2024-09-03T14:51:07-05:00 2023-12-31 232315910 BAUM SMITH & CLEMENS LLP 2060 DETWILER RD SUITE 125 HARLEYSVILLE PA 19438 990 2023-01-01 861173750 RYAN'S CASE FOR SMILES RYAN 6105792807 295 E SWEDESFORD ROAD 396 WAYNE PA 19087 GAVIN KERR BOARD CHAIR 6105792807 2024-08-22 1 0 BRIANNA RALSTON CPA P02053424 2153685755 2024-08-21 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z GAVIN KERR 717 GULPH ROAD WAYNE PA 19087 2582344 0 X WWW.CASEFORSMILES.ORG X 2006 PA SEE SCHEDULE O 7 7 4 5000 0 0 1083652 2458865 0 0 9827 41192 -587 2084 1092892 2502141 0 0 0 0 344583 294732 0 0 98802 819526 1529089 1164109 1823821 -71217 678320 1369279 2009913 53114 7646 1316165 2002267 X RYAN'S CASE FOR SMILES HELPS WITH THE STRESS AND EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF ILLNESS IN THE HERE AND NOW. OUR WHIMSICAL PILLOWCASES GIVE CHILDREN AN EMOTIONAL BOOST, WHILE OUR COPINGSPACE AND JUSTSIBS RESOURCES AND TOOLS HELP FAMILIES BETTER UNDERSTAND AND COPE WITH THE EXPERIENCE. 0 0 1518903 SEE SCHEDULE O 94617 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO HELP SIBLINGS AND PARENTS COPE WITH THE EMOTIONAL TRAUMA THAT COMES WITH A LIFE-THREATENING CHILDHOOD ILLNESS IN THE FAMILY. AS MANY AS 80 PERCENT OF PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES EXPERIENCE SYMPTOMS OF TRAUMATIC STRESS AFTER AN ILLNESS, INJURY, HOSPITALIZATION OR MEDICAL PROCEDURE, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS NETWORK. SIBLINGS ARE USUALLY THE FORGOTTEN ONES. CASE FOR SMILES IS FOCUSED ON OFFERING INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO DEAL WITH TRAUMATIC STRESS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AND DEVLOPING MATERIALS TO TRAIN CHILD-LIFE SPECIALISTS TO RECOGNIZE AND ADDRESS SYMPTOMS OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS IN ALL FAMILY MEMBERS. 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THERE WERE NO INCOME TAX-RELATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES INCURRED FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022. SKY'S THE LIMIT GALA 138036 124006 14030 1500 15369 138036 124006 14030 1500 15369 16869 -2839 12361 7438 0 12361 7438 7438 4923 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1199903 X 1 55896 X RAFFLE ITEMS 3 7438 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION A HOSPITAL STAY CAN BE A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE FOR A CHILD - ESPECCIALLY THOSE WITH CANCER AND OTHER LIFE-CHANGING ILLNESSES. RECENT RESEARCH INDICATES 20% OF CHILDREN WHO ARE HOSPITALIZED WITH CANCER AND 30% OF THEIR MOTHERS SUFFER FULL SYMPTOMS OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD). THESE RATES ARE COMPARABLE TO THAT EXPERIENCED BY U.S. WAR VETERANS SERVING SINCE THE VIETNAM WAR. THE GOOD NEWS IS TRAUMA CAN BE MINIMIZED AND OUTCOMES IMPROVED THROUGH EXPERIENCES THAT REDUCE STRESS. RYAN'S CASE FOR SMILES (FORMERLY CONKERR CANCER) WAS FOUNDED IN 2007 TO BRING COMFORT AND SUPPORT TO YOUNG PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN HOSPITALS AROUND THE GLOBE. WE STARTED WITH A SIMPLE GOAL: TO CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE WHIMSICAL PILLOWCASES THAT GIVE CHILDREN AN EMOTIONAL BOOST AND REMIND THEM THAT THEY ARE NOT DEFINED BY THEIR ILLNESS. TODAY, OUR PROGRAMS HAVE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE CHILDREN'S ENTIRE FAMILIES SO THEY CAN BETTER NAVIGATE AND COPE WITH A VERY DIFFICULT EXPERIENCE AND AVOID LONG TERM EMOTIONAL TRAUMA. TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH PTSD EXPERTS AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA AND NEMOURS/ALFRED I. DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN TO CREATE VALUABLE WEB-BASED INFORMATION AND TOOLS DESIGNED FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY'S UNIQUE EXPERIENCE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT RYAN'S CASE FOR SMILES, (FORMRELY CONKERR CANCER) WITH 94 CHAPTERS NATIONWIDE AND DELIVERIES TO 400 HOSPITALS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA, IS ONE OF THE FEW VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS SOLELY DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AS THEY UNDERGO TREATMENT FOR LIFE CHANGING ILNESSES AND INJURIES. WHILE MANY GREAT NON-PROFITS HAVE A PRIMARY FOCUS ON RESEARCH, WE ARE DEDICATED TO THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE CHILD AND THEIR FAMILY TODAY AS THEY FACE LIFE CHANGING DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENTS. WE BELIEVE SUPPORTING THE CHILD'S EMOTIONAL NEEDS CAN BE AS IMPORTANT AS PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES PHYSICAL HEALING AND PREVENTS FUTURE STRESS-RELATED ISSUES. KIDS NEED TO FEEL BETTER TO HEAL BETTER. RYAN'S CASE FOR SMILES HELPS BY PROVIDING OVER 220,000 BRIGHT CHEERFUL PILLOWCASES TO CHILDREN IN TREATMENT EACH YEAR (2,562,349 SINCE INCEPTION) THAT GIVE AN EMOTIONAL BOOST AND REMIND THEM THEY ARE NOT DEFINED BY THEIR ILLNESS. WE ALSO HOST HOSPITAL SEWING DAYS TO BREAK UP THE MONOTONY OF TREATMENT AND ALLOW THE PATIENTS TO HAVE A LITTLE CONTROL OVER AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY HAVE FEW CHOICES. FINALLY, WE ARE DEVELOPING ONE OF THE FIRST INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS PEDIATRIC MEDICAL POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS AND HELP CHILDREN'S ENTIRE FAMILIES BETTER COPE AND AVOID LONG TERM EMOTIONAL TRAUMA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 GAVIN KERR BOARD CHAIR CINDY KERR FOUNDER GAVIN AND CINDY KERR ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD FOR ACCURACY AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO RESPOND WITH THEIR APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE PRESENTED AT BOARD MEETINGS AND DISCUSSED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD REVIEWS JOB POSTINGS AND SALARIES OF OTHER SIMILAR SIZED ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.