Funding search · EIN 860481941 · Phoenix, AZ

Make-a-Wish Foundation of America

Name: Make-a-Wish Foundation of America grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

296
grants reported: $262.8M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $761,950
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

General support grants to Make-A-Wish chapters across the U.S.
Largest chapters in dense metro markets: New York, Chicago, South Florida
Statewide and multi-state chapter affiliates covering all 50 states
Territory and international affiliates: Puerto Rico, Guam and CNMI, MAWF International

Typical grant

Median grant is about $762,000, with the middle half between roughly $356,000 and $1.27 million. The biggest checks, $2 to $2.7 million, go to the largest chapters (Southern Florida, Metro New York, Illinois, Ohio Kentucky and Indiana); the smallest, under $150,000, go to territories and low-population states like Wyoming and Guam. Giving repeats every single year to essentially the same list of chapters, with amounts moving up or down modestly year to year.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“GENERAL SUPPORT”
“MAWF”
“Make-A-Wish Foundation of America”

Positioning adjacent work

Treat this as internal chapter funding, not an outside grant source; no non-affiliate recipients appear in four years.
If pursuing anything, work through a regional chapter relationship rather than the Phoenix national office.
Frame any partnership around wish fulfillment for children with critical illnesses, the only activity funded.
Do not build a budget around a request here; every dollar on file is unrestricted chapter support.

Worth knowing: All 296 grants over four years went to 63 recipients, and every one is a Make-A-Wish chapter or affiliate. This is a national office redistributing money to its own network, so there is no discretionary pool for unaffiliated researchers or nonprofits.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Mawf Metro New York and Western New York5 grants · $13.0M
Mawf Illinois5 grants · $11.6M
Mawf Southern Florida5 grants · $11.4M
Mawf Ohio Kentucky and Indiana5 grants · $11.2M
Mawf New Jersey5 grants · $10.7M
Mawf North Texas5 grants · $8.7M
Mawf Greater Bay Area5 grants · $8.0M
Mawf Greater Los Angeles5 grants · $7.9M
Mawf Colorado5 grants · $7.6M
Mawf Arizona5 grants · $7.5M

Giving over time

$50.5M

2021

$100.1M

2022

$51.9M

2023

$60.3M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 296 grants.

$3.1M
Mawf Southern Florida · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2021
Funding for operations
$2.8M
Mawf Metro New York and Western New York · New York, NY · 2022
Funding for operations
$2.8M
Mawf Metro New York and Western New York · New York, NY · 2022
Funding for operations
$2.7M
Mawf Ohio Kentucky and Indiana · Columbus, OH · 2023
General support
$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
$2.5M
Mawf Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$2.5M
Mawf Ohio Kentucky and Indiana · Columbus, OH · 2021
Funding for operations
$2.4M
Mawf Metro New York and Western New York · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$2.4M
Mawf Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
Funding for operations
$2.4M
Mawf Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
Funding for operations
$2.3M
Mawf New Jersey · Monroe Township, NJ · 2021
Funding for operations
$2.3M
Mawf Metro New York and Western New York · New York, NY · 2021
Funding for operations
$2.3M
Mawf Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$2.2M
Mawf New Jersey · Monroe Township, NJ · 2022
Funding for operations
$2.2M
Mawf New Jersey · Monroe Township, NJ · 2022
Funding for operations
$2.1M
Mawf New Jersey · Monroe Township, NJ · 2024
General support
$2.1M
Mawf Ohio Kentucky and Indiana · Columbus, OH · 2024
General support
$2.1M
Mawf Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2021
Funding for operations
$2.0M
Mawf Central and Northern Florida · Maitland, FL · 2024
General support
$2.0M
Mawf Greater Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
$2.0M
Mawf Ohio Kentucky and Indiana · Columbus, OH · 2022
Funding for operations
$2.0M
Mawf Ohio Kentucky and Indiana · Columbus, OH · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.9M
Mawf Greater Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
$1.9M
Mawf Southern Florida · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.9M
Mawf Southern Florida · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.9M
Mawf New Jersey · Monroe Township, NJ · 2023
General support
$1.8M
Mawf Greater Bay Area · Oakland, CA · 2024
General support
$1.8M
Mawf North Texas · Irving, TX · 2021
Funding for operations
$1.8M
Mawf Southern Florida · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2023
General support
$1.8M
Mawf North Texas · Irving, TX · 2024
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 Colorado · Greenwood Village, CO · 2024
General support
$1.7M
Mawf Greater Bay Area · Oakland, CA · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.7M
Mawf Greater Bay Area · Oakland, CA · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.7M
Mawf Central and Northern Florida · Maitland, FL · 2023
General support
$1.7M
Mawf North Texas · Irving, TX · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.7M
Mawf North Texas · Irving, TX · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.7M
Mawf Colorado · Greenwood Village, CO · 2023
General support
$1.6M
Mawf Wisconsin · Wauwatosa, WI · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.6M
Mawf Wisconsin · Wauwatosa, WI · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.6M
Mawf Arizona · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
General support
$1.6M
Mawf Arizona · Scottsdale, AZ · 2021
Funding for operations
$1.6M
Mawf Greater Bay Area · Oakland, CA · 2021
Funding for operations
$1.5M
Mawf Northeastern and Central California and Northern Nevada · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.5M
Mawf Northeastern and Central California and Northern Nevada · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Funding for operations
$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 Greater Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.5M
Mawf Greater Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.5M
Mawf Arizona · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.5M
Mawf Arizona · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.5M
Mawf Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General support
$1.4M
Mawf Central and South Texas · Austin, TX · 2021
Funding for operations
$1.4M
Mawf Wisconsin · Wauwatosa, WI · 2023
General support
$1.4M
Mawf Colorado · Greenwood Village, CO · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.4M
Mawf Colorado · Greenwood Village, CO · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.4M
Mawf Arizona · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
General support
$1.4M
Mawf Orange County and Inland Empire · Irvine, CA · 2023
General support
$1.4M
Mawf Massachusetts and Rhode Island · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$1.4M
Mawf Colorado · Greenwood Village, CO · 2021
Funding for operations
$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
$1.3M
Mawf Philadelphia Delaware and Susquehanna Valley · Blue Bell, PA · 2021
Funding for operations
$1.3M
Mawf Massachusetts and Rhode Island · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$1.3M
Mawf Central and Northern Florida · Maitland, FL · 2021
Funding for operations
$1.3M
Mawf Mid - Atlantic · Bethesda, MD · 2023
General support
$1.3M
Mawf Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana · Stafford, TX · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.3M
Mawf Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana · Stafford, TX · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.3M
Mawf Michigan · Brighton, MI · 2021
Funding for operations
$1.3M
Mawf Philadelphia Delaware and Susquehanna Valley · Blue Bell, PA · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.3M
Mawf Philadelphia Delaware and Susquehanna Valley · Blue Bell, PA · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.3M
Mawf Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Funding for operations
$1.2M
Mawf Philadelphia Delaware and Susquehanna Valley · Blue Bell, PA · 2023
General support
$1.2M
Mawf Massachusetts and Rhode Island · Boston, MA · 2021
Funding for operations
$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 Central and Northern Florida · Maitland, FL · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.2M
Mawf Central and Northern Florida · Maitland, FL · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.2M
Mawf Mid - Atlantic · Bethesda, MD · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.2M
Mawf Mid - Atlantic · Bethesda, MD · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.2M
Mawf Philadelphia Delaware and Susquehanna Valley · Blue Bell, PA · 2024
General support
$1.1M
Mawf Mid - Atlantic · Bethesda, MD · 2021
Funding for operations
$1.1M
Mawf Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General support
$1.1M
Mawf Missouri and Kansas · St Louis, MO · 2021
Funding for operations
$1.1M
Mawf Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana · Stafford, TX · 2024
General support
$1.1M
Mawf Greater Bay Area · Oakland, CA · 2023
General support
$1.1M
Mawf Eastern North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.1M
Mawf Eastern North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.1M
Mawf Massachusetts and Rhode Island · Boston, MA · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.1M
Mawf Massachusetts and Rhode Island · Boston, MA · 2022
Funding for operations
$1.1M
Mawf Central and South Texas · Austin, TX · 2024
General support
$1.1M
Mawf Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2023
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 Greater Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Funding for operations
$1.1M
Mawf Alaska and Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024
General support

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.