Nonprofit · EIN 33-0039466
MAKE-A WISH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC
Tax-exempt · SAN DIEGO, CA 92123
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,973,877 | $5,731,426 | -$757,549 | $12,085,650 | $1,279,298 | $10,806,352 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,148,834 | $5,565,217 | $1,583,617 | $12,056,395 | $1,445,050 | $10,611,345 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,630,740 | $5,541,765 | -$911,025 | $9,549,474 | $1,607,901 | $7,941,573 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,734,178
- Program service revenue
- $78,725
- Investment income
- $236,111
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$88,247
- Net income from gaming
- $13,100
- Other revenue
- -$75,137
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,313,658
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $775,229
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,115,371
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,137,620
- Professional fundraising fees
- $445
- Accounting fees
- $80,856
- Occupancy
- $232,633
- Travel
- $12,642
- Depreciation
- $54,467
- Program services (functional)
- $4,167,731
- Management and general (functional)
- $604,608
- Fundraising (functional)
- $959,087
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,056,395
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,085,650
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,279,298
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,806,352
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $69,324
- Publicly traded securities
- $9,246,519
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,973,485
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,832,867
- Gross receipts
- $6,377,025
- Employees
- 32
- Volunteers
- 340
- Year formed
- 1984
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUZANNE HUSBY | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 45 | $224,178 | $17,004 |
| DANIELLE LOPEZ | CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPERATIN Officer | 45 | $215,283 | $10,204 |
| DANA VANDERSIP | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $155,321 | $10,956 |
| STEFANIE MUNOZ | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer | 45 | $142,923 | $12,759 |
| CHRISTINE REED | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,419 | $5,119 |
| ARIADNA LA SALLE | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Officer | 45 | $103,734 | $23,509 |
| LISA PAUL-HILL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY SCARBOROUGH | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE PERRY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WARREN RUIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM ALESSIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMI ARANHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE ARAYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRIETTE BURBANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIVIANNE VILLANUEVA DHUPA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM EICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN FITZGERALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM HEGARDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD KELLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR MICHAEL LALICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TED LAVIN | DIRECTOR (THRU 1/31/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAI LOGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGIE ROBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN SEDGWICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR SEEMA SHAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN TOMLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA WAKEFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUZANNE HUSBY | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 45 | $211,155 | $15,065 |
| DANIELLE LOPEZ | CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 45 | $191,465 | $9,688 |
| DANA VANDERSIP | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFF (THRU 6/27/24) Officer | 45 | $180,991 | $18,227 |
| STEFANIE MUNOZ | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer | 45 | $114,701 | $10,645 |
| CHRISTINE REED | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,783 | $6,333 |
| LISA PAUL-HILL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BIALIS | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY SCARBOROUGH | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE PERRY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY BROADHEAD | TREASURER (THRU 9/5/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WARREN RUIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TREVOR OUTMAN | MEMBER AT LARGE (THRU 1/29/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE ARAYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN FITZGERALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM HEGARDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD KELLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TED LAVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAI LOGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SEEMA SHAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN TOMLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIVIANNE VILLANUEVA DHUPA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA WAKEFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGIE ROBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUZANNE HUSBY | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 45 | $188,757 | $14,174 |
| DANA VANDERSIP | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer | 45 | $166,100 | $17,309 |
| DANIELLE LOPEZ | CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 45 | $170,469 | $9,048 |
| DAVID BIALIS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA PAUL-HILL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY BROADHEAD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTA TORQUATO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TREVOR OUTMAN | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE ARAYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE PERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN FITZGERALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR GAIL KNIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MICHAEL LALICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SEEMA SHAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUSTIN CANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE KAELIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN TOMLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM HEGARDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD KELLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TED LAVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY SCARBOROUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIVIANNE VILLANUEVA DHUPA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WARREN RUIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLIE TALANSKY | DIRECTOR (THRU 2/28/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4995 MURPHY CANYON ROAD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92123-4364
- In care of
- % JOHN SLEEPER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SUZANNE HUSBY, 4995 MURPHY CANYON ROAD 402, SAN DIEGO, CA 92123
- Signed the 990
- SUZANNE HUSBY, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (858) 707-9474
- Website
- WISH.ORG/SANDIEGO
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 33-0039466 or by the name MAKE-A WISH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE O.Expenses $4,167,731 · grants $2,313,658 · revenue $78,725
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
- 33-0039466
- 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
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,085,650
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,377,025
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $4,973,877 | $5,731,426 | $12,085,650 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $7,148,834 | $5,565,217 | $12,056,395 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $4,630,740 | $5,541,765 | $9,549,474 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $5,212,657 | $4,816,566 | $9,017,743 | 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 33-0039466).
Questions about MAKE-A WISH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC
- What is the EIN of MAKE-A WISH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MAKE-A WISH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC is 33-0039466.
- Is MAKE-A WISH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to MAKE-A WISH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO 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 SAN DIEGO 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 SAN DIEGO 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 SAN DIEGO 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 SAN DIEGO INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names SUZANNE HUSBY.
- Who are the officers and directors of MAKE-A WISH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 28 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $224,178 (SUZANNE HUSBY, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does MAKE-A WISH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,973,877, expenses of $5,731,426 and total assets of $12,085,650 at year end.
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