Make-a-Wish Foundation of Colorado
Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Colorado at a glance
- Total assets
- $12,150,816
- +1.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $8,365,781
- -11.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $783,909
- +233.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $7,848,515
- +0.3% 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 Colorado funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 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 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of America Phoenix, AZ | Wish Fulfillment Fund | $10,000 |
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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 | $12,150,816 | $8,365,781 | $7,848,515 | — | — | $783,909 |
| 2024 | $11,954,974 | $9,406,142 | $7,821,327 | — | — | $235,303 |
| 2023 | $9,832,676 | $7,360,266 | $7,610,028 | — | — | $322,749 |
| 2022 | $7,859,794 | $6,493,063 | $4,902,158 | — | — | $67,082 |
| 2021 | $6,496,793 | $4,946,826 | $3,903,439 | $10,000 | 1 | $43,608 |
| 2020 | $5,154,103 | $5,336,251 | $4,278,529 | — | — | $56,404 |
| 2019 | $4,000,530 | $5,666,603 | $5,030,994 | — | — | $39,530 |
About Make-a-Wish Foundation of Colorado
Based on IRS filings
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Colorado is a public charity focused on Health, based in Greenwood Village, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $784K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Colorado is led by Scott Dishong, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 4 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Scott Dishong
President & CEO
President & CEO → President & Chief Executive Officer, 2022
President & Chief Executive Officer → President & CEO, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$79K (2020) → $280K (2025)
Scott Reichenberg
Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brent Smith
Director
Board Chair → Chair, 2022
Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deron Brown
Director
Director → Board Member, 2021
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin Vaughn
Director
Director → Board Member, 2021
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin Hutchison
Director
Director → Board Member, 2021
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Srsich
Director
Director → Chair, 2023
Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heidi Gill
Director
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Taizo Nakano
Director
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karrie Fletcher
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug McDonald
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Anderson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marley Wagner
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Wagner
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gretchen Gore
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Lerro
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Maloney
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Getsch
Chief Program Officer
COO → Chief Mission Officer, 2022
Chief Mission Officer → Chief Program Officer, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$87K (2020) → $150K (2025)
Lauren Beede
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$102K (2022) → $138K (2025)
Jeff Krebs
Vice President of Finance & Operations
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$100K (2023) → $127K (2025)
Connie Talmage
Vice Chair
Chair → Director, 2022
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Michael Broker (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Bob Forbes (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Brueggemann (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Ron Bowers (2024) — Director
- Former: Cory Tipton (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Dominic Karaba (2023) — Director
- Former: Justin Schmiedel (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Eric Creed (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Harrell (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Mike Brueggemann (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Bob Forbes (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Esmond (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Mike Broker (2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Jennifer Burton (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Joan Mazak (2019–2020) — Former President & CEO
- Former: Kelly Maloney (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Beau Stark (2019) — Director
- Former: Bill Myers (2019) — Chair
- Former: Dennis Brown (2019) — Director
- Former: Doug Askam (2019) — Chair
- Former: Marilyn Tillery (2019) — Cfs Manager
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 $280K, to Scott Dishong (President & CEO). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Make-a-Wish Foundation of Colorado
How large is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Colorado?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Colorado reported $12.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.4M.
What is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Colorado?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Colorado is a public charity focused on Health, based in Greenwood Village, CO. It holds $12.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Make-a-Wish Foundation of Colorado operate?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Colorado has awarded grants in Arizona.
What is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Colorado's EIN?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Colorado's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2273004. 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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