A Christmas donation helps grant a wish
Make a life-changing wishes for a critically ill child possible today. Your support brings hope and joy to those who need it most this holiday season.
Your support is a gift to children when they need it most
This festive season, Make-A-Wish is supporting over 950 critically ill children who need the life-changing joy of a wish - that's more than ever before.
Each wish is as unique as the child who imagined it. What it takes to grant one wish is often completely different to the next. As a guide:
- $50 - helps bring a child's wish to life.
- $100 - supports the coordination of a special wish experience.
- $200 - provides a magical moment during a child’s wish journey.
This Christmas, you can help make wishes a reality by gifting a wish. Help give sick kids a truly extraordinary experience – inspiring hope and creating joy that lasts a lifetime.
How to support a children’s charity this Christmas
Your Christmas donation directly helps to fund wishes and lift the spirits of children who need it most and it can be made online via the form on this page.
Whether it's helping a child meet their hero, giving them the adventure of a lifetime, or simply providing a joyful experience with their family, your donation will create a memory that lasts forever.
But you don’t have to stop there. You could also fundraise for Make-A-Wish this Christmas by joining Lights on for Wishes - a fun community initiative where decorating your home becomes a powerful way to spread joy and inspire festive giving.
All aboard Hunter's wish!
After surviving a stroke at just three years old, Hunter had to relearn how to walk, talk, and even smile.
But through it all, his spirit never dimmed. Hunter's wish for a train-themed holiday across Australia came true thanks to generous supporters like you. His wish experience included visiting his cousins in Western Australia and riding the historic Hotham Valley Railway through the forest.
His wish wasn’t just a break from treatment; it was an escape to reconnect with family and a chance to rediscover the world with newfound hope.
Thanks to generous supporters like you, Hunter’s wish brought him joy, excitement, and the freedom to simply be a kid again.
Gift A Wish This Christmas
All across Australia, sick kids have one thing at the top of their Christmas list. A wish!
But it’s not just a wish, it’s joy to last a lifetime.
The joy of a furry best friend.
The joy of a unicorn sighting.
The joy of wearing a superhero cape.
The joy of possibility.
You can create this joy by gifting a wish.
Together, we’re making sparkly unicorns take flight. We’re arranging for the cutest puppies to arrive on doorsteps and sending families on the holidays of their dreams.
The impact of hope this Festive Season:
When a wish is realised, it’s more than just a moment of joy— it’s a turning point in their journey.
By supporting Make-A-Wish this Christmas, you’re giving children the hope they need to keep fighting
Right now, there are more than 900 critically ill children waiting for a wish. Your tax-deductible gift will be put to use where it's most needed, to help make a wish come true for a child facing critical illness.
Help us create joy that lasts a lifetime.
Wish children featured on this page:
Hunter, 7, Stroke - I wish to have an exciting train experience while visiting my family in Western Australia
Roxy, 8, Miller-Dieker lissencephaly - I wish for a rainbow umbrella adventure