Riding to the Top

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Windham, ME501(c)(3)Since 1993Human ServicesEIN 01-0482069Revenue $1.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSridingtothetop.org14 Lilac Dr, 04062-4063 · Windham, METax-exempt since Sep 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Riding to the top's mission is enhancing health and wellness through equine-assisted services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 221 volunteers and 18 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $264K a year · 26% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 79% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $27K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$743K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+79% vs prior year
Spent
$869K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +79%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$647K
FY2021$797K
FY2022$838K
FY2023$901K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$869K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$601K
FY2021$645K
FY2022$690K
FY2023$777K
FY2024$820K
FY2025$869K
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +70%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$747K
FY2021$905K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1994.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $645K Management & general 12% · $108K Fundraising 13% · $116K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$84,580Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Interim Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Bronson’s $85K as Executive Director is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Bronson$84,580$86,581$73,572$67,292$66,163$66,881

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides horse therapy to children and adults with disabilities.

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1 program · $645K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The center provides equine-assisted services (eas) for children and adults with disabilities. The center's three largest programs are therapeutic riding, equine assisted learning and therapeutic carriage driving. All of these services are provided by path intl. Certified instructors with the assistance of trained volunteers.

$645Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$154K
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Money outPt IX
$869K
Ln 25
Programscol B$645K
Managementcol C$108K
Fundraisingcol D$116K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$743K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$322K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$154K
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$165K
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$333K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$859K
Other assetsLn 15$239K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$743K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6221
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$24K$333K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$853K$859K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$769K$743K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$55K$14K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$399K$269K$59K$71K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$16K$3K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$27K$6K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$7K$4K$637
Advertising and promotionLn 12$781$439$259$83
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$483$489
OccupancyLn 16$42K$39K$1K$2K
TravelLn 17$164$164
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$838$466$372
InterestLn 20$19K$18K$579$772
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$47K$44K$1K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$22K$670$127
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$132K$125K$3K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$19K$2K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$869K$645K$108K$116K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.8M$869K$926K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$820K$184K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $901K$777K$124K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $838K$690K$148K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $797K$645K$152K$905K 990 PDF
FY2020 $647K$601K$47K$747K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,795,430 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $788,747$1,565,916
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $153,552$153,884
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $47,500$54,787
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,980$20,843
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,003,779$1,795,430
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $512,978$552,479
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $306,767$316,483
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $819,745$868,962
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $184,034$926,468
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,795,430 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$321,728
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,244,188
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$14,867
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,565,916
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $153,884$153,884
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $47,865$47,865
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $12,000$12,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $6,922$6,922
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $8,843$8,843
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $153,884 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $75,630$1,795,430
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $868,962 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,977 · Management $13,533 · Fundraising $16,070$84,580
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $269,246 · Management $59,054 · Fundraising $71,035$399,335
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,695 · Management $3,240 · Fundraising $9,450$28,385
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,920 · Management $6,027 · Fundraising $7,232$40,179
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,123$12,123
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,448 · Management $3,579 · Fundraising $637$11,664
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $439 · Management $259 · Fundraising $83$781
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,570 · Management $483 · Fundraising $489$3,542
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,716 · Management $1,249 · Fundraising $1,665$41,630
IX-17 TravelPrograms $164$164
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $466 · Management $372$838
IX-20 InterestPrograms $17,952 · Management $579 · Fundraising $772$19,303
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $43,698 · Management $1,410 · Fundraising $1,879$46,987
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,686 · Management $670 · Fundraising $127$22,483
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $125,395 · Management $3,203 · Fundraising $3,550$132,148
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,499 · Management $1,946 · Fundraising $3,375$24,820
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $644,871 · Management $107,727 · Fundraising $116,364$868,962
Part X · Balance sheet $3,047,892 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $91,969$164,651
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,066,819$1,411,769
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $32,421$16,890
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,769$16,075
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,977$8,034
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $853,154$858,786
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $23,881$332,732
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $41,210$238,955
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,127,200$3,047,892
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $54,258$48,063
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,133$4,077
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $768,625$742,921
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,175,108$1,275,975
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $183,467$1,028,996
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,358,575$2,304,971
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,127,200$3,047,892
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,304,971 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,795,430
XI-2 Total expenses$868,962
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$926,468
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,358,575
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$19,928
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,304,971

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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