The Make-A-Wish Foundation® began with the purest of wishes - that of a small child. The delight of that boy with his wish come true was the inspiration of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. There are now 74 chapters nationally and 28 international affiliates.

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri covers all 115 counties in Missouri along with Johnson, Wyandotte, Franklin, Leavenworth, Linn, and Miami county in Kansas. We have headquarters in St. Louis, with program centers in St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield.

We are not limited to any one particular condition or group of conditions. We grant wishes to children with heart disease, lung disease, muscular dystrophy, leukemia, cancer, AIDS, etc.

Within our chapter, there are as many as 350 children diagnosed with a life threatening medical condition each year who could qualify for a wish.

We are a volunteer-driven organization with more than 450 volunteers.

Dollars raised in the Kansas City area by this chapter stay in the community to serve area children with life-threatening medical conditions.

We do not receive funding from the United Way.

We do not raise money through telemarketing nor door to door solicitation.

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