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Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered

Public charity · Grantmaker Ridgeland, MS EIN: 64-0730362 Website

The Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered (the foundation) is a Mississippi nonprofit corporation, organized for the purpose of creating life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered at a glance

In short: Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered gave $240K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $240K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$240,000
+140.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$240,000
+140.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$240,000
Total assets
$6,879,843
+34.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Make-a-Wish Foundation of America: $240KMake-a-Wish Foundation ofAmerica$240K

The largest 2025 recipient was Make-a-Wish Foundation of America ($240K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Phoenix

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2024) to $240K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $240K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Make-a-Wish Foundation of America Phoenix, AZWish Fulfillment Fund$240,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$6,879,843$4,792,440$2,969,060$240,0001$207,787
2024$5,135,134$3,543,999$2,542,699$100,0001$126,487
2023$4,009,872$3,370,544$2,585,621——$42,088
2022$2,903,682$2,919,674$2,044,907——$17
2021$1,962,877$2,334,465$1,225,933——$20
2020$913,839$1,489,818$1,398,517——$36

About Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered

Based on IRS filings

Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered is a public charity focused on Health, based in Ridgeland, MS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $240K. Net investment income was $208K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered is led by Allison Tyler, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 1 of 23 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Allison Tyler

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $50K (2020) → $206K (2025)

  • Josh Smith

    Chair

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jasmine Sandhu

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lindsay Varnadoe

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Rozier

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sunny Desai

    Director

    Chair → Past Chair, 2023

    Past Chair → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tondra Hall

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Cox

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Espy

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Knight

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Landry Adkins

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Mitchell

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Adcock

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sophie Lampton

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Will Van Kirk

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Reeves

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Iupe

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennie Simmons

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mamie Herron

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Shoemaker

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Dale

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Hill

    Past Board Chair

    Director → Chair of the Board, 2024

    Chair of the Board → Past Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Usher

    Treasurer

    Chair → Immediate Past Chair & Treasurer, 2024

    Immediate Past Chair & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Jerry Sullivan (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Spencer Sullivan (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Stephen Kennedy (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Craig Peterhansen (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Staci Tyler (2024) — Director
  • Former: Benje Bailey (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jeremy Nelson (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Katie Feibelman (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kirby Boteler (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michelle Gilich (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Christy Crockett-White (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Seni O'Neill (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Craig Busbea (2020) — Director
  • Former: John Dollarhide (2020) — Director
  • Former: Patrick Gough (2020) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Allison Tyler — President and CEO: $206KAllison TylerPresident and CEO$206K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $206K, to Allison Tyler (President and CEO).

Frequently asked questions about Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered

How much does Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered give each year?

Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered gave $240K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $100K across 1 grant.

How large is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered?

Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered reported $6.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.8M.

What is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered?

Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered is a public charity focused on Health, based in Ridgeland, MS. It holds $6.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered operate?

Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered has awarded grants in Arizona.

What is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered's EIN?

Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 64-0730362. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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