FENIX FAMILY FUND
To help and support burn survivors and their families through their recovery processes and medical stay here in the United States, while providing a fun, welcoming, and more enjoyable experience.
CONNECT
The families with the medical facility and other families in the same situation.
HELP
Children or young adult burn survivors get the medical attention and the emotional support that they need.
PROVIDE
All families with a warm and family friendly environment during their time here in Boston as well as supplying food, transportation and fun.
We are the people who have dealt with long-term hospital treatments before.. and now we want to help those who are dealing with the same hardships that we once faced and give them the support and stability they need to get through difficult medical procedures.
As people who have dealt with long term hospital treatments before, we seek to aid other international families who are in desperate need of support. We will help provide lodging during extended treatment programs, along with a wide variety of helpful therapies and support groups.
Your Support Can Save Lives
The money you donate will go towards housing and shelter for families in need, as well as supplies and equipment for our therapies and group projects. We are a not-for-profit organization and all donations will be used to help those in our care.
Medical treatments
Help people around the world
Not everyone has the money to obtain proper supplies and medication. We are here to help those in need to afford the required medical help and supplies
Psychological support
Decency, honor, bravery
Our role here is to help lessen anxieties and fears often felt by children and their families through every step of their recovery
Financial support
Everyone deserves their chance
Aside from housing and shelter for families in need, your donations will go towards equipment, supplies, and funding for group activities related to burn recovery
Rehabilitation
Everyone deserves their chance
This is one of the hardest but crucial steps in the process of recovery. Here, we will help provide the right equipment as well as aid to help families properly transition back into their respectively normal lives.
Sponsor a family
We are always looking for families that are willing to open their homes to children in need. Finding a warm loving place for them to stay is a great necessity. If you would like to sponsor a family please contact us.
Be a Guide Star!
The best way to grow and recover is with love, support and the kindness of others. We need volunteers to act as Tour Guides, Transportation and even something as simple as Pushing a Wheelchair or two!
Events & News
7th May
Visiting the Shriners Hospital in Boston Feedthefrontline project
Fenix family and Arsenal Catering provided a lunches to Shriners Hospital in Boston
December 31th, 2020
Send the Gift of LOVE this holiday season!
When you give the Gift of LOVE, you help provide life-changing care to children facing orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate. Your support makes the season merry and bright for so many young patients in need.
Please make a special holiday contribution today to light up a child’s life during this magical time of year.
Thank you!
September 8th, 2020
Burns survivor proud of scars after doctors didn't think she'd survive tragedy
A brave student says she is proud of her scars after a tragic house fire at the age of two left her fighting for her life.
Marina Bogdanova, 19, said doctors didn’t think she would survive the ordeal after she suffered second and third-degree burns over 65% of her body. She has told her story…
27th October
Charity Dinner
News will be available soon. Thank you for your patience!
FAQs
Here are some answers about your donations
Fenix Family Fund has been approved by the IRS to be tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organization and your donations are tax-deductible. To deduct a charitable contribution, you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A. In your tax-return you just put our EIN 82-1446199. For a contribution of more than $250 you should keep our receipt on file, that we send to everybody by the end of January..
IRS says: To claim a deduction for contributions of cash or property equaling $250 or more you must have a bank record, payroll deduction records or a written acknowledgment from the qualified organization showing the amount of the cash and a description of any property contributed, and whether the organization provided any goods or services in exchange for the gift. One document may satisfy both the written communication requirement for monetary gifts and the written acknowledgement requirement for all contributions of $250 or more. If your total deduction for all noncash contributions for the year is over $500, you must complete IRS Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions, to your return.
Yes, but in this case you should write to us. Please let us know about your contribution and we’ll provide you with a statement of your donations and their value in USD on the date the donations were made. And we swear to respect your anonymity.
Here’s some information about transaction fees when you donate to our charity. When you donate via:
– Paypal: 2.2%+30c per each donation. We have lower fee than usual transaction because we are an IRS approved public charity
– Stripe: 2.2%+30c per each donation. We have lower fee than usual transaction because we are an IRS approved public charity
– Paypal Giving fund: Free of charges. However you donate directly to Paypal Giving Fund that will transfer your donation to our account by the end of the month, so we don’t know that you are our supporter before this date and cannot send you a “thank you” note or any news and updates.
