Make-a-Wish Foundation

Here’s some information about … the Make-A-Wish Foundation!

The Make-A-Wish Foundation does its best to grant wishes, to the best of its ability, for children with life-threatening conditions or illnesses.

There are five categories most wishes fall into: “I wish to go […] I wish to be […] I wish to meet […] I wish to have […] I wish to give” (1).

Children may be referred by their parents or legal guardians or medical professionals treating them. Self-referral is also an option. Children with their lives endangered by a medical condition, who are between the ages of 2½ and 18 years old, are eligible for a wish.

Weekly Charity’s hardly associated (as in, not at all) with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, but highly encourages helping them out. If that’s not enough, here’s some stats:

Charity Navigator gives them: 4 out of 4 stars
This charity meets 20/20 of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance’s Standards for Charity Accountability.

Here’s a link to their website: http://wish.org/#sm.00va438b1bdffec10z01m4o5evr0

SOURCES

(1) The Make-A-Wish website page, “What Can a Child Wish For?”, retrieved from “http://wish.org/refer-a-child/what-can-a-child-wish-for…", likely around Saturday, May 28, 2016.