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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: August 2026 Expires: August 2028

Twilight Wish Foundation

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(877) 893-9474
Post Office Box 1042
Doylestown, PA, 18901
https://twilightwish.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Twilight Wish Foundation meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to honor and enrich the lives of seniors through intergenerational Twilight Wish celebrations."

Year, State Incorporated:
2003, PA

Twilight Wish Foundation (TWF) reports that it that grants wishes to low-income seniors who are 65 and older or a permanent resident of a nursing a facility. The organization states that recipients of wishes must have an annual income of less than 200% of poverty level and must have a history of giving back to their community. Wishes can be for basic needs items such as lift chairs and hearing aids or larger or wishes may that celebrate life or adventure, such items as riding in a hot air balloon. In 2025, TWF reports that it granted 994 wishes.

For the year ended June 30, 2025, Twilight Wish Foundation's program expenses were:

Program expenses $732,345
Total Program Expenses $732,345

Chief Executive
George Troyano, Executive Director

Compensation*
$80,000

Chair of the Board
Andrea Hoisl

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Director, Office of Faith Events, Diocese of Norwich

Board Size
9

Paid Staff Size
3

*2026 compensation, as reported by the organization, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Workplace Giving

Fundraising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $683,714, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Twilight Wish Foundation's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025.

Source of Funds
Special events $245,079
In-kind contributions $210,185
Contributions $149,694
Grants $78,756
Realized and unrealized gains on investments, net $8,883
Dividends and realized capital gains $5,067
Interest income $3,474
Total Income $701,138

Programs: 88% Fundraising: 6% Administrative: 6%

Total Income $701,138
Total expenses: $833,578
  Program expenses $732,345
  Fundraising expenses $49,866
  Administrative expenses $51,367
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-132,440
Beginning Net Assets $578,058
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $445,618
Total Liabilities $10,023
Total Assets $455,641

Note: According to TWF's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025, the organization received $210,185 in contributed goods and services including services ($195,144) and medical and other supplies ($15,041).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance