Make A Wish Foundation Of Mississippi Chartered

CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.

THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI CHARTERED CREATES LIFE CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES. CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2 1/2 AND 18 WHO HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO HAVE A CRITICAL MEDICAL CONDITION QUALIFY FOR OUR WISH PROGRAM AND NO CHILD WHO MEETS THESE CRITERIA IS DENIED OUR SERVICES. WE STRIVE TO GRANT EACH CHILD'S ONE-TRUE WISH, WHETHER THAT IS TO VISIT A THEME PARK, SWIM WITH THE DOLPHINS, MEET A DREAM CELEBRITY, OR COUNTLESS OTHER POSSIBILITIES. THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI CHARTERED HAS GRANTED 116 WISHES IN FISCAL YEAR 2022. TOTAL WISHES GRANTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WERE $932,636. OF THIS AMOUNT, $306,615 WAS CONTRIBUTED BY VARIOUS VENDORS WHO PROVIDED IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS, SUCH AS TRAVEL AND TRAVEL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, LODGING, AND OTHER SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES TOCOMPLETE A CHILD'S WISH. FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES, THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED AS CONTRIBUTION REVENUE AND GRANTED WISH EXPENSES. FOR FORM 990, HOWEVER, THE IRS REQUIRES THE $306,615 OF CONTRIBUTED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES BE EXCLUDED FROM BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSES.IN DECEMBER 2019, AN OUTBREAK OF A NOVEL STRAIN OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) BEGAN. ON MARCH 10, 2020, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MAKE-A-WISH AMERICA NATIONAL MEDICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (NMAC), MAKE-A-WISH AMERICA ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO PAUSE TRAVEL AND LARGE GATHERING WISHES UNTIL DEEMED MEDICALLY SAFE FOR OUR VULNERABLE POPULATION AND THEIR FAMILIES. ON MARCH 11, 2020, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION CHARACTERIZED COVID-19 AS A PANDEMIC. AS OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2021, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NMAC, THE PAUSE ON DOMESTIC TRAVEL TO LARGE GATHERINGS WAS LIFTED, IF TRAVEL OCCURRED BY AUTOMOBILE. THE PAUSE ON AIRLINE TRAVEL WAS LIFTED DECEMBER 1, 2021 WITH A GRADUATED APPROACH WITH FULL DOMESTIC TRAVEL RESUMING JUNE OF 2022. INTERNATIONAL AND CRUISE WISH TRAVEL IS STILL PAUSED AS OF AUGUST 31, 2022. PRIOR TO FISCAL YEAR 2020, TRAVEL WISHES HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 81% OF WISHES GRANTED AND THE NUMBER OF GRANTED WISHES AVERAGED APPROXIMATELY 95. THE NUMBER OF WISHES DURING THE YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2022 AND 2021 WAS 116 AND 64, RESPECTIVELY. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO EVALUATE ALL EXPENSES AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS IN LIGHT OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-19.