Get ready to apply
Make-A-Wish America
Wish Granting
What you get
A personalized wish experience for your child. Ask what the wish process involves. Ask whether requests are open.
- Who starts it
- You
- How it’s sent
- Online, on their website
- Your time
- About 15 minutes
- Last checked
- Aug 28, 2026
Before you start, check you fit
- Your child is between 3 and 17.
- Capacity, documentation, and response timing may change.
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What their form asks
Open their application ↗ Checked Aug 28, 2026What the form asks for
They don’t publish the questions in advance. Have your contact details, your child’s diagnosis and date, and the hospital’s name to hand.
After you send
Watch for contact from the local chapter and be ready for the treating medical team to help verify medical eligibility and wish safety. If you have not heard back in two weeks, write and ask whether it arrived.