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Merediths Miracles Inc
Meredith's Miracles is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization devoted to assisting families throughout 26 counties in Alabama ages birth to 18 years old. Our mission is to support families who need to travel beyond their local area to seek specialized care for their children dealing with critical illnesses, long-term care, treatments, surgeries, and/or medical emergencies. We offer assistance with non-medical expenses that arise during travel for each approved trip.
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Organization Overview
Andalusia, AL 36421
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This organization also receives grants. See Funding Received below for details.
IRS Classification Codes
Organizations that provide support services to patients and their families. Programs can include social and recreational activities for people who are recovering from surgery or a serious illnesses; supportive services for children who are ill and for their families which enable family members to remain with a child who is hospitalized; family and sibling support groups, and programs which attempt to make a gravely or terminally ill childs final days, weeks and months more pleasant. (rev. 9/2005)
The National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code is a four digit code used to classify an exempt IRC 501(c)(3) organization.
Subsection Codes are the codes shown under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which define the category under which an organization may be exempt.
Asset Codes relate to the amount of assets shown on the most recent Form 990 series return filed by the organization.
Affiliation Code defines the organizational grouping.
Deductibility Code signifies whether contributions made to an organization are deductible.
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Funding Received
Verified from IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings by this organization's funders - 3 grants from 2 funders, 2017-2021.
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About the Organization
- Organization category
- Foundation
- Country / State
- United States / Alabama
- Mission
- Meredith's Miracles is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization devoted to assisting families throughout 26 counties in Alabama ages birth to 18 years old. Our mission is to support families who need to travel beyond their local area to seek specialized care for their children dealing with critical illnesses, long-term care, treatments, surgeries, and/or medical emergencies. We offer assistance with non-medical expenses that arise during travel for each approved trip.
- Programs or services
- Meredith's Miracles Children's Foundation provides financial assistance and supportive programs for children from birth through age 18 throughout our 26-county service area in Alabama.
Medical Travel Assistance Program
Provides financial assistance for non-medical expenses incurred while traveling to specialized medical care, including:
* Fuel assistance
* Hotel accommodations
* Meals during approved medical travel
* Airfare and other transportation expenses
* Assistance for recurring treatments and appointments
* Assistance for surgeries, critical illnesses, and medical emergencies
NICU Family Assistance: Supports families whose newborns have been transferred to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) outside their local community by helping offset travel-related expenses.
Recurring Treatment Assistance: Provides ongoing support for families whose children require frequent travel for chemotherapy, radiation, dialysis, specialty therapies, transplant care, or other recurring medical treatments.
Overnight Medical Travel Assistance: Assists families whose child's medical treatment requires overnight lodging away from home.
Out-of-State Medical Travel Assistance: Provides travel assistance for families whose child must travel outside Alabama to receive specialized pediatric care unavailable closer to home.
Family Support Services: Offers compassionate support by helping relieve the financial burden of medical travel so families can focus on their child's treatment and recovery.
Student Community Service Program: Engages students in grades 8 through college through volunteer opportunities that foster compassion, leadership, and community involvement while supporting Meredith's Miracles' mission.
Miracle Maker Volunteer Recognition Program: Recognizes high school students who complete 100 or more volunteer hours during their senior year with the Miracle Maker Award, encouraging lifelong service to others. - Target Audience
- Meredith's Miracles Children's Foundation serves children from birth through age 18 and their families throughout our 26-county service area in Alabama who must travel beyond their local community to receive specialized pediatric medical care.
Our primary target audience includes families whose children are facing:
* Critical illnesses
* Cancer and blood disorders
* Congenital and chronic medical conditions
* Serious injuries or medical emergencies
* Complex surgeries
* Organ transplants
* Neurological, cardiac, orthopedic, and other specialty medical conditions
* Ongoing treatments requiring frequent travel to children's hospitals or specialty medical centers
Many of the families we serve experience financial hardship due to the added costs of traveling for medical care. Meredith's Miracles helps remove these barriers by providing assistance with non-medical travel expenses, including fuel, lodging, meals, airfare, and other approved travel-related costs. Our goal is to ensure that every child has access to the specialized healthcare they need, regardless of a family's financial circumstances. - Geographic Focus
- United States, Alabama (USA), Baldwin County (AL), Barbour County (AL), Bullock County (AL), Butler County (AL), Choctaw County (AL), Clarke County (AL), Coffee County (AL), Conecuh County (AL), Covington County (AL), Crenshaw County (AL), Dale County (AL
Funding & Grant Guidelines
- Funding priorities
- Meredith's Miracles Children's Foundation is committed to ensuring that financial hardship never prevents a child from receiving specialized medical care. Our funding priorities focus on providing assistance to children from birth through age 18 who reside within our 26-county service area in Alabama and must travel beyond their local community for specialty healthcare.
Funding is prioritized for eligible families needing assistance with non-medical travel expenses related to approved medical care, including:
* Fuel and transportation expenses
* Hotel accommodations for overnight medical trips
* Meals while traveling for medical care
* Airfare and other long-distance transportation when medically necessary
* Travel assistance for recurring treatments, surgeries, critical illnesses, and medical emergencies
* Support for families whose children require ongoing care at children's hospitals and specialty medical centers
Meredith's Miracles is dedicated to removing barriers to healthcare by easing the financial burden of medical travel, allowing families to focus on their child's health and well-being rather than the cost of getting to the care they need.