2015-11-09T15:56:54-06:00 2014-12-31 221655803 DORFMAN ABRAMS MUSIC LLC 250 PEHLE AVE SUITE 702 SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663 990 2014-01-01 222126867 THE VALERIE FUND VALE 9737610422 2101 MILLBURN AVENUE MAPLEWOOD NJ 07040 BARRY KIRSCHNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9737610422 2015-11-05 1 ANDREW SILVERSTEIN CPA P00359249 2014039750 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z 2101 MILLBURN AVENUE MAPLEWOOD NJ 07040 6040927 0 X WWW.THEVALERIEFUND.ORG X 1976 NJ THE VALERIE FUND IS A 501(C)3 NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED ON 1976 IN MEMORY OF NINE YEAR OLD VALERIE GOLDSTEIN BY HER PARENTS, ED AND SUE. THE VALERIE FUND'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS. FAMILIES TURN TO THE VALERIE FUND BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE COMBINATION OF MEDICAL CARE, COUNSELING, AND OTHER SERVICES IT PROVIDES. THE VALERIE FUND CHILDREN'S CENTERS COMPRISE THE LARGEST NETWORK OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS IN NEW JERSEY, AND ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE NATION. THE SEVEN CENTERS HOST APPROXIMATELY 25,000 PATIENT VISITS EACH YEAR. 17 17 14 100 0 0 1756114 4168123 0 0 31442 72902 2221971 1104789 4009527 5345814 1320948 1921055 0 0 792729 878351 0 0 509293 468951 660025 2582628 3459431 1426899 1886383 6822854 8492441 398747 173455 6424107 8318986 TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN WITHCANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS. 0 0 1949120 1737694 THE VALERIE FUND SUPPORTS PSYCHOSOCIAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE CHILD LIFE ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL WORK PROGRAMS AT SEVEN HOSPITAL-BASED VALERIE FUND CENTERS IN NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY. CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES VISITED THE CENTERS NEARLY 25,000 TIMES IN 2014, ALL TO BE TREATED FOR CANCER AND OTHER BLOOD DISORDERS. THE VALERIE FUND ALSO HOSTS HOLIDAY PARTIES AT ITS CENTERS DURING THE YEAR. HOLIDAY FUNCTIONS HOSTED BY TVF DURING 2014 SERVED APPROXIMATELY 2,500 PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 348979 THE VALERIE FUND OPERATES CAMP HAPPY TIMES, A FREE ONE-WEEK CAMP FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER. CAMP HAPPY TIMES SERVES APPROXIMATELY 200 CHILDREN AND TEENAGE PATIENT LEADERS-IN-TRAINING. ADDITIONALLY, THE VALERIE FUND PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION AND FUNDING FOR 50-75 CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS TO ATTEND OTHER CAMP PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR THEIR NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST. 514793 183361 THE VALERIE FUND ENGAGES IN YEAR ROUND ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR THE CHILDREN TREATED WITH CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS. BEYOND PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE PROVIDED FOR YEAR ROUND, EACH DECEMBER CHILDREN TREATED AT EACH OF THE CENTERS ARE INVITED TO ENJOY FESTIVE HOLIDAY PARTIES WITH THEIR PARENTS AND SIBLINGS. THESE PARTIES BRING TOGETHER AS MANY AS 500 AT A TIME FOR JOYOUS HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS WHERE PATIENTS CAN ENJOY THEIR CAREGIVERS IN AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT SETTING. THE FUND HAS CREATED A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO PROMOTE THE CONTINUED EDUCATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF CHILDREN TREATED AT THE CENTERS. IT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE PYSHO-SOCIAL STAFF TO ATTEND NATIONAL CONFERENCES TO ENHANCE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL CARE OF THE CHILDREN UNDER TREATMENT AS WELL AS TO ACT YEAR ROUND IN SUPPORT OF THESE SAME PEDIATRIC PATIENTS. 2812892 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 NJ NY X X BARRY KIRSCHNER 9737610422 2101 MILLBURN AVE MAPLEWOOD NJ 07040 MERRIE BERNSTEIN CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIE RUBINSTEIN VICE-CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN FUHRO ESQ TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBRA GELBAND SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TARA FAVORS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ABBY GOLDBERG TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIM HARTNETT TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID NOVAK TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 GLENN SCHIFFMAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE SCHILLER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE YOUNG MD TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN SQUERI TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN GALLUCCI MD TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DOMINIC DIBARI TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON WEINTRAUB TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY ABRAMS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH STRAUS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY KIRSCHNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 162050 0 4916 BERNICE FLANDERS EVENTS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 121250 0 3713 LORI B ABRAMS DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 124337 0 20957 407637 0 29586 3 0 1 0 0 721285 3446838 167931 4168123 72798 72798 6477 6373 104 104 104 1793529 721285 688740 1104789 1104789 5345814 0 0 1177691 1737694 1737694 183361 183361 166966 80144 20036 66786 593216 281306 73894 238016 56749 29621 5272 21856 61420 28898 6932 25590 15000 6195 2610 6195 224764 155561 17576 51627 16060 6845 2411 6804 14629 6041 2546 6042 COMMUNICATIONS 115912 65837 2019 48056 CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES 62209 62209 TRANSPORTATION 53334 52358 976 SUPPLIES 52761 42274 1758 8729 105356 74548 2192 28616 3459431 2812892 137246 509293 2145325 2049018 2376726 1444937 1042815 791921 39811 61016 88670 140154 472492 233838 238713 238654 877989 3766741 12805 6822854 8492441 210411 135775 39632 148704 37680 398747 173455 X 3900881 5475756 975630 1220926 1547596 1622304 6424107 8318986 6822854 8492441 1886383 8496 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2052255 2099984 2009033 1756114 4168123 12085509 2052255 2099984 2009033 1756114 4168123 12085509 12085509 10272 7123 5911 31442 72902 127650 12213159 9816348 0.98950 0.99130 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1650801 74708 34601 495 1759615 1626039 1821 102168 79227 1650801 965965 641900 19230 1056 1626039 965391 1983 -1159 250 965965 831410 137180 2387 5586 965391 0.06000 0.92000 0.02000 0 0 50000 50000 422492 233838 188654 238654 X 5515293 8496 160983 169479 5345814 0 5345814 3620414 160983 160983 3459431 0 3459431 PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED THE ENDOWMENT FUND FOR BOTH SPECIFIC PURPOSES AND FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. PART X, LINE 2: AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT BASED ON EVALUATION OF THE FUND'S TAX POSITION THAT ANY LIABILITY AS A RESULT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WOULD NOT BE MATERIAL. MANAGEMENT CONTINUALLY EVALUATES EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW, AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS TO ASSIST US IN EVALUATING THE FUND'S TAX POSITIONS. ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, WOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS PART OF THE INCOME TAX PROVISION. INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE FILED IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND STATE JURISDICTIONS. U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS PRIOR TO FISCAL YEAR 2011 ARE CLOSED. THANKSGIVING BALL 565488 410000 155488 67568 8625 76736 WALK-A-THON 997435 997435 22664 23371 14821 117059 7 951891 311285 640606 132070 1522 9125 215179 2514814 721285 1793529 222302 24893 32571 408974 688740 1104789 1 VALERIE FUND CHILDREN'S CENTER - NEWARK BETH ISRAEL HOSPITAL 201 LYONS AVE NEWARK NJ 07112 222587176 501(C)(3) 685857 SUPPORT OF CHILDREN'S CENTER VALERIE FUND CHILDREN'S CENTER - ST BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER 94 OLD SHORT HILLS RD LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 222378422 501(C)(3) 125956 SUPPORT OF CHILDREN'S CENTER VALERIE FUND CHILDREN'S CENTER - OVERLOOKMORRISTOWN HOSPITAL 33 OVERLOOK RD SUITE 211 SUMMIT NJ 07901 510194054 501(C)(3) 372579 SUPPORT OF CHILDREN'S CENTER VALERIE FUND CHILDREN'S CENTER - MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER 300 SECOND AVE LONG BRANCH NJ 07740 222456079 501(C)(3) 129589 SUPPORT OF CHILDREN'S CENTER VALERIE FUND CHILDREN'S CENTER - NY PRESBYTRIAN HOSPITAL 622 WEST 168TH ST NEW YORK NY 10032 743066193 501(C)(3) 287793 SUPPORT OF CHILDREN'S CENTER VALERIE FUND CHILDREN'S CENTER - CHILDHOSPOF PHILANJ SECTION OF HEMONC 1012 LAUREL OAK RD VOORHEES NJ 08043 232237932 501(C)(3) 135920 SUPPORT OF CHILDREN'S CENTER SCHOLARSHIPS 63 183361 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS GRANT FUNDS TO HOSPITAL CENTERS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AS STATUS REPORTS ARE SENT TO THE MAIN OFFICE. FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED TO EACH CENTER IS DETERMINED ANNUALLY DURING THE BUDGET PLANNING PROCESS WITH THE BOARD. SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED AND VOTED ON BY THE BOARD. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE VALERIE FUND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS ENTERING COLLEGE. 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BARRY KIRSCHNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 162050 0 0 0 0 0 4916 0 0 0 166966 0 0 0 X 2 3263 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 3 3686 FAIR MARKET VALUE X SPORTS TICKETS, TOYS, GAMES, ETC 52 120936 FAIR MARKET VALUE X CAMP SUPPLIES 1 40046 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 1 PART I, LINE 32B: FOR ALL DONATIONS OF CARS OR RELATED AUTOMOTIVE DONATIONS, WE USE CHARITABLE AUTO RESOURCES, INC (CARS) TO COORDINATE ALL ASPECTS OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B COMMITTEES MEET AND REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. IN MOST CASES, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL EVENT DIRECTOR IS IN ATTENDANCE AT COMMITTEE MEETINGS BUT ALL DECISIONS RECOMMENDED BY COMMITTEES ON DEALING WITH VALERIE FUND GOVERNANCE OR FINANCIAL MATTERS NOT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET HAVE TO THEN BE VOTED ON AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BEFORE ANY ACTIONS ARE TAKEN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS ALL INFORMATION ON FORM 990 ALONG WITH OUR OUTSIDE AUDITORS PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THROUGH REVIEW AT BOARD MEETINGS AND THROUGH THE NEED FOR DUAL SIGNATURES ON MAJOR EXPENSES TO ENSURE THERE IS NO VIOLATION ON THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES THROUGH REVIEWING INDEPENDENT SALARY SOURCES. THE RESULTS OF THIS REVIEW IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON DEMAND AND ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. ALSO ALL DOCUMENTS ARE FILED WITH PUBLIC WEBSITES SUCH AS GUIDESTAR AND CHARITY NAVIGATOR. FORM 990, PAGE 11, PART XI, LINE 2C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND FOR SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.