2026-07-13T10:06:02-05:00 2025-08-31 591818353 KAUFMAN ROSSIN & COPA 3310 MARY STREET SUITE 501 MIAMI FL 33133 990 2024-09-01 592620322 MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA INC MAKE 3053948474 343 NW 6TH STREET MIAMI FL 33136 NORMAN WEDDERBURN PRESIDENT/CEO 9549649474 2026-07-13 1 1 HEIDI SUAREZ CPA P01219886 3058585600 2026-06-29 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z NORMAN WEDDERBURN 343 NW 6TH STREET MIAMI FL 33136 28560257 0 X WWW.SFLA.WISH.ORG X 1985 FL TOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES. 29 29 53 539 0 0 25063933 21682547 0 0 1224231 1048244 -3100536 -4400246 23187628 18330545 7099294 6174243 0 0 4468700 4926373 0 0 3363693 3228513 4886877 14796507 15987493 8391121 2343052 78317104 81783139 6640743 5950644 71676361 75832495 X TOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES. 0 0 10500730 6174243 DURING THE YEAR, MAKE-A-WISH SOUTHERN FLORIDA DELIVERED LIFE-CHANGING WISH EXPERIENCES TO CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES THROUGH THREE PRIMARY PROGRAM ACTIVITIES: WISH IDENTIFICATION, WISH FULFILLMENT, AND FAMILY SUPPORT.THE ORGANIZATION COLLABORATED WITH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO IDENTIFY AND QUALIFY ELIGIBLE CHILDREN, ENSURING ACCESS TO WISHES THAT PROVIDE MEANINGFUL EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS. ITS LARGEST PROGRAM ACTIVITY FOCUSED ON THE DESIGN AND FULFILLMENT OF PERSONALIZED WISH EXPERIENCES, WITH STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS COORDINATING ALL LOGISTICAL, MEDICAL, AND EXPERIENTIAL ELEMENTS.THE CHAPTER REACHED SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES, INCLUDING GRANTING ITS 15,000TH WISH TO GEMMA AND SUPPORTING MIKAYLA BEATTY'S WISH, WHICH MARKED WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT'S 170,000TH WISH GRANTED. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED 378 WISH ASSISTS, PROVIDING CRITICAL ON-THE-GROUND SUPPORT FOR WISHES ORIGINATING FROM OTHER CHAPTERS.BEYOND WISH FULFILLMENT, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED ONGOING ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT TO WISH FAMILIES. THE FINKER-FRENKEL WISH HOUSE FURTHER ENHANCES PROGRAM DELIVERY BY CREATING A DEDICATED SPACE FOR WISH DISCOVERY, FAMILY EXPERIENCES, AND VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, STRENGTHENING THE ORGANIZATION'S CAPACITY TO SERVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, MAKE-A-WISH SOUTHERN FLORIDA CONTINUED TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY, MISSION-DRIVEN SERVICES WITH LASTING IMPACT. 10500730 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 47 0 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 FL X X MARLA SELVA 3053948474 343 NW 6TH STREET MIAMI FL 33136 NORMAN WEDDERBURN PRESIDENT/CEO 50.00 X X 431423 0 20563 EUGENE FRENKEL CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DENNIS CROWLEY VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 TAYLOR GANG PAST CHAIR 3.00 X 0 0 0 SHAREEF MALNIK PAST CHAIR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD WEISSMAN PAST CHAIR 3.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA ZEBERSKY PAST CHAIR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN FORD TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 LIANNE CARUSO BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY SKOLNICK BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN EXELBERT BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 CAITLIN STELLA BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE GONZALEZ-RUBENSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 DREW MANDALA BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 GAL BENSAADON BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN CLINGER BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER BARNES BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 CJ MINTRONE BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOE PEREZ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 L SCOTT HELMS BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 LANI KANE-HANAN BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARCUS FERNANDEZ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 MAYTE FERNANDEZ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF MILLER BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 SHERRI GUTIERREZ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 TATIANA CANCRO BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY JOVE BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 DAMON FICKLIN BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 DOMINI GIBBS-SOREY BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL PARRISH BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD KELLY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 50.00 X 231606 0 16500 MARLA SELVA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 50.00 X 156578 0 6213 KAREN MULLINS CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 50.00 X 157514 0 13679 LISA ANDREWS REGIONAL DIRECTOR 50.00 X 114629 0 11848 MARY HOLT DIRECTOR OF MISSION RESOURCES 50.00 X 119715 0 11847 TAYLOR MARINI REGIONAL DIRECTOR 50.00 X 129829 0 10648 JULIE ROBBINS DIRECTOR OF ANALYTICS & IT 50.00 X 113354 0 3634 1454648 0 94932 8 0 1 0 0 13770957 7911590 3054480 21682547 1046810 1046810 4705040 4703606 1434 1434 1434 978803 13770957 5526106 -4547303 -4547303 WISH ASSIST FEES 900099 124097 124097 OTHER INCOME 900099 22960 22960 147057 18330545 1434 0 -3353436 250000 250000 5924243 5924243 577642 196398 167517 213727 3658214 1388516 877852 1391846 86043 36747 19500 29796 326916 126293 63782 136841 277558 104413 62797 110348 6070 6070 129850 129850 203768 48774 5518 149476 74468 32890 11190 30388 285765 120926 40218 124621 552615 200778 105964 245873 115431 19505 32668 63258 311195 106764 109232 95199 1024714 588906 147727 288081 254259 125933 44395 83931 NATIONAL DUES 1545655 1081958 216392 247305 MISCELLANEOUS 366033 146034 79468 140531 OTHER DUES 17054 1652 2930 12472 15987493 10500730 2123070 3363693 9032665 9800291 6466626 6062385 773299 767872 35265654 1472603 24694278 33793051 25879613 28981781 11470623 2377759 78317104 81783139 1667267 1042815 50000 2050000 4923476 2857829 6640743 5950644 X 51152232 64478835 20524129 11353660 71676361 75832495 78317104 81783139 X 2343052 2040117 -227035 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 16783540 19538163 21578286 25063933 21682547 104646469 16783540 19538163 21578286 25063933 21682547 104646469 9034842 95611627 246552 748374 784815 1090008 1046810 3916559 12900 77941 72050 93862 147057 403810 108966838 0.87740 0.88360 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5146071 25000 436353 403387 5204037 4943792 205000 147371 150092 5146071 4773182 175000 136616 141006 4943792 4585137 288289 262938 363182 4773182 4296466 196228 778475 686032 4585137 0.18000 0.82000 0 0 4544334 4544334 27946937 53591 27893346 1455 1157 298 2765935 1417855 1348080 6993 6993 33793051 DUE TO AFFILIATED CHAPTERS 92196 NOTE PAYABLE 2193856 LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING 571777 2857829 X 20267411 2040117 26599 2066716 18200695 129850 129850 18330545 16111277 26599 227035 253634 15857643 129850 129850 15987493 PART V, LINE 4: THE FOUNDATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES INCLUDING BOTH DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS. PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST FOR THE FOUNDATION AS OF AUGUST 31, 2025 AND 2024. THE FOUNDATION FILES INCOME TAX IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND STATE OF FLORIDA JURISDICTION. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGE 179,138. FUNDRAISING ALLOWANCE ADJUSTMENT 47,897. HOTEL BALL 6985095 6613270 371825 811962 125697 1201631 849785 WISHMAKER BALLS (TWO) 2953988 2720586 233402 444521 153619 544578 244312 16 4810677 4437101 373576 225828 178391 72218 673564 14749760 13770957 978803 1482311 457707 1818427 1767661 5526106 -4547303 1 MAKE-A WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA 1702 E HIGHLAND AVENUE SUITE 400 PHOENIX AZ 85016 860481941 501(C)(3) 250000 0 GRANT TO THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHICH SENDS TO OTHER CHAPTERS TO USE IN GRANTING WISHES 1 GRANTING OF WISHES 504 5924243 COST COST OF WISHES PAID DIRECTLY BY THE ORGANIZATION. SEE EXPLANATION IN PART IV BELOW. PART I, LINE 2: WISHES ARE GRANTED TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MEET A SPECIFIC CRITERIA OF LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS. ALL EXPENSES ARE PAID DIRECTLY BY THE ORGANIZATION ON BEHALF OF THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRAVEL STIPENDS AS DETERMINED BY A STANDARIZED WISH BUDGET. SCHEDULE I, PART III, COLUMN F MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA, INC. DOES NOT PROVIDE CASH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, BUT RATHER GRANTS WISHES TO SELECTED BENEFICIARIES THAT MEET THE SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR THE WISH GRANTING PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION GENERALLY ALLOCATES FUNDS DIRECTLY TO THE VENDORS FOR THE WISH EXPENSES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRAVEL STIPENDS (I.E. MEALS, TIPS, GAS, ETC) FROM A STANDARDIZED WISH BUDGET. ALL WISH EXPENSES ARE DEVELOPED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF MISSION DELIVERY AND ARE APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE SUPPORTING WISH EXPENSE DOCUMENTATION (I.E. INVOICES AND STATEMENTS) IS RETAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION. 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NORMAN WEDDERBURN PRESIDENT/CEO 406423 0 25000 0 0 0 13383 0 7180 0 451986 0 0 0 RICHARD KELLY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 206606 0 25000 0 0 0 9333 0 7167 0 248106 0 0 0 KAREN MULLINS CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 147514 0 10000 0 0 0 6480 0 7199 0 171193 0 0 0 MARLA SELVA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 144578 0 12000 0 0 0 6213 0 0 0 162791 0 0 0 X SEE SCH. O 1942 3054480 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE RETURN IS PREPARED OR REVIEWED BY A LICENSED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT OR ACCOUNTING FIRM WITH NONPROFIT EXPERIENCE. A DRAFT IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION AND REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY AND APPROVED BY THE CHAPTERS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, FINANCE COMMITTEE, AUDIT COMMITTEE AND/OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE SUCH DOCUMENTS ARE FILED WITH THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING AND POSTED ON THEIR WEBSITE OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS REGULATIONS. THE MINUTES OF ANY COMMITTEE AND/OR BOARD MEETINGS REFLECT THE FACT THAT THE REQUIRED REVIEW/APPROVAL/DISTRIBUTION PROCESS TOOK PLACE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS STATEMENT IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OFFICE FOR EACH EMPLOYEE, BOARD MEMBER, AND VOLUNTEER WHO HAS DIRECT CONTACT WITH CHILDREN, ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, OR ACCESS TO CHAPTER FUNDS. AN "ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS ASSURANCE STATEMENT" (THE "COI STATEMENT") MUST BE SIGNED UPON DATE OF HIRE, ELECTION, OR COMMENCEMENT OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE, AND AT LEAST ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. EFFECTIVE JULY 2009, THE COI STATEMENT WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE AN ADDENDUM IN WHICH OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY FAMILY AND/OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS THEY MAY HAVE WITH OTHER OFFICERS, DIRECTORS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. IF ANY COVERED PERSON DISCLOSES A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT, THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE IS FOLLOWED: (1) THE CONFLICTING INTEREST IS FULLY DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD; (2) THE COVERED PERSON RESPONDS TO ANY FACTUAL QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD RELATED TO THE DISCLOSED CONFLICT; AND (3) THE BOARD, WITHOUT THE COVERED PERSON, DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT AND APPROVES OR DISAPPROVES THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 PURSUANT TO THE POLICY OF THE NATIONAL OFFICE, THE ORGANIZATION ENSURES: (1) THAT THE COMPENSATION OF THEIR CHIEF EXECUTIVE, OTHER OFFICERS AND "KEY EMPLOYEES" (AS DEFINED BY THE IRS) IS APPROVED BY THE CHAPTER'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR A BOARD-APPOINTED COMMITTEE, WITHOUT THE INVOLVEMENT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST; (2) THAT THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE OBTAINS AND RELIES ON APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA BEFORE MAKING ITS DECISION; AND (3) THAT THE BASIS FOR THE DECISION APPROVING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED AT THE TIME IT IS MADE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGE -227,035. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9, CHANGES IN NET ASSETS: FUNDRAISING BAD DEBT EXPENSE TOTALED $227,035, CONSISTING OF AN ALLOWANCE ADJUSTMENT OF $47,897 AND UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES OF $179,138. THE UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES RELATE TO THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND MULTI-YEAR DONOR COMMITMENTS THAT WERE DETERMINED TO BE UNCOLLECTIBLE. THESE AMOUNTS PERTAIN TO BALANCES OWED BY 13 DONORS; NO AMOUNTS WERE RELATED TO FORMER EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, SCHEDULE M, PART I, LINE 25: THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES MANY NON-CASH DONATIONS WHICH ARE USED IN GRANTING WISHES TO CHILDREN. THE NON-CASH ITEMS MAY BE GIVEN DIRECTLY TO CHILDREN TO FULFILL THEIR WISHES OR MAY BE USED IN OTHER WAYS TO AID IN GRANTING THE WISHES.