Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.This week, the Make-A-Wish Foundation launches Wishes in Flight, a month-long campaign to raise airline miles donations for wish-related travel. Each year, 10,000 kids and their families travel for wishes granted by the organization. Nearly 75% of all wishes involve travel to places including cultural sites, theme parks, sporting events and everything in between. In order to fulfill its mission each year, Make-A-Wish requires over 50,000 roundtrip tickets - the equivalent of 2.5 billion airline miles!Make-a-Wish Foundation, a great cause!April is a critical month for donations because it helps provide air travel for wishes granted during the summer. Make-A-Wish accepts miles from US Airways, United (who are matching up to 4 million miles for those donated in April) and Delta, all three are partners of the organization. Currently, Make-A-Wish does not have any relationships with any other carries, however, they can use transferable airline vouchers or tickets on a case-by-case basis. If you belong to JetBlue’s TrueBlue program, you are able to convert points into dollars and donate to Make-A-Wish.Remember, frequent flyer miles are considered a gift from the corporation to the individual so any miles donated to the charity are not considered tax deductible.Donate Today!Make-A-Wish has dozens of travel related wish stories on their website including the wish to search for seashells on Sanibel Island, a wish to visit Australia and a wish to ride in the Iditarod. They are very appreciative of all donations, and to contribute your miles, visit Make-A-Wish’s mileage donation page.[card card-name=‘Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card’ card-id=‘22125056’ type=‘javascript’ bullet-id=‘1’]
