Wishing Well Foundation of Florida Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Hialeah, FL EIN: 81-4682732

Wishing Well Foundation of Florida Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Hialeah, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $40K in total assets.

Wishing Well Foundation of Florida Inc at a glance

Total assets
$40,270
-6.5% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$2,777
-94.4% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Wishing Well Foundation of Florida Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

MiamiKey WestIslamoradaTavernier

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K3 grants2019 Total only2020 3 grants2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2020) to $76K (2021). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $50K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Samuels House Inc Key West, FLGeneral Support$25,000
Lotus House Miami, FLGeneral Support$25,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$40,270—$2,777——
2023$43,047$245,534$50,000$50,0002
2022$85,039$-143,201$22,000$22,0001
2021$117,661$-1,874$76,000$76,0003
2020$90,588$68,491$7,500$7,500Total only
2019$29,597$64,968$75,000$75,0003

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wishing Well Foundation of Florida Inc is led by James McCarthy, Co-President & Board Member on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • James McCarthy

    Co-President & Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom McCarthy

    Co-President & Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Klyczek

    Chairman & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Flanagan

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Marc Golan (2019–2021) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Wishing Well Foundation of Florida Inc

How large is Wishing Well Foundation of Florida Inc?

Wishing Well Foundation of Florida Inc reported $40K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-EZ.

What is Wishing Well Foundation of Florida Inc?

Wishing Well Foundation of Florida Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Hialeah, FL. It holds $40K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Wishing Well Foundation of Florida Inc operate?

Wishing Well Foundation of Florida Inc has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Wishing Well Foundation of Florida Inc's EIN?

Wishing Well Foundation of Florida Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4682732. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 16, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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