2025-09-02T14:26:54-04:00 2024-12-31 203746583 TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY 1580 LINCOLN ST STE 520 DENVER CO 802031517 990 2024-01-01 990861949 SUMMER'S WAY FOUNDATION SUMM 3037484851 6282 S NETHERLAND WAY CENTENNIAL CO 80016 STERLING D HAMMOND SECRETARY/TREASURER 3037484851 2025-08-30 true true KEN ROTH P01389203 3038308109 2025-09-02 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X STERLING D HAMMOND 256290 false X SUMMERSWAY.ORG X 2024 CO TO FIND A CURE FOR EVERY PATIENT DIAGNOSED WITH RHABDOMYOSARCOMA AND ULTIMATELY OTHER RARE CHILDHOOD CANCERS, PROMOTE EARLY DETECTION, AND BE A SOURCE OF SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY CHILDHOOD CANCER. 9 9 0 0 238290 0 0 -11055 227235 66016 0 0 0 0 14440 80456 146779 572894 0 572894 TO FIND A CURE FOR EVERY PATIENT DIAGNOSED WITH RHABDOMYOSARCOMA AND ULTIMATELY OTHER RARE CHILDHOOD CANCERS, PROMOTE EARLY DETECTION, AND BE A SOURCE OF SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY CHILDHOOD CANCER. false false 52500 52500 CANCER RESEARCH GRANTS: PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH RECEIVES JUST 4% OF GOVERNMENT FUNDING, WITH EVEN LESS ALLOCATED TO THE RARER FORMS OF CHILDHOOD CANCERS. TO ADDRESS THIS SIGNIFICANT FUNDING GAP, WE EMPLOY MULTIPLE APPROACHES TO ADVANCE RESEARCH. THE YOUNG INVESTIGATOR GRANTS PROGRAM AWARDS EARLY-CAREER RESEARCHERS A YEARLY 50,000 GRANT AND WE IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE INNOVATIVE RESEARCH GRANTS. WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH BEAT CHILDHOOD CANCER TO CREATE A RHABDOMYOSARCOMA RESEARCH DIVISION CONDUCTING CLINICAL TRIALS WHILE ALSO PROVIDING ANNUAL GRANT FUNDING TO THE SARCOMA DIVISION OF THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP, THEREBY SUPPORTING SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH DATABASES. 13516 13516 PATIENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT: THE SUMMER'S WAY FOUNDATION HAS A "WIGS FOR KIDS AND TEENS" PROGRAM WHICH FUNDS CUSTOM WIGS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS RECEIVING CANCER TREATMENT AT REGIONAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS. THE FOUNDATION COVERS THESE EXPENSES AS THE INSURANCE COMPANIES DO NOT PROVIDE COVERAGE. THE PROGRAM HELPS REDUCE THE FAMILY'S FINANCIAL STRAIN WHILE SUPPORTING YOUNG PATIENT'S SELF-ESTEEM DURING TREATMENT. THE FOUNDATION SPONSORS SPECIAL EVENTS FOR YOUNG CANCER PATIENTS, SUCH AS AN ALL-EXPENSES-PAID TRIP TO CONCERTS FOR A TEEN IN TREATMENT. THE FOUNDATION HAS ORGANIZED MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES FOR A FAMILY WITH A TERMINALLY ILL CHILD AND HER SIBLINGS, WHO WERE NOT ELIGIBLE THROUGH MAKE A WISH. 6043 HEALING THROUGH THE ARTS: THIS PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED ART THERAPY SESSIONS TO PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS AT A REGIONAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. LED BY A REGISTERED ART THERAPIST, THESE SESSIONS USE MULTIPLE ART MEDIUMS TO HELP CHILDREN COPE WITH THE ISOLATION AND PHYSICAL CHALLENGES THAT ACCOMPANIES LONG HOSPITAL STAYS WITH AGGRESSIVE TREATMENT. THE PROGRAM ENCOURAGES SELF-EXPRESSION AND SOCIAL INTERACTION. FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS AND MEDICAL STAFF HAS BEEN EXTREMELY POSITIVE WITH A DEMONSTRABLE REDUCTION IN ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND PAIN MEDICATION REQUIREMENTS AMONG PARTICIPANTS. 72059 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 true false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false false false false X STERLING HAMMOND 3037484851 6282 S NETHERLAND WAY CENTENNIAL CO 80016 X SHARON L HAMMOND MD PRESIDENT 50.00 X X 0 0 0 STERLING D HAMMOND SECRETARY/TR 25.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER CLARK MD BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES SOLDANO MD BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JASON CLARK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNY PURCELL BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARISA HOLMAN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ERICA BERGE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL O'NEILL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 54529 183761 2529 238290 18000 54529 29055 -11055 -11055 227235 -11055 52500 52500 13516 13516 4638 4638 6043 6043 3759 3759 80456 72059 8397 0 191096 379269 2529 0 572894 0 0 X 572894 0 572894 0 572894 X 146779 426115 X false false false X 238290 238290 238290 238290 141170 97120 238290 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FUNDRAISING EVE 72529 54529 18000 29055 72529 54529 18000 29055 29055 -11055 true UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA PO BOX 113201 GAINESVILLE FL 32611 596002052 501C3 22500 CANCER RESEARCH BEAT CHILDHOOD CANCER 76 PARK STREET BRAINTREE MA 02184 272314549 501C3 30000 RESEARCH/TREATMENT 2 AID TO INDIVIDUALS 13516 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 SHARON HAMMOND, MD STERLING HAMMOND PRESIDENT SEC/TREAS FAMILIAL SHARON HAMMOND, MD JAMES SOLDANO, MD PRESIDENT BOARD MEMBER FAMILIAL FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY/TREASURER PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AND SUBMIT COMPLIANCE WITH THE FINANCIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING AND FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 TRANSFER FROM PREDECESSOR ORG 426,115 THE ORGANIZATION IS THE DIRECT SUCCESSOR TO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION WITH THE SAME NAME, ADDRESS, MISSION, AND OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AS THE PRECEEDING ORGANIZATION.