Make-A-Wish Foundation of Sc Inc

“The organization does not have any committees that have authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The organization works with an independent public accounting firm engaged to prepare the return. The draft return prepared by the accounting firm will be reviewed by the foundation's president & ceo and vp of finance & operations. It is then reviewed by the chair of the audit and finance committee and presented to that committee for final approval. A complete copy of the final return will be provided to all voting members of the governing board for their approval, prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“The foundation maintains a conflict of interest and ethics statement as provided by the make-a-wish foundation of america for each officer, employee, board member, and volunteer. Such statements must be signed upon date of hire, election or commencement of volunteer service, and at least annually thereafter. The signed statements are then submitted to and reviewed by the volunteer manager if they are from volunteers, and the vp of finance & operations if they are from staff and board members. Review of the statements is monitored by the president & ceo. The procedures for addressing any conflicts of interest of which the president & ceo becomes aware includes but are not limited to the following (1) determining the nature of the conflict via verbal or written communication with the interested person, (2) fully disclosing conflicting interests to the board, (3) the conflicted person rescues himself/herself from deliberations and decisions regarding the transaction, and (4) taking appropriate actions warranted by the conflict as recommended by the board up to and including termination of service.”

“President/ceo compensation is reviewed by the governance compensation & nominating committee and provided to the executive committee for approval and finally sent for full board approval. Make-a-wish foundation of america compensation data is the primary source for evaluation but compensation data from other non-profit organizations such as together sc and the association of fundraising professionals is also evaluated. This process last occured in calendar year 2023.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available upon request.”

“It is the founding principle of our vision to grant the wish of every eligible child, between the ages of 2 1/2 and 18. For wish kids, just the act of making their wish come true can give them the courage to comply with their medical treatments. With our wish making process we strive to bring a sense of excitement and hope during extremely difficult times and deliver a joyful life changing experience whether the wish is a princess party, swim with the dolphins, or the countless other possibilities dreamed up by the magical mind of a child. The make-a-wish foundation of south carolina granted 237 life changing wishes in the fiscal year ending august 31, 2024. The total cost of wishes granted for the fiscal year was $3,485,860. Of this amount, $395,777 was contributed by various vendors who provided in-kind contributions such as travel and travel services, transportation, lodging, and other services and use of facilities to complete a child's wish. For financial statement purposes, these amounts are included as contribution revenue and granted wish expense. For form 990, however, the irs requires this amount be excluded from both revenue and expense.”