2023-10-05T09:02:03-04:00 2022-12-31 341897853 CRUM & COMPANY 1640 AKRON PENINSULA RD STE 102 AKRON OH 44313 990 2022-01-01 346543299 EMBRACING FUTURES INC EMBR 3302537700 50 S MAIN STREET RM/STE LL 100 AKRON OH 44308 MARK W FAIRHURST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3302537700 2023-09-01 true MARK FAIRHURST 999009999 false KEVIN K CRUM P00255436 3308671222 2023-09-05 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z MARK W FAIRHURST 50 S MAIN STREET LL 100 AKRON OH 44308 610349 false X WWW.EMBRACINGFUTURESINC.ORG X 1946 OH EMBRACING FUTURES, INC. PROVIDES ORTHODONTIC BRACES TO CHILDREN WITH SEVERE ORTHODONTIC PROBLEMS, WHO ARE GROWING UP IN AN IMPOVERISHED HOUSEHOLD AND HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN BY MEDICAID OR OTHER GOVERNMENT FUNDED PROGRAMS. 13 13 3 13 0 283158 273077 5700 1750 44535 335514 2352 8 335745 610349 105867 110827 0 126034 129040 0 3231 34838 34319 266739 274186 69006 336163 2423665 2038083 5540 4511 2418125 2033572 X TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF NEEDY AND UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN SUMMIT, STARK, PORTAGE, MEDINA AND WAYNE COUNTIES BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ORTHODONTIC AND OTHER DENTAL CARE AND OFFERING ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. false false 204379 110827 1750 THE ORTHODONTIC CARE PROGRAM IS OUR CORE PROGRAM. THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM IS A REACTIVE PROCESS THAT PROVIDES ORTHODONTIC CARE FOR CHILDREN GROWING UP IN IMPOVERISHED HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM SEVERE ORTHODONTIC PROBLEMS AND HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN BY MEDICAID OR OTHER GOVERNMENT FUNDED PROGRAMS. WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE FIRST IDENTIFY A CHILD, MEET WITH THE FAMILY TO VERIFY THE FINANCIAL NEED, PROVIDE TWO ORTHODONTIC EXAMS TO VALIDATE THE MEDICAL NEED, AND BRING OUR FINDINGS TO OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR A FINAL DECISION. WITH BOARD APPROVAL, WE FINANCE THE COSTS DIRECTLY WITH AN ORTHODONTIST UNTIL TREATMENT IS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THE PROCESS CONCLUDES THROUGH AN EXIT INTERVIEW WITH THE FAMILY. IN THE PAST TEN YEARS WE HAVE HELPED OVER 400 CHILDREN. WE RECOGNIZE A CHILD WHO IS SELF-CONSCIOUS ABOUT HIS OR HER TEETH MAY SHY AWAY FROM PARTICIPATING IN CLASS OR OTHER SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. CHILDREN WHO RECEIVE ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT WILL CERTAINLY BE HEALTHIER INDIVIDUALS. THEY MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE IMPROVED SELF ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE. THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR BECOMING MORE PRODUCTIVE INDIVIDUALS AS THEY MOVE FROM SCHOOL INTO THEIR ADULT LIFE. DONNA SKODA, SUMMIT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSIONER, STATED THE FOLLOWING: IT'S CLEAR THAT POOR ORAL HEALTH, UNTREATED ORAL DISEASES AND SEVERE ORTHODONTIC PROBLEMS HAVE A CONSIDERABLE IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE, INCLUDING LOSS OF SELF-ESTEEM, POOR PERFORMANCE AT SCHOOL AND DECREASED ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY. YET ACCESS TO DENTAL SERVICES, INCLUDING ORTHODONTIC CARE, REMAINS THE GREATEST UNMET HEALTHCARE NEED IN SUMMIT COUNTY. MAINTAINING THE HEALTH OF YOUR TEETH AND MOUTH IS NOT MERELY A COSMETIC ACTIVITY, BUT RATHER A CRITICAL PART IN A COMPLETE HEALTHCARE PLAN AND A SMART INVESTMENT IN PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH...ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN. 36067 THE DR. MILTON RUBIN ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM IS OUR SECONDARY PROGRAM. IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2000 AND NAMED IN DR. RUBIN'S HONOR TO COMMEMORATE HIS SINCERE DEDICATION TO PROVIDING GOOD DENTAL CARE TO CHILDREN. THE ORIGINAL PROGRAM, CREATED BY DR. RUBIN HIMSELF, WAS INTENDED TO ENHANCE EXISTING HEALTH CLASSES IN THE AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. HIS GOAL WAS TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP FAVORABLE ATTITUDES TOWARD PERSONAL ORAL HEALTH HABITS THROUGH AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND DEMONSTRATION. FOLLOWING MUCH SUCCESS, THE PROGRAM HAS GROWN AND TODAY INCLUDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS (PUBLIC, PRIVATE, PAROCHIAL) IN SUMMIT , PORTAGE, STARK AND MEDINA COUNTIES. THE PROGRAM IS FREE TO SCHOOLS AND IS A GREAT WAY TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE DEVELOP HEALTHY HABITS THAT WILL AFFECT THEM FOR A LIFETIME. IN 2021, COVID 19 PROVIDED MANY CHALLENGES IN OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMMING WITH SCHOOLS BEING OPENED AND CLOSED AND/OR ON-LINE, DEPENDING ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IN 2022, COVID 19 CONTINUED TO PROVIDE CHALLENGES IN OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, WITH SCHOOLS BEING OPENED AND CLOSED AND/OR ON-LINE, DEPENDING ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. OVERALL, OUR TEACHING TEAM TAUGHT 3,669 STUDENTS IN 51 SCHOOLS, 50 OF WHICH WERE IN-CLASS PRESENTATIONS. THE REMAINING 1 WAS ON-LINE, 240446 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 3 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false OH X MARK FAIRHURST 3302537700 50 S MAIN STREET LL 100 AKRON OH 44308 MARK W FAIRHURST EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 71041 0 2131 STEVEN COX CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN GERSTENMAIER DDS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER DENEE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH GENET TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS GORMLEY VICE-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARLENE HEINEMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARL DIETRICH JR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DALE HIGHSMITH JR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE KORMANEC SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BECKY MCADAMS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK MROCZYNSKI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE MULHERN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA SAINATO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 71041 2131 false false false 273077 273077 ORTHODONTIC FAMILY LOAN PYMTS 522291 1750 1750 1750 164781 164781 170733 170733 170733 170733 REFUNDS 624100 8 8 8 610349 1750 335522 110827 110827 73172 73172 45852 33930 9629 2293 10016 7412 2103 501 1450 1450 15394 15394 98 98 174 128 37 9 78 58 16 4 3400 3400 2599 1923 546 130 2111 1562 443 106 1129 836 237 56 ORAL HEALTH ED. 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FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF NEEDY AND UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN SUMMIT, STARK, PORTAGE, MEDINA AND WAYNE COUNTIES BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ORTHODONTIC AND OTHER DENTAL CARE AND OFFERING ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE ORTHODONTIC CARE PROGRAM IS OUR CORE PROGRAM. THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM IS A REACTIVE PROCESS THAT PROVIDES ORTHODONTIC CARE FOR CHILDREN GROWING UP IN IMPOVERISHED HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM SEVERE ORTHODONTIC PROBLEMS AND HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN BY MEDICAID OR OTHER GOVERNMENT FUNDED PROGRAMS. WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE FIRST IDENTIFY A CHILD, MEET WITH THE FAMILY TO VERIFY THE FINANCIAL NEED, PROVIDE TWO ORTHODONTIC EXAMS TO VALIDATE THE MEDICAL NEED, AND BRING OUR FINDINGS TO OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR A FINAL DECISION. WITH BOARD APPROVAL, WE FINANCE THE COSTS DIRECTLY WITH AN ORTHODONTIST UNTIL TREATMENT IS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THE PROCESS CONCLUDES THROUGH AN EXIT INTERVIEW WITH THE FAMILY. IN THE PAST TEN YEARS WE HAVE HELPED OVER 400 CHILDREN. WE RECOGNIZE A CHILD WHO IS SELF-CONSCIOUS ABOUT HIS OR HER TEETH MAY SHY AWAY FROM PARTICIPATING IN CLASS OR OTHER SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. CHILDREN WHO RECEIVE ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT WILL CERTAINLY BE HEALTHIER INDIVIDUALS. THEY MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE IMPROVED SELF ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE. THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR BECOMING MORE PRODUCTIVE INDIVIDUALS AS THEY MOVE FROM SCHOOL INTO THEIR ADULT LIFE. DONNA SKODA, SUMMIT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSIONER, STATED THE FOLLOWING: IT'S CLEAR THAT POOR ORAL HEALTH, UNTREATED ORAL DISEASES AND SEVERE ORTHODONTIC PROBLEMS HAVE A CONSIDERABLE IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE, INCLUDING LOSS OF SELF-ESTEEM, POOR PERFORMANCE AT SCHOOL AND DECREASED ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY. YET ACCESS TO DENTAL SERVICES, INCLUDING ORTHODONTIC CARE, REMAINS THE GREATEST UNMET HEALTHCARE NEED IN SUMMIT COUNTY. MAINTAINING THE HEALTH OF YOUR TEETH AND MOUTH IS NOT MERELY A COSMETIC ACTIVITY, BUT RATHER A CRITICAL PART IN A COMPLETE HEALTHCARE PLAN AND A SMART INVESTMENT IN PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH...ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THE DR. MILTON RUBIN ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM IS OUR SECONDARY PROGRAM. IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2000 AND NAMED IN DR. RUBIN'S HONOR TO COMMEMORATE HIS SINCERE DEDICATION TO PROVIDING GOOD DENTAL CARE TO CHILDREN. THE ORIGINAL PROGRAM, CREATED BY DR. RUBIN HIMSELF, WAS INTENDED TO ENHANCE EXISTING HEALTH CLASSES IN THE AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. HIS GOAL WAS TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP FAVORABLE ATTITUDES TOWARD PERSONAL ORAL HEALTH HABITS THROUGH AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND DEMONSTRATION. FOLLOWING MUCH SUCCESS, THE PROGRAM HAS GROWN AND TODAY INCLUDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS (PUBLIC, PRIVATE, PAROCHIAL) IN SUMMIT , PORTAGE, STARK AND MEDINA COUNTIES. THE PROGRAM IS FREE TO SCHOOLS AND IS A GREAT WAY TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE DEVELOP HEALTHY HABITS THAT WILL AFFECT THEM FOR A LIFETIME. IN 2021, COVID 19 PROVIDED MANY CHALLENGES IN OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMMING WITH SCHOOLS BEING OPENED AND CLOSED AND/OR ON-LINE, DEPENDING ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IN 2022, COVID 19 CONTINUED TO PROVIDE CHALLENGES IN OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, WITH SCHOOLS BEING OPENED AND CLOSED AND/OR ON-LINE, DEPENDING ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. OVERALL, OUR TEACHING TEAM TAUGHT 3,669 STUDENTS IN 51 SCHOOLS, 50 OF WHICH WERE IN-CLASS PRESENTATIONS. THE REMAINING 1 WAS ON-LINE, FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD BEFORE FILING FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT REGARDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING WHEN A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. POLICY COMPLIANCE IS MONITORED BY BOTH THE BOARD ITSELF AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IN COMPARISON WITH HIS DUTIES, HOURS WORKED, AND OTHER DATA ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.