Dec My Room Inc.
Dec My Room Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
Our mission is to enhance the lives of children who are being admitted into a hospital for a prolonged amount of time.
About
Dec My Room, Inc. decorates and personalizes the hospital rooms of children who have cancer. These children have been admitted to the hospital for bone marrow transplants, intensive chemotherapy, or other therapies requiring prolonged hospitalization (3 weeks or longer). Dec My Room purchases decorations and a few toys and games that reflect the child's unique personality and interests. Dec My Room volunteers, wearing our blue aprons, take the decorations and gifts and transform the child's hospital room into a special place decorated just for that child. The child takes their gifts home. Dec My Room is based in Houston, TX and has affiliates in Boston, MA; Chattanooga, TN; Cleveland, OH; Dallas, TX; Ft. Worth, TX; Los Angeles, CA; Nashville, TN; Holmdel, NJ; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA. In 2019, Houston decorated 127 rooms among 7 hospitals (Texas Children's, MD Anderson, HealthBridge, Children's Memorial Hermann, Shriners Medical Center, Shriners Galveston, and Methodist Children's). Dallas decorated 49 rooms at Children's Health. San Francisco Bay Area decorated a total of 207 rooms among 4 hospitals (UCSF, Benioff Children's, UCSF Davis, and UCSF Oakland). Los Angeles decorated 43 rooms between 2 hospitals (Los Angeles at Children's Hospital and Kaiser Permanente and Mattel). Cleveland decorated 35 rooms among 3 hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Children's, MetroHealth, and Children's Rehab). New York decorated 6 rooms at Montefiore Children's and Mount Sinai. Chattanooga at Erlanger decorated 8 rooms. New Jersey at Hackensack Children's decorated 20 rooms. Fort Worth, TX at Cook Children's decorated 36 rooms. Nashville at Centennial Children's decorated 15 rooms. New Orleans at Ochsner Children's decorated 5 rooms. Chicago at Central DuPage Northwestern decorated 2 rooms. DC National decorated 4 rooms. Florida at Joe DiMaggio and Palm Beach decorated 5 rooms. Blank Children's in Iowa decorated 6 rooms. Prisma in South Carolina decorated 2 rooms. Chicago, IL decorated 5 rooms among 4 hospitals (LaRabida, Northwestern, Central DuPage, and Robert H. Lurie). Oklahoma decorated 4 rooms.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing outlines the non-profit's goal as “To enhance the lives of ill children being admitted into a hospital for a prolonged amount of time.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were outlined as: “Our mission is to enhance the lives of children who are being admitted into a hospital for a prolonged amount of time.”.
- As per legal reporting requirements, the state of operation for the non-profit is TX.
- The non-profit's address for 2020 is listed as 720 N Post Oak Rd 275, Houston, TX, 77024 in the filing.
- As per the non-profit's form, they have 0 employees as of 2020.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is $107,577.
- The CEO compensation package within the organization is determined through a review and endorsement by a neutral party.
- The organization has 8 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2009.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $28,396 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $37,352 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has fundraising events.