Mission: Together, we create life-changing wishes for Arizona children with critical illnesses.

Make-A-Wish Arizona is the founding Make-A-Wish® chapter, starting in Phoenix in 1980 with one little boy's wish to be a police officer. From these humble beginnings, Make-A-Wish was born.

Make-A-Wish Arizona grants wishes to children who have been diagnosed by their doctor or medical physician as having a critical illness and who are between 2 1/2 - 18 years of age at the time of referral.

Each fiscal year, Make-A-Wish Arizona has a goal to grant more than 400 wishes to Arizona children and has granted almost 8,000 wishes to date (Fall 2022).

Make-A-Wish Arizona's vision is to grant the wish of every eligible Arizona child. Studies have shown that wishes help children feel stronger, happier, and more willing to battle their illness.

Make-A-Wish Arizona is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 1981, and donations are tax-deductible.