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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by TRUE FRIENDS.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,079,500
Total expenses
$8,492,219
Contributions and grants received
$4,607,009
Grants paid
$48,705
Program service revenue
$4,808,019
Investment income
$176,226
Other revenue
$488,246
Total assets, end of year
$24,280,387
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,885,640
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$22,394,747
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,351,807
Management and general expenses
$207,540
Fundraising expenses
$932,872
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,351,807

Program services were 86.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $462,296

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $576,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,568,713

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $37,040

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEES

    total $4,808,019 · related or exempt $4,610,803 · unrelated business $197,216

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $187,204 · excluded $187,204

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $10,978

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$10,978

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$10,978 · excluded -$10,978

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $39,970

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $462,296

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $55,250

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$15,280 · excluded -$15,280

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $45,534

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $28,259

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $17,275 · excluded $17,275

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $486,251 · excluded $486,251

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $486,251

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $48,705 · program services $48,705

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $390,820 · program services $340,917 · management and general $6,121 · fundraising $43,782

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,846,009 · program services $3,354,925 · management and general $60,232 · fundraising $430,852

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $322,968 · program services $272,286 · management and general $6,345 · fundraising $44,337

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $285,263 · program services $245,282 · management and general $5,078 · fundraising $34,903

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $950,305 · program services $789,908 · management and general $35,844 · fundraising $124,553

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $144,483 · program services $93,648 · management and general $3,135 · fundraising $47,700

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $476,864 · program services $416,295 · management and general $17,447 · fundraising $43,122

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $342,824 · program services $323,930 · management and general $16,247 · fundraising $2,647

  • 17 · Travel

    total $18,672 · program services $17,002 · management and general $271 · fundraising $1,399

  • 20 · Interest

    total $12,940 · program services $10,547 · management and general $647 · fundraising $1,746

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $670,959 · program services $546,832 · management and general $33,546 · fundraising $90,581

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $426,264 · program services $347,435 · management and general $21,305 · fundraising $57,524

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEALS & FOOD

    total $397,192 · program services $396,865 · fundraising $327

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEV/RECOGNITION

    total $79,227 · program services $69,056 · management and general $1,188 · fundraising $8,983

  • 24c · Other expenses: GENERAL PROGRAM

    total $57,753 · program services $57,753

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBTS

    total $16,680 · program services $16,954 · management and general -$89 · fundraising -$185

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,291 · program services $3,467 · management and general $223 · fundraising $601

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,704,963 · end of year $1,200,008

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,823,500 · end of year $3,859,946

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,799,268 · end of year $2,424,207

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $453,886 · end of year $421,708

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $30,168 · end of year $137,009

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $24,259,261

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $10,203,777

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $11,986,709 · end of year $14,055,484

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,122,790 · end of year $2,182,025

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $447,844 · end of year $1,168,051

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $453,410 · end of year $459,552

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $167,638 · end of year $151,527

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $131,729 · end of year $106,510

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,396,116 · end of year $12,037,804

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,324,547 · end of year $10,356,943

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PROVIDE LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES THAT ENHANCE INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES.

  • RESIDENTIAL CAMPPROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES TO ENJOY THE BENEFIT FROM YEAR-ROUND, OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES OFFERED AT CAMP FRIENDSHIP, CAMP EDEN WOOD AND CAMP COURAGE. TRADITIONAL CAMP, RESORT ACTIVITIES AND SPECIALTY PROGRAMS HELP CREATE NEW SKILLS, BUILD CONFIDENCE, IMPROVE SELF-ESTEEM AND PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING, ACCEPTANCE, AND APPRECIATION FOR DIVERSITY IN HUMAN BEINGS. DAY CAMP AND WINTER CAMP PROGRAMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.

    Expenses $2,836,177 · Grants $48,705 · Revenue $2,493,261

  • EDUCATION AND TRAINING SERVICESPROGRAM PROVIDES EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SERVICES FOR SCHOOLS, YOUTH AT RISK, AND OTHER NONPROFIT GROUPS AND TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WORK RELATED TRAINING FOR PEOPLE WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES. HIGH AND LOW ROPES COURSES, ZIP LINES AND CLIMBING TOWERS ARE UTILIZED TO BUILD CONFIDENCE AND DEVELOP TEAM DYNAMICS.

    Expenses $2,020,371 · Revenue $1,346,026

  • THERAPY AND ADAPTIVE RIDINGPROGRAM PROVIDES HIPPOTHERAPY, THERAPEUTIC RIDING, AND HORSEMANSHIP EXPERIENCES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. THE RIDING THERAPY TAKES PLACE AT CAMP COURAGE. THERAPY AND ADAPTIVE RIDING PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL ABILITIES TO EXPERIENCE EXCEPTIONAL EQUINE-ASSISTED ACTIVITIES BY FACILITATING THE HORSE CAMP PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL RESPITE PROGRAMMING.

    Expenses $902,033 · Revenue $326,795

  • RESPITE AND FAMILY SERVICESPROGRAM PROVIDES A BREAK FROM THE DAILY DEMANDS OF CARING FOR A CHILD OR ADULT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND WEEKDAY RESPITE CARE PROGRAMS. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS CHILDREN AND ADULTS A HOME-LIKE SETTING TO RELAX AND RE-ENERGIZE.

    Expenses $1,593,226 · Revenue $444,721

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

Listed in Part VII

  • John Leblanc

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $169,800
    From this org
    $169,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,800
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $169,800

  • Peter Rundquist

    VICE CHAIR/CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Mark Feriancek

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Ashley Tuner

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Courtney Miller

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Deb Salhus

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Felicia Thames

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeff Schrock

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Julie Mielke

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mark Zastrow

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nancy Koehler

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Peter Ramme

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rob Otos

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shelly Nelson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gary Prazich

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ruth Kewitsch

    SR. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMEN

    Total calculated
    $109,338
    From this org
    $109,338
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Steven Piekarski

    SR. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $111,682
    From this org
    $111,682
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
22 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202542979349301209

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