EIN 62-1253153

Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-South

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
29
Year formed
1986
Most recent tax filings
2023-08-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-South is a non-profit organization that creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. We grant one personal, heartfelt wish for every child in our territory between the ages of 2 1/2 and 18 years old who has a critical illness medical condition, as determined by the child's own physician. In 2019, we granted 190 wishes for children within our community.
Total revenues
$5,010,447
2023
Total expenses
$4,769,629
2023
Total assets
$7,811,868
2023
Num. employees
29
2023

Program areas at Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-South

We grant one personal, heartfelt wish for every child in our territory between the ages of 2 1/2 and 18 years old who has a critical illness medical condition, as determined by the child's own physician. In 2023, we granted 277 wishes for children within our territory - Arkansas, north Mississippi and west Tennessee. These wishes impacted over 1,000 people directly in our primary program - the wish child, their family, the wish granting volunteers, and the wish sponsors who participated in the unveiling of the wish. Total wishes granted for the fiscal year were $2,826,170. of this amount, $1,148,291 was contributed by various vendors who provided in-kind contributions.

Grants made by Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-South

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Make-A-Wish Foundation of AmericaWish Granting$50,000

Who funds Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-South

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Make-A-Wish Foundation of AmericaFunding for Operations$622,406
Charities Aid Foundation of AmericaCharitable Donation$83,769
Schwab Charitable FundHealth$81,500
...and 19 more grants received totalling $1,134,919

Personnel at Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-South

NameTitleCompensation
Casey K TanseyPresident and Chief Executive Officer$125,471
Nick CassellaVice Chairman / Treasurer / Director$0
Sha ToohigSecretary / Director$0
Jeremy ForbisTreasurer / Director$0
Joel KimbroughPast Secretary and Treasurer$0
...and 5 more key personnel

Financials for Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-South

RevenuesFYE 08/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,629,825
Program services$2,175
Investment income and dividends$268,521
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$457
Net income from fundraising events$103,769
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$5,700
Total revenues$5,010,447

Form 990s for Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-South

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-082024-07-11990View PDF
2022-082023-05-31990View PDF
2021-082022-05-17990View PDF
2020-082021-05-26990View PDF
2019-082021-02-05990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 30, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
August 26, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
August 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $55,700 from Jewish Foundation of Memphis
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 11 new grant, including a grant for $622,406 from Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Public health orgsHealth organizationsYouth service charitiesHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
HealthChildren
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsPeer-to-peer fundraisingNational levelEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1780 Moriah Woods Blvd 10
Memphis, TN 38117
Metro area
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
County
Shelby County, TN
Website URL
wish.org/midsouth 
Phone
(901) 680-9474
IRS details
EIN
62-1253153
Fiscal year end
August
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1986
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
E86: Patient Services
NAICS code, primary
624110: Child and Youth Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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