Ways to Help

Thanks to passionate supporters like you, Make-A-Wish shines a light of hope for children fighting critical illnesses when they need it most. Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses during their darkest days. Whether you are an individual donor, corporate sponsor, fundraising advocate or volunteer, your generous support transforms lives, one wish at a time.   
Wish kid Katelyn
Personal Giving

Your investment delivers hope and joy. Give online today or explore ways to give via: DAFs, stocks, QCDs, planned gifts, wish dedication programs and more.

Kids for Wish Kids
Volunteer 

Send a message of hope, deliver gifts or help a child determine a heartfelt wish. Share your time and talents as a volunteer and transform a child’s life. 

Wish kid Trevor
Host a Fundraiser

From passionate supporters to schools and community groups - anyone can rally their networks to grant wishes by hosting events and fundraisers.

Wish kid Brandon
Corporate Sponsorship

Local corporate sponsors can help grant life-changing wishes through innovative and customized sponsorship programs.

Wish Kid at Airplane
Operation Dream Maker 

Operation Dream Maker gives hope and joy to the children of our nation’s heroes. Support wish kids whose parents and guardians serve, or have served, in the Uniformed Services.

Corey's Wish to Go to Disney
Baltimore Wish Fund

The Baltimore Wish Fund directly supports wish kids living in Baltimore City and the Baltimore metro area, encompassing Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Howard counties. 

Wish kid Erika
Other Ways to Support

Whether you donate airline miles or in-kind gifts – there are so many ways you can transform kids' lives.