Nonprofit · EIN 38-2505812
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN
Tax-exempt · SOUTHFIELD, MI 48076
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $12,078,474 | $10,675,901 | $1,402,573 | $15,839,994 | $2,016,696 | $13,823,298 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $11,850,606 | $10,870,509 | $980,097 | $14,279,489 | $2,033,279 | $12,246,210 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $10,510,826 | $10,053,790 | $457,036 | $11,914,402 | $944,191 | $10,970,211 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $11,846,012
- Program service revenue
- $4,950
- Investment income
- $380,182
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $107,385
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$152,670
- Other revenue
- -$152,670
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,987,354
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $674,804
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,346,669
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,697,181
- Professional fundraising fees
- $6,742
- Legal fees
- $6,624
- Accounting fees
- $106,472
- Occupancy
- $244,748
- Travel
- $57,556
- Depreciation
- $55,856
- Program services (functional)
- $7,562,581
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,447,864
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,665,456
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $14,279,489
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,839,994
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,016,696
- Net assets, end of year
- $13,823,298
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $164,979
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,534,297
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $9,178,042
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,645,256
- Gross receipts
- $15,844,367
- Employees
- 52
- Volunteers
- 850
- Year formed
- 1984
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL HULL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 50 | $276,039 | $49,813 |
| JOCELYN WAITS | CHIEF DEV OFFICER Officer | 50 | $176,657 | $34,034 |
| SHERRI COLLINS | CHIEF DIVERSITY & ENGAGEMENT Officer | 50 | $116,665 | $33,378 |
| ELIZABETH WILCOX | REGIONAL MANAGING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 50 | $125,388 | $11,978 |
| MEGAN MEE | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EVENTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,377 | $10,183 |
| DENISE CHRISTY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL BOCKETTI | VICE CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT CASALOU | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD VAN TOL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MANTHAN PANDIT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON BEAUCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| W NOBLE BILLINGSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID CARROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK CHRISTMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLYN DAVIDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
14 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONNA DOLEMAN DICKERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRADD HEMKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TINA KANIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLEY KOSTICH | DIRECTOR (FROM 10/24-5/21/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE LOMONACO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENDALL MEIJER | DIRECTOR (FROM 10/24-5/21/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROLAND PASCUA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NEELE PERSCHBACHER | DIRECTOR (THRU 11/14/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON POPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEN STANECKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY STEIGERWALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUANNE THOMAS-EWALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLIE WONDERGEM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY YANIK MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL HULL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 50 | $289,105 | $25,343 |
| ELIZABETH WILCOX | REGIONAL MANAGING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 50 | $109,549 | $22,876 |
| SHERRI COLLINS | CHIEF DIVERSITY & ENGAGEMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $106,658 | $23,180 |
| JOCELYN WAITS | CHIEF DEV OFFICER (BEGAN 05/2023) Officer | 50 | $102,258 | $11,326 |
| DENISE CHRISTY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL BOCKETTI | VICE CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT CASALOU | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD VAN TOL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MANTHAN PANDIT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADD HEMKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE WONDERGEM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK CHRISTMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID CARROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA DOLEMAN DICKERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLYN DAVIDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY YANIK MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON BEAUCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY STEIGERWALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON POPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN STANECKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUANNE THOMAS EWALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE LOMONACO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEELE PERSCHBACHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROLAND PASCUA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA KANIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| W NOBLE BILLINGSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAL OSTROW | DIRECTOR (THU 11/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIRK BLOEMENDAAL | DIRECTOR (THRU 8/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEG MILLER WILLIT | DIRECTOR (THRU 8/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL HULL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 50 | $225,675 | $17,164 |
| ELLIE WILCOX | MANAGING DIRECTOR, LEADERSHIP GIVING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,857 | $23,163 |
| SARA THOMPSON | FORMER CDO (THRU 5/2022) Former | 45 | $100,343 | $14,457 |
| ROBERT CASALOU | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE CHRISTY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LALLO | VICE CHAIR OF STRATEGY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL BOCKETTI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD VAN TOL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON BEAUCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| W NOBLE BILLINGSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIRK BLOEMENDAAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID CARROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLYN DAVIDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA DOLEMAN DICKERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUANN THOMAS-EWALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD HEMKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA KANIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE LOMONACO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAL OSTROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MANTHAN PANDIT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROLAND PASCUA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEELE PERSCHBACHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON POPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN STANECKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEG MILLER WILLIT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE WONDERGEM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY YANIK MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON ALBERT | DIRECTOR (THRU 5/31/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 20750 CIVIC CENTER DR STE 180, SOUTHFIELD, MI 48076-4147
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MICHAEL HULL, 20750 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE 180, SOUTHFIELD, MI 48076
- Signed the 990
- MICHAEL HULL, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (734) 994-8620
- Website
- WISH.ORG/MICHIGAN
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
TOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE OExpenses $7,562,581 · grants $4,987,354 · revenue $4,950
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
- 38-2505812
- 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
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E86Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $15,839,994
- Income (IRS master file)
- $15,844,367
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $12,078,474 | $10,675,901 | $15,839,994 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2024 | $11,850,606 | $10,870,509 | $14,279,489 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $10,510,826 | $10,053,790 | $11,914,402 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $9,345,846 | $7,960,774 | $11,045,814 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | 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 38-2505812).
Questions about MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN
- What is the EIN of MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN is 38-2505812.
- Is MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN 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 MICHIGAN 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 MICHIGAN 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 MICHIGAN?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names MICHAEL HULL.
- Who are the officers and directors of MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 29 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $276,039 (MICHAEL HULL, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,078,474, expenses of $10,675,901 and total assets of $15,839,994 at year end.
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