Make-a-Wish Northeastern & Central California
The make-a-wish foundation of northeastern & central California creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
Make-a-Wish Northeastern & Central California at a glance
- Total assets
- $10,195,552
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $6,780,598
- +10.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $120,181
- -41.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $5,093,510
- +4.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Make-a-Wish Northeastern & Central California funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
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
From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $480K (2024) to $528K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $480K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of America Phoenix, AZ | Wish Fullfillment Fund | $480,000 |
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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 | $10,195,552 | $6,780,598 | $5,093,510 | — | — | $120,181 |
| 2024 | $8,921,019 | $6,148,859 | $4,881,502 | $480,000 | 1 | $204,673 |
| 2023 | $7,766,695 | $5,843,557 | $8,058,154 | $528,000 | 1 | $163,729 |
| 2022 | $9,716,320 | $7,619,168 | $6,643,111 | — | — | $161,507 |
| 2021 | $9,635,263 | $6,223,674 | $4,820,576 | — | — | $107,037 |
| 2020 | $7,727,640 | $4,849,198 | $6,617,431 | — | — | $144,982 |
About Make-a-Wish Northeastern & Central California
Based on IRS filings
Make-a-Wish Northeastern & Central California is a public charity focused on Health, based in Sacramento, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $120K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Make-a-Wish Northeastern & Central California is led by Julie Hirota, President & CEO on every filing since 2024; 4 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Julie Hirota
President & CEO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$181K (2025)
Brent Andrews
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Costas Johnson
No. Ca Regional Development Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$107K (2025)
Chris Crutchfield
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Creeggan
Director
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Goff
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Heinonen
Director
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Grech
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Sine
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kcammee Vreman
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tal Eslick
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Hanson
Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Blangeres
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Menzel
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kiran Biring
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Robirds
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reeve Homstrom
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Ellis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Whitney Clark
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Zoey Goore
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Price
Vice President of Chapter Advisor
Vice President, Deveopment & Central Ca → Regional Vice President, 2024
Regional Vice President → Vice President of Chapter Advisor, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$115K (2021) → $149K (2025)
Jana Pruski-Clark
Chief Operating Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$101K (2025)
Gary Bradus
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Lucchetti
Vice Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
Chair → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Barr
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Deborah Hurst (2020–2024) — CFO
- Former: Alexandria Blangeres (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Christopher Barr (2023–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Christopher Crutchfield (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Deborah Reitter (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Karen Alvord (2023–2024) — CEO
- Former: Tony Motta (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Christina Sarman (2024) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Karen Davis (2022–2023) — Interim CEO
- Former: Lorie Hennessey (2022–2023) — Vice President & Mission Delivery
- Former: Wendy Hauteman (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey Savage (2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Lawrence Duncan (2023) — Director
- Former: Jeff Savage (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Jennifer Stolo (2020–2022) — President & CEO
- Former: Julie Teel (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Thornton (2021–2022) — Vice President of Philanthropy
- Former: Kimberly Menzel (2022) — Director
- Former: Paul Santy (2022) — Director
- Former: Kate Renwick-Espinosa (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Richard Robinson (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Sean Mullin (2020–2021) — Chair
- Former: Shain Thomas (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Azad Sheik (2021) — Director
- Former: Michele Sanders (2021) — Vice President of Strategic Communications
- Former: Azad Skeikh (2020) — Director
- Former: David Moore (2020) — Past Chair
- Former: Paige Terra (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $181K, to Julie Hirota (President and CEO). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Make-a-Wish Northeastern & Central California
How large is Make-a-Wish Northeastern & Central California?
Make-a-Wish Northeastern & Central California reported $10.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.8M.
What is Make-a-Wish Northeastern & Central California?
Make-a-Wish Northeastern & Central California is a public charity focused on Health, based in Sacramento, CA. It holds $10.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Make-a-Wish Northeastern & Central California operate?
Make-a-Wish Northeastern & Central California has awarded grants in Arizona.
What is Make-a-Wish Northeastern & Central California's EIN?
Make-a-Wish Northeastern & Central California's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0027351. 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
(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)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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