Make-a-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina
Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,203,085
- +97.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $5,469,684
- +50.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $50,568
- +99.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,108,479
- +4.7% 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 Eastern North Carolina funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K 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 $420K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of America Phoenix, AZ | Wish Fulfillment Fund | $420,000 |
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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 | $3,203,085 | $5,469,684 | $4,108,479 | — | — | $50,568 |
| 2024 | $1,625,564 | $3,639,974 | $3,925,099 | — | — | $25,342 |
| 2023 | $1,851,761 | $3,730,904 | $3,800,186 | $420,000 | 1 | $21,634 |
| 2022 | $1,885,936 | $3,110,351 | $2,908,412 | — | — | $4,144 |
| 2021 | $1,430,251 | $2,360,799 | $1,986,695 | — | — | $2,119 |
| 2020 | $1,212,323 | $2,287,944 | $2,477,598 | — | — | $5,276 |
| 2019 | $1,351,478 | $3,315,643 | $2,929,461 | — | — | $5,723 |
About Make-a-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina
Based on IRS filings
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina is a public charity, based in Raleigh, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $51K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina is led by Mary Elizabeth Bennett, CEO on the 2025 filing; 3 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mary Elizabeth Bennett
CEO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$106K (2025)
Sarah Joyce
Governance Committee Chair
Director → Governance Committee Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Donahoe
Board Chair
Vice Chair → Vice Board Chair, 2024
Vice Board Chair → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Koch
Governance Committee Chair
Director → Governance Committee Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Wilson
Mission Delivery Committee Chair
Director → Mission Delivery Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eran Gordon
Finance Committee Chair
Director → Finance Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom McDonald
Development Committee Chair
Director → Development Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ed George
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Washburn
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erica Smith
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Overby
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linsay Boyce
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcus Ginyard
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Wills Bode
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nick Befera
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Lindley
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alicia Belle
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Halle Vakani
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Glynda Westerbeek
Vice President Ops & Finance
Vice President Operations & Finance → Vice President Ops & Finance, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$76K (2025)
Kristie Tagg
Former CEO
CEO → Former CEO, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$28K (2024) → $148K (2025)
Deb Walz
Vice Board Chair
Secretary → Vice Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Maggio
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (33)
- Former: Melissa Weston (2019–2024) — Board Chair
- Former: Charles Williams (2020–2024) — Interim CEO
- Former: Chris Reap (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Graciela Racaro (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Christopher Winter (2019–2023) — President & CEO
- Former: Kevin Hudson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Lebone Moses (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Michael Zuber (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Tracy Sanders (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Linda Sirgo (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Rashawn King (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Joe Stallings (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Sarah Bruckner (2022) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Lindsey (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kyle Ostendorf (2019–2021) — Chair
- Former: Rita Macdonald (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Robert Hollowell (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Roselyn Bar (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Todd Juracek (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jaclyn Arnette (2020–2021) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Robert Wilson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ahaji Amos (2021) — Director
- Former: Cherish Vogler (2021) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey Donahoe (2021) — Director
- Former: Chuck Pascarelli (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Remona Callair-Simmons (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Jeff Gordon (2020) — Director
- Former: Ben Brookhart (2019) — Chair
- Former: Brandon Evans (2019) — Director
- Former: George Marut (2019) — Vice President Development
- Former: Kristen Johnson (2019) — CEO
- Former: Lisa Cade (2019) — Director
- Former: Ziva Raney (2019) — Interim CEO
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 $148K, to Kristie Tagg (Former CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Make-a-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina
How large is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.5M.
Where does Make-a-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina operate?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina has awarded grants in Arizona.
What is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina's EIN?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1792140. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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