2021-10-25T16:46:47-07:00 2020-12-31 950858589 HUTCHINSON AND BLOODGOOD LLP 550 N BRAND BLVD 14th Floor GLENDALE CA 91203 990 2020-01-01 237162017 ALISA ANN RUCH BURN FOUNDATION ALIS 8188480223 50 N HILL AVENUE 305 PASADENA CA 91106 JENNIFER RADICS-JOHNSON Executive Dir. 2021-10-25 true JENNIFER RADICS-JOHNSON 999009999 GEORGETTE M GREEN P00449497 8186375000 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JENNIFER RADICS-JOHNSON 50 N HILL AVENUE 305 PASADENA CA 91106 759199 false X www.aarbf.org X 1971 CA TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF BURN INJURIES THROUGH PREVENTION EDUCATION, AND TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THOSE AFFECTED BY BURN INJURIES IN CALIFORNIA. 7 7 7 1689 0 1330539 693994 485 32385 8056 226626 56664 1589550 759199 62800 54726 0 539760 567609 0 156593 635156 323333 1237716 945668 351834 -186469 1418396 1407972 130649 214241 1287747 1193731 THE ALISA ANN RUCH BURN FOUNDATION ("AARBF") WAS FOUNDED IN 1971 AND DERIVES ITS NAME AND INSPIRATION FROM AN EIGHT-YEAR OLD CHILD, ALISA ANN, WHO WAS FATALLY BURNED IN A BACKYARD BARBEQUE ACCIDENT. THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF BURN INJURIES THROUGH PREVENTION EDUCATION, AND TO ENCHANCE THE QUALIFY OF LIFE OF THOSE AFFECTED BY BURN INJURIES IN CALIFORNIA. THE FOUNDATION WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FIREFIGHTERS, EDUCATORS, BURN CARE PROFESSIONALS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THE FOUNDATION IS GOVERNED BY AN EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS AIDED BY A SMALL TEAM OF STAFF LOACTED IN PASADENA, FRESNO, CLOVIS, AND SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. false false 411906 SURVIVOR SERVICESScholarship Programs: The Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation provides Scholarships and Financial Support for Burn Survivors and their families. AARBF offers four scholarships, The Woody and Louise Bridge to Life Scholarship, the Aiming Higher Educational Scholarship, the Phoenix World Burn Congress Scholarship and Therapy Grants. In addition, AARBF offers Emergency Financial Assistance during hospitalization, including financial, housing and food assistance; as well as Financial Assistance for medical supplies, including pressure garments and image enhancement services, including cosmetics, wigs, and make-up. In 2020, AARBF offered the COVID-19 Relief Fund as well as a Holiday Relief Fund for families in financial need.Camps and Recreation: Our Camps and Recreation programs are comprised of a suite of camps, retreats, outings, and gatherings that provide ongoing support for survivors of all ages by engaging them and their loved ones in therapeutic and recreational activities. Due to COVID-19, camps occurring after mid-March 2020 were pivoted to a virtual platform. Champ Camp is the largest and one of the longest running summer burn camp in the world. Champ Camps is held each year during the month of June at Wonder Valley Ranch in Sanger, CA. Although Champ Camp wasnt the only camp to convert to a virtual platform, it was the first burn camp to do so. Virtual Champ Camp hosted 137 burn survivor children and took place June 7-12, 2020. Each day participants visited the AARBF website to download and view their sessions for that day. Parents and guardians helped with the fun by capturing and sharing photos of the campers completing the various activities.Hospital Visits and Additional Support: The Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation provides supportive services for burn survivors and their families, including Hospital Visits, in order to provide initial information about and resources for burn injuries; Peer Support through monthly support groups, peer mentoring, and volunteer efforts; Support Groups to provide a safe place for burn survivors, care givers, loved ones and burn care professionals to share experiences and give back to others; financial assistance for Therapy Support for burn survivors, including assistance with co-pays and private pay rates for psychotherapy support; and Financial Support includes gas cards, food cards, and hotel stays. In 2020, AARBF launched the Multimedia Resource Library which includes tip sheets, videos, and stories to support burn survivors in their recovery journey. In 2020, the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation conducted 76 Hospital Visits (including e-visits during the pandemic) throughout California visiting 224 burn survivors and 163 family members. Partner hospitals include: Shriners Hospitals for Children, Northern California, Saint Francis Bothin Burn Center, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Fresno Community Regional Center, LA County, USC Burn Center, Torrance Memorial Center and University of California, Irvine Burn Center. 299193 BURN PREVENTION:Burn Prevention Education: The Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation works with local hospitals, fire departments, safety coalitions, and other organizations across California to develop innovative programs and services. Burn Prevention is the key to avoiding agonizing burn injuries. The Firefighters in Safety Education (FISE) Burn Prevention Education Program teaches elementary school students to protect themselves with Stop, Drop, and Roll, Cool-A-Burn, High 5 A Firefighter, Get Low and Go and Toys vs. Tools. In 2020, AARBF pivoted this program to a virtual program. A social media campaign titled FISE Friday was created to introduce this virtual platform over a series of weekly posts May August. Meet the Johnsons is a book series written by Jennifer Radics-Johnson and illustrated by Alexandra Hall-Pinner. This 4-book series was expanded in 2020 to include audio books and downloadable coloring books. Launched in October of 2020, AARBF brings organization to preparing for wildfires through Wildfire P.R.E.P.A.R.E. AARBF gathered all of the valuable resources and information available for wildfire preparedness and created a hub on the AARBF website to make finding information quick and easy.Webinars: With lockdowns and restrictions in place from COVID-19, the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation hosted several webinars in 2020 to keep burn prevention education available to all prevention educators. These webinars included Using Behavioral Science in Fire Safety Messaging on May 21, Firefighters in Safety Education (FISE) on May 28, Virtual Fire and Burn Prevention Education on June 18, Senior Prevention and Risk Conversations Lunch and Learn on July 27, and Virtual FISE for 2020/2021 on September 2. 711099 true true false false false false false false false true true true false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 11 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 7 true false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true true true true true false CA X JENNIFER RADICS-JOHNSON 8188480223 50 N HILL AVENUE 305 PASADENA CA 91106 JENNIFER RADICS-JOHNSON Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 123527 0 0 ANDREW MERSMANN PAST PRESIDENT 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 RUSS CHARVONIA President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE BRADLEY Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CARA GOODMAN Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LEA ELDER Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN PRASAD BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALISON CLARK Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 123527 1 false false false 0 107000 586994 693994 PROGRAM FEES 485 485 485 8056 8056 0 0 0 0 56664 56664 0 0 OTHER INCOME 0 759199 485 8056 X 0 54726 54726 0 0 123527 86469 18529 18529 0 357992 282765 18753 56474 0 47066 34154 11015 1897 39024 35122 1951 1951 0 0 0 0 0 8570 8570 122111 57594 5556 58961 0 0 0 0 49660 44694 2483 2483 5867 5603 69 195 0 644 553 11 80 2564 2564 0 2746 2746 7947 2556 5249 142 PROGRAM EXPENSES 43904 43904 Printing and Publications 16631 7489 194 8948 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 13000 10382 1325 1293 TELEPHONE 8568 6682 1542 344 41121 29836 5989 5296 945668 711099 77976 156593 160916 150291 34747 386249 25500 503366 0 0 0 0 0 14800 17401 207738 122870 84303 84868 0 614510 738360 0 0 5754 5303 1418396 1407972 130649 64341 149900 130649 214241 X 1181497 1096231 106250 97500 1287747 1193731 1418396 1407972 -186469 92453 X false true X true false X 852320 968055 781506 1330539 693994 4626414 0 0 852320 968055 781506 1330539 693994 4626414 408813 4217601 8380 4695 2822 32385 8053 56335 0 28782 5600 485 34867 4717616 0.89400 0.89840 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 614510 57000 75420 8570 738360 581575 50000 -6785 10280 614510 658532 -66095 10862 581575 577239 89572 8279 658532 543681 33558 577239 true false false 27999 4484 23515 74692 67309 7383 105047 51077 53970 84868 738360 X 849522 92453 6440 98893 750629 8570 8570 759199 943538 6440 6440 937098 8570 8570 945668 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. INTENDED USES OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS/QUASI-ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE BOARD DESIGNATED AND USED FOR THREE PURPOSES: 1)CHAMP CAMP; 2) SCHOLARSHIP FUND; AND 3) OTHER EXPENSES APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS BOARD VOTE. Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Foundation is exempt from Federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and California income taxes under section 23701(d) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, except for taxes pertaining to unrelated business income. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) classified the organization as one that is also a private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the Code because it is an organization described in Section(s) 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). No provision has been made for income taxes, as the Foundation had no unrelated business income. The Foundation believes that it has appropriate support for any tax position taken, and as such, the Foundation has no material unrecognized tax benefits, tax penalties or interest as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019. The Foundations tax years that are open for examination by federal and state agencies are three and four years, respectively. false CLOVIS SPECIAL EVENT 23035 23035 GOLF - SPRINKLER FITTERS LOCAL 10000 10000 2 19629 19629 52664 52664 52664 false 0 0 SCHOLARSHIPS/SURVIVOR STIPEND 47 54726 Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et THERE WERE TWO FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIPS DURING 2019:1. LEA ELDER WAS A BOARD MEMBER DURING 2019. MS. ELDER IS A BURN SURVIVOR, NURSE AND LONGTIME VOLUNTEER WITH THE ALISA ANN RUCH BURN FOUNDATION. JIM KNOPF WAS A COUNCIL MEMBER IN 2019. MR. KNOPF IS MS. ELDER'S FATHER, WHO BRINGS A PARENT'S PERSPECTIVE TO THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL OF ADVISORS DO NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS.2. MR. ANDREW MERSMANN WAS A BOARD MEMBER DURING 2019, AND IS RELATED THROUGH MARRIAGE TO MR. MATTHEW GUSTAFSON. MR. GUSTAFSON WAS A COUNCIL MEMBER IN 2019 AND NO VOTING RIGHTS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process THE ANNUAL FORM 990 IS REVIEWD AND APPROVED BY ALL BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ALISA ANN RUCH BURN FOUNDATION'S EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DISCLOUSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. EACH BOARD MEMBER SIGNS AND AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATEMENT, WHICH IS MAINTAINED ON FILE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management AN AD HOC HUMAN RESOURCE COMMITTEE OF OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH INCLUDES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MEETS ANNUALLY TO REVIEW COMPARABILITY DATE IN THE FORM OF THE SALARY AND BENEFITS SURVEY DISTRIBUTED BY THE CENTER FOR NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT, WEIGHING BUDGET SIZE, GEOGRAPHIC REGION AND MARKET. SALARIES AND BENEFITS, INCLUDING THE EXCUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION, ARE SET ACCORDINGLY. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS OTHER THAN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS MENTIONED IN 15A, THERE ARE NO OTHER PAID OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES. HOWEVER, ALL STAFF SALARIES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available THE ALISA ANN RUCH BURN FOUNATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW UPON REQUEST.