Disease, Disorders, Medical Disciplines
Patrick Risha CTE Awareness Foundation
Stop CTE
Mission
The Patrick Risha CTE Awareness Foundation was created in Patrick's memory to help prevent CTE in future athletes and veterans and provide a resource for understanding the disease, how it is caused, and its relevance in sports and the military. CTE is an acronym for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. It is progressive brain damage, which is caused by repeated blows to the head. This insidious disease slowly and painfully destroys your brain. And it destroys the person in the process. This foundation seeks to save every beautiful mind, like Patrick's, and to give families the chance to understand what is happening if they are confronted with this horrific disease.
Ruling Year
2015
Principal Officer
Karen Zegel
Main Address
3 Atkinson Dr
Doylestown, PA 18901 USA
Keywords
CTE, brain injury, head trauma, American football
IRS Filing Requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.
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Programs + Results
What we aim to solve
The main goal is to prevent CTE in youth sports. Our fourth campaign will target high contact sport areas with informational billboards.
Our programs
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Where we work
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
How will they know if they are making progress?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We hope to make $10,000 for at least four billboards.
We will continue to fundraise with this goal in mind.
We are confident those seeking to protect children will help us.
We will see participation data go down in targeted areas, or will will see the introduction of safer practices in those areas
We have had one billboard in three areas in Pennsylvania since September 2018. Signs in Alabama. New signs in Texas & Florida.
External Reviews
Awards
Advocacy Award 2018
Council on Brain Injury
Financials
Patrick Risha CTE Awareness Foundation
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Board of Directors
as of 3/23/2020
Board Chair
Karen Zegel
Amanda Walton
Rich Walton
Steve Risha
Randi Patterson
Kerrie Kinzle
Doug Zegel
Jackie Cain
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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?
No
ETHICS & 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
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