Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 5,365,977 | 6,122,449 | 6,107,794 | 5,657,601 | 5,542,208 | 28,796,029 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 5,365,977 | 6,122,449 | 6,107,794 | 5,657,601 | 5,542,208 | 28,796,029 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 43,099 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 28,752,930 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 5,365,977 | 6,122,449 | 6,107,794 | 5,657,601 | 5,542,208 | 28,796,029 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 166,090 | 156,728 | 196,327 | 280,277 | 289,569 | 1,088,991 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 267,554 | 303,922 | 358,363 | 370,591 | 333,343 | 1,633,773 |
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 31,518,793 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| PART II, LINE 10 - OTHER INCOME | DESCRIPTION 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 GROSS FUNDRAISING REVENUE $255,865 $303,922 $358,363 $370,591 $321,161 MISCELLANEOUS $11,689 - - - $12,182 TOTAL $267,534 $303,922 $358,363 $370,591 $333,343 |
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| FORM 990 PART I, LINE 1 | THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND, INC GRANTS THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO ENRICH THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH HOPE, STRENGTH AND JOY. |
| FORM 990 PART III, LINE 1 | THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND, INC GRANTS THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO ENRICH THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH HOPE, STRENGTH AND JOY. OUR ORGANIZATION WILL STRIVE TO REACH EACH ELIGIBLE CHILD IN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY WISH EXPERIENCES EXCLUSIVELY TO THE DELIGHT OF THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE WILL GRANT THESE WISHES THROUGH AN ORGANIZATION THAT CONSISTENTLY FUNCTIONS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL AND DOES SO WITH UNQUESTIONED INTEGRITY AND ETHICS. WE WILL DEVELOP THE NECESSARY FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND USE THOSE RESOURCES EFFICIENTLY, AND WILL ENSURE BROAD AWARENESS OF OUR WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY. |
| FORM 990 PART III, LINE 4A | THE FOUNDATION GRANTED 326 WISHES TO CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. THE WISHES FOR THE CURRENT YEAR WERE AS FOLLOWS. 147 WISHES - DISNEY WORLD/DISNEY LAND, 91 WISHES - TRAVEL /CRUISES (DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL), 21 WISHES - CELEBRITY MEETINGS (LOCAL AND NATIONAL), 20 WISHES - SHOPPING SPREES (LOCAL AND NATIONAL), 10 WISHES - ROOM MAKEOVERS, 11 WISHES - PLAYHOUSE/ BACKYARD POOLS, 8 WISHES - COMPUTERS/HOME ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS, 18 WISHES - PARTIES, PETS, MEDICAL FURNITURE, HOT TUB, SPORTS EQUIPMENT, TRAILER. 326 WISHES - THE TOTAL GOAL OF OUR PROGRAM IS TO BRING HOPE, STRENGTH AND JOY INTO THE LIVES OF THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE WISH PROCESS. TOTAL WISH GRANTING EXPENSE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WERE $4,475,452. OF THIS AMOUNT, $ 584,567 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 TO COMPLETE A CHILD'S WISH. FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES, THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED AS CONTRIBUTION REVENUE AND GRANTED WISH EXPENSE. FOR FORM 990, HOWEVER, THE IRS REQUIRES THAT THE $ 584,567 OF CONTRIBUTED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES BE EXCLUDED FROM BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 | THERE WERE 18 INDEPENDENT VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AT THE END OF THE TAX YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED THE REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE STAFF WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM IT ENGAGES TO REVIEW THE RETURN AND THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO BEFORE SUBMITTING TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION TO CONSULTING WITH THE FINANCE STAFF, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES THE FINAL RETURN WITH THE CEO, FINANCE STAFF, AND OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AS PART OF ITS REVIEW OF THE DRAFT RETURN. THE ENTIRE BOARD RECEIVES A COPY OF THE RETURN PRIOR TO FILING. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ADVISES THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT THE RETURN HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND IS READY TO BE FILED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, OFFICERS OF THE BOARD, AND THE CEO ARE CHARGED WITH MONITORING AND ENSURING THAT NO POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. EVERY BOARD AND STAFF MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS FORM AT THE START OF THEIR SERVICE WITH THE ORGANIZATION. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS FORMS ARE SUBSEQUENTLY REVIEWED AND SIGNED ANNUALLY. THIS PROCESS AND THE FORM SERVES AS A REMINDER TO EACH BOARD MEMBER AND STAFF MEMBERS THAT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST BE SHARED WITH THE CEO AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. AT THE TIME THE CONFLICT ARISES THE PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING (1) THE CONFLICTING INTEREST IS FULLY DISCLOSED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, (2) THE INTERESTED PERSON RESPONDS TO FACTUAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE SUBSTANCE OF THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT BEING CONSIDERED, (3) THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS EXCLUDED FROM THE DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF SUCH TRANSACTION, (4) THE TRANSACTION MUST BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND/OR DISINTERESTED PERSONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE CEO: THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS AN EVALUATION OF THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE. IN ADDITION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS A SURVEY OF THE COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVES AT COMPARABLY SIZED NON-PROFITS IN THE AREA AS WELL AS IN THE MAKE-A-WISH NETWORK .THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND DISCUSSES THE RESULTS OF THE COMPENSATION SURVEYS. THEY SHARE THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PRESENT A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ANY COMPENSATION CHANGES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISCUSSES THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND VOTES TO APPROVE THE EVALUATION AND COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE COMMITTEES WRITTEN RECORDS INCLUDE THE (1) TERMS OF THE SALARY INCREASE WITH THE PERSON (INCLUDING THE DATE THE ARRANGEMENT WAS APPROVED), (2) A LIST OF MEMBERS PRESENT DURING THE DISCUSSION ON THE TRANSACTION (AND HOW THE MEMBERS VOTED WHEN IT WAS APPROVED), AND (3) A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPARABLE DATA RELIED ON BY THE COMMITTEE. KEY DELIBERATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE ALSO DOCUMENTED IN MINUTES WHICH WERE APPROVED. PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION: THE CEO RECOMMENDS THE COMPENSATION POOL AND THE BOARD APPROVES IT DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS BEFORE THE START OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THE CEO USES THIS INFORMATION AS WELL AS INFORMATION ASCERTAINED FROM A SURVEY OF THE COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES AT COMPARABLY SIZED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE RANGE FOR EACH KEY POSITION. DETERMINATION OF ANY COMPENSATION INCREASE IS BASED ON INFORMATION GAINED FROM THE SURVEY, THE PRE-DETERMINED BUDGET AS WELL AS PERFORMANCE OF THE EMPLOYEE. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015, THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | ALTHOUGH FEDERAL TAX LAWS DO NOT MANDATE THAT THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, THE ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENT -407. |
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