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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Filed by STRIDES OF STRENGTH THERAPEUTIC SERVICES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$122,640
Total expenses
$112,054
Contributions and grants received
$89,947
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
$36,753
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
$3
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
-$4,063
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$211,755
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,733
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$206,022
Program service expenses (Part III)
$50,840

Program services were 45.4% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

THE ENTITY'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE THERAPEUTIC EQUINE PROGRAM THAT USES HORSES TO FACILITATE GROWTH, LEARNING AND HEALING. OUR POPULATION INCLUDES CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL DISABILITIES.

  • THERAPY PROGRAMS - PHYSICAL / OCCUPATIONAL, AND SPEECH THERAPY - OUR THERAPISTS INTEGRATE HIPPOTHERAPY INTO OUR PATIENTS' PLAN OF CARE, ALONG WITH OTHER THERAPY TOOLS AND STRATEGIES. THE TERM HIPPOTHERAPY REFERS TO HOW OCCUPATIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE THERAPY PROFESSIONALS USE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND CLINICAL REASONING IN THE PURPOSEFUL MANIPULATION OF EQUINE MOVEMENT. THIS SERVES AS A THERAPY TOOL TO ENGAGE SENSORY, NEUROMOTOR, AND COGNITIVE SYSTEMS TO PROMOTE FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES. EQUINE-ASSISTED PHYSCOTHERAPY - THIS PROGRAM IS AN EMERGING FIELD IN WHICH HORSES ARE USED AS A THERAPEUTIC TOOL FOR EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND LEARNING. SESSIONS WILL BE FACILITATED BY A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR AND AN EQUINE SPECIALIST IN MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING.

    Expenses $50,778

  • EDUCATION PROGRAMS - EQUINE-ASSISTED LEARNING - THE FUSION OF HORSES AND LEARNING PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A FRESH INTERACTIVE APPROACH TO LEARNING. STUDENTS WILL BUILD CONFIDENCE AS THEY LEARN TO WORK WITH HORSES WHILE GAINING HIGHER LEVEL THINKING SKILLS IN A VARIETY OF ACADEMIC SUBJECT AREAS. THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A CHILD TO WORK WITH A HORSE IS REWARDING, SO LET US HELP TO JOIN THESE EXPERIENCES, BUILD CONFIDENCE, AND INCREASE KNOWLEDGE WHILE HAVING A UNIQUE LEARNING EXPERIENCE. CAMP SKYE - CAMP SKYE IS A 4-DAY CAMP, WHICH PROVIDES KIDS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAINTAIN THEIR EDUCATION OVER THE SUMMER WHILE ENHANCING THEIR SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND ACADEMIC SKILLS WITH THE INFLUENCE OF HORSES.

    Expenses $62

  • FARM FIT PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE OF ANY AGE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN IMPROVING THEIR DYNAMIC BALANCE AND STAMINA.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

  • Beth Gaston

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    40
  • Dianna Bessette

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jennifer Gammon

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Heidi Dreier Conger

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cherie Barton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Monica Faulkner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2024
Filed
21 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202522959349200827

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