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Make-a-Wish Foundation of Colorado

Public charity · Grantmaker Greenwood Village, CO EIN: 74-2273004 Website

Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

Key facts about Make-a-Wish Foundation of Colorado

EIN
74-2273004
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$12,150,816

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$12.2M

+1.6% YoY

Revenue

$8.4M

-11.1% YoY

Net Investment Income

$784K

+233.1% YoY

Expenses

$7.8M

+0.3% YoY

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

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Phoenix

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$15M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$12,150,816$11,954,974$9,832,676
Revenue$8,365,781$9,406,142$7,360,266
Expenses$7,848,515$7,821,327$7,610,028
Net Investment Income$783,909$235,303$322,749

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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

Scott Dishong — President & CEO: $280KScott DishongPresident & CEO$280KJennifer Getsch — Chief Program Officer: $150KJennifer GetschChief Program Officer$150KLauren Beede — Chief Development Officer: $138KLauren BeedeChief Development Officer$138KJeff Krebs — VP of Finance & Operations: $127KJeff KrebsVP of Finance & Operations$127K

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.

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