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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (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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Total |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 559,609 | 637,582 | 1,246,177 | 203,186 | 2,403,124 | 5,049,678 |
| 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 | 559,609 | 637,582 | 1,246,177 | 203,186 | 2,403,124 | 5,049,678 |
| 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).. | 2,419,711 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 2,629,967 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 559,609 | 637,582 | 1,246,177 | 203,186 | 2,403,124 | 5,049,678 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 223 | 467 | 8,725 | 398 | 374 | 10,187 |
| 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.).. | 26,673 | 26,673 | ||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 5,086,538 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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): |
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| 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2020. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Part II, Columns (c) & (d) | On 10/1/2018 Wish of a Lifetime changed their accounting period from a calendar year to a fiscal year. Schedule A, Part II, Column (c) reflects both the short year period of 1/1/2018 - 9/30/2018 and the fiscal year period of 10/1/2018 - 9/30/2019. On 10/1/2019 Wish of a Lifetime requested permission to change their accounting period back to a calendar year. Schedule A, Part II, Column (d) is the short year period of 10/1/2019 - 12/31/2019. |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | Board members Jeremy Bloom and Char Bloom have a family relationship. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 | The Second Amended and Restated Bylaws became effective and superseded the November 14, 2016 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the corporation on August 1, 2020 when Wish of a Lifetime (WISH) became an affiliated entity of AARP. The significant changes to the bylaws are: Section 3.1 Except as otherwise provided in the Act, articles of incorporation, or bylaws, all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by, its board of directors. Any appointment, determination, or action designated in these bylaws to be made by AARP shall be deemed made when evidenced in writing signed by the Chief Executive Officer of AARP (or his or her designee). Section 3.2(b) Reduced the total number of allowable directors from 19 to 17. A minimum of 5 directors is required. Section 3.2(c) Created 3 classes of Directors (1) Class A shall consist of up to two persons appointed as Class A Directors by AARP (2) Class B shall consist of one director, referred to as the Founder Director and shall be reappointed by AARP to successive terms without restriction to the number of terms (3) Class C shall consist of those persons who were directors of the corporation immediately prior to the Effective Date and who are re-appointed by AARP as of the Effective Date, and thereafter, those who may be reappointed by AARP as Class C Directors to subsequent terms Section 3.2(d) Established two-year terms with a 4 term limit for Class A & C Directors Section 3.3 Established specific procedures for the resignation, removal, and vacancies for the various classes of directors. Section 3.6(a) Notice of each meeting of the board of directors stating the date, time, and place of the meeting shall be given to each director at least ten (10) days, for regular meetings, and two (2) days, for special meetings Section 3.7 Established that a Class A Director must be present to constitute a quorum and that failure to attend three or more consecutive board meetings is cause for removal of any director Section 3.8 Outlined special voting requirements for disaffiliation from AARP Section 5.3 Adoption of AARP's Conflicts of Interest Policy Section 7.4 The power to alter, amend, or repeal the corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws shall be vested in the board of directors, but the exercise of this power shall be subject to the prior written approval of AARP. Immediately following the affiliation and appointment of the WISH Directors the following AARP policies were adopted: Whistleblower Policy Document Retention Policy Gift Acceptance Policy Policy on Personal Political Activity, and Code of Conduct Wish of a Lifetime will also adopt any other governance and management policies as AARP shall identify and as AARP shall have, prior to such date of identification, adopted for itself and shall have determined are relevant to the conduct of WISH's activities. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | The AARP Chief Executive Officer (or his or her designee) appoints up to 17 voting members of the WISH board of directors. All prospective members of the WISH board will be subject to the screening protocols for board members of AARP Affiliates. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | The AARP Chief Executive Officer (or his or her designee) appoints up to 17 voting members of the WISH board of directors. All prospective members of the WISH board will be subject to the screening protocols for board members of AARP Affiliates. Any director other than the Founder Director may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by written direction of AARP. The Founder Director may be removed only for reasonable cause by written direction of AARP. The WISH bylaws provide that the power to alter, amend or repeal the corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws shall be vested in the board of directors, but the exercise of this power shall be subject to the prior written approval of AARP. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | The Form 990 is prepared and reviewed in AARP's internal tax department. The return is then put through a secondary review which includes the Wish of a Lifetime Executive Director, Group Controller, and other accounting management. After this thorough review process, the Form 990 is distributed to the Board of Directors for their review. After all issues are addressed the return is electronically filed with the Internal Revenue Service. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | Annually, all board members and employees (including officers) are required to review the Code of Conduct, formally acknowledge their understanding of the Code, and disclose any real or potential conflicts of interest. Disclosures are reviewed by appropriate management (or in the case of a board member, the Board Chair, and if necessary, the Board of Directors) and the Ethics & Compliance Office. The appropriate resolution plan is implemented (for example, recusal from participating in any deliberations and decisions relevant to the disclosure). The Ethics & Compliance Office monitors compliance with these requirements and ensures proper follow-up as needed. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a | Through its shared services agreement with AARP, WISH participates in AARP's enterprise wide compensation reviews. AARP has a competitive position in the marketplace that considers relevant for-profit and not-for-profit data since this is the landscape in which AARP and its affiliates compete for talent. Establishing the appropriate compensation for positions and jobs considers external market pricing (where possible) from an independent, third party compensation firm, internal criteria, and an individual's actual performance and contribution. Internal criteria are based on a standard approach that measures the internal value of positions, including: complexity and scope of responsibility, skill set and competencies, education and experience, and the reporting relationship of the position. An individual's actual performance and contribution is measured through AARP's performance management approach and then rewarded through AARP's annual base pay merit and incentive award programs. This process applies to all employees of WISH including the Executive Director. Based on the process described above, the Executive Director's compensation package is approved by the WISH Board of Directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18 | The organization provides copies of IRS Form 990 and IRS Form 1023 upon request by contacting the organization at (303) 954-9144 or email to info@wishofalifetime.org. The Form 990 is also made available on its website. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The organization provides its by-laws, conflict of interest policy, and periodic financial statements upon request by contacting the organization at (303) 954-9144 or email to info@wishofalifetime.org. |
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