Make-a-Wish Foundation of Maine
The Make-a-Wish Foundation of Maine creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Maine at a glance
- Total assets
- $8,295,138
- +14.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,689,116
- +53.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,801,426
- +740.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,443,754
- +6.8% 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 Maine funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K 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 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of America Phoenix, AZ | Wish Fulfillment Fund | $50,000 |
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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 | $8,295,138 | $4,689,116 | $2,443,754 | — | — | $1,801,426 |
| 2024 | $7,238,972 | $3,048,494 | $2,287,513 | — | — | $214,263 |
| 2023 | $5,827,963 | $2,790,894 | $2,043,183 | — | — | $199,256 |
| 2022 | $4,855,884 | $2,832,065 | $1,720,513 | $50,000 | 1 | $96,917 |
| 2021 | $4,242,812 | $1,972,529 | $1,335,336 | — | — | $43,684 |
| 2020 | $3,156,597 | $1,499,518 | $1,322,858 | — | — | $55,299 |
| 2019 | $2,791,797 | $1,862,306 | $1,490,026 | — | — | $52,686 |
About Make-a-Wish Foundation of Maine
Based on IRS filings
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Maine is a public charity focused on Health, based in Scarborough, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.8M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Maine is led by Kathryn Vickery, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 3 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kathryn Vickery
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$84K (2019) → $67K (2025)
Brian Franks
President & CEO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$29K (2025)
Sonya Purington
Interim President
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$63K (2024) → $79K (2025)
John Stibal
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Gaetani
Director
Director → Member, 2021
Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Getchell
Director
Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Van Alstine
Director
Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Dunbar
Director
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phil Doucette
Director
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Smith
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Downing
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harry Lanphear
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Chamberlain
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Madsen
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Win Dodge
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Ward
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Breed
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Albert
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Tracy
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Airlia Ball
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Marie Lane
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Miller
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katie Isaac
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Treem
Secretary
Member → Director, 2022
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Walther
Vice Chair
Member → Director, 2022
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Herlihy
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (32)
- Former: Joseph Dieterle (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Hannah May (2019–2023) — Chair
- Former: Jad Dieterle (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Larry Roy (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Nadine Santa Cruz (2023) — Director
- Former: Phil Harriman (2023) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Faulkner (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Cynthia O'Rourke (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Dan Tilton (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Jim Marston (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kim Anania (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kyla Scarponi (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark Woronoff (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Philip Harriman (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Stanley Chaleff (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Susan Desgrosseilliers (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Tj Herlihy (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Chris Bowring (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Ralph Austin (2022) — Director
- Former: Kevin Bowman (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Patricia Gallant (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Rick Cyr (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Anne Marie Storey (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Bill Becker (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Terri Cook (2020) — Director
- Former: Chad Goodwin (2019) — Director
- Former: Erik Tiner (2019) — Director
- Former: Erin Ovalle (2019) — Director
- Former: Lisa Anderson (2019) — Director
- Former: Lynn Bak (2019) — Director
- Former: Meredith Leiter (2019) — Director
- Former: Philip Poirier (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 $79K, to Sonya Purington (Interim President). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Make-a-Wish Foundation of Maine
How large is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Maine?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Maine reported $8.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.7M.
What is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Maine?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Maine is a public charity focused on Health, based in Scarborough, ME. It holds $8.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Make-a-Wish Foundation of Maine operate?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Maine has awarded grants in Arizona.
What is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Maine's EIN?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Maine's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0477512. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- 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 28, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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