Funding search · EIN 860481941 · Grantmaking charity · Phoenix, AZ

Make-a-Wish Foundation of America

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$262.8M
in grants paid
296
grants
63
recipients
2021–2024
filing years

Funding pattern

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Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

  • $2.7M

    Mawf Southern Florida · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2024

    General support

  • $2.7M

    Mawf Metro New York and Western New York · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $2.3M

    Mawf Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $2.1M

    Mawf New Jersey · Monroe Township, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $2.1M

    Mawf Ohio Kentucky and Indiana · Columbus, OH · 2024

    General support

  • $2.0M

    Mawf Central and Northern Florida · Maitland, FL · 2024

    General support

  • $2.0M

    Mawf Greater Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $1.8M

    Mawf Greater Bay Area · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $1.8M

    Mawf North Texas · Irving, TX · 2024

    General support

  • $1.7M

    Mawf Colorado · Greenwood Village, CO · 2024

    General support

  • $1.5M

    Mawf Missouri and Kansas · St Louis, MO · 2024

    General support

  • $1.5M

    Mawf Wisconsin · Wauwatosa, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $1.5M

    Mawf Michigan · Brighton, MI · 2024

    General support

  • $1.5M

    Mawf Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General support

  • $1.4M

    Mawf Arizona · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024

    General support

  • $1.4M

    Mawf Massachusetts and Rhode Island · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $1.4M

    Mawf Northeastern and Central California · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $1.4M

    Mawf Mid - Atlantic · Bethesda, MD · 2024

    General support

  • $1.4M

    Mawf South Carolina · Greenville, SC · 2024

    General support

  • $1.2M

    Mawf Central and Western North Carolina · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1.2M

    Mawf San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $1.2M

    Mawf Philadelphia Delaware and Susquehanna Valley · Blue Bell, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $1.1M

    Mawf Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    General support

  • $1.1M

    Mawf Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana · Stafford, TX · 2024

    General support

  • $1.1M

    Mawf Central and South Texas · Austin, TX · 2024

    General support

  • $1.1M

    Mawf Connecticut · Trumbull, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $1.1M

    Mawf Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $1.1M

    Mawf Alaska and Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    General support

  • $1.0M

    Mawf Mississippi · Ridgeland, MS · 2024

    General support

  • $978,998

    Mawf Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $968,674

    Mawf Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024

    General support

  • $963,624

    Mawf Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2024

    General support

  • $960,793

    Mawf Orange County and Inland Empire · Irvine, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $946,433

    Mawf Greater Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $938,306

    Mawf Eastern North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $836,622

    Mawf International · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    General support

  • $723,088

    Mawf Utah · Murray, UT · 2024

    General support

  • $674,503

    Mawf Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2024

    General support

  • $672,823

    Mawf Mid - South · Memphis, TN · 2024

    General support

  • $671,936

    Mawf Maine · Scarborough, ME · 2024

    General support

  • $617,227

    Mawf Hudson Valley · Tarrytown, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $572,084

    Mawf Iowa · Urbandale, IA · 2024

    General support

  • $483,691

    Mawf Idaho · Boise, ID · 2024

    General support

  • $425,504

    Mawf Nebraska · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $425,456

    Mawf South Dakota and Montana · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    General support

  • $406,788

    Mawf Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2024

    General support

  • $381,375

    Mawf Central Coast and Southern Central Valley · Camarillo, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $304,347

    Mawf Vermont & Northeast New York · South Burlington, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $297,616

    Mawf New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    General support

  • $295,763

    Mawf Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2024

    General support

  • $293,176

    Mawf New Hampshire · Manchester, NH · 2024

    General support

  • $289,718

    Mawf East Tennessee · Chattanooga, TN · 2024

    General support

  • $273,039

    Mawf Central New York · East Syracuse, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $193,521

    Mawf North Dakota · Fargo, ND · 2024

    General support

  • $135,252

    Mawf Puerto Rico · San Juan, PR · 2024

    General support

  • $121,986

    Mawf Wyoming · Casper, WY · 2024

    General support

  • $118,450

    Mawf Rio Grande Valley · McAllen, TX · 2024

    General support

  • $82,482

    Mawf Northeast New York · Albany, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $57,687

    Mawf Guam and Cnmi · Tamuning, GU · 2024

    General support

  • $2.7M

    Mawf Ohio Kentucky and Indiana · Columbus, OH · 2023

    General support

  • $2.5M

    Mawf Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $2.4M

    Mawf Metro New York and Western New York · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $1.9M

    Mawf Greater Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $1.9M

    Mawf New Jersey · Monroe Township, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $1.8M

    Mawf Southern Florida · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2023

    General support

  • $1.8M

    Mawf Northeastern and Central California and Northern Nevada · Sacramento, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $1.8M

    Mawf North Texas · Irving, TX · 2023

    General support

  • $1.7M

    Mawf Central and Northern Florida · Maitland, FL · 2023

    General support

  • $1.7M

    Mawf Colorado · Greenwood Village, CO · 2023

    General support

  • $1.6M

    Mawf Arizona · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023

    General support

  • $1.4M

    Mawf Wisconsin · Wauwatosa, WI · 2023

    General support

  • $1.4M

    Mawf Orange County and Inland Empire · Irvine, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $1.3M

    Mawf Massachusetts and Rhode Island · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $1.3M

    Mawf Mid - Atlantic · Bethesda, MD · 2023

    General support

  • $1.2M

    Mawf Philadelphia Delaware and Susquehanna Valley · Blue Bell, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $1.1M

    Mawf Greater Bay Area · Oakland, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $1.1M

    Mawf Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General support

  • $1.1M

    Mawf Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana · Stafford, TX · 2023

    General support

  • $1.0M

    Mawf Michigan · Brighton, MI · 2023

    General support

  • $995,497

    Mawf Missouri and Kansas · St Louis, MO · 2023

    General support

  • $961,737

    Mawf Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $949,534

    Mawf Alaska and Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023

    General support

  • $928,470

    Mawf Greater Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $853,294

    Mawf Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2023

    General support

  • $846,587

    Mawf Central and South Texas · Austin, TX · 2023

    General support

  • $843,330

    Mawf South Carolina · Greenville, SC · 2023

    General support

  • $833,485

    Mawf Central and Western North Carolina · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $827,297

    Mawf Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2023

    General support

  • $780,472

    Mawf Eastern North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $762,695

    Mawf Connecticut · Trumbull, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $727,307

    Mawf Utah · Murray, UT · 2023

    General support

  • $633,113

    Mawf Hudson Valley · Tarrytown, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $612,572

    Mawf Oregon · Portland, OR · 2023

    General support

  • $553,025

    Mawf Mid - South · Memphis, TN · 2023

    General support

  • $539,485

    Mawf San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $502,246

    Mawf Mississippi · Ridgeland, MS · 2023

    General support

  • $458,745

    Mawf International · Phoenix, AZ · 2023

    General support

  • $447,574

    Mawf Central Coast and Southern Central Valley · Camarillo, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $424,185

    Mawf Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023

    General support

  • $410,717

    Mawf Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    General support

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Unlike private foundations, grantmaking charities and associations often run formal grant programs with real application cycles — check their website for current opportunities. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.