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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SPECIAL STRIDES.

Totals

Total revenue
$887,595
Total expenses
$797,958
Contributions and grants received
$548,229
Grants paid
$98,185
Program service revenue
$349,552
Investment income
$474
Other revenue
-$10,660
Total assets, end of year
$915,955
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,257
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$898,698
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$668,843
Management and general expenses
$76,734
Fundraising expenses
$52,381
Program service expenses (Part III)
$668,843

Program services were 83.8% 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

    $285,171

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $263,058

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $179,640

  • 2a · Program service revenue: THERAPY/ADAPTIVE RIDIN

    total $251,367 · related or exempt $251,367

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SCHOLARSHIP REVENUE

    total $98,185 · related or exempt $98,185

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $474 · excluded $474

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $44,365

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

    $285,171

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $66,164

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$21,799 · excluded -$21,799

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $18,225

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $7,086

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $11,139 · excluded $11,139

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $98,185 · program services $98,185

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $164,388 · program services $128,223 · management and general $16,439 · fundraising $19,726

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $219,428 · program services $171,153 · management and general $21,943 · fundraising $26,332

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $49,776 · program services $38,825 · management and general $4,978 · fundraising $5,973

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,000 · management and general $12,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,498 · program services $3,148 · fundraising $350

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,061 · program services $10,546 · management and general $3,515

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,386 · program services $6,147 · management and general $1,239

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $15,157 · program services $12,732 · management and general $2,425

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $67,109 · program services $60,398 · management and general $6,711

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUINE EXPENSE

    total $124,995 · program services $124,995

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $4,920 · program services $2,806 · management and general $2,114

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $4,738 · program services $4,738

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $3,881 · program services $3,105 · management and general $776

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $8,436 · program services $3,842 · management and general $4,594

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $405,252 · end of year $377,376

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $174,639 · end of year $188,841

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $55,171 · end of year $54,277

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

    $227,025

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

    $137,415

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $90,627 · end of year $89,610

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $97,582 · end of year $205,851

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $17,257

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $823,271 · end of year $898,698

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SPECIAL STRIDES IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. WITH A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF THERAPY, HORSES, AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, INDIVIDUALS ACHIEVE GOALS FOR THERAPY, RECREATION AND EDUCATION. SPECIAL STRIDES PROVIDES ALL INDIVIDUALS AN OPPORTUNITY TO "IMPROVE THEIR LIVES ONE STRIDE AT A TIME", REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL STATUS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SPECIAL STRIDES IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. WITH A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF THERAPY, HORSES, AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, INDIVIDUALS ACHIEVE GOALS FOR THERAPY, RECREATION AND EDUCATION. SPECIAL STRIDES PROVIDES ALL INDIVIDUALS AN OPPORTUNITY TO "IMPROVE THEIR LIVES.. ONE STRIDE AT A TIME", REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL STATUS.

  • SPECIAL STRIDES INC. IS A 26-YEAR-OLD NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN MONROE NJ. WE PROVIDE THERAPY SERVICES, RECREATION, AND EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. EQUINE ASSISTED SERVICES INCLUDE PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY, ADAPTIVE RIDING, AND EQUINE FACILITATED LEARNING. CLIENTS GAIN FUNCTIONAL SKILLS IN THE AREAS OF BALANCE, MOBILITY, SOCIALIZATION, COMMUNICATION, AND ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. WE RECEIVED GRANTS TOTALING OVER $60,000 THAT WERE USED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, NEW WATERERS, AND FEED SYSTEMS FOR THE HORSE PADDOCKS. SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO OVER 130 CLIENTS, A COMMUNITY GROUP WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

    Expenses $570,658 · Revenue $251,367

  • IN 2004, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TOOK A POWERFUL STEP TOWARD MEETING THE SPECIAL STRIDES MISSION OF PROVIDING ALL INDIVIDUALS WITH LIFE CHALLENGES THE THERAPY SERVICES, OR RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING NEEDED TO REACH THEIR UNIQUE POTENTIAL. TO THIS END THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHED THE STEVEN WERTHAN MEMORIAL FUND TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF OUR SERVICES. IN 2023, $127,750 WAS AWARDED TO 71 INDIVIDUALS. THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 55% OF OUR CLIENT BASE. THE TOTAL ACTUAL EXPENDITURE WAS $89,500. THIS IS DUE TO VARIABILITY IN ATTENDANCE, ILLNESS, EPISODIC CARE, AND DISCONTINUATION OF SERVICES. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS "ROLLING" AS THE NEEDS ARE CONTINUAL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

    Expenses $98,185 · Grants $98,185 · Revenue $98,185

  • VOLUNTEERISM IS INTEGRAL TO THE FUNCTIONING OF ALL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AT SPECIAL STRIDES. VOLUNTEERS ASSIST DURING THERAPY AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING AS SIDEWALKERS AND HORSELEADERS. THEY ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT WITH FACILITY MANAGEMENT, OFFICE ADMINISTRATION, AND FUNDRAISING EVENTS. IN 2023 WE WERE EXCITED TO ENGAGE 55 NEW VOLUNTEERS TO JOIN OUR TEAM. SPECIAL STRIDES IS APPRECIATIVE OF AND DEDICATED TO OUR VOLUNTEERS WHILE FOSTERING MENTORSHIP IN LEADERSHIP, BUSINESS, VOCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS, AND A SENSE OF PURPOSE. THEIR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS VITAL.

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sam Landy

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laurie Landy

    PRESIDENT/THERAPIST/FOUNDI

    Total calculated
    $80,808
    From this org
    $80,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Susie Rehr

    TREASURER/THERAPIST/EXECUT

    Total calculated
    $83,580
    From this org
    $83,580
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Carol Werthan

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Celia Mastbaum

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daniel Goldstein

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gary Fox

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Neal Herstik

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patty Gallagher

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rob Kash

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rob McNaboe

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Vincent Davis

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • SHARE A HORSE INC

    C · BOARDING OF HORSES AND DONATION OF OFFICE SPACE · NJ

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
28 June 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202432919349300723

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