2022: $68,265Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $68,2652022Assets 2023: $71,950Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $71,9502023Assets 2025: $63,555Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $63,5552025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$63,555
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$63,555
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth30th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2018: $18,473Expenses 2018: $24,576Net Income 2018: -$6,1032018Revenue 2019: $10,191Expenses 2019: $20,146Net Income 2019: -$9,9552019Revenue 2020: $16,392Expenses 2020: $18,589Net Income 2020: -$2,1972020Revenue 2021: $25,888Expenses 2021: $34,416Net Income 2021: -$8,5282021Revenue 2022: $61,482Expenses 2022: $49,667Net Income 2022: $11,8152022Revenue 2023: $45,412Expenses 2023: $41,727Net Income 2023: $3,6852023Revenue 2025: $34,768Expenses 2025: $26,299Net Income 2025: $8,4692025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$34,768
Expenses$26,299
Net Income$8,469
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Apr 7, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$34,768
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The organization grants wishes to terminally ill children.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Granted wishes to terminally ill children$25,848$451
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay82nd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Xavier MendezPresident-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
A Special Wish Foundation
EIN
31-1472147
Phone
4404762351
Address
PO Box 577248, Chicago, IL 60657

Signing Officer

Name
Michael Davis
Title
Treasurer
Phone
4404762351
Signed
2026-04-07
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“website and other software services”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Filings

Displayed year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$63,555
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$63,555
Revenue
$34,768
Expenses
$26,299
Net income
$8,469
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$63.6$0.00$63.6$34.8$26.3$8.47
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$72.0$0.00$72.0$45.4$41.7$3.69
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$68.3$0.00$68.3$61.5$49.7$11.8
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$56.5$0.00$56.5$25.9$34.4$8.53
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$65.0$0.00$65.0$16.4$18.6$2.20
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$67.2$0.00$67.2$10.2$20.1$9.96
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$77.1$0.00$77.1$18.5$24.6$6.10