Make-a-Wish Foundation of America

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Phoenix, AZ EIN 86-0481941

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2024–2026

Total received

$15.7M

Foundation funders

158

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2024–2026

Who funds Make-a-Wish Foundation of America?

Make-a-Wish Foundation of America is funded by 158 grantmakers, led by Make-a-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin Inc ($2.8M), Sheetz Family Charities Inc ($972K), Our Change Foundation ($717K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.7M in grants to Make-a-Wish Foundation of America between 2024–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin Inc$2,750,04022024–2025
Sheetz Family Charities Inc$972,00022024–2025
Our Change Foundation$716,74422024–2025
Make-a-Wish Foundation International$648,34322024–2025
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Nebraska Inc$561,81722024–2025
Jewelers for Children$555,00022024–2025
Musk Foundation$500,00012024
Make-a-Wish Northeastern & Central California$480,00012024
Build Trades Foundation$395,00022024–2025
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Greater Virginia$360,00022024–2025
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Philadelphia Delaware and Susquehanna Valley$350,00022024–2025
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida Inc$350,00022024–2025
The Albertsons Companies Foundation$349,10622024–2025
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered$340,00022024–2025
Vivid Cheers Inc$327,27212024
Terence J O'Sullivan Liuna Charitable Foundation$300,00022024–2025
The US Charitable Gift Trust$267,78112024
Charities Aid Foundation America$257,08422024–2025
The Stanley & Arna Smith Foundation$250,00022024–2025
The Schmetterling Foundation$225,00022024–2025
The Richard K Davis & Theresa a Davis Family$200,00012025
Make-a-Wish Foundation of New Jersey Inc$200,00012025
Austin Community Foundation Inc$187,27112024
America's Charities$172,01722024–2025
Pledgeling Foundation$171,44112024
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Fanatics Charitable Foundation$148,06012024
California Community Foundation$137,00022024–2025
National Philanthropic Trust$135,41022024–2025
Charlotte Steeplechase Foundation Inc$130,00012025
Car Donation Foundation$125,00012024
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles$120,00012024
412 Gives Back$107,31512025
Trusted Choice Inc$102,50012024
Five Below Foundation$100,00012025
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Metro New York and Western New York$100,00022024–2025
LKQ Community Foundation$100,00012024
Myer Family Charitable Foundation$100,00012024
Russell Wilson Foundation$100,00012024
Butler Family Foundation$90,00022024–2025
The Anthony and Carie Ferry Foundation$80,59012025
Financial Communications Society$75,50022024–2025
Appaloosa Management Charitable$75,00012025
Viking Global Foundation Inc$75,00012024
Build-a-Bear Foundation Inc$75,00012024
Allegis Group Foundation Inc$72,58022024–2025
Make-a-Wish Foundation of North Dakota$70,00022024–2025
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$67,10012024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$59,50032024
National Collegiate Athletic Association$51,51012025
My Child's Hand Foundation Trust$50,28012024
Make-a-Wish Foundation of New Mexico$50,00012025
The Dorothy B Davis Foundation$50,00012024
Law Foundation Inc$50,00012024
Arizona Diamondbacks Foundationinc$50,00012024
Greater Horizons$47,85312024
The Mancheski Foundation Inc$45,00012024
Jewish Communal Fund$43,76022025
Warne Family Charitable Foundation$41,66612024
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$41,35022024–2025
Givinga Foundation Inc$39,23112024
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$36,24012024
PlusOnePlusOnePlusOne$30,47112025
Lids Foundation Inc$30,43612024
Knoxville Firefighters Association Local 65$30,00022024–2025
Celanese Foundation$30,00012024
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$26,00012024
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro Inc$25,95012024
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc$25,85032024–2026
Enterprise Holdings Foundation$25,61812024
Diane S Marchetti Memorial Foundation$25,42112024
The William Gerald Willett$25,00012024
Grande Foundation$25,00012024
Kroenke Sports Charities Inc$25,00012024
Edward Charles Foundation$22,59722024–2025
Network for Good$21,78512024
The Bessemer Giving Fund$21,50012024
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$21,50012024
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame$21,10012024
Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur$20,79212025
Benevolent & Protective Order of$20,00022025–2026
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University$20,00022024–2025
Wayne M Wise Wellness Fund Inc$20,00022024–2025
GiveClear Foundation$20,00012024
Riot Gives Back$20,00012024
Chi Omega Fraternity Delta Kappa Chapter$19,72912025
The Hatedust Project Inc$18,00012024
Dudley and Constance Godfrey$17,50022024–2025
Ruben Charitable Trust$16,30012025
Chi Omega Fraternity-Phi Gamma$15,29022024–2025
2Fish Foundation$15,00012025
The Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez$15,00012024
The Chicago Community Trust$13,90012025
The Wilson Family Foundation$12,00022024–2025
Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing$11,41312024
Gamj Family Foundation$11,00022024–2025
Tisbest Philanthropy$10,25012025
Simple Generosity Foundation$10,23512025
Shell USA Company Foundation$10,10512024
Michael J Femino Foundation$10,00012025
The James M and Margaret V Stine Foundation$10,00012024
The Ravi Chopra Foundation Inc$10,00012024
Shamrock Foods Foundation$10,00012024
Millennium Housing Corporation$10,00012024
DKF Foundation$10,00012024
Los Angeles Rams Foundation$10,00012024
Fashion Accessories Benefit Ball Inc$10,00012024
Dallas Clark Foundation$10,00012024
Fraternal Order of Eagles 4264 Aerie$7,50012024
15 and the Mahomies Foundation$7,50012024
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$7,20612024
Arts Beats & Eats Foundation$6,80012024
Lighthouse Federal Credit Union F/K/a Northeast Credit Union$6,75012024
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix$6,15412024
International Association of Lions Clubs Prior Lake Lions Club$6,00012025
West Chester University Student Services Inc$5,74512025
University of Pittsburgh$5,36312025
Meg and Alex Weidner$5,00012025
Roney Family Foundation$5,00012025
The Rizley Family Foundation Inc$5,00012025
The Sarah Sebulsky Foundation$5,00012025
Bellini Foundation$4,00012025
Charles Engasser Memorial Foundation Inc$3,15012025
The Richard & Barbara Whitcomb Foundatio$3,00012025
The Sheng Foundation$3,00012025
The Sanguinity Foundation$2,66212025
Enroth Family Charitable Trust$2,63212025
Border States Foundation$2,50012026
Ray and Janet Scherr Foundation$2,00012025
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$1,69612025
ISEC Charitable Foundation aka ISEC$1,50012025
PJ & Palmina Casella Foundation$1,50012025
The Fortney Foundation$1,00012025
Hometown America Foundation$1,00012025
The Becket Family Foundation$1,00012025
The Kean Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Diane and Steve Clark Family Foundation$1,00012025
The Rosenfeld Rumford Steckler Family$1,00012025
The Brandsma Family Foundation$65022025
Baird Foundation Inc$61312025
Rose and Louis Klosk Fund Uw R Klosk Trust$55012025
McS Foundation$50012025
Herman and Pauline Berman Foundation$50012025
Stu Siegel Foundation$50012025
The Yaspan-Unterberg Foundation Inc$50012025
Stanley F Goldfein Foundation Inc$40022025–2026
The Moskowitz Family Foundation$35012025
Aaron Gerrits Rhemody Foundation Inc$30012025
Ima Foundation$29512025
Analog Devices Foundation$27012025
The Zelman Family Fund$26212025
Al & Peggy Dematteis Family Foundation$25012025
Moerlein Family Foundation$25012025
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc$20622025
Louis G Piancone$20012025
The Granoff Family Foundation$15012025
Trustmark Foundation$9012025
Select Equity Group Foundation$7512025
Monster Energy Cares$2712025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M95 grants2024 101 grants2025 4 grants2026

From 2024 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2026) to $9.8M (2024). In 2026 it made 4 grants totaling $21K.

What grants has Make-a-Wish Foundation of America received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Benevolent & Protective Order of—$10,000
2026T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMULTIPLE$7,950
2026Border States FoundationSupport for fulfilling the wishes of seriously ill children$2,500
2026Stanley F Goldfein Foundation IncCHARITABLE$200
2025Sheetz Family Charities IncTO SPONSOR WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS$504,000
2025Our Change FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$444,090
2025Make-a-Wish Foundation of Nebraska IncGRANT TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO OTHER CHAPTERS IN FINANCIAL NEED TO GRANT WISHES$400,000
2025Make-a-Wish Foundation InternationalPROGRAM SERVICES$332,329
2025Jewelers for ChildrenDONATION$330,000
2025Make-a-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin IncWISH FULFILLMENT FUND$250,000
2025Make-a-Wish Foundation of Philadelphia Delaware and Susquehanna ValleyTRAVEL, M&E, SUPPLIES$250,000
2025Make-a-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida IncGRANT TO THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHICH SENDS TO OTHER CHAPTERS TO USE IN GRANTING WISHES$250,000
2025Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi CharteredWISH FULFILLMENT FUND$240,000
2025Build Trades FoundationCONTRIBUTED TO HELP CHANGE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES$215,000
2025The Richard K Davis & Theresa a Davis FamilyGENERAL OPERATING$200,000
2025Make-a-Wish Foundation of New Jersey IncWISH FULFILLMENT FUND$200,000
2025The Schmetterling FoundationThe Olivia Colleen Starblazer Award$200,000
2025Make-a-Wish Foundation of Greater VirginiaWISH FULFILLMENT FUND$180,000
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$163,948
2025The Albertsons Companies FoundationOTHER$162,953
2025Terence J O'Sullivan Liuna Charitable FoundationCONTRIBUTION$150,000
2025Charlotte Steeplechase Foundation IncCharitable Donation$130,000
2025412 Gives BackPUBLIC CHARITY$107,315
2025The Stanley & Arna Smith FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$100,000
2025Five Below FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2025The Anthony and Carie Ferry FoundationFOR GRANTING SICK CHILDREN'S WISHES$80,590
2025Appaloosa Management CharitableGENERAL SUPPORT$75,000
2025National Philanthropic TrustHEALTH$69,860
2025America's CharitiesGENERAL SUPPORT$53,151
2025National Collegiate Athletic AssociationGrant$51,510

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Make-a-Wish Foundation of America?

Make-a-Wish Foundation of America is funded by 158 grantmakers, led by Make-a-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin Inc ($2.8M), Sheetz Family Charities Inc ($972K), Our Change Foundation ($717K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.7M in grants to Make-a-Wish Foundation of America between 2024–2026.

Who is Make-a-Wish Foundation of America's largest funder?

Make-a-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin Inc is the largest recorded funder of Make-a-Wish Foundation of America, with $2.8M across 2 grants (2024–2025).

How much grant funding has Make-a-Wish Foundation of America received?

IRS 990 filings record $15.7M in grants to Make-a-Wish Foundation of America across 200 grants from 158 funders between 2024–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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