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Make-a-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina

Public charity · Grantmaker Raleigh, NC EIN: 58-1792140 Website

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

Key facts about Make-a-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina

EIN
58-1792140
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$3,203,085

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$3.2M

+97.0% YoY

Revenue

$5.5M

+50.3% YoY

Net Investment Income

$51K

+99.5% YoY

Expenses

$4.1M

+4.7% YoY

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.

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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$200K$400K$600K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $420K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 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$2M$4M$6M$8M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$3,203,085$1,625,564$1,851,761
Revenue$5,469,684$3,639,974$3,730,904
Expenses$4,108,479$3,925,099$3,800,186
Net Investment Income$50,568$25,342$21,634

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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

Kristie Tagg — Former CEO: $148KKristie TaggFormer CEO$148KMary Elizabeth Bennett — CEO: $106KMary Elizabeth BennettCEO$106KGlynda Westerbeek — VP Ops & Finance: $76KGlynda WesterbeekVP Ops & Finance$76K

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.

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