Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Respite & Hospice Home for Kids
Our vision is to support children and young adults and their families in a community-based, home-like environment through holistic, essential care in coordinator with the child's medical team. We are dedicated to not only caring for children and young adults, but to provide a foundation of support and appropriate services to their families. Pediatric palliative care aims to enhance the quality of life of children and young people with life-limiting conditions. It focuses on managing pain and symptoms, offers emotional and spiritual support, provides respite care and supports the family through bereavement.
Advocacy & Awareness
To advocate and build awareness for the value of pediatric palliative care, and working to implement the first of its kind insurance reimbursement initiative. Each year we host a Pediatric Palliative Care Symposium to bring together leaders, families, and clinicians to advance this type of care.
Where we work
External reviews

Videos
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Families with children ages 0-21 that were born with or diagnosed with a medical condition that is said to shorten the child's life. We provide care and support for the child and seek to support the entire family unit.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Connect with nonprofit leaders
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Crescent Cove
Board of directorsas of 09/26/2022
Geoff Kaufmann
American Red Cross, retired
Term: 2019 - 2022
Kathryn Lindenfelser
Crescent Cove
Raenell Dorn
Minnesota Twins Baseball Club
Geoff Kaufmann
American Red Cross
Scott Schwantes (Emeritus Board Member)
Children's Minnesota
Jennifer Thienes
JENNIFER THIENES CPA
Brian Osberg
Former State Medicare Director
Margrette Newhouse
College of Saint Benedict/St. John's University
Bill Hickey
William Hansen & Associates
Rich Forschler
JD
Keith Moeller
Moeller Advisory Group
Darren Beckstrand
TruStone Financial Group
Alicia Bame-Anderson
North Memorial Health
Carol Russell
Russell Herder
Melissa Johnston
EntreBank
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Gender identity
Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
Last updated: 04/01/2021GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.