Positive Strides INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Easton, MD501(c)(3)UnclassifiedEIN 52-1784328Revenue $97K in FY2021

On file with the IRSpositivestridescenter.orgPo Box 391, 21601-8906 · Easton, MDTax-exempt since Dec 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide therapeutic horseback riding as physical and emotional support for mentally and physically disabled individuals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$48K 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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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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $29K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$97K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$146K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$832K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$97K
FY2021▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$122K
FY2021$97K
FY2022$146K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$177K
Expenses
$146K
FY2021▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$147K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$194K
FY2023$168K
FY2024$193K
Net assets
$832K
FY2021▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$745K
FY2021$832K
FY2022$678K
FY2023$719K
FY2024$771K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1993.

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% · $123K Management & general 8% · $12K Fundraising 8% · $11K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$48,230Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kim Thomas$53,838—$48,230—
Kim Hopkins—$48,230—$49,961

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

Programs and updates

Offers therapeutic horseback riding for physical and emotional support to disabled individuals.

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1 program · $123K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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To provide therapeutic horseback riding as physical and emotional support for mentally and physically disabled individuals.

$123Kprogram 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$2K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$97K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$146K
Ln 25
Programscol B$123K
Managementcol C$12K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$832K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K
Total assetsLn 16$837K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$97K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17K
SavingsLn 2$34K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$752K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$837K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$832K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$92K$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$615K$752K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K$33K
Total assetsLn 16$748K$837K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$745K$832K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$36K$7K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$581$388
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$5K$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$484$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$370$370
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$466$78
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$59K$150
All other expensesLn 24e$829$829
Total functional expensesLn 25$146K$123K$12K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $177K$193K−$16K$771K 990 PDF
FY2023 $159K$168K−$9K$719K 990 PDF
FY2022 $146K$194K−$48K$678K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $97K$146K−$48K$832K 990 PDF
FY2020 $122K$147K−$25K$745K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $97,465 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $108,489$64,105
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,910$15,950
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,710$13,932
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,908$3,478
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $122,017$97,465
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $53,809$52,107
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $93,526$93,406
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $147,335$145,513
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$25,318−$48,048
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $97,465 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$16,676
VIII-1c Fundraising events$4,440
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$42,989
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,023
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$64,105
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,950$15,950
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,932$13,932
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$3,478
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,950 · Excluded from tax $13,932$97,465
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $145,513 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,173 · Management $7,234 · Fundraising $4,823$48,230
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,908 · Management $581 · Fundraising $388$3,877
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,740$1,740
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,778 · Management $1,037 · Fundraising $1,372$7,187
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $3,025$3,025
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $484 · Fundraising $1,450$1,934
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,910$8,910
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $370$370
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,416$7,416
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,173 · Management $466 · Fundraising $78$2,717
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59,128 · Fundraising $150$59,278
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $829$829
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $122,685 · Management $11,542 · Fundraising $11,286$145,513
Part X · Balance sheet $837,432 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,442$17,030
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $75,031$33,956
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $40,298$32,882
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $615,386$751,564
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $748,157$837,432
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$5,033
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,101$239
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,101$5,272
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $744,815$832,160
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $745,056$832,160
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $748,157$837,432
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $832,160 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$97,465
XI-2 Total expenses$145,513
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$48,048
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$745,056
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$135,152
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$832,160

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