Flying Horse Farms
Flying Horse Farms
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About this organization
Mission
Flying Horse Farms is a medical specialty camp that provides healing, transformative experiences for children with serious illnesses and their families – free of charge. Located in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, camp first opened its gates in 2010 and hosts about 900 children and families each year. Flying Horse Farms serves children, teens, and young adults who live with cancer, facial differences, arthritis, rare diseases, and disorders of the heart, lungs, blood, kidneys, and gastrointestinal system. Many campers face co-occurring post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and other mental health illnesses as a result of their diagnoses. A serious illness impacts an entire family and Flying Horse Farms also serves campers' siblings, parents and caregivers.
About
THE NUMBER OF CAMPERS WHO HAVE ATTENDED CAMP HAS GROWN RAPIDLY SINCE OUR FIRST SEASON. IN 2011, WE SERVED 385 TOTAL CAMPERS. IN 2018, WE SERVED 901 CAMPERS ON SITE, INCLUDING 644 RETURNING CAMPERS AND 257 NEW CAMPERS. OF THE 901 CAMPERS SERVED, 551 WERE PRIMARY CAMPERS AND THEIR DISEASE STATES WERE HEART DISEASE OR HEART-RELATED DISORDERS (16.5%), CANCER (14.9%), RHEUMATOLOGY (10.3%), PULMONARY DISEASE (8.5%), GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES (8.0%), SICKLE CELL DISEASE (8.2%), HEMOPHILIA AND BLOOD-RELATED DISORDERS (6.2%), CRANIOFACIAL PATIENTS (7.1%), KIDNEY DISEASE (1.1%), OTHER DIAGNOSES (6.0%), PLUS HEALTHY SIBLINGS (13.2%). A TOTAL OF 473 FAMILY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES ATTENDED FAMILY WEEKEND CAMPS. IN 2018, OUR CAMPERS WERE FROM ALL OVER OHIO, AS WELL AS ELEVEN OTHER STATES AND A FOREIGN NATION. BY REGION, OUR CAMPERS CAME FROM NORTHEAST OHIO (32%), FOLLOWED BY CENTRAL OHIO (27%), SOUTHWEST OHIO (18%), NORTHWEST OHIO (6%), SOUTHEAST OHIO (2%), AND OUTSIDE OF OHIO (15%), PRIMARILY FROM WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA BASED ON OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH. IN 2018, WE FILLED 2,130 VOLUNTEER POSITIONS AND THEY GAVE 51,297 HOURS OF SERVICE TO CAMP.ACCOMPLISHMENTS1. FHF CELEBRATED OUR EIGHTH BIRTHDAY AND 100TH CAMP SESSION. SINCE OPENING, CAMP HAS BEEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR JOY FOR MANY CAMPERS, AS WELL AS SCORES OF VOLUNTEERS, ADVOCATES AND STAFF.2. THE CAMP INTRODUCED TWO NEW CAMPS FOR RARE DISEASES AND CYSTIC FIBROSIS3. THE CAMP CONTINUED TO BUILD ITS CAMPER OUTREACH PROGRAM, CONNECTING WITH CAMPERS AND FAMILIES WELL OVER 400 TIMES.4. RANGERS WERE INTRODUCED TO THE PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE CAMP'S NEW "HAPPY TIMES " WOODSHOP.5. NEW PRESIDENT/CEO NICHOLE DUNN WAS HIRED.6. FHF AFFILIATED WITH CAPITAL UNIVERSITY TO BE A TRAINING SITE FOR THEIR NURSING STUDENT PROGRAM. 7. FHF AFFILIATED WITH DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY TO BE A PEDIATRIC TRAINING SITE FOR THEIR PA PROGRAM. 8. THE PSYCHO-SOCIAL/CHILD-LIFE POSITION BECAME A FULL-TIME POSITION BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE NEED FOR PSYCHO-SOCIAL SUPPORT AT CAMP AND IN GENERAL. 9. CAMPER APPLICATIONS HAVE EXPANDED AND ARE NOW CONSISTENTLY ALSO COMING FROM INDIANA, WEST VIRGINIA AND ILLINOIS. 10. PREPARATIONS WERE STARTED TO OPEN A SPECIFIC AYA (ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT) WEEKEND CAMP IN 2019. 11. FHF BELIEVES THAT ALL CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF THEIR DIAGNOSES, DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE FULLY. WE INTENTIONALLY ADAPT TRADITIONAL CAMP ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE FEELINGS OF CONNECTEDNESS AND RESILIENCY, AND TO DELIVER POSITIVE IMPACT THAT LASTS BEYOND A WEEKEND OR WEEK AT CAMP.12. SERIOUSFUN CHILDREN'S NETWORK CONDUCTED A CRITERIA REVIEW AND FHF ACHIEVED 100% APPROVAL RATING.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
In the filing, the mission of the non-profit is noted as “To enrich the lives of children with serious illnesses and their families by providing magical, transforming fun through year-round, medically-safe and cost-free camping experiences.”.
When referring to its responsibilities, they were outlined as: “To enrich the lives of children with serious illnesses & their families by providing magical, transforming fun through year-round, medically-safe & cost-free camping experiences.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally registered to operate is OH, as per legal records.
- The filing documents the non-profit's address in 2020 as 5260 STATE ROUTE 95, MT GILEAD, OH, 43338.
- According to the non-profit's form, they have 80 employees on their payroll as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $567,327.
- The organization has 25 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2005.
- The organization pays $2,101,166 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $770,745 in fundraising expenses.
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