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EIN 55-0856553

Birthday Wishes

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
10
City
Natick
State
Massachusetts
Year formed
2004
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
P30: Childrens and Youth Services
Description
Birthday Wishes sponsors & provides Birthday parties for for children living in homeless shelters & transitional housing from its offices in Massachusetts & new york.
Total revenues
$994,204
2023
Total expenses
$914,250
2023
Total assets
$909,800
2023
Num. employees
10
2023

Program areas at Birthday Wishes

Birthday Wishes provides the joy of a Birthday celebration through birthday-in-a-box to children and their families living in homeless shelters & transitional housing throughout Massachusetts rhode island Connecticut new hampshire and new york. Serving over 220 shelter partners birthday-in-a-box is wrapped in festive paper and filled with party supplies goody bags cake mix and frosting and gifts delivered to children 1 to 17-years old. Birthday Wishes served a total of 4,327 during the fiscal year ended june 30th 2023.

Who funds Birthday Wishes

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Joy In Childhood FoundationSupport Sick and Hungry Kids$20,000
The Rona Jaffe FoundationGeneral Operations$20,000
Gilson Family FoundationCharitable Donation$20,000
...and 20 more grants received totalling $169,968

Personnel at Birthday Wishes

NameTitleCompensation
Denell NueseExecutive Director$99,718
Deborah ShermanDirector of Communications and Marketing$49,398
Karyn JonesDirector of Development
Donna BrennanProgram Director$55,116
Maureen MantestaProgram Manager , Long Island
...and 2 more key personnel

Financials for Birthday Wishes

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$908,595
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$68
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$85,541
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$994,204

Form 990s for Birthday Wishes

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-05-09990View PDF
2022-062023-03-13990View PDF
2021-062022-05-13990View PDF
2020-062022-04-08990View PDF
2019-062021-03-30990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
October 19, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $20,000 from Joy In Childhood Foundation
October 2, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
August 17, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
August 14, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
July 17, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Human service organizationsYouth service charitiesHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesChildrenHomelessness
Characteristics
Provides grantsFundraising eventsPeer-to-peer fundraisingState / local levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
24 Superior Dr Suite 201
Natick, MA 01760
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
County
Middlesex County, MA
Website URL
birthdaywishes.org/ 
Phone
(866) 388-9474
IRS details
EIN
55-0856553
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2004
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P30: Childrens and Youth Services
NAICS code, primary
624110: Child and Youth Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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