Organizations Filed Purposes:
ORGANIZATION - KIDS BEATING CANCER, INC., (KBC) IS A NONPROFIT, NONSTOCK FLORIDA CORPORATION FORMED IN 1992. KBC PROVIDES ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING TREATMENTS THROUGH THE SCIENCE OF CELLULAR THERAPY AND ADVANCING PEDIATRIC INNOVATIVE, NOVEL, RESEARCH, MOVING NEW DISCOVERIES TO PATIENT CARE, WHILE SUPPORTING THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE JOURNEY TO A CURE.
FINDING ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING TREATMENTS THROUGH THE SCIENCE OF CELLULAR THERAPY AND RESEARCH.
KBC PROGRAMS ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO AREAS OF SUPPORT THROUGH ITS CHILDREN'S FUND AND RESEARCH FUND: THE CHILDREN'S FUND PROVIDES A SERIES OF UNIQUE AND CRITICALLY NEEDED SERVICES DIRECTED AT REMOVING SOME OF THE OVERWHELMING BURDENS PLACED ON FAMILIES GOING THROUGH THE PROLONGED AND DIFFICULT TREATMENT PROCESS OF A BONE MARROW OR STEM CELL TRANSPLANT IN THE KIDS BEATING CANCER PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANT CENTER. THROUGH KIDS BEATING CANCER CHILDREN'S FUND, CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO ACCESS BONE MARROW AND STEM CELL TRANSPLANTS BY IDENTIFYING A COMPATIBLE DONOR, COSTS NEVER COVERED BY MEDICAID AND SOME INSURANCES THROUGH THE FUND THE MATCH PROGRAM. CHILDREN ARRIVE IN THE KIDS BEATING CANCER PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANT CENTER TO A FULLY DECORATED, FUN THEMED HOSPITAL ROOM SELECTED BY THE CHILD, REDUCING FEAR AND STRESS THROUGH THE MY ROOM" PROGRAM. THE "FOOD FOR FAMILIES" PROGRAMS KEEPS THE KIDS BEATING CANCER PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANT CENTER KITCHEN STOCKED WITH MEALS, DRINKS, AND SNACKS, 15,941 MEALS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO HELP THE FAMILIES REMAIN STRONG AND LESS OVERWHELMED WITH THE FEAR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD THE MOST BASIC NECESSITY DURING TRANSPLANT, FOOD.THE KBC RESEARCH FUND LAUNCHED IN 2019, IS PROVIDING THE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR CELLULAR THERAPY AT THE NEW, UNDER DEVELOPMENT, KIDS BEATING CANCER CELLULAR THERAPY LAB AT ADVENTHEALTH ORLANDO TO OPEN IN 2021. THIS NEW LAB WILL PROVIDE CRITICAL PROCEDURES NECESSARY FOR STEM CELL TRANSPLANTS, REDUCING THE WAIT TIME FOR CHILDREN AND REDUCING HEALTHCARE COSTS. THE ABILITY TO HAVE A STATE-OF-THE-ART LAB WITH THE BEST MEDICAL EQUIPMENT WILL ADVANCE TREATMENTS AVAILABLE FOR FIGHTING PEDIATRIC CANCERKBC RESEARCH FUND IN 2020 BEGINS AWARDING PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCHERS $100,000 ANNUALLY, TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE CURE. KBC INVITES RESEARCHERS NATIONWIDE WHOSE FOCUS IS TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE CURE FROM MOLECULAR DISCOVERIES TO INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS, TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION. IN 2020, THE RESEARCH FUND WILL HOST THE FIRST ANNUAL SCIENCE IS THE CURE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TRANSPLANTATION AND CELLULAR THERAPY (TCT) ANNUAL NATIONAL MEETINGS OF ASTCT & CIBMTR.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Sam Azar | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 40 | $42,749 |
| Margaret Guedes | CEO, PRESIDENT | 40 | $37,942 |
| David Shook Md | MEDICAL DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| John Bocchino Esq | BOARD ATTORNEY | 2 | $0 |
| Marilyn Stout | EMERITUS DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Kelly Allred Phd Rn-Bc Cne | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Donald K Saxon | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Seth Miller | DIRECTOR, TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Kaylene Woo | DIRECTOR, SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Ben Guedes Md | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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