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OMB No. 1545-0047
2022
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
JESSICA JUNE CHILDREN'S CANCER
FOUNDATION INC
Employer identification number

13-4280980
Return Reference Explanation
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF JESSICA JUNE CHILDREN'S CANCER FOUNDATION (THE "ORGANIZATION") IS TO HELP CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES FIGHT CANCER BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR BASIC HUMAN NECESSITIES AND SUPPORTIVE CARE SERVICES. EXECUTING THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTS A LIFELINE FOR MANY UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS DURING THEIR PEDIATRIC CANCER BATTLE. NO FAMILY SHOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH SUCH DISTRESS AT THIS DREADFUL TIME IN THEIR LIFE WHEN THEIR MAIN CONCERN SHOULD BE SAVING THEIR CHILD'S LIFE. A DIAGNOSIS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER CREATES AN IMMEDIATE MEDICAL AND EMOTIONAL CRISIS WHILE ALSO CREATING A FINANCIAL CRISIS FOR MANY FAMILIES. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EMERGENCY FINANCIAL RELIEF TO HELP FAMILIES ENDURING PEDIATRIC CANCER PAY FOR EVERYDAY NECESSITIES SUCH AS MEDICAL, UTILITIES, RENT, MORTGAGE, CAR, GAS, AND GROCERIES. THIS DIRECT AND TANGIBLE TEMPORARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RELIEVES CRISES, PROVIDES STABILIZATION, AND ULTIMATELY GIVES CHILDREN A BETTER CHANCE OF SURVIVAL. ASSISTED FAMILIES ALSO RECEIVE SUPPORTIVE CARE SERVICES WHICH ENCOMPASS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, ADVOCACY AND RESPITE OPTIONS. AFTER A CHILD IS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER, A PARENT MOST OFTEN HAS TO GIVE UP THEIR JOB AND SOURCE OF INCOME TO BECOME A FULLTIME CAREGIVER. WHILE IN TREATMENT, TYPICALLY A CHILD IS CONTINUOUSLY IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL, HAS A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM AND RECEIVES HOMEBOUND SEVICES (FOR SCHOOL). ALTHOUGH THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IS TEMPORARY, IT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION SO THAT A CHILD HAS A BETTER CHANCE OF SURVIVING. MOST OF THE CHILDREN WHO QUALIFY FOR OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COME FROM A SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLD AND THE CHILD/FAMILY HAS QUALIFIED FOR GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SUCH AS MEDICAID AND SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME. QUALIFYING FOR GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE MEANS THE INCOME LEVEL OF THESE FAMILIES FALLS BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY THRESHOLD. THE PROGRAMS BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN MAINSTREAM AND DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES FIGHTING CHILDHOOD CANCER SO THAT ALL CHILDREN CAN HAVE AN EQUAL CHANCE TO BEAT CANCER.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: DURING 2022, THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN PROGRAM PROVIDED EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 515 CHILDREN AND FAMILY MEMBERS IMPACTED BY CHILDHOOD CANCER. THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED A TOTAL OF 6,379 INDIVIDUALS SINCE INCEPTION. DURING 2022, 97% OF TOTAL EXPENSES WERE PROGRAM SERVICES EXPENSES. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EMERGENCY FINANCIAL RELIEF TO HELP FAMILIES ENDURING PEDIATRIC CANCER PAY FOR EVERYDAY NECESSITIES SUCH AS RENT, UTILITY, MEDICAL, CAR, GAS, AND FOOD. THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED IS DESCRIBED AS A LIFELINE PREVENTING FAMILIES FROM SPIRALING DOWN AND VITAL TO THE SURVIVAL OF THE CHILDREN IN TREATMENT. JJCCF PRIDES ITSELF ON SOLVING THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES GOING THROUGH THEIR MOST DREADFUL TIME.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B SUPPORTIVE CARE SERVICES PROGRAM: SINCE JJCCF WAS CREATED IN 2004, ALL FAMILIES WHO QUALIFY FOR THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFIT FROM THE SUPPORTIVE CARE SERVICES PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES EMOTIONAL/BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT, RESPITE OPTIONS, ADVOCACY, COLLABORATION, IN-KIND DISTRIBUTION, WISH GRANTING/MATCHING. S. MUVDI'S (JJCCF'S FOUNDER) FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE FIGHTING BLOOD (LOSS OF DAUGHTER), LUNG (LOSS OF MOTHER) AND BREAST (SURVIVING HER OWN) CANCER, HELPS PARENTS COPE WITH THE MULTIPLE CRISES FACED AFTER BEING TOLD THE UNTHINKABLE, "YOUR CHILD HAS CANCER." MUVDI DIRECTLY RUNS THE PROGRAM (ONE-ON-ONE WITH EACH FAMILY) WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES FAMILIES FACE DURING THEIR CHILDHOOD CANCER JOURNEY.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C ENDOWMENT PROGRAM: THE ORGANIZATION HAS TRANSFERRED ASSETS TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BROWARD (THE "FOUNDATION") WHICH IS HOLDING THEM AS AN ENDOWED COMPONENT FUND ("FUND") FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO FURTHER OR CARRY OUT THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IN PERPETUITY. IN THE EVENT THE JESSICA JUNE CHILDREN'S CANCER FOUNDATION, INC. SHOULD CEASE TO EXIST, THE FUND SHALL CONVERT TO A FIELD OF INTEREST FUND THAT WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (NOT IN CASH) FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGES 0-17 FIGHTING CANCER TO ENSURE ACCESS TO BASIC HUMAN NECESSITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS GRANTED THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BROWARD (THE "FOUNDATION") VARIANCE POWER WHICH GIVES THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE POWER TO USE THE FUND FOR OTHER PURPOSES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE FUND IS SUBJECT TO THE FOUNDATION'S INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICIES WHICH CURRENTLY RESULT IN A DISTRIBUTION TO THE ORGANIZATION OF 5 PERCENT OF THE 12-QUARTER WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE FUND. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, AN ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION OF SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND (75,000) WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ENDOWMENT FUND BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022, WAS 225,000.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D ADVOCACY PROGRAM - A LAST RESORT PROGRAM WHICH GENERATES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY TO FURTHER ASSIST CHILDREN/FAMILIES WITH EXTREME NEEDS. THE ORGANIZATION RAISES FUNDS AND AWARENESS BY POSTING AND SHARING CHILDREN'S STORIES ON ITS WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES, NEWSLETTERS, AND REACHING OUT TO COLLABORATING CHARITIES. OUR TARGETED FUNDRAISING GENERATES ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND SUPPORT SO FAMILIES CAN MAINTAIN THEIR BASIC HUMAN NECESSITIES. CONTRIBUTORS CAN DONATE FUNDS OR GIFT CARDS IN HONOR OF A CHILD TO HELP THE FAMILY SURVIVE A TEMPORARY CRISIS DUE TO CANCER. SHARE THE JOY PROGRAM - THE CONTRIBUTION PROGRAM CREATED IN 2010 ENCOURAGES LOCAL BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS TO DONATE 2,000 FOR THE SPONSORSHIP OF A FAMILY IN CRISIS BATTLING CHILDHOOD CANCER. 100% OF THE FUNDS DONATED PROVIDE THE FAMILY WITH CHECK PAYMENTS OR GIFT CARDS TO COVER THEIR BASIC HUMAN NEEDS SUCH AS RENT, UTILITY, MEDICAL, CAR, GAS, AND FOOD. "SHARE THE JOY" CEREMONIES INCLUDE THE BENEFITING CHILD, FAMILY MEMBERS, THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF, DONOR(S) AND OPTIONAL GUESTS. IN LIEU OF A CEREMONY, DONORS CAN REQUEST THE STORY AND PHOTO OF THE BENEFITED CHILD. THE PROGRAM RESULTS ARE OF IMPACT BOTH TO THE DONOR AND TO THE BENEFITING FAMILY WHO SHARE FEELINGS OF JOY FROM EITHER GIVING OR RECEIVING A MEANINGFUL GIFT. SINCE INCEPTION, THE SHARE THE JOY PROGRAM HAS ASSISTED 465 INDIVIDUALS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 DIANA MUVDI SIBLINGS
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE CORPORATION HAS ONE MEMBERSHIP CLASS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A MEMBERS HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ELECT AND REMOVE THE DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B MEMBERS HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO AMEND AND/OR RESTATE THE CORPORATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPRATION AND BYLAWS
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING, THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION EMAILS A DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. AFTER THE FORM 990 IS FINALIZED AND FILED, A COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS WELL AS ALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A DISCLOSURE ANNUALLY CERTIFYING THAT THEY HAVE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE POLICY IS REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY ENFORCED. ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT ARE DISCLOSED ARE REVIEWED BY ALL INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 FORM 990'S ARE POSTED ON ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE (WWW.JJCCF.ORG), CANDID/GUIDESTAR'S WEBSITE (WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG) AND OTHER SIMILAR WEBSITES. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, AND FOUNDATIONS. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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Cat. No. 51056K
Schedule O (Form 990) 2022


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