Arkansas charity provides cash infusion for Make-A-Wish Mid-South

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – An Arkansas-based charity is providing significant funding in an effort to help make sick children’s dreams come true.

The Mid-South chapter of Make-A-Wish announced it was now partnered with the Fayetteville-based Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation, which has agreed to match all donations up to $500,000 to the children’s charity Wishes are Waiting campaign for the next two years.

Officials with Make-A-Wish said the Wishes are Waiting campaign is supported by industry and community leaders who donate $10,000 or more. It was launched in 2002 to provide funds for children who needed their wishes granted.

The Wishes are Waiting campaign has a current goal of $1 million above the annual budget over the next three years, Make-A-Wish representatives said. At the end of fiscal year 2024, Make-A-Wish Mid-South plans to raise $4.3 million in order to grant 315 wishes.