Nonprofit · EIN 22-2867371
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02110
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $8,873,775 | $9,616,306 | -$742,531 | $18,943,676 | $2,345,912 | $16,597,764 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $8,180,019 | $9,148,939 | -$968,920 | $18,445,232 | $2,652,466 | $15,792,766 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,670,714 | $9,934,529 | -$3,263,815 | $18,068,572 | $3,270,171 | $14,798,401 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,685,277
- Program service revenue
- $11,200
- Investment income
- $1,654
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$1,228
- Net income from fundraising events
- $2,456
- Net income from gaming
- $13,094
- Other revenue
- $175,644
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,957,364
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $407,832
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,759,289
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,765,936
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $4,995
- Occupancy
- $484,006
- Travel
- $16,173
- Depreciation
- $153,958
- Program services (functional)
- $6,270,744
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,119,612
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,225,950
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $18,445,232
- Total assets, end of year
- $18,943,676
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,345,912
- Net assets, end of year
- $16,597,764
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $456,796
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $15,738,633
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $859,131
- Gross receipts
- $9,727,151
- Employees
- 33
- Volunteers
- 649
- Year formed
- 1983
- State of legal domicile
- MA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAN HOLLERAN | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $322,500 | $25,908 |
| GEORGE DEVENEY | CHIEF ADV. OFFICER (THRU 4/21/25) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $225,017 | $21,860 |
| KARA WALKER | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $181,194 | $28,998 |
| AMY CARROLL | CHIEF MISSION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,418 | $17,880 |
| NICOLE MURPHY | EASTERN MA REGIONAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,584 | $8,991 |
| JULIE ABEL | DIR. OF OUTREACH PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,015 | $16,851 |
| TIMOTHY GRADY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA EISEL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA DORCENA FORRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP T GLYNN MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICH GOTHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK HARITOS | DIRECTOR (AS OF 8/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TY HOWTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TISA HUGHES | DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE KEENE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM LOEHNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAURA MALONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AL MARSOCCI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SIOBHAN MEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BILL MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AKHIL PATEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH PERRONI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRUCE PLATZMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREW REES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALFRED ROSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SALVATORE VISCOMI MD | DIRECTOR (THRU 8/1/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARTY WALSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMY WARYAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHERYL WILKINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LESLIE WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAN HOLLERAN | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $295,531 | $23,937 |
| GEORGE DEVENEY | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $194,157 | $22,901 |
| KARA WALKER | VP OF MARKETING AND COMMUN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,121 | $20,476 |
| AMY CARROLL | VP OF MISSION DELIVERY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,000 | $16,924 |
| NICOLE MURPHY | EASTERN MA REGIONAL DIRECT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,902 | $8,644 |
| JULIE ABEL | DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH PROGR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,597 | $15,936 |
| TIMOTHY GRADY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA EISEL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL WILKINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE KEENE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH PERRONI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEN HO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA DORCENA FORRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP T GLYNN MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SALVATORE VISCOMI MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SIOBHAN MEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TY HOWTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM LOEHNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY WARYAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE PLATZMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICH GOTHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AKHIL PATEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AL MARSOCCI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW REES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA MALONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTY WALSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALFRED ROSE | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAN HOLLERAN | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $278,600 | $22,563 |
| GEORGE DEVENEY | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $207,498 | $20,795 |
| KARA WALKER | VP OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $159,399 | $16,172 |
| AMY CARROLL | VP OF MISSION DELIVERY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,588 | $16,257 |
| NICOLE MURPHY | EASTERN MA REGIONAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,829 | $7,967 |
| JULIE ABEL | DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH PROGRAM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,093 | $15,303 |
| ALFRED ROSE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY GRADY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SIOBHAN MEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SALVATORE VISCOMI MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT LEWIS JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP T GLYNN MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA DORCENA FORRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEN HO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TY HOWTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM LOEHNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH PERRONI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WALSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE KEENE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL WILKINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA EISEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 133 FEDERAL STREET 2ND FLOOR, BOSTON, MA 02110-1703
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SEAN HOLLERAN, 133 FEDERAL STREET 2ND FLOOR, BOSTON, MA 021101703
- Signed the 990
- SEAN HOLLERAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (617) 367-9474
- Website
- WISH.ORG/MASSRI
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN
Mission
TOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES.
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE O.Expenses $6,270,744 · grants $3,957,364 · revenue $11,200
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
- 22-2867371
- 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
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E86Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $18,943,676
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,727,151
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $8,873,775 | $9,616,306 | $18,943,676 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $8,180,019 | $9,148,939 | $18,445,232 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $6,670,714 | $9,934,529 | $18,068,572 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $7,939,737 | $7,523,821 | $17,858,542 | 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 22-2867371).
Questions about MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND INC
- What is the EIN of MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND INC is 22-2867371.
- Is MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND 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 MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND 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 MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND 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 MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND 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 MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names SEAN HOLLERAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 30 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $322,500 (SEAN HOLLERAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,873,775, expenses of $9,616,306 and total assets of $18,943,676 at year end.
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