Make-a-Wish Foundation of Connecticut Inc
Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Connecticut Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $14,036,676
- -0.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $6,460,196
- -3.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $516,557
- +77.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $6,315,593
- -7.0% 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 Connecticut Inc funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $120K.
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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 | $14,036,676 | $6,460,196 | $6,315,593 | — | — | $516,557 |
| 2024 | $14,120,022 | $6,668,928 | $6,788,306 | — | — | $290,977 |
| 2023 | $14,057,681 | $5,923,139 | $6,112,081 | — | — | $-75,591 |
| 2022 | $14,322,797 | $6,162,716 | $4,982,324 | — | — | $495,741 |
| 2021 | $14,751,586 | $5,558,740 | $3,677,960 | — | — | $312,210 |
| 2020 | $12,273,457 | $5,622,113 | $3,923,419 | — | — | $267,747 |
| 2019 | $7,558,608 | $5,093,220 | $4,599,880 | $120,000 | 1 | $321,491 |
About Make-a-Wish Foundation of Connecticut Inc
Based on IRS filings
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Connecticut Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Trumbull, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $517K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Connecticut Inc is led by Pamela Keough, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 5 of 35 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Pamela Keough
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$198K (2019) → $245K (2025)
Tracey Yurko
Chair
Vice Chair → Vice Chairman, 2021
Vice Chairman → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Lumia
Chair
Director → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Carron
Director of Outreach
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$100K (2025)
Michael Daglio
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Hayes
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robyn Whittingham
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Wolowitz
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Brown
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Jankovich
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alyssa Harvey Dawson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dean Kimber
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Skottegaard
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Regina Rush-Kittle
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Anderson
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Barnett
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Farrell
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rhonda Vetere
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Philipp
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol Barrios
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Sullivan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jody Harris
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Rosa
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Arena
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rose Velez-Smith
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Moore Fass
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Retcho
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cathy Laporta
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$102K (2019) → $143K (2025)
Tara Navara
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$129K (2019) → $173K (2025)
Kimberly Smith
Dr of Corporate & Community Givin
Dr of Corporate & Community Giving → Dr of Corporate & Community Givin, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$100K (2023) → $118K (2025)
Paul Stevelman
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Fuhrman
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Niall Byrne
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne Tseng
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robyn Hunter
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (35)
- Former: John Papa (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kerry Moss (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Andrew Phillip (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Brooks Borcherding (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Sherri Davis-Googe (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Sonja Narcisse (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Kimberly Pugh (2024) — Major Gifts Officer
- Former: Michelle Wilson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Tara Carraro (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: William Feher (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Kim Pugh (2020–2023) — Major Gifts Officer
- Former: Sarah Cummins (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: David Preschlack (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Anu Jayanti Milewski (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Bridget Colabella (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Matt Chesky (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Robin Gengras (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey Furhman (2022) — Secretary
- Former: Brian Nurse (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Josh Cohen (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kevin Sinclair (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Haversat (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Thomas Speight (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Anuradha Jayanti Milewski (2021) — Director
- Former: David Salinas (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Liz Ann Sonders (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Lori Stetz (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Simpson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jeff Fuhrman (2020) — Director
- Former: Peter Albano (2020) — Director
- Former: An-Ping Hsieh (2019) — Director
- Former: Brooke Bohnsack (2019) — Director
- Former: John Scanlon (2019) — Director · Filing note: Through 92618
- Former: Michael Copeland (2019) — Director
- Former: Virginia Filippelli (2019) — Director
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 $245K, to Pamela Keough (President and CEO). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Make-a-Wish Foundation of Connecticut Inc
How large is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Connecticut Inc?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Connecticut Inc reported $14.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.5M.
What is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Connecticut Inc?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Connecticut Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Trumbull, CT. It holds $14.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Make-a-Wish Foundation of Connecticut Inc operate?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Connecticut Inc has awarded grants in Arizona.
What is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Connecticut Inc's EIN?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Connecticut Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2710919. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 29, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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