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Nonprofit · EIN 47-1822559

WISHES FOR ELLIOTT

Tax-exempt (reinstated) · WASHINGTON, DC 20011

Financials

$586K$311K2023$902K$497K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WISHES FOR ELLIOTT by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$902,175$496,581$405,594$1,086,442$9,549$1,076,893
December 31, 2023990$586,220$310,707$275,513$689,190$17,891$671,299
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$853,884
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Net income from fundraising events
$47,843
Other revenue
$48,291

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$75,800
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$100,000
Other salaries and wages
$6,055
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$115,572
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$4,731
Travel
$19,075
Program services (functional)
$289,693
Management and general (functional)
$204,247
Fundraising (functional)
$2,641

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$689,190
Total assets, end of year
$1,086,442
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,549
Net assets, end of year
$1,076,893
Net assets without donor restrictions
$807,405
Net assets with donor restrictions
$269,488
Gross receipts
$914,332
Employees
3
Year formed
2019
State of legal domicile
DC

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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Gabi ConeckerExecutive Dir.
Trustee or director, Officer
40$100,000
JayEtta HeckerChairman
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0
Michael HalpernSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Eric WengertDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Mohammad Nabeel MiskeenyarTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Mandy MillsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Michael HammerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Ariel GibbonsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Anne Thompson HellerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Gabi ConeckerExecutive Dir.
Trustee or director, Officer
40$100,000
JayEtta HeckerChairman
Trustee or director, Officer
40$11,005
Michael HalpernDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Madeleine OudinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Eric WengertDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Mohammad Nabeel MiskeenyarDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Mandy MillsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Michael HammerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Ariel GibbonsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Anne Thompson HellerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1234 CRITTENDEN ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20011-4431
In care of
% GABRIELLE CONECKER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Gabrielle A Conecker
Signed the 990
Gabrielle A Conecker, Executive Director
Phone
(202) 599-0444
990-N for 2019 filed under this EIN
Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Gabrielle Conecker, 1234 Crittenden St NW, Washington DC 20011. Mailing address: 1234 Crittenden St NW, Washington DC 20011. Website: www.wishesforelliott.com
Return prepared by
Attolero

Mission

WE WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO ACCELERATE THE PACE OF SCIENCE ON SCN8A AND RELATED DISORDERS IN ORDER TO BRING HOPE AND IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR ALL THOSE LIVING WITH RARE EPILEPSIES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • RESEARCH : SINCE 2015, THE INTERNATIONAL SCN8A ALLIANCE HAS HELPED BUILD THE CORE OF RESEARCHERS COMMITTED TO FINDING ANSWERS BY FUNDING EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS. WITH 9 OF OUR GRANTEES STILL FOCUSED ON SCN8A AND RELATED RESEARCH AFTER THEIR GRANTS ARE COMPLETED, THESE EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS ARE OPENING THEIR LABS AND CONDUCTING NOVEL RESEARCH ON A RANGE OF EMERGING AND ENTRENCHED ISSUES RELATED TO SCN8A AND RARE EPILEPSIES LEADING TO MILLIONS IN FOLLOW UP. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS. WE HOST SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS BRINGING TOGETHER CAREGIVERS, CLINICIANS, RESEARCHERS AND INDUSTRY TO ADVANCE CARE AND TREATMENTS INCLUDING RECENT CRITICAL ACTIVITIES TO PUBLISH THE FIRST TREATMENT GUIDELINES AND RESEARCH ROADMAP.
    Expenses $218,250 · grants $75,800 · revenue $507,500
  • EDUCATION: WE WORK TO IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF SCN8A BY ENSURING THAT STAKEHOLDERS FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS BREAK DOWN BARRIERS AND COLLABORATE TO FIND TREATMENTS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL. EDUCATION IS A TWO WAY STREET. WE LEARN FROM FAMILIES AND WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO ENGAGE WITH RESEARCHERS PHARMA CLINICIANS REGULATORS AND BEYOND. WE BREAK DOWN SILOS THAT STALL PROGRESS AND ENSURE ALL ARE WORKING WITH THE UTMOST SPEED TO REACH OUR GOAL A CURE FOR OUR CHILDREN. WE HOST REGULR ONLINE MEETINGS WITH FAMILIES TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE EMERGING SCIENCE AND EMPOWER THEM TO BE THE MOST INFORMED ADVOCATES THEY CAN BE. IN OUR WORK ACROSS THE DEES VIA DEE-P CONNECTIONS, WE HAVE HOSTED MORE THAN 80 WEBINARS TO HELP FAMILIES NAVIGATE CARING FOR A LOVED ONE WITH MAJOR MEDICAL COMPLEXITIES AND FIND SUPPORT.
    Expenses $66,048 · revenue $5,550
  • ADVOCACY : OUR EFFORTS, SPANNING BOTH THE BROAD RANGE OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND EPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHIES (DEES) AND SCN8A, INCLUDE DIVERSE ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO BOTH LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICYMAKERS. OUR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY INCLUDES MULTIPLE EFFORTS ADDRESSING PENDING LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS THAT AFFECT SUPPORTED RESEARCH AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES I.E., PROPOSED MEDICAID CHANGES AS WELL AS ADVOCATING FOR ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING FOR TRANSLATIONAL EPILEPSY RESEARCH. TO ENSURE OUR COMMUNITY IS HEARD, WE HAVE ALSO PROVIDED MULTIPLE COMMENTS TO FEDERAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE FDA, NIH, AND CDC, OFTEN BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN RESPONSE TO PUBLISHED RFIS. A SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS HAVE INCLUDED A SUBMISSION OF DATA AND FAMILY STORIES ON SCN8A AND A CROSS-DEE PATIENT LISTENING SESSION WITH THE FDA. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE HELD A CRITICAL PATH INNOVATION MEETING, IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR INCHSTONE PROJECT RESEARCHERS, TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE TOOLS EXIST TO MEASURE CHANGE IN THOSE PROFOUNDLY IMPACTED BY DISEASES IN CLINICAL TRIALS.
    Expenses $5,395

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
47-1822559
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
2019
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,086,442
Income (IRS master file)
$914,332

Revocation and reinstatement

Exemption revoked
May 15, 2019
Posted by the IRS
August 12, 2019
Reinstated
Effective May 15, 2019

From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$902,175$496,581$1,086,442IRS
990December 2023$586,220$310,707$689,190XML
990December 2022$629,384$260,064$453,877IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2020–––IRS
990-N for 2019
Officer: Gabrielle Conecker
Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate
December 31, 2019≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 47-1822559).

Questions about WISHES FOR ELLIOTT

What is the EIN of WISHES FOR ELLIOTT?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WISHES FOR ELLIOTT is 47-1822559.
Is WISHES FOR ELLIOTT tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2019 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2019.
Are donations to WISHES FOR ELLIOTT tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does WISHES FOR ELLIOTT 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 WISHES FOR ELLIOTT due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did WISHES FOR ELLIOTT last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of WISHES FOR ELLIOTT?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Gabrielle A Conecker.
Who are the officers and directors of WISHES FOR ELLIOTT?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $100,000 (Gabi Conecker, Executive Dir.).
How much revenue does WISHES FOR ELLIOTT have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $902,175, expenses of $496,581 and total assets of $1,086,442 at year end.

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