BOUNCE CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION® REACHES GUIDESTAR PLATINUM – ALLOWS DONORS TO FOCUS ON PROGRESS AND RESULTS 

DEERFIELD, Ill. (January 5, 2018) – Bounce Children’s Foundation® (Bounce), a non-profit organization supporting chronically-ill children and their families, is pleased to announce that it has earned the GuideStar Platinum Nonprofit Seal of Transparency. This is the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information.

“This is an exciting milestone for Bounce, especially since we are a relatively young organization,” said Joan Steltmann, chief executive officer, Bounce Children’s Foundation. “We can now easily share a wealth of up-to-date metrics with Bounce supporters and GuideStar’s online audience.”

To reach the Platinum level, Bounce Children’s Foundation added extensive information to its Nonprofit Profile on GuideStar: basic contact and organizational information; in-depth financial information; qualitative information about goals, strategies, and capabilities; and quantitative information about results and progress toward its mission.

This high level of transparency is an important part of how Bounce Children’s Foundation demonstrates its commitment to giving donors and funders meaningful data to evaluate the progress of the organization.

“I am proud of our team for earning this prestigious recognition as part of our ongoing commitment to donor satisfaction, open communication and mission impact,” said Corey Martens, board chair, Bounce Children’s Foundation and partner, Grant Thornton LLP’s U.S. Forensic Advisory Services. “We are thrilled about our GuideStar Platinum Nonprofit profile and encourage everyone to check it out.”

About Bounce Children’s Foundation

Bounce Children’s Foundation® (Bounce), a Chicagoland not-for-profit organization, transforms the lives of chronically ill children, and their families, shifting all from surviving to thriving.  Offering a variety of ongoing home and community-based programs, Bounce is unique in filling a vital gap in the overall network of care for the 15-18 percent of children who battle chronic illness.  Combatting a deep sense of invisibility and extreme isolation, the Bounce community provides fun and friendship, education and resources, hope and encouragement, and a place to belong – until cures are found.  Currently, Bounce helps over 800 members, including chronically ill children, their healthy siblings, and their parents, build the resilience needed to live happier, healthier lives.  One hundred percent privately funded, Bounce is offered free of charge.  And, while there is no income requirement, many members are low income and all face extraordinary out-of-pocket medical costs.  For more information about Bounce Children’s Foundation, visit www.BounceChildrensFoundation.org.

About GuideStar Nonprofit Profiles

The GuideStar database contains a profile for every tax-exempt nonprofit registered with the IRS. GuideStar encourages every nonprofit to claim and update its profile at no cost to the organization. Updating allows nonprofits to share a wealth of up-to-date information with the more than 8 million people who visit GuideStar to learn more about nonprofit organizations each year. Updating also allows nonprofits to share information with the more than 200 philanthropic websites and applications that are powered by GuideStar data. To reach a given participation level, organizations need to complete all required fields for that participation level. The GuideStar participation levels, acknowledged as symbols of transparency in the nonprofit sector, are displayed on all updated participants’ profiles in the GuideStar database.

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Bounce Children’s Foundation, a Chicagoland not-for-profit organization, builds community for chronically ill children and their families. Through its five program pillars, Bounce offers family events, ticket sharing opportunities, educational opportunities, resources and networking services, and care packages delivered to home. Bounce in unique in helping sick children, and their families, move from simply surviving, to truly thriving, until cures are found.The Bounce Children’s Foundation Board of Directors provides fiduciary oversight and governance leadership, and partners with the CEO to set the strategic direction of the organization.  Generously sharing their time, expertise, resources and networks, the board of directors is critical to the growth and success of Bounce.