MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF UTAH INC
Programs
Wish Granting Program
WISH GRANTING: WE GRANT ONE PERSONAL, HEARTFELT WISH TO EVERY MEDICALLY-ELIGIBLE CHILD BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2.5 AND 18 WHO HAS A CRITICAL ILLNESS AS DETERMINED BY THE CHILD'S OWN PHYSICIAN. IN FY 2022 WE GRANTED 214 WISHES. AT THE END OF OUR FISCAL YEAR, WE HAD 228 CHILDREN IN OUR WISH PIPELINE. OUR WISHES IMPACT NOT ONLY OUR WISH FAMILIES, BUT COUNTLESS VOLUNTEERS, DONORS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO ARE TOUCHED BY A WISH. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDE LOCAL PLANNING, LOGISTICS, AND SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE VISITING UTAH FROM ANOTHER STATE IN FULFILLMENT OF A WISH TAKING PLACE HERE IN UTAH. MAKE-A-WISH UTAH MANAGES AN EXTENSIVE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT TO OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP US GRANT WISHES AND SUPPORT US IN A MYRIAD OF WAYS. A MEDICAL OUTREACH PROGRAM DEVELOPS REFERRALS OF MEDICALLY-ELIGIBLE CHILDREN FROM HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AT HOSPITALS AND CLINICS. THE DIRECT COST OF WISHES GRANTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WAS $2,239,692. OF THIS AMOUNT, $223,416 WAS CONTRIBUTED BY VARIOUS DONORS WHO PROVIDED IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR WISH GRANTING (TRAVEL, LODGING, AND OTHER SERVICES OR USE OF FACILITIES TO COMPLETE A CHILD'S WISH) FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES, THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED AS CONTRIBUTION REVENUE AND DIRECT WISH EXPENSES. FOR FORM 990, HOWEVER, THE IRS REQUIRES THE $223,416 OF CONTRIBUTED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES BE EXCLUDED FROM BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSE.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 78% OF WISHES GRANTED AND THE NUMBER OF GRANTED WISHES AVERAGED APPROXIMATELY 211. THE NUMBER OF WISHES GRANTED DURING THE YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2022 AND 2021 WAS 214 AND 176, RESPECTIVELY. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO EVALUATE ALL EXPENSES AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS IN LIGHT OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-19.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesSep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.9M
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