FAMILIES FIGHTING FLU INC
4201 WILSON BLVD SUITE 110-702, ARLINGTON, VA 22203 www.familiesfightingflu.org

Total Revenue
$460,399
Total Expenses
$373,101
Net Assets
$638,401

Organizations Filed Purposes: PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH BY FOCUSING LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL ATTENTION ON THE POTENTIALLY DEADLY CONSEQUENCES OF INFLUENZA FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS; TO SAVE LIVES AND REDUCE HOSPITALIZATIONS BY PROTECTING CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES AGAINST INFLUENZA.

TO SAVE LIVES AND REDUCE HOSPITALIZATIONS BY PROTECTING CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES AGAINST INFLUENZA.

FLU CHAMPION PROGRAM:KICKED OFF A NEW FLU CHAMPION PROGRAM TO ELEVATE OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH MEMBER FAMILIES, ADVOCATES, VOLUNTEERS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, SCHOOL NURSES, AND OTHER PARTNERS TO EXPAND EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES ON NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL LEVELS. CREATED NEW FLU-RELATED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND FOUR NEW ADVOCACY TOOLKITS FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES, EMPLOYERS & COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND GENERAL ADVOCATES. EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INCLUDED MATERIALS SUCH AS INFOGRAPHICS, POSTERS, AND FACT SHEETS, AS WELL AS PROMOTIONAL ITEMS SUCH AS HAND SANITIZERS AND COLORING BOOKS TO MAKE FIGHTING FLU REWARDING FOR EVERYONE. THESE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND TOOLKITS WERE PROVIDED IN HARD COPY AND DIGITAL FORMATS TO ADVOCATES AND PARTNERS ACROSS THE U.S. DURING 2019, OVER 45,000 PIECES OF HARD COPY EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ADVOCATES AND PARTNERS ACROSS THE U.S.AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM, PARTNERSHIPS WERE MADE WITH STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND THIRD PARTY IMMUNIZERS TO FACILITATE EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS, INCLUDING FLU VACCINATION CLINICS.

STAY IN THE GAME - PUBLIC EDUCATION:STAY IN THE GAME, OUR MULTI-YEAR NATIONAL PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN, REACHED EVER-LARGER AUDIENCES WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERIOUSNESS OF INFLUENZA AND THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF ANNUAL FLU VACCINATION FOR EVERYONE SIX MONTHS AND OLDER.MULTIPLE SOCIAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION CHANNELS WERE USED TO SHARE KEY EDUCATIONAL MESSAGES, SUCH AS FLU FACTS AND STATISTICS, RELEVANT STUDIES, FLU SURVEILLANCE DATA, AND STORIES OF FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS SEVERELY AFFECTED BY INFLUENZA, REACHING AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 6 MILLION PEOPLE. OVER 636 MILLION PEOPLE WERE REACHED THROUGH THE SHARING OF PERSONAL FAMILY STORIES ON TRADITIONAL MEDIA (BROADCAST AND PRINT PUBLICATIONS) AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS.DISTRIBUTED A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL FLU EDUCATION RESOURCE IN AN EFFORT TO ARM HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WITH FLU-RELATED INFORMATION AND TOOLS, SUCH AS INFOGRAPHICS, PATIENT STORIES, AND PATIENT CONVERSATION ROADMAPS. THIS RESOURCE WAS DISTRIBUTED VIA SEVERAL COMMUNICATION CHANNELS, INCLUDING SOCIAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, AND LIVE SPEAKING EVENTS.STAKEHOLDERS PRESENTED OUR MESSAGES BOTH LIVE AND VIRTUALLY TO AUDIENCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MEMBER FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN A PUBLIC FLU FIGHTERS CAMPAIGN WITH THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) TO ILLUSTRATE THE SERIOUSNESS OF FLU AND THE IMPORTANCE OF RAISING AWARENESS DURING NATIONAL INFLUENZA VACCINATION WEEK. PROMOTED AND SUPPORTED ADVOCACY EFFORTS IN VARIOUS STATES TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE DISEASE BURDEN OF FLU AND THE IMPORTANCE OF STRONG PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES RELATED TO IMMUNIZATION. AS PART OF A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH CLOROX, FFF DEVELOPED A CO-BRANDED SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN CONTAINING KEY FLU-RELATED EDUCATIONAL MESSAGES FOR TARGET DEMOGRAPHICS INCLUDING SCHOOL CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND FAMILIES. DISTRIBUTED WEEKLY ISSUES OF A NEWSLETTER CALLED WEEKLY FLU NEWS TO STAKEHOLDERS, PARTNERS, AND GENERAL ADVOCATES IN OUR DATABASE, WITH THE INTENTION OF SHARING TIMELY FLU-RELATED INFORMATION ABOUT FLU SURVEILLANCE, RESEARCH, AND ACTIVITY. PROFILED OVER 50 FAMILY STORIES ON THE FFF WEBSITE AND USED THESE STORIES IN VARIOUS COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS ON MULTIPLE PLATFORMS WITH VARIOUS PARTNERS TO ILLUSTRATE THE SERIOUSNESS OF FLU AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FLU PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Serese MarottaCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40$126,000
Jessica RichmanDIRECTOR0.5$0
Amber MccarthyDIRECTOR0.5$0
Jennifer Pool MillerSECRETARY1$0
Joan MannTREASURER1$0
Shelle AllenPRESIDENT1$0
Joe LastingerDIRECTOR0.5$0
Doris SteinDIRECTOR0.5$0
Joe MarottaDIRECTOR1$0
Angie WehrkampDIRECTOR0.5$0
Alissa KanowitzDIRECTOR0.5$0
Gary SteinDIRECTOR0.5$0
Richard KanowitzDIRECTOR0.5$0

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