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(Formerly known as Wish Upon A Star)

GRANTED is a community–based nonprofit located in Evansville, Indiana. Two local residents, Carl Wallace and Carolyn Pfaffmann, founded the organization with a mission to grant once in a lifetime Wishes for local children aged 3 to 18 who have been diagnosed with life-threatening or terminal conditions. Serving a population of over one million people, we work to make Wishes come true for children residing in the areas of Southern Indiana, Southern Illinois, and Western Kentucky.

Each Wish is as unique as the child who requests it. Since 1985, a wide variety of Wishes have been granted. Nearly half of approved children want a trip to Disney World, but some unique requests have also been granted. “Hope Through Wishes” is a project that helps to restrict gifts to fund Wishes for Tri-State children who are fighting life-threatening or terminal illnesses.

SCHOLARSHIPS:
To further encourage and support our Wish children who have graduated High School, we have created the Hopes and Dreams Scholarship which will assist in any advanced learning beyond High School. The Granted Board takes each child’s unique situation into consideration to determine if the scholarship can be used for college or a next-level hobby that the child enjoys.

Granted serves a 100 mile radius of Evansville, Indiana, including Southeast Illinois, Western Kentucky, and Southern Indiana