JOURNEY BAGS INC
EIN 92-2190507 · Cancer (G30)
What they do
JOURNEY BAGS DISTRIBUTES BAGS THAT ARE FILLED WITH THINGS A CANCER PATIENT WILL NEED AS THEY BEGIN CANCER TREATMENTS SUCH AS A BLANKET, WATER, BOTTLE, CAPS, and OTHER COMFORT ITEMS. THE BAG WILL ALSO INCLUDE A LIST of RESOURCES to QUIDE THEM THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT JOURNEY. THE BAGS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FREE of CHARGE to ALL PATIENTS AT LOCAL HOSPITALS WHO ARE RECEIVING A FIRST-TIME CANCER DIAGNOSIS. BAGS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ONLINE for DONORS to CONTRIBUTE to THE COST of THE BAG and REQUEST IT to BE SHIPPED to A PATIENT ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES.
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Board and leadership roster (11)
ALEX MCCLARDDIRECTOR
DUSTIN MCCLAINDIRECTOR
HEATHER SCOTTSECRETARY
HEIDI SHULTZDIRECTOR
JENNIFER RILEYPRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECT
KENDRA RILEYDIRECTOR
LISA SCHMIDTDIRECTOR
MELONY BRAYDIRECTOR/HOSPITAL LIASON
NATE BOSSDIRECTOR
ROY RILEYTREASURER
WENDY SPEEDVICE PRESIDENT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2023
- Location
- 1338 MINNOW RD, MURRAY, KY 42071-6484
- County
- Calloway
- In care of
- ROY RILEY
- Primary officer
- ROY RILEY, TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- BLYTHE CPAS PLLC
- NTEE classification
- Cancer (G30)
- IRS tax category
- Cancer