A Message from our Founder
What a tremendous year we had together as the For Pete’s Sake Community. We helped hundreds take a break from cancer to refresh, reconnect and rejuvenate – spending time with loved ones to laugh together, hold hands, ride rollercoasters, embrace stillness, meditate, contemplate and LOVE!
We talked to close to six hundred families who inquired throughout the year, offering emotional support for those in crisis. We provided respite vacations, staycations, patient and family lunches and receptions, literature for coping, caring and grieving, and most importantly, an attentive, compassionate ear to all those who reached out for help during the cancer crisis!
TAKE A MINUTE TO REVIEW OUR OUTCOMES RELATED TO THE PROGRAM – the pictures alone ARE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS! YOUR GENEROSITY HAS SHAPED THE LIVES OF SO MANY PEOPLE COPING WITH CANCER. THANK YOU FOR EMBRACING OUR MISSION AND THE HUNDREDS OF SPECIAL PEOPLE WE SERVE EACH YEAR!
With gratitude,
Marci Schankweiler, FPS Founder and CEO Marci@takeabreakfromcancer.org
For Pete's Sake enables cancer patients and their loved ones to strengthen, deepen and unify their relationships by creating unforgettable and lasting respite vacations.
The Fiscal Year 2016 was an exciting one for FPS. Some highlights for which we can all be proud:
- For the first time ever, our revenue grew to over $2,000,000, with $740,000 allocated to our Endowment.
- Our Healing, Hope and Happiness Endowment has grown to over $1,000,000 and income from this fund will directly benefit our patient program.
- Included in our revenue is well over $450,000 of in-kind support in the form of complimentary office space, patient accommodations, professional and marketing services, respite supplies and special event goods and services. These non-cash contributions are critical to the organization’s success and allow us to best use our constituents' dollars.
- HUNDREDS OF ATTENDEES joined us AT OUR FOUR INTERNAL SPECIAL EVENTS, WHICH COLLECTIVELY RAISED $388,000.
- we had TREMENDOUS GROWTH FROM SUPPORTERS INCLUDING PATIENTS, OUR YOUNG FRIENDS COMMITTEE and our new york chapter members WHO HOST COMMUNITY EVENTS ON OUR BEHALF.
- Our net assets grew to over $1,800,000, including capital assets of our two respite vacation homes in Florida and our endowment fund.
THANK YOU TO THE PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS AND COMMUNITY WHO MAKE FOR PETE’S SAKE A REALITY FOR HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES!
AMY ROBINSON, FPS FINANCE OFFICER, Amy@takeabreakfromcancer.org
Sustaining monthly income is vital to our mission. We set a goal to increase our Monthly Donors and we are proud of the results!
In October 2015, we officially launched our Healing, Hope and Happiness Endowment Campaign. Prior to this, the campaign was in a silent phase, as we garnered support from key founding donors. We launched the campaign at a dinner attended by some of our most loyal and long-standing supporters.
The dinner event was chaired by Walter Buckley, Chairman & CEO of Actua, Inc, William Avery, Retired CEO of Crown, Cork and Seal and Pete Musser, President and CEO of the Musser Group and raised over two hundred thousand dollars. Guest speaker, Dr Pallav Mehta, Co-Author of ”After Cancer Care” and Director of Integrative Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center discussed the importance of emotional health throughout a cancer journey which reinforced the impact of an FPS respite vacation even more!
our events give us a chance to take a break with our supporters while raising funds for future families to take a break from cancer!
fps travel partners provide donated accommodations, travel and entertainment to our program. our travel partners see the impact of their generosity at their resorts, on their airplanes and in their amusement parks!
to join us as a travel partner, please contact Amber@takeabreakfromcancer.org.
FPS is proud to receive gifts from thousands of corporate and individual donors each year. Our Giving communities create sustaining, future and lasting income. Click on the links below to view the members.
With a $3 million dollar goal, our Healing, Hope and Happiness endowment campaign aims to be the primary source from which perpetual respite support continues year after year. For Pete’s Sake, join us in creating what will be the future of our life-altering mission!
Our Monthly Memory Makers donate a designated amount to For Pete’s Sake each month as a way to sustain our mission. Each month, this gift gives families facing cancer the most precious gift of time together.
Our Planned Giving supporters have said “yes” to leaving a legacy of hope—a legacy that will forever link their life story to adult cancer patients and their families helped through For Pete’s Sake. No gift is too small and we encourage to give in honor or in memory of a loved one! If you have already named For Pete’s Sake in your estate, please let us know.
The following donors contributed $500 or more within the fiscal year, a full list of annual donors is available upon request.
