Provide quality learning opportunities in recreational activities for individuals with disabilities. By creating an environment where each person is empowered to maximize their individual abilities everyone can shine!

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ 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
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $11K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$477K
118% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 118% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 2 voting members
Concern: none of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$686K
Spent
$656K
To programs
77%
Net assets
−$72K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$686K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$686K
FY2022$938K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$656K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$656K
FY2022$964K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
−$72K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$72K
FY2022−$97K
FY2023−$118K
FY2024−$122K
FY2025−$142K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $504K Management & general 23% · $153K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeffrey Sullivan’s $96K as CFO is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Jeffrey Sullivan$96,296$91,646$87,158$86,000
Lisa Ruby$59,446$57,119$52,810$51,500

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

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3 programs · $503K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Week long bike camp teaching individuals with disabilities how to ride a conventional two-wheel bike

$427Kprogram expense
02

Week long swim camp teaching individuals with disabilities how to swim

$66Kprogram expense
03

Week long dance camp teaching individuals with disabilities how to dance

$10Kprogram 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$8K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$686K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$471K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$202K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Money outPt IX
$656K
Ln 25
Programscol B$504K
Managementcol C$153K
Owns and owesPt X
−$72K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$292K
Total assetsLn 16$406K
LiabilitiesLn 26$477K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$202K
Government grantsLn 1e$131K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$471K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$686K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$191K
SavingsLn 2$101K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$292K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$91K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$406K
LiabilitiesLn 26$477K
Net assetsLn 32−$72K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$274K$292K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69K$91K
Total assetsLn 16$404K$406K
LiabilitiesLn 26$505K$477K
Net assetsLn 32−$102K−$72K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$24K$106K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$177K$177K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$10K$13K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$15K$8K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$0$1K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$356$0$356$0
Information technologyLn 14$5K$0$5K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K$0$0
TravelLn 17$115K$115K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$4K$4K$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$18K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$29K$24K$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$129K$115K$14K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$656K$504K$153K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.0M$1.1M−$20K−$142K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.1M−$4K−$122K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.0M−$38K−$118K 990 PDF
FY2022 $938K$964K−$25K−$97K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $686K$656K$30K−$72K 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 $686,492 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $106,180$201,943
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $78,905$470,800
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $75,566$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,331$13,749
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $261,982$686,492
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 $194,278$352,302
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $119,156$303,949
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $313,434$656,251
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$51,452$30,241
Part VI · Governance 0 of 2 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $686,492 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,654 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$130,854
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$71,089
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$201,943
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $470,800 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$470,800
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $95 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$95
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $484,549 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$686,492
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $656,251 across 27 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $23,500 · Management $105,500 · Fundraising $0$129,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $176,534 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$176,534
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,389 · Management $13,005 · Fundraising $0$23,394
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,303 · Management $8,071 · Fundraising $0$23,374
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,412 · Fundraising $0$1,412
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $356 · Fundraising $0$356
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $4,857 · Fundraising $0$4,857
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,077 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,077
IX-17 TravelPrograms $115,168 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$115,168
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,125 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,125
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,979 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,979
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,946 · Management $5,326 · Fundraising $0$29,272
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $114,680 · Management $14,023 · Fundraising $0$128,703
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $503,701 · Management $152,550 · Fundraising $0$656,251
Part X · Balance sheet $405,854 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $271,140$190,957
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,103$100,560
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $400$5,878
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $22,326$16,454
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $38,000$794
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $68,631$91,211
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $403,600$405,854
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,272$9,099
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $351,021$318,271
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $505,293$477,370
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$101,693−$71,516
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $403,600$405,854
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$71,516 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$686,492
XI-2 Total expenses$656,251
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,241
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$101,693
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$64
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$71,516

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