A Special Wish Foundation, Group Return in Columbus, Ohio (OH)

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A Special Wish Foundation, Group Return
Employer Identification Number (EIN)311297107
Name of OrganizationA Special Wish Foundation
Secondary NameGroup Return
Address1250 Memory Ln Ste B, Columbus, OH 43209-2736
ActivitiesOther youth organization or activities
SubsectionCharitable Organization
Ruling Date03/1988
DeductibilityContributions are deductible
FoundationOrganization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public
OrganizationCorporation
Exempt Organization StatusUnconditional Exemption
Tax Period12/2009
Assets$1,000,000 to $4,999,999
Income$500,000 to $999,999
Filing Requirement990 - Group return
Asset Amount$1,679,967
Amount of Income$675,846
Form 990 Revenue Amount$675,846
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE)Health - General and Rehabilitative: Patient Services - Entertainment, Recreation


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Amount of income in 2009: $675,846
This organization: 

 $675,846
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 $936,512

Assets in 2009: $1,679,967
This organization: 

 $1,679,967
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 $2,007,992

Expenses in 2007: $693,810
A Special Wish Foundation, Group Return: 

 $693,810
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 $1,122,275

Income to expenses ratio in 2007: 1.0
This organization: 

 1.0
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 1.3

Expenses allocated to program services in 2007: 85.0%
This organization: 

 85.0%
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 80.5%

Grants share in income in 2007: 68.1%
This organization: 

 68.1%
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 73.6%

Financial snapshot ($)

Revenue for 2007

Assets at end of 2007

Expenses for 2007

Functional Expenses for 2007 ($)

Income-Producing Activities for 2007

Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances
2000200220032004200520062007
Total revenue$863,474$686,409$736,867$769,279$707,105$844,564$693,478
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received$767,268$541,919$579,209$589,642$584,651$603,653$472,456
Contributions to donor advised funds$0$711
Direct public support$767,268$504,122$534,524$549,981$499,194$533,740$387,992
Indirect public support$0$37,797$44,685$39,661$85,457$8,721$83,753
Government contributions (grants)$0$0$0$0$0$61,192$0
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Membership dues and assessments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments$11,789$39,768$39,721$4,806$33,246$13,890$14,713
Dividends and interest from securities$59,309$0$0$31,547$6,909$48,034$46,390
Net rental income or (loss)$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Gross rents$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Less: rental expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other investment income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory$-95$0$0$0$0$0$0
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory$5,759$0$0$0$0$0$0
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses$5,854$0$0$0$0$0$0
Net income or (loss) from special events and activities$22,266$100,351$112,267$143,284$81,374$178,987$159,919
Gross revenue$48,254$123,074$133,742$162,724$84,548$182,025$162,226
Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses$25,988$22,723$21,475$19,440$3,174$3,038$2,307
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory$2,937$0$0$0$925$0$0
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances$2,937$0$0$0$925$0$0
Less: cost of goods sold$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other revenue$0$4,371$5,670$0$0$0$0
Total expenses$483,624$613,167$658,639$684,696$601,415$710,872$693,810
Program services$363,463$526,431$582,408$597,212$508,135$615,234$589,815
Management and general$92,300$86,736$76,231$82,708$90,790$80,753$93,843
Fundraising$2,627$0$0$4,776$2,490$10,152$10,152
Payments to affiliates$25,234$0$0$0$0$4,733$0
Net assets or fund balances at end of year$2,214,729$1,744,430$1,849,714$1,904,730$2,017,212$2,470,284$2,542,434
Excess or (deficit) for the year$379,850$73,242$78,228$84,583$105,690$133,692$-332
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year$1,834,879$1,671,280$1,744,430$1,849,714$1,904,730$2,336,592$2,470,284
Other changes in net assets or fund balances$0$-92$27,056$-29,567$6,792$0$72,482
Statement of Functional Expenses (for 2007)
TotalProgram servicesManagement and generalFundraising
Total functional expenses$693,810$589,815$93,843$10,152
Grants paid from donor advised funds$0
Other grants and allocations$430,266
Specific assistance to individuals$0
Benefits paid to or for members$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees, etc.$0$0$0$0
Compensation of former officers, directors, key employees, etc.$0$0$0$0
Compensation and other distributions, not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)$0$0$0$0
Salaries and wages of employees not included above$107,308$76,916$30,392$0
Pension plan contributions not included above$0$0$0$0
Employee benefits not included above$12,323$9,242$3,081$0
Payroll taxes$9,402$6,820$2,582$0
Professional fundraising fees$0$0$0$0
Accounting fees$3,351$0$3,351$0
Legal fees$0$0$0$0
Supplies$15,847$11,168$4,679$0
Telephone$8,926$4,798$4,128$0
Postage and shipping$4,695$3,242$1,453$0
Occupancy$9,955$5,715$4,240$0
Equipment rental and maintenance$2,063$514$1,549$0
Printing and publications$6,591$3,269$3,322$0
Travel$292$292$0$0
Conferences, conventions, and meetings$7,697$3,654$4,043$0
Interest$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion, etc.$1,496$1,496$0$0
Other expenses not covered above$73,598$32,423$31,023$10,152
Balance Sheets
2000200220032004200520062007
Total assets$2,214,729$1,744,430$1,849,714$1,904,730$2,017,212$2,484,850$2,568,991
Cash - non-interest-bearing$1,516,702$253,929$301,363$325,547$142,628$386,171$297,737
Savings and temporary cash investments$590,822$1,490,501$1,548,351$1,579,183$1,053,435$1,212,868$1,333,049
Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Pledges receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Grants receivable$107,205$0$0$0$0$0$0
Receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, and key employees$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)$0$0
Other notes and loans receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Inventories for sale or use$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Investments - publicly-traded securities$31,538$34,320
Investments - other securities$0$0$0$0$59,019$0$0
Investments - land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation$0$0$0$0$6,685$5,237$0
Investments - other$0$0$0$0$755,445$0$0
Land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation$0$0$0$0$0$0$3,741
Other assets, including program-related investments$0$0$0$0$0$849,036$900,144
Total liabilities$0$0$0$0$0$14,566$26,557
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$0$0$0$0$0$14,566$26,557
Grants payable$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Deferred revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Tax-exempt bond liabilities$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Mortgages and other notes payable$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other liabilities$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances$2,214,729$1,744,430$1,849,714$1,904,730$2,017,212$2,484,850$2,568,991
Total net assets or fund balances$2,214,729$1,744,430$1,849,714$1,904,730$2,017,212$2,470,284$2,542,434
Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return
2000200220032004200520062007
Total revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Net unrealized gains on investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Donated services and use of facilities$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Recoveries of prior year grants$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Investment expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return
2000200220032004200520062007
Total expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Donated services and use of facilities$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Prior year adjustments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Losses$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Investment expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees
Total number of officers, directors, and trustees permitted to vote on organization business at board meetings8
Are any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, related to each other through family or business relationships?No
Do any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, receive compensation from any other organizations, whether tax exempt or taxable, that are related to the organization?No
Does the organization have a written conflict of interest policy?Yes
Other Information
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year covered by this return, and has it filed a tax return on Form 990-T for this year?No
Was there a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or substantial contraction during the year?No
Is the organization related (other than by association with a statewide or nationwide organization) through common membership, governing bodies, trustees, officers, etc., to any other exempt or nonexempt organization?No
Direct and indirect political expenditures$0
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year?No
Were substantially all dues nondeductible by members?
Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less?
Dues, assessments, and similar amounts from members$0
Section 162(e) lobbying and political expenditures$0
Aggregate nondeductible amount of section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices$0
Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures$0
Does the organization elect to pay the section 6033(e) tax on the amount above?
If section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices were sent, does the organization agree to add the amount above to its reasonable estimate of dues allocable to nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures for the following tax year?
Initiation fees and capital contributions$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities$0
At any time during the year, did the organization, directly or indirectly, own a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4911$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4912$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4955$0
Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year or did it become aware of an excess benefit transaction from a prior year?No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958$0
Amount of tax above, reimbursed by the organization$0
At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?No
Did the organization acquire a direct or indirect interest in any applicable insurance contract?No
Did the supporting organization, or a fund maintained by a sponsoring organization, have excess business holdings at any time during the year?No
Number of employees employed in the pay period that includes March 12, 20060
Analysis of Income-Producing Activities (for 2007)
Unrelated business incomeExcluded by section 512, 513, or 514Related or exempt function income
Business codeAmountExclusion codeAmount
Total$0$61,103$159,919
Program service revenue
Program service revenue 1000000$000$0$0
Program service revenue 2000000$000$0$0
Program service revenue 3000000$000$0$0
Program service revenue 4000000$000$0$0
Program service revenue 5000000$000$0$0
Medicare/Medicaid payments000000$000$0$0
Fees and contracts from government agencies000000$000$0$0
Membership dues and assessments000000$000$0$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments000000$0Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)$14,713$0
Dividends and interest from securities000000$0Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)$46,390$0
Net rental income or (loss) from real estate
debt-financed property000000$000$0$0
not debt-financed property000000$000$0$0
Net rental income or (loss) from personal property000000$000$0$0
Other investment income000000$000$0$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory000000$000$0$0
Net income or (loss) from special events000000$000$0$159,919
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory000000$000$0$0
Other revenue000000$000$0$0
Information Regarding Taxable Subsidiaries and Disregarded Entities (for 2007)
EIN of corporation, partnership, or disregarded entityPercentage of ownership interestTotal incomeEnd-of-year assets
0%$0$0
0%$0$0
0%$0$0
0%$0$0
Compensation of the Five Highest Paid Employees Other Than Officers, Directors, and Trustees (for 2007)
CompensationContributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensationExpense account and other allowances
$0$0$0
$0$0$0
$0$0$0
$0$0$0
$0$0$0
Total number of other employees paid over $50,0000
Statements About Activities (for 2007)
Expenses paid or incurred in connection with the lobbying activities$0
Did the organization receive or hold an easement for conservation purposes, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas or historic structures?No
Did the organization provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds?No
Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?No
Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?No
Enter the total number of donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year$0
Enter the aggregate value of assets held in all donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year$0
Enter the total number of separate funds or accounts owned at the end of the tax year (excluding donor advised funds included above) where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts$0
Enter the aggregate value of assets held in all funds or accounts included above at the end of the tax year$0
Reason for Non-Private Foundation Status
The organization is not a private foundation because it isOrganization that receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public
Support Schedule
1999200120022003200420052006
Total$1,095,989$3,661,142$709,122$758,342$769,279$710,279$847,602
Gifts, grants, and contributions received$1,012,586$2,811,307$541,909$579,209$589,642$584,651$603,653
Membership fees received$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or furnishing of facilities in any activity that is related to the organization's charitable, etc., purpose$22,377$412,374$123,074$133,742$143,284$84,548$182,025
Gross income from interest, dividends, amounts received from payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), rents, royalties, and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975$61,026$168,124$39,768$39,721$31,547$40,155$61,924
Net income from unrelated business activities not included above$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to it or expended on its behalf$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
The value of services or facilities furnished to the organization by a governmental unit without charge. Do not include the value of services or facilities generally furnished to the public without charge$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other income$0$269,337$4,371$5,670$4,806$925$0
Lobbying Expenditures by Electing Public Charities (for 2007)
Total exempt purpose expenditures$0
Total lobbying expenditures$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grassroots lobbying)$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying)$0
Other exempt purpose expenditures$0
Lobbying nontaxable amount$0
Grassroots nontaxable amount$0
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Number of organizations performing similar types of work
Alaska1
Alabama2
Arkansas2
Arizona2
California5
Colorado3
Connecticut1
District of Columbia1
Florida9
Georgia2
Iowa1
Idaho1
Illinois5
Indiana1
Kansas1
Kentucky1
Massachusetts4
Maryland3
Michigan1
Minnesota1
Missouri1
North Carolina3
New Jersey2
New Mexico1
Nevada1
New York5
Ohio1
Oregon2
Pennsylvania1
Tennessee1
Texas11
Utah1
Washington1
Wisconsin1
Total79
All affiliated organizations
AffiliationNameAddressStateEstablishedTotal Income
SubordinateA Special Wish Foundation, Group Return1250 Memory Ln Ste B, Columbus, OH 43209-2736OH1988-03$675,846
CentralA Special Wish Foundation, National1250 Memory Ln N, Columbus, OH 43209-2736OH1988-03$391,690
SubordinateA Special Wish Foundation, Galion Area Chapter109 Maynard Ave, Crestline, OH 44827-1960OH1988-03$49,165
SubordinateA Special Wish Foundation, Lancaster Area ChapterPO BOX 1030, Lancaster, OH 43130-0030OH1988-03$33,242
SubordinateA Special Wish Foundation, Vermilion Oh Chapter4370 Oberlin Ave, Lorain, OH 44053-2942OH1988-03$30,682
SubordinateA Special Wish Foundation, Springfield Area Chapter907 Sherman Ave, Springfield, OH 45503-4309OH1988-03$20,778
SubordinateA Special Wish Foundation, Flushing Oh Chapter121 High St, Flushing, OH 43977OH1988-03$10,253
SubordinateA Special Wish Foundation, Newark Oh ChapterPO BOX 4292, Newark, OH 43058-4292OH1988-03$8,641
SubordinateA Special Wish Foundation, Zanesville Oh ChapterPO BOX 2573, Zanesville, OH 43702-2573OH1988-03$2,989
Number of affiliated organizations
Ohio9
Total9

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