There can be many challenges that an individual or family can face when IT comes to therapy. Our local community is plagued by wait lists for pediatric therapy. Wait lists can be months long and have hundreds ahead of your child. Imagine waiting and needing to seek therapy for your child only to be told you have to wait. Insurance cas also pose a great challenge. A therapy cap is the dollar amount that one's insurance allows. Once these caps have been met, insurance coverage might be denied, leaving financial responsibility with the patient or families. With limitations on availability in our community for pediatric therapy, and challenges that come with insurance, the trials that patients and families face can be very intimidating, and financially overwhelming.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $39K a year · 9% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $55K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$217K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$227K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$35K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$217K
FY2021▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$191K
FY2021$217K
FY2022$297K
FY2023$729K
FY2024$78K
Expenses
$227K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$227K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$634K
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$35K
FY2021▼ -22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$45K
FY2021$35K
FY2022$69K
FY2023$164K
FY2024$47K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2017-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2017.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $190K Management & general 15% · $35K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Schilder’s $106K as Executive Director is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 84 <$100K animals 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Amy Schilder$105,700$18,262
Sholeh Lulham—$14,929

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Connects families with needed pediatric therapy services, overcoming waitlists and insurance barriers.

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1 program · $190K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Speech, physical and occupational therapy services were provided to multiple individuals in 2020. Majority of our patients were pediatric and having varying diagnoses. Therapies focus around horse manipulation through its movement to effect neurosensory and musculoskeletal change in a therapeutic manner.

$190Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$55K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$217K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$148K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Money outPt IX
$227K
Ln 25
Programscol B$190K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$35K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$43K
Total assetsLn 16$48K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$148K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$71K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Total revenueLn 12$217K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$43K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$43K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$48K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$35K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K$43K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$49K$48K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$45K$35K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$65K$65K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$740$740
OccupancyLn 16$59K$56K$3K
TravelLn 17$10K$4K$6K
InterestLn 20$31$31
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$223$223
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$69K$63K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$424
Total functional expensesLn 25$227K$190K$35K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $78K$47K 990 PDF
FY2023 $729K$634K$95K$164K 990 PDF
FY2022 $297K$266K$31K$69K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $217K$227K−$10K$35K 990 PDF
FY2020 $191K$45K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $217,395 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $132,636$148,036
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $58,107$86,960
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue−$17,601
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $190,743$217,395
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,330$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $157,556$227,081
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $158,886$227,081
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $31,857−$9,686
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $217,395 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$70,941
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$77,095
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,425
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$148,036
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $86,960$86,960
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$17,601−$17,601
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $86,960 · Excluded from tax −$17,601$217,395
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $227,081 across 12 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,090$4,090
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $65,381$65,381
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,747$2,747
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,390$5,390
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $740$740
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $55,900 · Management $2,942$58,842
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,897 · Management $6,400$10,297
IX-20 InterestManagement $31$31
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $223$223
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,264$8,264
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $62,974 · Management $6,286$69,260
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,392 · Management $424$1,816
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $189,767 · Management $34,567 · Fundraising $2,747$227,081
Part X · Balance sheet $48,077 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,857$43,023
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$5,054
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $49,057$48,077
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,498$5,416
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,498$13,204
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $44,559$34,873
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $44,559$34,873
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $49,057$48,077
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $34,873 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$217,395
XI-2 Total expenses$227,081
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,686
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$44,559
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$34,873

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