When you give to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado, you're helping shape the future. To make sure that your support for our organization continues without interruption, you can set up a monthly, quarterly, or yearly gift to Make-A-Wish of CO. Giving regularly makes an enduring difference – and ensures that a child's wish can come true.
Make-A-Wish Colorado FAQ
Make-A-Wish's endowment is so high; why do they need more money?
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado is fortunate to have a substantial endowment, just over $1 billion. However, only about 5% of Make-A-Wish's annual budget is obtained from the endowment each year as much of this money is held in restricted trusts or reserved for specific accounts. Also, in order to generate the same amount raised by annual funds last year, the endowment would have needed to grow an additional $42 million.
Annual giving dollars go immediately to the children by helping grant a wish that they might not otherwise see come true. Regardless of size, your support is important and does make a difference to the children we help.
What if I can't afford to make a large gift this year? Does my gift even make a difference?
Every tax-deductible gift makes a difference to the kids we help. Your gift sends a powerful message that you support this institution and its mission, and it has made a difference in your life. Gifts of all sizes make an impact. Some foundations and other grant-making organizations look at the number of gifts rather than total amounts when determining grant requests. Your gift, viewed as a vote of confidence, could help our foundation secure thousands of dollars in funding.
What's the difference between restricted and unrestricted gifts?
Unrestricted gifts vs. endowment gifts: Money generated by the Make-A-Wish endowment is allocated in advance for specific uses. Money from the Annual Fund, in contrast, is unrestricted, meaning that it is disbursed on a current-use basis to meet some of the foundation's most pressing needs.