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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by RYAN SHAZIER FUND FOR SPINAL REHABILITATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$966,411
Total expenses
$1,229,388
Contributions and grants received
$967,508
Grants paid
$357,370
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$12,774
Other revenue
-$13,871
Total assets, end of year
$985,696
Total liabilities, end of year
$305,418
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$680,278
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$933,607
Management and general expenses
$203,773
Fundraising expenses
$92,008
Program service expenses (Part III)
$933,607

Program services were 75.9% 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

    $385,080

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $582,428

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,980

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12,774 · excluded $12,774

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $181,007

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

    $385,080

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $194,878

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$13,871

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $357,370 · program services $357,370

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $86,946 · program services $45,213 · management and general $31,300 · fundraising $10,433

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $263,021 · program services $136,770 · management and general $94,688 · fundraising $31,563

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $59,536 · program services $30,959 · management and general $21,433 · fundraising $7,144

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $28,927 · program services $15,042 · management and general $10,414 · fundraising $3,471

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,286 · management and general $9,286

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $58,978 · program services $32,438 · management and general $18,873 · fundraising $7,667

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,384 · program services $2,876 · fundraising $508

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,817 · program services $1,009 · management and general $307 · fundraising $501

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $20,414 · program services $10,003 · management and general $7,145 · fundraising $3,266

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,085 · program services $434 · management and general $380 · fundraising $271

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,587 · program services $12,879 · fundraising $3,708

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,524 · program services $5,262 · management and general $5,262

  • 24a · Other expenses: OUTREACH

    total $219,818 · program services $219,818

  • 24b · Other expenses: CARE NAVIGATOR

    total $22,500 · program services $22,500

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS & SUBSCRIPTIO

    total $12,700 · program services $8,890 · management and general $1,905 · fundraising $1,905

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $11,227 · program services $112 · management and general $112 · fundraising $11,003

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $45,268 · program services $32,032 · management and general $2,668 · fundraising $10,568

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $755,626 · end of year $566,785

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $313,268 · end of year $326,038

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $163,078 · end of year $82,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $19,038 · end of year $10,873

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $111,923 · end of year $92,591

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $195,832 · end of year $212,827

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $900,918 · end of year $582,482

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $42,337 · end of year $97,796

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE RYAN SHAZIER FUND FOR SPINAL REHABILITATION AIMS TO GIVE THOSE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES AND THEIR CAREGIVERS THE SUPPORT, RESOURCES AND FUNDING THEY NEED TO LIVE INDEPENDENT AND MEANINGFUL LIVES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE RYAN SHAZIER FUND FOR SPINAL REHABILITATION IS DEDICATED TO INCREASING THE POSSIBILITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES TO ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THEIR LIFE.

  • EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS WITH SCI AND THEIR CAREGIVERS THROUGH DIRECT SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: DURING THE 20242025 FISCAL YEAR, THE RYAN SHAZIER FUND FOR SPINAL REHABILITATION ADVANCED ITS MISSION TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES (SCI) AND THEIR CAREGIVERS BY PROVIDING DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT, PERSONAL CONNECTION, AND COMMUNITY- BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES. THROUGH THE GOLDEN WINDOW PROGRAM, THE FUND AWARDED 358,889 IN VENDOR SUPPORT TO 35 INDIVIDUALS, ENABLING ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT SUCH AS HOME MODIFICATIONS, ADAPTIVE VEHICLES, DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, AND ADDITIONAL REHABILITATION SESSIONS. THE FUND ALSO FACILITATED RYAN TIME, A UNIQUE INITIATIVE WHERE INDIVIDUALS WITH SCI AND THEIR FAMILIES ENGAGED IN ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS WITH RYAN SHAZIER, FOSTERING HOPE AND EMOTIONAL ENCOURAGEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE FUND ORGANIZED OVER 20 EVENTSINCLUDING ADAPTIVE SPORTS, PROFESSIONAL SPORTING OUTINGS, AND AN ACCESSIBLE FAMILY RETREATOFFERING RECREATION, RESPITE, AND A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY FOR BOTH INDIVIDUALS WITH SCI AND THEIR CAREGIVERS.

    Expenses $616,066 · Grants $357,370

  • ADVANCING SCI SUPPORT SYSTEMS THROUGH THE SCI NETWORK: IN FISCAL YEAR 20242025, THE FUND COMPLETED PHASE II OF THE SCI NETWORK, A COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM DESIGNED TO IMPROVE POST-INJURY CARE NAVIGATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SCI AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS PHASE INCLUDED ESTABLISHING A GOVERNANCE MODEL, DEVELOPING A PARTNER HANDBOOK, CREATING A NAVIGATOR TRAINING GUIDE, AND LAUNCHING THE SCI NAVIGATOR ROLE. THE SCI NETWORK SERVES AS A CORNERSTONE RESOURCE, EQUIPPING FAMILIES WITH THE TOOLS, ADVOCACY, AND GUIDANCE NEEDED TO NAVIGATE THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND ACCESS CRITICAL SERVICES FOLLOWING A SPINAL CORD INJURY.

    Expenses $317,541

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Leah Friedman

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $86,946
    From this org
    $86,946
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kevin Acklin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Will Allen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melissa Armstrong

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Amy Bernstein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leon Ford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Hawkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shane Heinle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gregg Huber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Arthur J Rooney II

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William E Kassling

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alexander Yu MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Okonkwo MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lucas Piatt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joshua Pollard

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Ryan Shazier

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Vernon Shazier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Meg Throckmorton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael P Tomlin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christine Zaremski Young

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
3 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202543109349302539

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