Make-A-Wish Nevada FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Las Vegas, NV501(c)(3)Since 1996Human ServicesEIN 88-0371088Revenue $4.5M in FY2023

On file with the IRSwish.org/nv9950 Covington Cross Dr, 89144-6834 · Las Vegas, NVTax-exempt since Dec 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Make-a-Wish foundation of Nevada creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$478K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $416K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$478K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $145K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$370K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.5M
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$4.2M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$5.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.5M
FY2023▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2024$5.1M
Expenses
$4.2M
FY2023▲ +36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2024$4.9M
Net assets
$5.6M
FY2023▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$6.5M
FY2024$7.2M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1997.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $3.2M Management & general 14% · $584K Fundraising 11% · $466K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

22 people listed on the 990; $478K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$203,889Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$165,423Pt VII · Sec A
Dir, Corporate Partnerships
$109,136Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Rosenzweig’s $207K as President & CEO is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Rosenzweig$206,528$192,923$203,889$159,580$112,650$138,148
Caroline Ciocca————$185,012$196,900
Barbara Tapp$173,380$167,131$165,423$158,931$123,393$142,349
Nina Radetich———$109,019$113,009$116,630
Quinn Weathers$116,407—————
Csilla Marcello Victor$115,827$103,566$109,136———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Make-A-Wish Nevada is a human services nonprofit based in Las Vegas, NV, formed in 1996.

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1 program · $3.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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$3.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$145K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $985K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$238,365
Unitemized GrantFY2023$275,088
Unitemized GrantFY2022$284,005
Unitemized GrantFY2021$94,785
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,265
Unitemized GrantFY2019$83,663

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$171K
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Money outPt IX
$4.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Managementcol C$584K
Fundraisingcol D$466K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$749K
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$370K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$573K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$917K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$171K
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Gains on assetsLn 7$68K
Total revenueLn 12$4.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$347K
SavingsLn 2$402K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$749K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K
Other assetsLn 15$109K
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$370K
Net assetsLn 32$5.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$630K$749K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.0M$4.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$65K$42K
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$509K$370K
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M$5.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.8M$1.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$311K$193K$61K$57K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$667K$204K$203K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K$14K$7K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$51K$32K$12K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$111K$68K$24K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$45K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$29K$29K
Investment management feesLn 11f$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$153K$57K$73K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$41K$21K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$113K$59K$23K$32K
Information technologyLn 14$42K$23K$15K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$221$2K$47
TravelLn 17$28K$9K$18K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$31K$1K$24K$5K
InterestLn 20$263$166$62$35
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$15K$6K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$316K$213K$43K$60K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.2M$3.2M$584K$466K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $5.0M$4.6M$477K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $4.5M$4.2M$292K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.6M$3.1M$449K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.0M$2.5M$508K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.1M$2.7M$356K$3.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,529,003 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,450,289$4,314,026
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,075$12,450
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $169,840$170,796
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$61,419$31,731
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,565,785$4,529,003
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $912,048$1,814,984
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,479,478$1,569,056
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $7,200$29,103
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $718,009$823,546
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,116,735$4,236,689
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $449,050$292,314
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,529,003 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $55,950 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$916,787
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,397,239
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$572,628
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,314,026
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,450$12,450
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $103,129$103,129
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $67,667$67,667
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$24,219−$24,219
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,450 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $202,527$4,529,003
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,236,689 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,814,984$1,814,984
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $192,516 · Management $60,974 · Fundraising $57,066$310,556
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $666,688 · Management $204,408 · Fundraising $202,809$1,073,905
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,606 · Management $6,543 · Fundraising $2,160$22,309
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $32,360 · Management $12,345 · Fundraising $6,552$51,257
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $67,500 · Management $23,796 · Fundraising $19,733$111,029
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $45,020$45,020
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $29,103$29,103
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $27,304$27,304
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $57,387 · Management $73,273 · Fundraising $22,805$153,465
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,950 · Fundraising $19,676$40,626
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $59,155 · Management $22,554 · Fundraising $31,737$113,446
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $23,103 · Management $15,124 · Fundraising $3,918$42,145
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $221 · Management $1,532 · Fundraising $47$1,800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,624 · Management $17,784 · Fundraising $2,005$28,413
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,211 · Management $24,373 · Fundraising $5,491$31,075
IX-20 InterestPrograms $166 · Management $62 · Fundraising $35$263
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,273 · Management $5,737 · Fundraising $3,238$24,248
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $212,912 · Management $43,272 · Fundraising $59,557$315,741
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,186,656 · Management $584,101 · Fundraising $465,932$4,236,689
Part X · Balance sheet $5,949,163 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $287,893$346,757
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $342,149$401,936
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $900,457$798,630
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,204$335
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $119,032$109,078
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $65,494$42,249
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,961,567$4,141,451
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $76,135$108,727
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,756,931$5,949,163
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $459,330$320,818
X-19 Deferred revenue$9,100
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $49,558$39,658
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $508,888$369,576
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,345,957$4,788,693
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $902,086$790,894
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,248,043$5,579,587
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,756,931$5,949,163
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,579,587 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,529,003
XI-2 Total expenses$4,236,689
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$292,314
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,248,043
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$196,327
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities−$157,097
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,579,587

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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