Nonprofit · EIN 25-1464177
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA INC
Tax-exempt · PITTSBURGH, PA 15219
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $10,492,562 | $9,762,717 | $729,845 | $16,385,685 | $2,306,713 | $14,078,972 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $10,373,381 | $9,734,281 | $639,100 | $15,085,299 | $1,865,947 | $13,219,352 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $10,378,046 | $9,459,326 | $918,720 | $14,045,828 | $1,968,709 | $12,077,119 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,981,745
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $457,950
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $39,794
- Net income from fundraising events
- $52,867
- Other revenue
- $52,867
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,835,164
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $920,182
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,914,051
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,677,174
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $138,897
- Travel
- $15,671
- Depreciation
- $14,300
- Program services (functional)
- $7,376,773
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,022,231
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,363,713
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $15,085,299
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,385,685
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,306,713
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,078,972
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $128,486
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,140,911
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,556,768
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,522,204
- Gross receipts
- $10,968,494
- Employees
- 51
- Volunteers
- 478
- Year formed
- 1983
- State of legal domicile
- PA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judith A Stone | President & CEO Officer | 40 | $376,194 | $34,573 |
| Ann K Hohn | Chief Operating Officer Officer | 40 | $238,365 | $24,586 |
| Lisa A Macioce CPA | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 40 | $152,286 | $20,413 |
| Melissa M Anderson CPA | Director (Exited 8/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Bakhshian | Secretary Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| David R Berk Esq | Chair (Exited 8/25) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Mosites Bicket Esq | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sean Campbell MD | Director (Exited 8/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dustin DeFranco | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jessica Fedan CFA | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew George | Director (Entered 9/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Glance AIA | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Guerrini | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Leon Hoffman CPA | Treasurer (Exited 8/25) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Liborio LaRussa MD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas R Matthews | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Victoria McKenney Esq | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Aarthi Murty | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ali Parker Esq | Director (Entered 9/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Tracey T Staley | Vice Chair (Entered 9/24) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Jean Marie Tersak MD | Director (Exited 8/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Christy Totin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Domenic Verdi CPA | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judith A Stone | President & CEO Officer | 40 | $353,155 | $24,241 |
| Ann K Hohn | Chief Operating Officer Officer | 40 | $223,591 | $24,765 |
| Lisa A Macioce CPA | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 40 | $143,175 | $19,265 |
| Melissa M Anderson CPA | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Bakhshian | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| David R Berk Esq | Vice Chair Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Mosites Bicket Esq | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sean Campbell MD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dustin DeFranco | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jessica Fedan CFA | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Glance AIA | Director (Entered 9/2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Guerrini | Director (Entered 9/2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Leon Hoffman CPA | Treasurer Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Liborio LaRussa MD | Director (Entered 4/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Douglas R Matthews | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Victoria McKenney Esq | Director (Entered 9/2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Aarthi Murty | Director (Entered 2/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tracey T Staley | Director (Exited 8/2023) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Jean Marie Tersak MD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Christy Totin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Domenic Verdi CPA | Director (Entered 9/2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judith A Stone | President & CEO Officer | 40 | $328,763 | $28,726 |
| Ann K Hohn | Chief Operating Officer Officer | 40 | $218,746 | $23,616 |
| Lisa A Macioce CPA | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 40 | $136,090 | $18,076 |
| Melissa M Anderson CPA | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Bakhshian | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| David R Berk Esq | Vice Chair Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Mosites Bicket Esq | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| N David Campbell | Secretary Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sean Campbell MD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dustin DeFranco | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jessica Fedan | Director (Entered 9/2022) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Leon Hoffman CPA | Treasurer Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Donald Jacobson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeremy Z Kronman | Chair Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Douglas R Matthews | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lynn Miller | Director (Exited 9/2022) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Greg Sbrocco | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tracey T Staley | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Jean Marie Tersak MD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Christy Totin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Troutman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 436 SEVENTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15219-1826
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Judith A Stone, 436 Seventh Avenue 25th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
- Signed the 990
- Lisa A Macioce CPA, Chief Financial Officer
- Phone
- (412) 471-9474
- Website
- wish.org/greaterpawv
- Return prepared by
- DONN PATTON CPA
Mission
Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
Program accomplishments
- In fiscal year 2025, Make-A-Wish removed a mortorium on all international travel and cruise wishes which typically account for about 40 wishes a year. The chapter was able to grant 489 wishes in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Wishes included 47 gift wishes,49 shopping sprees, 226 trips to a Disney resort, 10 play sets or playhouses,41 celebrity wishes, 46 trips to Hawaii,66 trips to a variety of locations. Unique wishes include Lilys wish to visit Williamsburg, VA, Morgans wish for an African Grey Parrot, Jordans wish to meet Jelly Roll, Mayas wish for a wheelchair-accessible backyard makeover, Francis wish to camp at Yosemite and Paisleys wish for a new piano and braille piano music books. Make-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia has met or exceeded all benchmarks of excellence set forth by its national organization, Make-A-Wish America. These include liquidity, wish growth, wish turnaround, cost per dollar raised and public support growth. The chapter has placed at the top of chapter performance for the last 20+ years. in its category (Large Chapters). Because of its management excellence, the chapter has been given five additional territories to manage by Make-A-Wish America, the first in 2000. The chapter is now helping to plan and finance wishes at other chapters with large wish pipelines to help reduce the wait time for wish chidren and their families.Expenses $7,376,773 · grants $4,835,164
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What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 25-1464177
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1983
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $16,385,685
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,968,494
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $10,492,562 | $9,762,717 | $16,385,685 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $10,373,381 | $9,734,281 | $15,085,299 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $10,378,046 | $9,459,326 | $14,045,828 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $9,531,813 | $6,531,204 | $11,942,873 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 25-1464177).
Questions about MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA INC
- What is the EIN of MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA INC is 25-1464177.
- Is MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
- Are donations to MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names Judith A Stone.
- Who are the officers and directors of MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 23 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $376,194 (Judith A Stone, President & CEO).
- How much revenue does MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,492,562, expenses of $9,762,717 and total assets of $16,385,685 at year end.
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