2023-08-03T12:25:41-04:00 2022-12-31 562629104 SANTINI FINANCIAL 1631 CHRISTINE LN WEST CHESTER PA 19380 990 2022-01-01 861173750 RYAN'S CASE FOR SMILES RYAN 6102471361 295 E SWEDESFORD ROAD 396 WAYNE PA 19087 GAVIN KERR BOARD CHAIR/TREASURE 9173271009 2023-08-03 true GAVIN KERR 999009999 true KAREN SANTINI CLEMENS P00365279 6104294984 2023-08-03 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z GAVIN KERR 717 GULPH ROAD WAYNE PA 19087 1095719 false X WWW.CASEFORSMILES.ORG X 2006 PA A HOSPITAL STAY CAN BE A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE FOR A CHILD ESPECIALLY 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. RYANS 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 CHILDRENS ENTIRE FAMILIES SO THEY CAN BETTER NAVIGATE AND COPE WITH A VERY DIFFICULT EXPERIENCE AND AVOID LONG TERM EMOTIO 8 8 5 5000 0 1312167 1083652 0 168 9827 -12032 -587 1300303 1092892 0 0 281002 344583 0 108735 1086116 819526 1367118 1164109 -66815 -71217 1412033 1369279 24651 53114 1387382 1316165 X A HOSPITAL STAY CAN BE A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE FOR A CHILD ESPECIALLY 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. RYANS 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 CHILDRENS ENTIRE FAMILIES SO THEY CAN BETTER NAVIGATE AND COPE WITH A VERY DIFFICULT EXPERIENCE AND AVOID LONG TERM EMOTIO false false 750396 RYAN'S CASE FOR SMILES, (FORMERLY 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 ILLNESSES 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 FACILITATES 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 THAT 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. 147082 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 DEVELOPING MATERIALS TO TRAIN CHILD-LIFE SPECIALISTS TO RECOGNIZE AND ADDRESS SYMPTOMS OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS IN ALL FAMILY MEMBERS. 897478 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 5 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 true false false false false false false true true false true true true false false false false false false PA MD VA FL NJ NY WI MI CA OK OH X LIZ KOSHGERIAN 9173271009 295 E SWEDESFORD ROAD WAYNE PA 19087 X CHRISTINE ALBRECHT BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY FEUER-EDWARDS BOARD MEMEBE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE GEARY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARCIA GEARY-WOLNICKI SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA KERR FOUNDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONI PERGOLIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE SHOUMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAVIN KERR BOARD CHAIR/ 3.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 17995 1065657 518076 1083652 9827 9827 2240 17995 2827 -587 -587 1092892 9827 -587 344583 143099 112333 89151 23179 19012 3373 794 11299 2297 6482 2520 787 768 19 13186 13186 2517 2517 FABRIC AND SEWING SUPPLIE 655725 655725 PROFESSIONAL SEVICES 83871 55032 28336 503 PRIZES AND AWARDS 14883 1800 13083 STORAGE 5564 3968 1503 93 8515 2591 3352 2572 1164109 897478 157896 108735 1206304 536133 74781 12712 32250 130720 155663 170387 145453 38120 24934 558893 4639 6163 1412033 1369279 11748 53114 12903 24651 53114 X 1387382 1316165 1387382 1316165 1412033 1369279 -71217 X false false X 1264091 1392333 1079601 1312167 1083652 6131844 1264091 1392333 1079601 1312167 1083652 6131844 6131844 960 7605 1990 168 11218 21941 20958 39205 58855 2240 121258 6275043 86165 0.97720 0.97490 X PART II, LINE 10 BINGO RECEIPTS 121,258 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 170387 145453 24934 24934 1092892 1092892 1092892 1164109 1164109 1164109 HANDBAG BINGO 20235 17995 2240 546 1800 481 20235 17995 2240 546 1800 481 2827 -587 X 518076 false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION A HOSPITAL STAY CAN BE A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE FOR A CHILD ESPECIALLY 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. RYANS 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 CHILDRENS 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 CARE, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH PTSD EXPERTS AT THE CHILDRENS 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 FAMILYS UNIQUE EXPERIENCE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A RYAN'S CASE FOR SMILES, (FORMERLY 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 ILLNESSES 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 FACILITATES 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 THAT 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, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 GAVIN KERR BOARD CHAIR.TREASURER CINDY KERR FOUNDER FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 REVIEWED BY SELECT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR ACCURACY PRIOR TO FILING. 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