Organizations Filed Purposes:
LAUGHING AT MY NIGHTMARE IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT TEACHING CHILDREN THAT ALL PEOPLE DESERVE KINDNESS AND RESPECT, REGARDLESS OF THEIR DIFFERENCES, WHILE PROVIDING EQUIPMENT GRANTS TO THOSE LIVING WITH MUSCULAR DISTROPHY.
NO MORE NIGHTMARES: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM TO PROVIDE RESOURCES IN THE FORM OF EQUIPMENT GRANTS TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY. THESE GRANTS AIM TO INCREASE THE INDEPENDENCE, COMFORT, AND PRODUCTIVITY OF EACH RECIPIENT. IN 2020, THE ORGANIZATION SUPPLIED 38 EQUIPMENT GRANTS TOTALING $55,048.COVID-19 RESOURCE RELIEF PROGRAM: THE COVID-19 RESOURCE RELIEF (CRR) PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH ANY DISABILITY, DIAGNOSIS, OR CHRONIC ILLNESS TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE BURDEN OF THE CORONAVIRUS-RELATED QUARANTINES AND SOCIAL DISTANCING PRACTICES. THIS VIRUS HAS CREATED A VARIETY OF BRAND NEW STRUGGLES IN DAILY LIFE, MANY OF WHICH ARE TIED TO THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF WIDESPREAD QUARANTINE. ONE COMMUNITY BEING HIT HARDER BY THESE NEW CHALLENGES IS THE DISABLED COMMUNITY. FOR MANY WHO LIVE WITH A DISABILITY, QUARANTINE IS NOT A CHOICE, BUT A NECESSITY FOR SURVIVAL. LAUGHING AT MY NIGHTMARE PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY IN THE FORM OF ONE $100 GIFT CARD TO BE USED FOR FOOD, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, AND OTHER LIVING EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH SELF-ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE. LAUGHING AT MY NIGHTMARE, INC. PROVIDED 869 GIFT CARDS TOTALING $86,900.
POSITIVITY OUTREACH: IN 2020, LAUGHING AT MY NIGHTMARE WORKED TO SPREAD POSITIVITY THROUGH OUR VIRTUAL SPEAKING PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM TEACHES CHILDREN VITAL LESSONS ABOUT DISABILITY AWARENESS AND TO TREAT ALL PEOPLE WITH KINDNESS AND RESPECT, REGARDLESS OF THEIR DIFFERENCES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO WORKS TO SPREAD POSITIVITY THROUGH ONLINE CONTENT AND THROUGH THE SALE OF SHANE BURCAW'S BOOKS.
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 |
|---|
| Sarah Yunusov | VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND SECRETARY | 40 | $48,301 |
| Shane Burcaw | PRESIDENT | 40 | $46,246 |
| John Scurto | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jason Mills | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Joshua Kollar | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Ann Claussen | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| John Spirk | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jay Larson | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Alyson Mcgeehin | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
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