FORWARD STRIDE

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

P80

Classification

2000

Street

23839 SW DANIEL RD

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Mission and programs · 2024

• INCLUSIVE EQUESTRIAN SPORTS (RIDING, HORSEMANSHIP, AND VAULTING) IN OUR RIDING AND HORSEMANSHIP PROGRAM, CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF ALL ABILITIES HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP HORSEMANSHIP SKILLS, FITNESS, AND SELF-CONFIDENCE THROUGH HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS. OUR MODEL CONNECTS HORSEMANSHIP WITH LIFE SKILLS IN A SAFETY-FIRST ENVIRONMENT. THIS ADAPTIVE PROGRAM INCLUDES LESSONS IN BASIC GROUND WORK, HORSE HANDLING, RIDING,DRESSAGE, WESTERN AND JUMPING. WE SERVED 211 CLIENTS TOTALING 6,598 SERVICE HOURS, 50% OF WHOM WERE CHILDREN IN OUR EQUESTRIAN VAULTING PROGRAM, CLIENTS OF ALL ABILITIES LEARN HOW TO COMBINE GYMNASTICS AND DANCE IN PARTNERSHIP WHILE ATOP A MOVING HORSE. WE ACCENTUATE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HORSE, TEAMMATES, LONGUEUR, AND COACH. WE SERVED 63 CLIENTS TOTALING 2,452 SERVICE HOURS, 85% OF WHOM WERE CHILDREN. WEEKLY SESSIONS ARE HELD YEAR ROUND, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 1 OR 2 WEEKS OF BREAK AT THE END OF EACH QUARTERLY SESSION.

• CLINICAL SERVICES (REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AND EQUINE FACILITATED PSYCHOTHERAPY) OUR REHABILITATIVE SERVICES (HIPPOTHERAPY) PROGRAM IS THERAPY FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES. OUR LICENSED AND HIGHLY TRAINED THERAPISTS PROVIDE PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, AND SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY. EACH CLINICIAN USES THE UNIQUELY THERAPEUTIC AND CHALLENGING MOVEMENT OF THE HORSE TO ADD TO THE OTHER BENEFITS AND MODALITIES OF THEIR FIELD OF EXPERTISE. WE SERVED 15-20 CLIENTS EACH WEEK, FOR A TOTAL OF 26 LIVES TOUCHED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TOTALING 456 SERVICE HOURS. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH PROVIDENCE TO PROVIDE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY TO 11 INDIVIDUALS. OUR EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY (EAP) IS THERAPY FOR PERSONAL GROWTH AND TREATMENT FOR THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES. SESSIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ADULTS, ADOLESCENTS, AND CHILDREN, WHICH CAN TAKE PLACE IN AN INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, OR GROUP THERAPY SETTING. WE SERVED 5-10 CLIENTS EACH WEEK, FOR A TOTAL OF 23 LIVES TOUCHED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TOTALING 378 SERVICE HOURS. A SUB PROGRAM OF OUR EAP PROGRAM IS OUR MENTORING PROGRAM. YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 AND 18 WHO ARE IN THE FOSTER SYSTEM ARE PAIRED WITH TRAINED MENTORS AND HORSES THAT THEY MEET WITH WEEKLY. STARTING IN THE 2023 SCHOOL YEAR, WE ARE PROVIDING SERVICES TO 4 MENTEES PER WEEK. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH LEGACY HEALTH CANCER INSTITUTE TO PROVIDE AN 8 WEEK MENTAL HEALTH GROUP TO CANCER SURVIVORS. WE SERVED 5 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP. WEEKLY SESSIONS ARE HELD YEAR ROUND, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 1 OR 2 WEEKS OF BREAK AT THE END OF EACH QUARTERLY SESSION.

• PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT (VOLUNTEER, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING) OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE OVER THE AGE OF 12 TO GIVE BACK TO OUR ORGANIZATION AND LEARN NEW SKILLS. WE HAD 135 VOLUNTEERS PER WEEK AND ABOUT 237 TOTAL INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE VOLUNTEERS HELP WITH OUR CLINICAL SERVICES, INCLUSIVE EQUESTRIAN SPORTS AND ASSIST WITH CARING FOR OUR HERD OF THERAPY HORSES AND PONIES TOTALING 15,613 SERVICE HOURS. OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CONTINUED TO PROVIDE MENTORING TO 2 PATH INTL. CERTIFIED THERAPEUTIC RIDING INSTRUCTORS. EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING (EAL) IS AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING APPROACH THAT PROMOTES THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE SKILLS FOR EDUCATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL GOALS THROUGH EQUINE-ASSISTED ACTIVITIES. SOME OF THE LEARNING INCLUDED COMMUNICATION, BODY LANGUAGE, GROUP DYNAMICS AND PROBLEM SOLVING. WE PARTNERED WITH VICTORY ACADEMY AND SERVED 9 YOUTH THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH NARA (NATIVE AMERICAN REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION). YOUTH FROM THEIR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM CAME ONCE A WEEK THROUGH THE YEAR AND WE SERVED 86 YOUTH TOTAL. ONE FINAL PARTNERSHIP WE HAD WAS WITH THE JANUS YOUTH PROGRAM AND MACLAREN YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. WE SPENT 7 WEEKS TAKING TWO HORSES TO MACLAREN YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY PROVIDING GROUNDWORK AND HORSEMANSHIP SKILLS TO 8 YOUTH. IN THE FALL OF 2023 WE LAUNCHED A NEW SUBSET OF THE EAL PROGRAM, OUR EQUINE ASSISTED COACHING PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM IS FACILITATED BY A CERTIFIED LIFE COACH AND A PATH INTL. EQUINE SPECIALIST IN MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING. WE OFFERED 8 WORKSHOPS WITH THEMES AROUND SETTING INTENTIONS, MINDFULNESS, CONFIDENCE BUILDING AND LEADERSHIP AND SERVED OVER 30 INDIVIDUALS. THIS PROGRAM'S REVENUE AND EXPENSES ARE COLLECTED UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF EAL. TO SUPORT THE CONTINUED HEALTH AND LONGEVITY OF OUR HERD AND FACILITY, WE MADE UPDATES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO SEVERAL HORSE PASTURES AND ARENA SPACES: (1) EACH TURNOUT PASTURE HAS TWO SHELTERS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE INTO TUNNELS, WITH THE SUPPORT POSTS CEMENTED INTO THE GROUND. THIS PROVIDED MORE STRUCTURAL STABILITY FOR THE SHELTERS AND GAVE EACH HORSE IN THESES PASTURES A SEPARTATE AREA TO STAY DRY IN WET WEATHER. (2) EXPANDED BARN GS PASTURE SPACE BY CONNETING IT TO G1 AND ADDING THE G2 PASS-THROUGH, WHICH ALSO HAS ITS OWN SHELTER. THIS ALLOWED FOR MORE SPACE FOR THE HERD IN THIS PASTURE TO ROAM AND TO SPREAD OUT FOR MEAL TIMES, AND THE ADDITION OF SAND AND PEA GRAVEL AREAS REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF MUD FORMED IN THIS PASTURE. (3) REMOVED OLD HOGS FUEL FROM PADDOCKS AT BARNS I, H, AND G TO DECREASE THE OVERALL AMOUNT OF MUD IN THESE PADDOCKS. (4) JULY 2024 SAW THE CREATION OF THE NOBLE SHELTER AT THE ARENA SPACE NEAR PASTURE D. THIS PROVICED A DRY, COVERED, CONFIDENTIAL SPACE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SESSIONS. WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUCE THE NAMING OF THIS ARENA SPACE: THE PDXLAN ARENA (5) REMOVED THE A & B GARRISON ARENA FROM THE HAY BARN, MAKING ROOM FOR MORE HAY AND ALLOWING US TO UTLITZE THE PULL-THROUGH SPACE IN THE STORAGE BARN MORE EFFICIENTLY. THE PANELS FROM THE GARRISON ARENA WERE MOVED TO SECTION OFF AREAS OF THE FACILITY MARKED FOR AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY, MAKING THE AREA SAFER FOR HUMANS AND HORSES.THESE FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS ARE KEEPING OUR HORSES AND HUMANS HAPPY AND SAFE, WHICH ENSURES WE CAN OFFER OUR SERVICES AT THE HIGHEST QUALITY POSSIBLE.

• NEW BUILD/FACILITY WE ERECTED A NEW SHELTER TO PROTECT OUR CLIENTS WORKING IN OUR SMALLER OUTDOOR ARENA. THIS SPACE NOW OFFERS AN AREA PROTECTED FROM THE WEATHER AND AFFORDS EXCELLENT PRIVACY. WE IMPROVED EXISTING PADDOCK SPACES TO INCLUDE SHELTERS THAT ARE USABLE THE WHOLE YEAR. THIS MEANS THAT OUR HORSES NO LONGER NEED TO COME INTO OUR INTERIOR STALLS UNLESS THEY ARE RECOVERING FROM INJURY OR ILLNESS. MAKING THESE IMPROVEMENTS SAVES US COSTS ON BEDDING AND ENSURES HORSES ARE ABLE TO LIVE IN MORE ENRICHING SPACES WITH SOCIAL INTERACTIONS WHEN NOT WORKING. WE ALSO REPLACED THE LARGE STALL GATES IN ALL OF THE BARNS BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS GATES WERE NO LONGER SAFE AFTER WELDS BROKE.

  Expenses $1,129,193

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $1,544,335

  Expenses

  $1,444,080

  Contributions

  $818,079

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $1,318,162

  Expenses

  $1,420,296

  Contributions

  $598,543

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $1,251,393

  Expenses

  $1,406,542

  Contributions

  $606,721

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,302,046

  Expenses

  $1,244,037

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,437,005

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,527,275

  Expenses

  $1,182,236

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,531,357

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,191,647

  Expenses

  $1,104,294

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,262,889

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,597,113

  Expenses

  $973,552

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,002,478

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $355,642

  Expenses

  $1,005,047

  Assets (EOY)

  $381,831

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,445,691

  Expenses

  $841,337

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,024,477

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $773,918

  Expenses

  $505,551

  Assets (EOY)

  $316,746

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• OREGON JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $251,000

  2024 · GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

• OREGON JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $141,360

  2023 · GENERAL DONATION

• OREGON JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $60,000

  2022 · GENERAL DONATION

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $44,065

  2023 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $39,993

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $37,000

  2022 · Mental Health and Substance Abuse

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $33,457

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $27,500

  2024 · Mental Health and Substance Abuse

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $26,650

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS

  $15,000

  2024 · CHARITABLE GIFT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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