Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona Inc

“The executive committee is comprised of the chair of the board, vice chair, treasurer, secretary, immediate past chair and chair of the wish delivery committee, development committee and up to three members at large. The committee may act on behalf of the foundation in day to day operations when the board is not in session. The officers of the committee are charged with reviewing and evaluating the performance of the president and ceo as well as setting annual compensation for the president and ceo.”

“The chapter worked closely with clifton larson allen and the shared financial services section at make-a-wish america to prepare the form 990. The draft form 990 was reviewed by the chief administrative officer of the chapter. The draft form 990 was then provided to the audit and finance committee members of the board for review, then discussed in detail with the committee members and public accounting firm present. Subsequent to the approval of the draft form 990 by the audit and finance committee, the form 990 is provided to all voting members of the board of directors before finally being filed with the irs. The minutes of the audit and finance committee as well as those of the full board reflect this process.”

“The chapter maintains a conflict of interest and ethics statement as provided by make-a-wish foundation of america for every officer, employee, board member and volunteer. The statement must be signed upon date of hire, election or commencement of service and at least annually thereafter. Signed statements are submitted to and reviewed by the director of community engagement (for all volunteers), to the director of operations and president/ceo (for all board members) or to human resources manager (for all paid employees). Any conflicts are communicated to the president/ceo and the procedure for addressing any conflicts of interest may include, 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) requiring the conflicted person to recuse himself/herself from deliberations and decisions regarding the transaction and (4) taking appropriate actions warranted by the conflict as recommended by the board (and possibly legal advisor) up to and including termination of service.”

“The chapter ensured (1) that the compensation of their chief executive officer, other officers and key employees as defined by the irs is approved by the officers of the board of directors without the involvement of any individual(s) with a conflict of interest, (2) that the officers of the board obtains and relies on appropriate comparable compensation data before makings its decision (data may include salary data provided by make-a-wish foundation of america, salary data provided by independent hr consultants, data obtained from arizona state university lodestar center for philanthropy and non-profit innovation, data obtained from other organizations such as non-profit times and total compensation solutions), (3) that the officers of the board's discussions were documented, including the terms of the transaction and the data approved, members of the committee present for the deliberation and who voted, and the description of the comparability data obtained and how it was obtained. This process was last completed in fiscal 2025.”

“The organization makes its financial statements available upon request.”

“Our vision is to grant the wish of every eligible child, between the ages of 2 1/2 and 18. For wish kids, 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 arizona granted 476 life changing wishes in the fiscal year ending august 31, 2025. The total cost of wishes granted for the fiscal year was $9,751,160. Of this amount, $692,824 was contributed by various vendors who provided in-kind contributions such as landscaping, renovations, construction, lodging, entertainment activities 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.”

“Change in value of split interest agreements 7,482. Change in value of ben int. In assets held by others 46,592.”