2026-09-15T12:10:43-04:00 2025-12-31 203746583 TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY 1580 LINCOLN ST STE 520 DENVER CO 802031517 990 2025-01-01 990861949 SUMMER'S WAY FOUNDATION SUMM 3037484851 6282 S NETHERLAND WAY CENTENNIAL CO 80016 STERLING D HAMMOND SECRETARY/TREASURER 3037484851 2026-09-14 true DAVID RUMSEY P03480587 3038308109 2026-09-14 2025 STERLING D HAMMOND 109627 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 94832 0 14795 -11055 0 227235 109627 66016 56875 0 0 0 6941 14440 44914 80456 101789 146779 7838 572894 581105 0 572894 581105 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 67423 46600 CANCER RESEARCH GRANTS: PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH RECEIVES JUST 4% OF FEDERAL CANCER RESEARCH FUNDING, WITH AN EVEN SMALLER FRACTION ALLOCATED TO ULTRA-RARE CHILDHOOD MALIGNANCIES. TO ADDRESS THIS PROFOUND FUNDING DEFICIT, SUMMER'S WAY FOUNDATION DEPLOYS A MULTI-TIERED FRAMEWORK TO ACCELERATE TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH. WE CO-FUND DIRECTLY A GRANT TO EARLY- CAREER SCIENTISTS VIA OUR 50,000 YOUNG INVESTIGATOR RESEARCH GRANTS TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE, INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED SCIENCE. FURTHERMORE, WE PARTNER WITH THE BEAT CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH CONSORTIUM TO CO-FUND AN ACTIVE RHABDOMYOSARCOMA RESEARCH DIVISION MANAGING CRITICAL PHASE I AND II CLINICAL TRIALS. WE ALSO PROVIDE VITAL ANNUAL GRANT FUNDING TO THE SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA DIVISION OF THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP. 10275 10275 SUMMER'S WAY FOUNDATION OPERATES A DEDICATED PATIENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT INITIATIVE TO MITIGATE THE EMOTIONAL AND ECONOMICAL TRAUMA OF PEDIATRIC CANCER. WE ADMINISTER OUR SPECIALIZED CUSTOM MEDICAL WIG PROGRAM AND NEWLY LAUNCHED ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT (AYA) PROGRAM COMPREHENSIVELY ACROSS ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, AND BRENT'S PLACE. BY SUPPLYING CUSTOM CRANIAL PROSTHETICS AT ZERO COST TO YOUTH FACING TREATMENT-INDUCED HAIR LOSS, WE PROTECT YOUNG PATIENTS' SELF-ESTEEM AND IDENTITY. SIMULTANEOUSLY, OUR AYA PROGRAM ELIMINATES SOCIAL ISOLATION BY CREATING TARGETED PEER COHORTS AND SHARED ACTIVITIES FOR CANCER SURVIVORS AND THOSE UNDERGOING ACTIVE TREATMENT ACROSS ALL THREE OF THESE INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES, EASING PROFOUND FINANCIAL & PSYCHOSOCIAL BURDENS. 5008 SUMMER'S WAY FOUNDATION ADMINISTERS THE HEALING THROUGH THE ARTS PROGRAM, DELIVERING INDIVIDUALIZED AND GROUP ART THERAPY SESSIONS TO PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY PATIENTS AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN AND BRENT'S PLACE. LED BY A REGISTERED ART THERAPIST, THESE CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS UTILIZE MULTIPLE ARTISTIC MEDIUMS TO HELP CHILDREN COPE WITH THE SEVERE ISOLATION AND PHYSICAL CHALLENGES ACCOMPANYING AGGRESSIVE CANCER TREATMENTS AND EXTENDED HOSPITAL STAYS. THE PROGRAM ACTIVELY FOSTERS SELF EXPRESSION AND VITAL SOCIAL INTERACTION. 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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.