named programs · 5 · from sources
What they call their work
Angel Names Association Memorial Walk
Annual event held in Saratoga Springs, NY, to raise awareness, honor lost babies, and raise funds; includes a memorial ceremony and community activities.
End Stillbirth Fund
Provides funding for stillbirth research; awarded its first research grant in February 2008.
Financial Assistance Program
Provides financial aid for end-of-life expenses including autopsies, funerals, cemeteries, monuments, and counseling for uninsured or underinsured parents of stillborn children.
Grief Education Program
Offers free presentations on grief related to infant death for healthcare providers, funeral directors, employers, and families; approved for CEU credit for funeral directors in New York State.
Memory Boxes
Distributes keepsake boxes to hospitals for families of stillborn babies, containing comfort items such as handmade blankets, footprint kits, journals, photo albums, and angel bears.
activities · 4 groups
What they do
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Grief Support Groups and Counseling 2 activities
- Distribution of memory boxes to hospitalsDistributes memory boxes containing comfort items to hospitals for immediate use by families of stillborn babies at the time of delivery, supporting early-stage grief care.
- Free grief education programs and continuing education for professionalsOffers free public and professional grief education on bereavement related to infant death, including psychological aspects and stages of grief, and provides a NYS Department of Health-approved continuing education program offering one CEU for funeral directors.
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Community Recovery Awareness Events 1 activity
- Annual memorial walk and community eventHosts an annual memorial walk to raise awareness about pregnancy loss and infant death, featuring music, refreshments, children's activities, crafts, and a nondenominational memorial ceremony to honor babies lost too soon; the 2015 event drew 750 attendees and raised $47,000.
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Financial and Emotional Support for Bereaved Families 1 activity
- Financial assistance for end-of-life expenses and counselingProvides financial assistance to cover autopsies, funerals, cemeteries, monuments, and counseling services for families of stillborn children, particularly uninsured or underinsured parents, to ease the financial burden following infant death.
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Medical Research Funding 1 activity
- Funding for stillbirth researchSupports scientific inquiry into stillbirth by awarding grants and providing funding for research initiatives; awarded its first research grant in February 2008.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$61K
Contributions & grants$32K53%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$29K47%
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expenses
Total expenses$39K
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balance sheet
Total assets$439K
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Net assets$438K
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +5.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
board members · 1
- TIMOTHY TESIERO — DIRECTOR
relationships · 4
Who they work with
- Council of Community Services of New York State Network — Member organization providing statewide support and resources to charitable nonprofits.
- International Stillbirth Alliance Coalition — Global coalition focused on stillbirth prevention, awareness, and research collaboration.
- NYS Department of Health Government — Approves ANA's Grief Education Program for continuing education credit for funeral directors.
- Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce Network — Local chamber of commerce membership supporting community engagement and visibility.
strategies · 4
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Comprehensive Family Support Modelmethodology: comprehensive-family-supportBy combining financial assistance for end-of-life expenses with access to counseling services, the organization reduces the burden on grieving families and improves psychosocial outcomes, because integrated support addresses both practical and emotional dimensions of perinatal loss.
- Dignified Memorial Support Rooted in Lived Experiencemethodology: dignified-memorial-supportBy offering dignified memorials and supportive services informed by personal experience of perinatal loss, the organization validates grief and fosters trust, because peer-led, trauma-informed care increases engagement and emotional healing among bereaved families.
- Grief Education with Practical Applicationmethodology: grief-education-with-practical-applicationsBy teaching the psychological realities of infant death grief alongside tailored, audience-specific tools, the organization improves the capacity of individuals and institutions to support bereaved families, because knowledge paired with practical skills leads to more effective and empathetic care.
- Grief Support Through Storytelling and Servicemethodology: grief-support-through-storytellingBy creating safe spaces for bereaved families to share personal stories and honor their children through service to others, the organization facilitates emotional healing and transforms grief into purposeful action, because narrative expression and altruism are psychologically restorative after infant loss.