Changing Gaits INC FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Brook Park, MN501(c)(3)Since 2006Mental HealthEIN 20-8039907Revenue $308K in FY2024

On file with the IRSchanginggaits.org27274 Monument Rd, 55007-2196 · Brook Park, MNTax-exempt since Jun 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Faith based equine therapy with a healing bond to educate, mentor, empower behavior changes, and enhance life skills for all age groups with mental, physical and emotional disabilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$49K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$49K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$161K
70% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 70% of assets; over 65%.
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
$308K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$294K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$68K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$308K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$327K
FY2022$297K
FY2023$298K
FY2024$308K
FY2025$302K
Expenses
$294K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$238K
FY2021$290K
FY2022$310K
FY2023$299K
FY2024$294K
FY2025$294K
Net assets
$68K
FY2024▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31K
FY2021$68K
FY2022$56K
FY2023$54K
FY2024$68K
FY2025$77K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2007.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $259K Management & general 12% · $35K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $49K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$29,668Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$19,604Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nile Guy Kaufman’s $26K as Chairman is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nile Guy Kaufman$26,177$29,668$33,876$36,601$31,950$20,375
Donna Larson$19,604$19,604$19,604———
Wendy Hazzard——$2,607$1,200$4,264$2,601
Kieve Kavanaugh————$2,280—
Daniel Larkin$990—————

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Provides faith-based therapy using horses to help people heal.

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1 program · $259K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Equine assisted therapy uses healing bond of horses to help overcome life's challenges. Necessary life skills are discovered, developed & maintained using theraputic equine exercises and a certified equine specialist.

$259Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$308K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$169K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$137K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$294K
Ln 25
Programscol B$259K
Managementcol C$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$68K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K
Total assetsLn 16$230K
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$169K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$137K
Investment incomeLn 3$280
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$200
Total revenueLn 12$308K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$18K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$207K
Total assetsLn 16$230K
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
Net assetsLn 32$68K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K$18K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$211K$207K
Total assetsLn 16$235K$230K
LiabilitiesLn 26$181K$161K
Net assetsLn 32$54K$68K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38K$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$30K$30K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$6K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$36K$36K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$13K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$105K$105K
All other expensesLn 24e$272$272
Total functional expensesLn 25$294K$259K$35K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $302K$294K$9K$77K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $308K$294K$14K$68K 990 PDF
FY2023 $298K$299K−$1K$54K 990 PDF
FY2022 $297K$310K−$12K$56K 990 PDF
FY2021 $327K$290K$37K$68K 990 PDF
FY2020 $237K$238K−$832$31K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $308,231 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $159,207$169,325
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $136,276$136,878
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $34$280
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,294$1,748
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $297,811$308,231
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $36,847$41,396
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $262,421$252,546
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $299,268$293,942
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,457$14,289
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $308,231 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $210 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$169,325
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$169,325
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $136,878$136,878
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $80$80
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $200$200
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$1,538
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $137,288 · Excluded from tax $80$308,231
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $293,942 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $38,454$38,454
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,942$2,942
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $29,668$29,668
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,031$6,031
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,193 · Management $11,509$17,702
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $8,962$8,962
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,037$5,037
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,863$35,863
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,433$3,433
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,295$2,295
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,705$7,705
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,813$15,813
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,215 · Management $1,100$14,315
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $105,450$105,450
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $272$272
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $259,008 · Management $34,934 · Fundraising $0$293,942
Part X · Balance sheet $229,688 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,690$16,089
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $914$2,179
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $210,949$207,379
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $4,284$4,041
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $234,837$229,688
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $175,943$156,504
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,713$4,714
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $180,656$161,218
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $54,181$68,470
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $54,181$68,470
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $234,837$229,688
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $68,470 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$308,231
XI-2 Total expenses$293,942
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,289
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$54,181
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$68,470

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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