Organizations Filed Purposes:
Kennedys Hugs was formed in honor of Kennedy Ann Hansen, who passed away from terminal juvenile Batten disease. Its mission is to help families who have a child with a terminal illness to find hope through Healing, Uniting, Giving, and Sharing. Activities include providing for family needs before, during, and after a death or family trauma.
To help families who have a child with a terminal illness to find hope through Healing, Uniting, Giving, and Sharing. Activities involve providing for family needs leading up to the passing of the child and beyond.
Expenses incurred to raise awareness of terminal juvenile Batten disease and of challenges faced by families who have a child with a terminal illness. This goal was pursued via screenings of a feature-length movie produced for general cinematic release entitled Kennedys Hugs and speeches and seminars given by Kennedys parents, Jason and Heather Hansen, to audiences in the US and Canada. Other accomplishments included the provision of clothing, gift cards, and supplies to individuals and families in need donation of movies and books produced by the foundation to community members donation of food/meals, camp costs, medical costs, and scholarships to the community guided trips, vacation lodging and activities, and event tickets for families of afflicted children assistance in fundraising for treatment of terminal juvenile Batten disease and other similar diseases and financial assistance for funerals/memorials and flowers for the families of deceased children.
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 |
Heather Hansen | President | 15 | $0 |
Jason Hansen | Vice President | 5 | $0 |
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