Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN WITHCANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS.
THE VALERIE FUND IS A 501(C)3 NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED ON 1976 IN MEMORY OF NINE YEAR OLD VALERIE GOLDSTEIN BY HER PARENTS, ED AND SUE. THE VALERIE FUND'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS. FAMILIES TURN TO THE VALERIE FUND BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE COMBINATION OF MEDICAL CARE, COUNSELING, AND OTHER SERVICES IT PROVIDES. THE VALERIE FUND CHILDREN'S CENTERS COMPRISE THE LARGEST NETWORK OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS IN NEW JERSEY, AND ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE NATION. THE SEVEN CENTERS HOST APPROXIMATELY 22,500 PATIENT VISITS EACH YEAR.
THE VALERIE FUND SUPPORTS PSYCHOSOCIAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE CHILD LIFE ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL WORK PROGRAMS AT SEVEN HOSPITAL-BASED VALERIE FUND CENTERS IN NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY. CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES VISITED THE CENTERS MORE THAN 22,500 TIMES IN 2019, ALL TO BE TREATED FOR CANCER AND OTHER BLOOD DISORDERS. THE VALERIE FUND ALSO HOSTS HOLIDAY PARTIES AT ITS CENTERS DURING THE YEAR. HOLIDAY FUNCTIONS HOSTED BY THE VALERIE FUND DURING 2019 SERVED APPROXIMATELY 3,000 PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
CAMP HAPPY TIMESTHE VALERIE FUND OPERATES CAMP HAPPY TIMES, A FREE ONE-WEEK SUMMER CAMP FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER. CAMP HAPPY TIMES SERVES APPROXIMATELY 150 CHILDREN AND TEENAGE PATIENT LEADERS-IN-TRAINING. ADDITIONALLY, THE VALERIE FUND PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION AND FUNDING FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS TO ATTEND OTHER CAMP PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR THEIR NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
ADVOCACYTHE VALERIE FUND ENGAGES IN YEAR ROUND ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR THE CHILDREN TREATED WITH CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS. BEYOND PSYCHO-SOCIAL CARE PROVIDED FOR BY THE VALERIE FUND YEAR ROUND, EACH DECEMBER CHILDREN TREATED AT EACH OF THE CENTERS ARE INVITED TO ENJOY FESTIVE HOLIDAY PARTIES WITH THEIR PARENTS AND SIBLINGS. THESE PARTIES BRING TOGETHER AS MANY AS 500 AT A TIME FOR JOYOUS HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS WHERE PATIENTS CAN ENJOY THEIR CAREGIVERS IN AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT SETTING. THE FUND HAS CREATED A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF CHILDREN TREATED AT THE CENTERS. IN 2019, THERE WERE 93 CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDER STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED OVER $400,000 HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS.THE FUND ALSO PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE PSYCHO-SOCIAL STAFF TO ATTEND NATIONAL CONFERENCES TO ENHANCE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL CARE OF THE CHILDREN UNDER TREATMENT,
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 |
|---|
| Barry Kirschner | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $185,196 |
| Lori Abrams | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR | 40 | $150,438 |
| Bernice Flanders | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | 40 | $143,030 |
| Donald Robinson | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | 40 | $56,623 |
| Brian Fuhro Esq | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Joseph Uva | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Neil Yaris | BOARD CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Julie Rubinstein | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Dominic Dibari | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Peter Friedman | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Sharon Weintraub | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Krista Mckerracher | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Merrie Bernstein | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Stephen Squeri | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Glenn Schiffman | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Noemi Rosa | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Janet Keating | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| David Novak | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Harriet Greenholtz | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Matt Denichilo | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Joseph M Cyriac | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
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