Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PHOTOGRAPH CHILDREN WITH LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES AND RAISE MONEY FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH.
FLASHES OF HOPE RAISES FUNDS TO ACCELERATE A CURE FOR CHILDREN'S CANCER WHILE HONORING THE UNIQUE LIFE AND MEMORIES OF EVERY CHILD FIGHTING CANCER.
FLASHES OF HOPE IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT CREATES UPLIFTING PORTRAITS OF CHILDREN FIGHTING CANCER AND OTHER LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES AND RAISES MONEY FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH. FAMILIES PHOTOGRAPHED RECEIVE A GENEROUS PORTRAIT PACKAGE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE PHOTOGRAPHS, TAKEN BY AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHERS, HELP CHILDREN FEEL BETTER ABOUT THEIR CHANGING APPEARANCE BY CELEBRATING IT. FOR FAMILIES OF ILL CHILDREN, IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A PORTRAIT THAT PRESERVES FOREVER THE MEMORY, BRAVERY, AND DIGNITY OF THEIR CHILD. PHOTO SESSIONS ARE HELD MONTHLY AT OUR 128 PARTNER HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE, AND OVER 50 SPECIAL EVENTS FOR CHILDREN BATTLING CANCER. NEARLY 2,500 CHILDREN WERE PHOTOGRAPHED IN 2020.
STATISTICALLY, OVER 14,400 OF THE 72,000 PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS PHOTOGRAPHED BY FLASHES OF HOPE HAVE NOT SURVIVED. OF THE SURVIVORS, 65% WILL FACE SERIOUS EFFECTS FROM TREATMENT INCLUDING SECONDARY CANCERS, HEART FAILURE AND PULMONARY PROBLEMS BY THE AGE OF 45. FLASHES OF HOPE IS COMMITTED TO LEAD FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES TO FUND MEANINGFUL PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH. SINCE 2009, FLASHES OF HOPE HAS CONTRIBUTED OVER 5 MILLION DOLLARS TO PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH STUDIES. FLASHES OF HOPE HAS PARTNERED WITH ALEX'S LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION TO EXPAND THE KICK IT PROGRAM. BY CAPITALIZING ON ALSF'S NATIONAL REACH AND LARGE FUNDRAISING BASE, WE CAN EXPAND THE NUMBER OF FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES NATIONWIDE AND SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE DOLLARS GENERATED TO FUND PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH. FLASHES OF HOPE CONTINUES TO HOST AND MANAGE KICK IT INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT OHIO. ASLF MANAGES THE KICK IT PROGRAM NATIONALLY AND HOSTS ALL KICK IT ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF OHIO.
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 |
|---|
| Courtney Sargent | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tony Capizzani Md | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kim Ponsky | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Eagle | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Luttner | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Murad Beg | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rob Mackinlay | BOARD PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Trainor | BOARD TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Kip Clarke | CO-FOUNDER | 1 | $0 |
| Gretchen Levy | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Price | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bob Tull | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Friedman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Nasca | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Paras | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Allison Clarke | CO-FOUNDER | 15 | $0 |
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