Stride INC EIN 14-1732830

Stride INC FY2021 filing

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Provides life-changing sports and recreation programs to empower individuals with special needs. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $553K in revenue, $534K in expenses, and $1.4M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
West Sand Lake, NY
Website
www.stride.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2021)
Revenue
$553KFY2021
Expenses
$534K
Net assets
$1.4M
People
10
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  14-1732830 Public charity (501(c)(3)) West Sand Lake, NY
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides life-changing sports and recreation programs to empower individuals with special needs.
Leadership
Mary Ellen Whitney · CEO/President · $85K
Money in and out
$553K revenue, $534K expenses
Bottom line
78% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$553K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$534K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $19K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
31.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$553K
FY2021
Expenses
$534K
FY2021
Total assets
$1.7M
FY2021
Total liabilities
$296K
FY2021
Total revenue
$553K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$534K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$19K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $416K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Stride's adaptive sports programs offer individuals with disabilities the equipment and assistance needed to participate in a variety of activities, including biking, bowling, archery and target shooting, golf, tennis, swimming, dance, sailing, yoga, camping and skiing; held in 28 venues across four states.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CStride INC
EINHdr · item D14-1732830
Principal addressHdr · item CWest Sand Lake, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.stride.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1990

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO/President
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasuer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Mary Ellen Whitney$1,222$87,942
Mary Ellen Whitney$85,000$84,477$85,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$385K · 70%
Program service revenue$85K · 15%
Other revenue$65K · 12%
Investment income$18K · 3%
Contributions & grants70%$385K
Program service revenue15%$85K
Other revenue12%$65K
Investment income3%$18K
Total revenueLn 12$553K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.09
Program services78%$416K
Management & general13%$70K
Fundraising9%$47K
Total functional expensesLn 25$534K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$753K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$296K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed16.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.1M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $534K · Less non-cash grants $104K · Cash operating expenses/yr $429K
31.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $416K · Total expenses $534K
78%
Management & General
Management & general $70K · Total expenses $534K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $47K · Total expenses $534K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $47K · Solicited contributions $385K
$0.12 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $385K · Total revenue $553K
70%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $553K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $85K · Total revenue $553K
15%
Investment reliance
Investment income $18K · Total revenue $553K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $85K · Total expenses $534K
16%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $553K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $553K · Expenses $534K
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.4M · Total assets $1.7M
83%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $360K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.7M
21%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mary Ellen Whitney · Reported title CEO/PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $85K · Total expenses $534K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $269K · Total expenses $534K
50%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 12%
Investment management fee ratio 0.1%
Legal fee ratio 0.7%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$670K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$726K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$571K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$760K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$553K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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