The Make-A-Wish Foundation

Founded in 1980, the Phoenix-based Make-A-Wish Foundation has changed the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions, enriching them through its wish-granting work. The Foundation’s mission reflects the transformative impact that a Make-A-Wish experience has on children, their families, referral sources, donors, sponsors, and entire communities.

The Make-A-Wish foundation was founded after a little boy named Chris Greicius realized his heartfelt wish was to become a police officer. Since its humble beginnings, the organization has blossomed into a worldwide phenomenon, touching the lives of more than 144,000 children the world over.

Though it is now one of the world’s most well-known charities, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has maintained the grassroots fulfillment of its original mission, through a network of more than 25,000 volunteers serving as wish granters, fundraisers, special events assistants, and in various other capacities.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world, with 71 chapters in the United States and its territories and 28 international affiliates on five continents.

Every community in the US is served by a local Make-A-Wish chapter. Each chapter serves a specific geographic territory and is responsible for granting wishes, fundraising, securing volunteers, and sharing the Make-A-Wish message in that territory.

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