Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation

What it reported doing in 2024

Survivor servicesscholarship programs: the alisa ann ruch burn foundation provides scholarships and financial support for burn survivors and their families. Aarbf offers four scholarships, the woody and louise "bridge to life" scholarship, the aiming higher educational scholarship, the phoenix world burn congress scholarship and therapy grants. In addition, aarbf offers emergency financial assistance during hospitalization, including financial, housing and food assistance; as well as financial assistance for medical supplies, including pressure garments and image enhancement services, including cosmetics, wigs, and make-up.camps and recreation: champ camp is the largest as well as one of the longest running summer burn camps in the world and is held each year during the month of june at wonder valley ranch in sanger, ca. In 2024, we hosted 95 campers and 17 counselors in training (cit). Cits are past campers (ages 18-20) who have returned to camp to train to be future counselors when they turn twenty-one. Champ camp is designed to encourage, uplift and empower burn survivor children. Through champ camp, many of our campers build lifelong friendships with fellow survivors and gain self-confidence which they carry back into their lives after camp. Our camper evaluations showed, 98% of our campers reported that they would like to return to champ camp next year.other camp programs - young adult summit (yas) is a weekend retreat for burn survivors ages 16-21 that teaches life management skills, promotes educational and career development and focuses on relationship building. In 2024, yas was held over presidents' weekend, at camp ocean pines in cambria, ca. Where we welcomed 30 young adult burn survivors. This year's theme was "survivor, and we explored the values of connection, leadership, and thriving. We participated in a variety of workshops, including body image, finance, etiquette, public speaking, and more.the adult retreat is a survivor-driven program that offers a unique opportunity for adult burn survivors, ages 21 and over, to learn from other burn survivors in attendance. The adult retreat is held at the same location and weekend as the young adult summit. We welcomed 30 adult burn survivors. The retreat allowed old friends to reconnect while also providing the opportunity to make new friends. Thought-provoking sessions involving grief/loss, body image, guided meditations, music, and more were held, with a focus on the famous words of james bosch - "if you could see what i see" - resonating throughout the entire weekend.the getaway family camp is a weekend camp for adult burn survivors and their families/supporters held in coarsegold, ca. The camp is designed to be a place where adult burn survivors can connect with peers who understand their situations and receive emotional support in a fun and safe environment over labor day weekend, we welcomed 35 families with a total of 164 attendees. The weekend included many activities such as archery, swimming, giant swing, rock climbing, high ropes, support groups, kids/teens club, open mic, bingo, and dancing with families from all over californiawomen's empowerment weekend -aarbf hosted the women's empowerment weekend retreat from april 18th-21th. We welcomed 14 remarkable and powerful burn survivor women.the retreat was packed with eleven different workshops on topics such as relationships, intimacy, mirror work, journaling, manifestation, vocational rehab, empowered accomplishments, and much more. As a group, we were able to explore nature and ground ourselves by taking group walks around camp calvin crest. The retreat provided a safe space for everyone, and the group became one and supported each other throughout the weekend. Additional supportin 2024, the alisa ann ruch burn foundation conducted in-person and e-visits to hospitals throughout California visiting 687 burn survivors and 78 family members. Partner hospitals include: shriner's hospitals for children, northern

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 93.4%; rating input score 93
• Program expense ratio: 84.2%; rating input score 84
• Fundraising efficiency: $7.86 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -10.8%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.73; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.21; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 10.4%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -1.2% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings