John Theissen Children’s Foundation

Thirty-Four Years of Giving Since 1992.

Since 1992, the John Theissen Children’s Foundation has collected over four million new toys during our annual holiday toy drive and have donated them to sick and underprivileged children in hospitals and child-care facilities across Long Island. The financial donations we receive enable us to purchase recreational and therapeutic equipment for hospitals, child-care centers and treatment facilities. In addition, we can provide sick children with special wishes and help their families with medical expenses.
John Theissen Children’s Foundation was voted Best Charity on Long Island for ten straight years, 2011-2020, through the Long Island Press and Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Best of Long Island contest.
In 2024, we opened up the Family Fun Center in Wantagh. The Family Fun Center is equipped with video games, arcade games, candy stations, arts and crafts room and a large wish room. The center is free to the families we serve to have birthday parties or just some “fun” time.
Back to School Program provides the children we serve with new school supplies, new backpacks and gifts cards to shop for new clothes. The Program takes place in August and early September and helps over 2,000 each year.
Surf’s Up For Kids Program is a pony therapy program that has been helping children through our foundation since 2017.
Smiles and Miles Program. We offer transportation services for children and their families back and forth to treatments. This program takes the burden off the families with parking, gas and toll expenses and of course the stress of travel. We have also have provided many accommodations when needed Such as: travel such as airfare and hotels.
The Foundation has been recognized over the past thirty-two years for its work, through many major media outlets including but not limited to: The Steve Harvey Show, The New York Times, Newsday, Daily News, NBC, ABC, CBS, News 12, Telecare, LI Business News, WFAN Mike Francesca, WBAB and WBLI and many more.
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www.jtcf.org John Theissen Children’s Foundation Federal Tax ID 11-3361248

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