MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ORANGE COUNTY AND THE INLAND EMPIRE INC

AT THE HEART OF OUR MISSION IS A SIMPLE YET POWERFUL BELIEF: EVERY ELIGIBLE CHILD BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2 AND 18 DESERVES TO HAVE THEIR WISH COME TRUE. FOR OUR WISH KIDS, EXPERIENCING THE MAGIC OF A WISH BRINGS NOT ONLY JOY, BUT ALSO THE COURAGE AND STRENGTH TO FACE MEDICAL TREATMENTS. THROUGH OUR WISH-GRANTING PROCESS, WE PROVIDE EXCITEMENT, HOPE, AND UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING TIMES WHETHER IT'S A PRINCESS PARTY, SWIMMING WITH DOLPHINS, OR ANY OTHER DREAM A CHILD CAN IMAGINE. IN FY24, MAWOCIE GRANTED 271 LIFE-CHANGING WISHES, WITH A TOTAL COST OF $3,384,689. THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, $642,675 WAS PROVIDED THROUGH IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM VENDORS WHO DONATED TRAVEL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, LODGING, AND MORE TO HELP FULFILL THESE DREAMS. WHILE THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE REFLECTED IN OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, IRS FORM 990 REQUIRES THEM TO BE EXCLUDED FROM REVENUE AND EXPENSES. OUR IMPACT EXTENDS BEYOND FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS. IN FY 24 353 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS DONATED MORE THAN 8,217 HOURS OF THEIR TIME - A CONTRIBUTION VALUED AT OVER $275,212 BASED ON CALCULATIONS FROM THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR. WHILE VOLUNTEER TIME IS NOT INCLUDED IN IN-KIND DONATIONS FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING PURPOSES, THE IMPACT OF THEIR GENEROSITY IS IMMEASURABLE. . EVERY WISH GRANTED, EVERY VOLUNTEER HOUR GIVEN, AND EVERY DOLLAR DONATED HELPS BRING HOPE, STRENGTH, AND JOY TO CHILDREN FACING CRITICAL ILLNESSES. YOUR SUPPORT MAKES THIS POSSIBLE. JOIN US IN CREATING EVEN MORE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES AND MAKING A LASTING DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.