FRANCES POPE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC
EIN 13-3605053 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (T00Z)
What they do
PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE, to FAMILIES of CHILDREN WITH CANCER.THE PURPOSE of THE FOUNDATION is to OFFER HOPE, AID and SUPPORT, AS to NOT IMPOVERISH FAMILIES of CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM LIFE THREATENING CANCERS, BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE for THE PAYMENT of HIDDEN COSTS, NOT COVERED BY FUNDS or INSURANCES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE PRIVATE or PUBLIC DOMAIN. THESE COSTS CAN INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: CHILD CARE EXPENSES for SIBLINGS WHILE PARENTS ATTEND to MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS WITH THE ILL CHILD; TRANSPORTATION to and FROM MEDICAL FACILITIES, ACCOMODATIONS, IF CHILD is BEING TREATED OUT of HOME TOWN; FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. IN ADDITION, to ASSIST CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING CANCERS to ADJUST to SCHOOL SETTINGS and THE DYNAMICS of THE FAMILY and GENERALLY to ENDEAVOR to AMELIORATE THE SUFFERING and to IMPROVE, ADVANCE and ENRICH THE LIVES of SUCH CHILDREN.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
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They name their leaders15 people are listed in the latest report.
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MARY ODOWDFORMER PRESIDENT
AUSTIN DELANEYDIRECTOR
DEBBIE DONOHUEDIRECTOR
ELLEN PREIMESBERGERPRESIDENT
JEANNE CLUESSDIRECTOR
JOSEPH CHASETREASURER
MARTIN DONOHUEDIRECTOR
MARY ONEILLDIRECTOR
MARY LOU STEINKEDIRECTOR
ROBERT A POPEEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
THOMAS KINNALLYDIRECTOR
THOMAS WIPFDIRECTOR
TIM DELANEYDIRECTOR
TIMOTHY GLEASONDIRECTOR
TRACY SULLIVANSECRETARY
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1993
- Location
- 401 EAST 81ST STREET 20A, NEW YORK, NY 10028
- County
- New York
- In care of
- ELLEN PREIMESBERGER
- Primary officer
- ELLEN PREIMESBERGER, PRESIDENT
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- HILL BARTH & KING LLC
- NTEE classification
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (T00Z)
- IRS tax category
- Grantmaking Foundations
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes