Wish Information & Application
Eligibility Requirements
1. The Nominee must be between the ages of 5 - 25 at the time of submission and a resident of the United States
2. The Nominee must be diagnosed with a physical challenge by a physician that falls within our criteria
3. The Nominee must be 18 to nominate themselves
4. Wish requests must directly benefit the physically challenged Nominee
5. Wish Applications may only contain one wish request for the Nominee
6. The Medical Authorization Form must be completed by the treating physician & submitted to consider the wish
7. A Current Photo of the Nominee must be submitted to consider the wish
8. The Nominee may not have received a wish by another wish granting organization at any time
9. The Nominee or family may not have had a prior wish request submitted to our organization
Disabilities & Disorders That Do Not Fall Within Our Criteria:
1. Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder 7. Psychological Disorders
2. Asperger Syndrome 8. Learning Disabilities or Behavioral Issues
3. Diabetes 9. ADHD/ADD
4. Asthma 10. Anxiety Disorders
5. Bipolar Disorder 11. Eating Disorders
6. Depression Disorders 12. Alcohol & Substance Abuse/Dependence
Please Note: This list is an example and in no way indicative of every potential intellectual disability or disorder. Any applications that are submitted that fall into these types of categories will be evaluated for eligibility.
Sports & Celebrity Athlete Wishes We Are Able To Consider:
1. Granted Wish considers requests for sports of all genres, at the professional and collegiate levels
2. Our main type of wish is the possibility to attend a game or sporting event of your favorite team
3. Possibility of a meet and greet with your celebrity athlete hero or autographed memorabilia
4. We are unable to provide airfare, transportation or hotel costs at this time
Sports & Celebrity Athlete Compliance:
While every effort will be made to grant the qualified wishes, the wish is ultimately dependent on the compliance, and availability with the sports entity. These requests are at the mercy of each entity and/or their management team, including whether or not they respond to our requests. Therefore, we cannot guarantee any wish can be granted.
Required Medical Authorization Form & Nominee's Photo:
1. Medical Authorization Form:
a) The Medical Authorization Form must be completed by the Nominee’s Treating Physician
2. A CURRENT Photo Of The Nominee:
a) It is preferred that a color photo is sent via email. If using postal mail, please send acolor, clear photo.
b) You are welcome to send more than one photo
HOW TO SUBMIT REQUIRED MEDICAL AUTHORIZATION FORM AND NOMINEE’S PHOTO:
1) Email: wishes@grantedwish.org (Scan the Form must be in a .PDF - Format; Photo in a .JPG Format)
2) Postal Mail: The Granted Wish Foundation – c/o 604 35th St. NW Canton, OH 44709