Hope for Miracles Inc - Childrens Neuroblastoma Research

Hope for Miracles was created out of love for our son Karson, and all children like him. Karson was diagnosed with a Neuroblastoma in 2014 at the age of three. He has endured two major surgeries to remove a neuroblastoma. Given that only 4% of all funds raised for cancer research go to childhood cancer and only 7 to 10% of all childhood cancers are Neuroblastoma, we felt hopeless, and left praying for miracles. We knew that in order to change this statistic we needed to do something; we needed to help. This is when Hope for Miracles was born. With your help we can significantly change this statistic. We will not give up until lifesaving research and trials are able to happen, and cures are found!
Through our fundraising efforts we have met some tremendously kind and generous people, and as crazy and scary as this world can seem at times, there are angels out there and they have made a big difference; we can’t thank them enough! These people have made us very hopeful that we can help make miracles happen. It is our belief that there is an astronomical number of people out there wanting to do good and to help in some way. In this world of Technology and Social Media, we are hoping to reach YOU, and together, we can make miracles happen.

Our Mission – ​Hope for Miracles is a non profit organization bringing hope to families of children with Neuroblastoma by funding research for life saving trials and cures.

Our Vision – Hope for Miracles envisions a world where no family ever has to witness a child suffer from Neuroblastoma.

If you donate, what will you will receive? A connection with families and children waiting for research and cures, a sense of empowerment that YOU can be the change; YOU are making a difference, and lastly, overall knowledge that you will be helping current and future families and children with Neuroblastoma have HOPE!!!
What will we do with your monetary donation? How will it be spent? Our CEO, Board Directors and Board Members are all volunteer, and will continue to be volunteer. We have had very minimal operational costs due to donations of time and services. We know that it can’t stay like this forever, but our goal is to stay at less than 4% operating costs. Therefore, a maximum of 100% and a minimum of 96% of your money will go straight to Neuroblastoma research! Our 990 Forms will be posted on this website, so you can verify that we have met this goal. We want to be completely transparent about our mission and how we reach it. If you have questions, please reach out to us. It is important to us that you feel good about making a donation. Please remember, Hope for Miracles, Inc. is a 501(c)3 public charity. Your donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.
If you would like to start a fundraiser in your area to benefit Hope for Miracles, we welcome you. Please reach out to us for some ideas and we will help you as much as we can. Together, every little bit counts and adds up to a whole lot of help and hope for these children and their families. If you’d like to donate, please click here. If you’d like to share your story, reach out to us, we’d love to add it to our page.

Hope for Miracles, Inc. has chosen Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as our recipient for funds raised.
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Karson will continue with his All Star Team at UVMCH - we couldn’t ask for a better team, and we know that this is where Karson is meant to be. They have our heart and we will always support them.

So, why did we choose Memorial Sloan Kettering for the recipient of our funds and to conduct research and clinical trials for Neuroblastoma? We chose Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center because they are one of the top research centers on Neuroblastoma in the Country. Their experts are among the best in the world. They are pioneering therapies and doing groundbreaking research on Neuroblastoma.

How can we help? Additional funding for research is critical. Children are dying because there is not enough funding for research. We CAN and WILL change this!

Through our events you have helped us raise:
~Experience the Woods Family Fun Day - $2,700
~End of Summer Fling/Woodstock Revival at 20 Main – $3,400
~Gala of Miracles - $25,000
§ Facebook Fundraisers - $3,000
§ Giving Tuesday Campaign - $5,100
§Craft Fairs & Donations - $4,800 Total Funds Raised in 2019 - $44,000 Total Operating Costs – $600
*99% of funds raised through HFM will go straight to Neuroblastoma research ~ not many (if any) nonprofits
can say the same! *
While we did not reach our goal of $60,000, we still believe that this year has been a GREAT success! Why? We have been able to spread our mission not just in NY, but in Vermont, New Hampshire and Florida as well! We have also been featured on TV and in the News – Mountain Lake PBS, My NBS 5 & Adirondack Daily Enterprise. We look forward to continuing and building upon relationships and connections as well as forging new paths in new locations.