HEALING BUDDIES INC
EIN 33-1114811 · Patient & Family Support (E86)
What they do
LIFESPARK CANCER RESOURCES PROVIDES PEACE and HEALING for INDIVIDUALS WITH CANCER and THEIR CAREGIVERS. REIKI and HEALING TOUCH SESSIONS ARE OFFERED AT NO COST. IN AN INFORMAL SURVEY of 35 PATIENTS AT THE ANSCHUTZ CANCER CENTER, PARTICIPANTS REPORTED ANXIETY and STRESS DECREASED BY TWO-THIRDS and PAIN DECREASED BY ONE-THIRD AFTER A SINGLE SESSION. LIFESPARKS SERVICE AREA is THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE FROM FT. COLLINS to COLORADO SPRINGS. SESSIONS ARE PROVIDED AT PARTNER LOCATIONS INCLUDING UCHEALTH ANSCHUTZ CANCER CENTER, UCHEALTH HIGHLANDS RANCH HOSPITAL, UCHEALTH POUDRE VALLEY HOSPITAL, DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER, and NUMEROUS CHURCHES and SPAS. REMOTE SESSIONS ARE AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN THE US. LIFESPARK ALSO COLLABORATES ON RESEARCH INITIATIVES to EVALUATE THE BENEFITS of REIKI and HEALING TOUCH for INDIVIDUALS WITH CANCER.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
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They name their leaders8 people are listed in the latest report.
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Leadership and board
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SANDY PRIESTEREXECUTIVE DI
ANDREA VENENGADIRECTOR
GETA SANGANEEDIRECTOR
LAUREL HUGHESSECRETARY
MOLLY ALDRICHDIRECTOR
NAGESH ANUPINDITREASURER
RON RIPPPRESIDENT
VICTORIA THOMPSONDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2006
- Location
- 13515 W 74TH PL, ARVADA, CO 80005-2813
- County
- Jefferson
- In care of
- SANDY PRIESTER
- Primary officer
- SANDY PRIESTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- CFOCOLORADO
- NTEE classification
- Patient & Family Support (E86)
- IRS tax category
- Patient & Family Support