Organizations Filed Purposes:
HEALTHY HUMOR IS A NATIONAL ARTS ORGANIZATION WHOSE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMERS CREATE MOMENTS OF JOY, WONDER, LAUGHTER, AND COMFORT FOR HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN AND ALL OTHERS WHO ARE MOST IN NEED.
DURING THIS YEAR, HEALTHY HUMOR ADDED AN ADDITIONAL HOSPITAL TO THE HH FAMILY, BRINGING OUR TOTAL OF PARTNER HOSPITALS TO 15 ACROSS 10 STATES. OVER THE COURSE OF 34 "CLOWN ROUNDS" EVERY WEEK, OUR ARTISTS USED THE MAGIC OF CIRCUS AND THEATER SKILL TO ALLEVIATE THE STRESS, FEAR, SADNESS, AND ISOLATION OF THE HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT FOR MORE THAN 600,000 CHILDREN AND THEIR CIRCLE OF CAREGIVERS, INCLUDING MORE THAN 160,000 HERE IN OUR HOMETOWN OF NEW YORK CITY. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR ALL THE SUPPORTERS WHO HAVE ENABLED OUR EXPANSION AND EXCITED TO CONTINUE OUR GROWTH TO MORE HOSPITALS AND OTHER VENUES IN THE YEARS TO COME.
HEALTHY HUMOR (HH) LAUNCHED WITH THREE PARTNER HOSPITALS IN SEPTEMBER 2016 TO CARRY FORWARD AND BUILD ON THE LEGACY OF BIG APPLE CIRCUS CLOWN CARE, WHERE THE HEALTHCARE CLOWNING PROFESSION WAS BORN. IT IS THE PREEMINENT HEALTHCARE CLOWNING ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES, ITS WORK INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED IN THE INDUSTRY. OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, RED NOSE DOCS, USES THE MAGIC OF HEALTHCARE CLOWNING TO ALLEVIATE THE STRESS, FEAR, SADNESS, AND ISOLATION OF THE HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUNG PATIENTS AND THEIR CIRCLE OF CAREGIVERS. FOR YEARS AFTER OUR LAUNCH, WE HAVE MORE THAN 65 PERFORMERS SERVING 15 HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE #2 AND #3 RATED INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (THE LARGEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN THE WORLD) AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA (CHOP). IN 34 WEEKLY SHIFTS, OUR RED NOSE DOCS CARRY OUT THEIR MAGIC ON THE FLOORS OF THESE HOSPITALS, REACHING 51,000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EACH MONTH - MORE THAN 600,000 EVERY YEAR - AT WHAT IS OFTEN THE MOST VULNERABLE TIME OF THEIR LIVES. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO OPERATE OUR VAUDEVILLE VISITS PROGRAM AT SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER IN LIVINGSTON, NJ, WHERE ARE OUR PERFORMERS USE A SIMILAR BUT TAILORED MIX OF SONG, DANCE, JUGGLING, MAGIC, PUPPETRY, STORYTELLING AND IMPROVISATION TO ENTERTAIN, ENGAGE, AND DELIGHT GERIATRIC PATIENTS. LASTLY, WE CHERISH OUR LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH HOLE IN THE WALL GANG CAMP, PROVIDING TWO ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE EVERY YEAR FOR THE ENTIRE SUMMER OF THIS AMAZING PROGRAM CREATED BY PAUL NEWMAN TO PROVIDE CHRONICALLY ILL CHILDREN WHO CANNOT ATTEND TRADITIONAL CAMP THE OPPORTUNITY TO STILL HAVE A SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE.
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 |
|---|
| Karen Mccarty | CO-FOUNDER/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 40 | $125,000 |
| Dina Paul-Parks | CO-FOUNDER/CEO | 40 | $124,945 |
| Deborah Kaufmann | CO-FOUNDER/SECRETARY/DIR TRAINING AND EDUCATION | 40 | $80,000 |
| David Sherman | DIRECTOR (SINCE MARCH) | 1 | $0 |
| Maurice Sholas | DIRECTOR (SINCE MARCH) | 1 | $0 |
| Rory Verrett | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Linda F Vogel Kaplan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Welch | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Higginson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joey Koch | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Derrick Horner | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
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