Sick child in hospital bed
Wishes for Sick Children
Sick child in hospital bed
Wishes for Sick Children
The Wishes for Sick Children income tax contribution fund was created in HB64 of the 131st General Assembly. Its purpose is to allow anyone who files Ohio income taxes to designate all or part of their refund to help grant wishes of individuals under the age of eighteen who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition.

Any person may contribute directly to the fund in addition to or independently of the income tax refund contribution system.  The Ohio Department of Health shall distribute all funds contributed to an eligible nonprofit corporation that will use the contributions to grant wishes of individuals under the age of eighteen who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition.  

To view the requirements to receive these funds please click here:  http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/3701.602

Applications for these funds are available to apply for until April 22, 2019.  Please click here to go to the 2020 Wishes for Sick Children Application page.

To donate independently of the income tax refund contribution system please make checks payable to “Wishes for Sick Children” and send to:

Ohio Department of Health
Attn:  Debra Smith
35 E. Chestnut Street, 6th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215

For questions, please contact Debra Smith at debra.smith@odh.ohio.gov or 614-644-8492.