Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO EDUCATE, AID, AND FUND CURES FOR CANCER, STARTING FIRST WITH PEDIATRIC BRAIN CANCER.
IN ITS EFFORTS TO FOCUS ON THOSE CANCERS THAT PRESENT THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR AN ENCOMPASSING CANCER CURE, THE FOUNDATION ANNUALLY AWARDS RESEARCH GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. TYPICALLY, GRANTS AWARDED HAVE A FOCUS ON PEDIATRIC BRAIN CANCERS, AS THIS WAS THE ORIGIN OF THE FOUNDATION'S PHILOSOPHY. GRANT APPLICATIONS WILL BE JUDGED ON A PEER-REVIEWED BASIS WITH THE FOUNDATION'S MEDICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF TOP ONCOLOGISTS AND RESEARCHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, AS WELL AS PARENT ADVOCATES. GRANTS ARE JUDGED BASED ON MULTIPLE CRITERIA INCLUDING SCIENTIFIC MERIT, DISEASE IMPACT, INNOVATION, FEASIBILITY, AND EXPERTISE OF THE INVESTIGATOR.
THE DIPG SYMPOSIUM, ORIGINALLY HELD IN CINCINNATI IN 2011, IS A BIENNIAL CONFERENCE THAT FEATURES CANCER EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN COLLABORATION WITH FAMILIES AND FOUNDATIONS SUPPORTING THEIR WORK. ORIGINALLY ATTENDED BY OVER 15 FOUNDATIONS AND 25 INSTITUTIONS FROM SEVEN COUNTRIES, THE DIPG COLLABORATIVE SYMPOSIUM QUICKLY BECAME A DYNAMIC COOPERATIVE, EXPLORING REVOLUTIONARY DIPG RESEARCH, CLINICAL PROTOCOLS, AND UNIVERSAL APPLICATIONS OF DIPG RESEARCH IN THE SEARCH FOR A CURE FOR ALL FORMS OF CANCER. THE DIPG COLLABORATIVE SYMPOSIUM WAS MOST RECENTLY HELD IN SYDNEY IN AUGUST 2019, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY 14 FOUNDATIONS AND 115 DOCTORS.
MONKEY IN MY CHAIR IS A PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN BATTLING CANCER, WHICH HELPS KEEP THEM CONNECTED TO THEIR CLASSMATES WHILE THEY ARE AWAY RECEIVING TREATMENT. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, EACH CHILD IS PROVIDED WITH A "MONKEY KIT," WHICH INCLUDES A BIG STUFFED MONKEY THAT TAKES THEIR PLACE IN SCHOOL WHEN THEY ARE UNABLE TO BE THERE. THE KITS INCLUDE THE MONKEY WITH A BACKPACK, A BOOK TO HELP TEACHERS EXPLAIN TO STUDENTS THE SITUATION THEIR CLASSMATE IS FACING AND HOW IT AFFECTS THEM, AND A TEACHER COMPANION GUIDE, ALONG WITH OTHER ITEMS THAT CAN BE UTILIZED BY THE CHILD AND/OR THEIR CLASSMATES. ALL KITS ARE SENT OUT AT NO COST TO THE FAMILIES OR HOSPITALS.
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 |
|---|
| Brooke Desserich | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $96,006 |
| Alyssa Hawranko | HEAD OF STRATEGIC ADVISORY COUNCIL | 2 | $0 |
| Melissa Saladonis | MEMBER AT LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Tamara Ekis | MEMBER AT LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Terry Reagan | HEAD OF INVESTMENT ADVISOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dustin Glavin | HEAD OF MONKEY IN MY CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Trent Hummel Md | SEC./HEAD OF DIPG COLLABOR | 2 | $0 |
| Doug Desserich | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Gavin Baumgardner Do | V. PRES./HEAD OF MED. ADVI | 5 | $0 |
| Keith Desserich | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | 20 | $0 |
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