EIN 86-1173750

Ryan's Case for Smiles

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
5
City
Year formed
2006
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Ryan’s Case for Smiles is one the few volunteer organizations solely dedicated to helping kids feel better to heal better. They work to improve the quality of life of children and their families as they undergo treatment.
Also known as...
Conkerr Cancer
Total revenues
$1,092,892
2022
Total expenses
$1,164,109
2022
Total assets
$1,369,279
2022
Num. employees
5
2022

Program areas at Ryan's Case for Smiles

Ryan's Case for Smiles, (formerly conkerr cancer) with 94 chapters nationwide and deliveries to 400 hospitals across north america, is one of the few volunteer organizations solely dedicated to improving the quality of life of children and their families as they undergo treatment for life changing illnesses and injuries. While many great non-profits have a primary focus on research, we are dedicated to the mental health and well- being of the child and their family today as they face life changing diagnosis and treatments. We believe supporting the child's emotional needs can be as important as providing medical care. Research has shown that improved mental health facilitates physical healing and prevents future stress-related issues. Kids need to feel better to heal better. Ryan's Case for Smiles helps by providing over 220,000 bright cheerful pillowcases to children in treatment each year (2,562,349 since inception) that give an emotional boost and remind them that they are not defined by their illness. We also host hospital sewing days to break up the monotony of treatment and allow the patients to have a little control over an environment where they have few choices. Finally, we are developing one of the first initiatives to address pediatric medical post-traumatic stress and help children's entire families better cope and avoid long term emotional trauma.
The organization provides tools and resources to help siblings and parents cope with the emotional trauma that comes with a life-threatening childhood illness in the family. As many as 80 percent of pediatric patients and their families experience symptoms of traumatic stress after an illness, injury, hospitalization or medical procedure, according to the national child traumatic stress network. Siblings are usually the forgotten ones. Case for Smiles is focused on offering information about how to deal with traumatic stress for the whole family and developing materials to train child-life specialists to recognize and address symptoms of post-traumatic stress in all family members.

Who funds Ryan's Case for Smiles

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$33,160
American Online Giving FoundationGeneral Support$29,728
Wawa FoundationTo Support the Foundation Program Initiatives$25,000
...and 15 more grants received

Personnel at Ryan's Case for Smiles

NameTitleCompensation
Cynthia KerrFounder$0
Gavin KerrBoard Chair and Treasure$0
Marcia Geary-WolnickiSecretary$0
Kevin KellyPast Treasurer$0
Missy PohligVice President$0
...and 4 more key personnel

Financials for Ryan's Case for Smiles

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,083,652
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$9,827
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$-587
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$1,092,892

Form 990s for Ryan's Case for Smiles

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-08-03990View PDF
2021-122022-11-01990View PDF
2020-122021-11-03990View PDF
2019-122021-02-26990View PDF
2018-122019-10-29990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $3,500 from WSFS Cares Foundation
October 4, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
August 20, 2023
Received grants
Identified 15 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Hess Foundation
August 6, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 9, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from Imc Charitable Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsDisease research fundraisersDisease-focused nonprofitsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
HealthHuman servicesDiseases and disordersCancer
Characteristics
Conducts researchFundraising eventsNational levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
295 E Swedesford Rd 396
Wayne, PA 19087
Metro area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
County
Chester County, PA
Website URL
caseforsmiles.org/ 
Facebook page
CaseforSmiles 
Twitter profile
@caseforsmiles 
IRS details
EIN
86-1173750
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2006
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
G30: Cancer
NAICS code, primary
813212: Health and Disease Research Fundraising Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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