Mission
TOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 16 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
President & CEO
$694k
$737k
- Base
- $556k
- Bonus
- $100k
- Other
- $900
- Benefits
- $2k
CTO (thru 4/2024)
officer (unspecified)
$381k
$405k
- Base
- $288k
- Bonus
- $55k
- Other
- $900
- Benefits
- $2k
Ccao (thru 8/2024)
officer (unspecified)
$354k
$376k
- Base
- $267k
- Bonus
- $50k
- Other
- $900
- Benefits
- $2k
Crpso (thru 8/2024)
officer (unspecified)
$329k
$350k
- Base
- $258k
- Bonus
- $58k
- Other
- $900
- Benefits
- —
CIO (thru 3/2024)
chief information officer
$320k
$340k
- Base
- $257k
- Bonus
- $50k
- Other
- $900
- Benefits
- —
Chief Financial Officer/treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$308k
$327k
- Base
- $252k
- Bonus
- $45k
- Other
- $900
- Benefits
- —
Chief Mission Officer
officer (unspecified)
$303k
$322k
- Base
- $246k
- Bonus
- $47k
- Other
- $900
- Benefits
- —
Chief Brand Advancement Officer
officer (unspecified)
$302k
$321k
- Base
- $233k
- Bonus
- $56k
- Other
- $825
- Benefits
- —
Chief People Officer
officer (unspecified)
$272k
$289k
- Base
- $243k
- Bonus
- $25k
- Other
- $900
- Benefits
- $1k
Chief Operating Officer
$260k
$276k
- Base
- $228k
- Bonus
- $20k
- Other
- $825
- Benefits
- $2k
Sd, Corporate Alliances
highest compensated employee
$234k
$249k
- Base
- $193k
- Bonus
- $29k
- Other
- $900
- Benefits
- —
Sd, Leadership & Planned Giving
highest compensated employee
$232k
$247k
- Base
- $191k
- Bonus
- $32k
- Other
- $900
- Benefits
- —
Sd, Ch Revenue Svs (thru 2/2024)
highest compensated employee
$224k
$238k
- Base
- $191k
- Bonus
- $30k
- Other
- $900
- Benefits
- —
Cifo
highest compensated employee
$219k
$233k
- Base
- $190k
- Bonus
- $22k
- Other
- $900
- Benefits
- —
Chief Legal Officer/ Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$207k
$220k
- Base
- $195k
- Bonus
- $111
- Other
- $900
- Benefits
- $2k
Chief Revenue Officer
officer (unspecified)
$180k
$191k
- Base
- $179k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $525
- Benefits
- $600
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President & CEO | $556k | $100k | $900 | $2k | $694k $737k |
CTO (thru 4/2024) officer (unspecified) | $288k | $55k | $900 | $2k | $381k $405k |
Ccao (thru 8/2024) officer (unspecified) | $267k | $50k | $900 | $2k | $354k $376k |
Crpso (thru 8/2024) officer (unspecified) | $258k | $58k | $900 | — | $329k $350k |
CIO (thru 3/2024) chief information officer | $257k | $50k | $900 | — | $320k $340k |
Chief Financial Officer/treasurer officer (unspecified) | $252k | $45k | $900 | — | $308k $327k |
Chief Mission Officer officer (unspecified) | $246k | $47k | $900 | — | $303k $322k |
Chief Brand Advancement Officer officer (unspecified) | $233k | $56k | $825 | — | $302k $321k |
Chief People Officer officer (unspecified) | $243k | $25k | $900 | $1k | $272k $289k |
Chief Operating Officer | $228k | $20k | $825 | $2k | $260k $276k |
Sd, Corporate Alliances highest compensated employee | $193k | $29k | $900 | — | $234k $249k |
Sd, Leadership & Planned Giving highest compensated employee | $191k | $32k | $900 | — | $232k $247k |
Sd, Ch Revenue Svs (thru 2/2024) highest compensated employee | $191k | $30k | $900 | — | $224k $238k |
Cifo highest compensated employee | $190k | $22k | $900 | — | $219k $233k |
Chief Legal Officer/ Secretary officer (unspecified) | $195k | $111 | $900 | $2k | $207k $220k |
Chief Revenue Officer officer (unspecified) | $179k | — | $525 | $600 | $180k $191k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 27 unpaid individuals.
Up 20%
from 2022
From $577k in 2022 to $694k in 2023.
$577k
2022
$694k
2023
$577k
2022
$694k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 14% in real terms$645k to $737k
Estimated with Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend
Revenue and expenses over time
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
RevenueExpenses
$135.3M
$124.5M
2022
$131M
$125.5M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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