Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF CHILDREN WITH SERIOUS ILLNESSES & THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING MAGICAL, TRANSFORMING FUN THROUGH YEAR-ROUND, MEDICALLY-SAFE & COST-FREE CAMPING EXPERIENCES.
THE NUMBER OF CAMPERS WHO HAVE ATTENDED CAMP HAS GROWN RAPIDLY SINCE OUR FIRST SEASON. IN 2011, WE SERVED 385 TOTAL CAMPERS. IN 2018, WE SERVED 901 CAMPERS ON SITE, INCLUDING 644 RETURNING CAMPERS AND 257 NEW CAMPERS. OF THE 901 CAMPERS SERVED, 551 WERE PRIMARY CAMPERS AND THEIR DISEASE STATES WERE HEART DISEASE OR HEART-RELATED DISORDERS (16.5%), CANCER (14.9%), RHEUMATOLOGY (10.3%), PULMONARY DISEASE (8.5%), GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES (8.0%), SICKLE CELL DISEASE (8.2%), HEMOPHILIA AND BLOOD-RELATED DISORDERS (6.2%), CRANIOFACIAL PATIENTS (7.1%), KIDNEY DISEASE (1.1%), OTHER DIAGNOSES (6.0%), PLUS HEALTHY SIBLINGS (13.2%). A TOTAL OF 473 FAMILY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES ATTENDED FAMILY WEEKEND CAMPS. IN 2018, OUR CAMPERS WERE FROM ALL OVER OHIO, AS WELL AS ELEVEN OTHER STATES AND A FOREIGN NATION. BY REGION, OUR CAMPERS CAME FROM NORTHEAST OHIO (32%), FOLLOWED BY CENTRAL OHIO (27%), SOUTHWEST OHIO (18%), NORTHWEST OHIO (6%), SOUTHEAST OHIO (2%), AND OUTSIDE OF OHIO (15%), PRIMARILY FROM WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA BASED ON OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH. IN 2018, WE FILLED 2,130 VOLUNTEER POSITIONS AND THEY GAVE 51,297 HOURS OF SERVICE TO CAMP.ACCOMPLISHMENTS1. FHF CELEBRATED OUR EIGHTH BIRTHDAY AND 100TH CAMP SESSION. SINCE OPENING, CAMP HAS BEEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR JOY FOR MANY CAMPERS, AS WELL AS SCORES OF VOLUNTEERS, ADVOCATES AND STAFF.2. THE CAMP INTRODUCED TWO NEW CAMPS FOR RARE DISEASES AND CYSTIC FIBROSIS3. THE CAMP CONTINUED TO BUILD ITS CAMPER OUTREACH PROGRAM, CONNECTING WITH CAMPERS AND FAMILIES WELL OVER 400 TIMES.4. RANGERS WERE INTRODUCED TO THE PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE CAMP'S NEW "HAPPY TIMES " WOODSHOP.5. NEW PRESIDENT/CEO NICHOLE DUNN WAS HIRED.6. FHF AFFILIATED WITH CAPITAL UNIVERSITY TO BE A TRAINING SITE FOR THEIR NURSING STUDENT PROGRAM. 7. FHF AFFILIATED WITH DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY TO BE A PEDIATRIC TRAINING SITE FOR THEIR PA PROGRAM. 8. THE PSYCHO-SOCIAL/CHILD-LIFE POSITION BECAME A FULL-TIME POSITION BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE NEED FOR PSYCHO-SOCIAL SUPPORT AT CAMP AND IN GENERAL. 9. CAMPER APPLICATIONS HAVE EXPANDED AND ARE NOW CONSISTENTLY ALSO COMING FROM INDIANA, WEST VIRGINIA AND ILLINOIS. 10. PREPARATIONS WERE STARTED TO OPEN A SPECIFIC AYA (ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT) WEEKEND CAMP IN 2019. 11. FHF BELIEVES THAT ALL CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF THEIR DIAGNOSES, DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE FULLY. WE INTENTIONALLY ADAPT TRADITIONAL CAMP ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE FEELINGS OF CONNECTEDNESS AND RESILIENCY, AND TO DELIVER POSITIVE IMPACT THAT LASTS BEYOND A WEEKEND OR WEEK AT CAMP.12. SERIOUSFUN CHILDREN'S NETWORK CONDUCTED A CRITERIA REVIEW AND FHF ACHIEVED 100% APPROVAL RATING.
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 |
|---|
| Nichole Dunn | CEO | 40 | $213,205 |
| Bill Reynolds | FORMER CFO | 40 | $111,162 |
| Kara Lewis | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Yasmine Lacaillade | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Francie Henry | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Juan Antunez | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Alexander | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Nate Tansky | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kathryne Reeves | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jaime Franklin | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tony Garrison | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Namy | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Creary Md | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Nick Lashutka | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Veronica Hawkins | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph Ross Md | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joshua Secrest | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Fowler | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Bonadies | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Robin Grant Esq | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Kathleen Starkoff | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Charles E Zebula | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Carole S Watkins | PAST CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| John Lewis | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gerard Boyle Md | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jenni Belford | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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