Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central
The Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central New York creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central at a glance
- Total assets
- $4,021,666
- +45.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,341,435
- +11.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $150,199
- +220.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,044,858
- -2.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $60K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of America Phoenix, AZ | Wish Fulfillment Fund | $60,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,021,666 | $3,341,435 | $2,044,858 | — | — | $150,199 |
| 2024 | $2,769,000 | $3,002,342 | $2,088,580 | — | — | $46,920 |
| 2023 | $1,840,096 | $2,306,203 | $2,244,763 | $60,000 | 1 | $23,882 |
| 2022 | $1,699,255 | $1,826,442 | $1,539,006 | — | — | $37,554 |
| 2021 | $1,499,398 | $1,298,384 | $1,240,889 | — | — | $13,766 |
| 2020 | $1,448,881 | $1,282,950 | $1,256,735 | — | — | $10,686 |
| 2019 | $1,377,557 | $1,478,173 | $1,386,999 | — | — | $19,722 |
About Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central
Based on IRS filings
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central is a public charity, based in East Syracuse, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $150K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central is led by Diane E. Kuppermann, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 1 of 22 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Diane E. Kuppermann
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$91K (2019) → $115K (2025)
Kevin Smith
Chair
Secretary → Chair-Elect, 2024
Chair-Elect → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa A. White
Director
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2024
Immediate Past Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Mullin
Director
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michele M. Sardinia
Director
Board of Trustees → Trustee, 2021
Trustee → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Payne
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Scheer
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Connell
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Porcello
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Augostini
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vance Lederman
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Danielle Katz
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Dreverman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joann Yarrow
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Chemotti
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Fullmer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Troy Ballard
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Barkley
Immediate Past Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory A. O'Leary CPA
Co-Treasurer
Board of Trustees → Secretary, 2020
Secretary → Co-Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Nitka
Co-Treasurer
Member-At-Large → Co-Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Gorman
Vice Chair
Trustee → Director, 2024
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Albanese
Secretary
Trustee → Director, 2024
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Edward Slank (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Tim Goldman (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Mia Tremti (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: John Rott (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kyle Krickovich (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: William Petty (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Debbie Moore (2022–2023) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Greg O'Leary (2021–2022) — Co-Treasurer
- Former: Bill Petty (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Caitlin Sgarlat Deluca (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Deborah E. Moore Esq. (2019–2021) — Board Chair
- Former: Robin Mulpagano (2019–2021) — Director of Finance
- Former: Karen Brognano-Williams (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Mia Barnello (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Debra Colon (2019–2020) — Board of Trustees
- Former: Mark Colombo CPA (2019–2020) — Co-Treasurer
- Former: Rei Thompson (2019–2020) — Board of Trustees
- Former: Steve Heath (2019–2020) — Board of Trustees
- Former: Bill Evans (2019) — Board of Trustees
- Former: David A. Ayoub (2019) — Past Chair
- Former: Debra Rao (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Laura Wittenbeck (2019) — Chair of the Board
- Former: Stan Goettel (2019) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Wendy Riccelli (2019) — Co-Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $115K, to Diane Kuppermann (President & CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central
How large is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central reported $4.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.3M.
Where does Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central operate?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central has awarded grants in Arizona.
What is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central's EIN?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2572086. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 11, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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