Freedom Ride INC FY2022 filing

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To enrich the lives and experiences of children and adults with disabilities in the Central Florida area through therapeutic horseback riding and related activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$46K 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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FY2022 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $294K a year · 35% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $92K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$920K
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$560K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$920K
FY2022▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$697K
FY2022$920K
FY2023$679K
FY2024$600K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$560K
FY2022▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$428K
FY2021$544K
FY2022$560K
FY2023$596K
FY2024$628K
FY2025$579K
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2022▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1998.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $498K Management & general 11% · $59K Fundraising 0% · $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

12 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$46,320Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Acting Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Veronica Whetro’s $30K as Executive Director is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Veronica Whetro$29,962$50,000$50,000———
Marianne Gray——$33,814$46,320$46,320$46,948

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Enriches lives through therapeutic horseback riding and related activities for those with disabilities.

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1 program · $498K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

During 2022, freedom ride's therapeutic horseback riding program had 165 individuals with disabilities participating, providing 7,466 hours of program services; 143 volunteers were trained and assisted in barn care, facility maintenance, and the therapeutic program, providing 5,008 hours of volunteer services.

$498Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$920K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$606K
Other incomeLn 4–11$207K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$105K
Money outPt IX
$560K
Ln 25
Programscol B$498K
Managementcol C$59K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$770K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$606K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$105K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$207K
Total revenueLn 12$920K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$645K
SavingsLn 2$125K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$770K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6129
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$933K$770K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$217K$181K$34K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$10K$3K$152
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$1K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$21K$3K
InterestLn 20$81K$81K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$36K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$156K$149K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$445$445
Total functional expensesLn 25$560K$498K$59K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 31, 2026 $1.0M$579K$428K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 20, 2025 $600K$628K−$28K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Dec 3, 2024 $679K$596K$83K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $920K$560K$361K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2022 $697K$544K$153K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2021 $1.2M$428K$768K$1.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $920,494 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $450,474$606,345
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $98,804$105,220
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,726$1,693
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $141,723$207,236
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $696,727$920,494
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 $226,650$230,287
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $316,873$329,415
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $543,523$559,702
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $153,204$360,792
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $920,494 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$22,717
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$583,628
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$606,345
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $105,220$105,220
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,693$1,693
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $192,575$192,575
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14,661$14,661
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $119,881 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $194,268$920,494
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $559,702 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $180,709 · Management $33,646 · Fundraising $2,439$216,794
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,452 · Management $2,889 · Fundraising $152$13,493
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,400 · Management $7,632$9,032
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,488 · Management $2,989$24,477
IX-20 InterestPrograms $80,611$80,611
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,015$36,015
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,946$17,946
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $148,924 · Management $6,965$155,889
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $445$445
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $497,990 · Management $59,121 · Fundraising $2,591$559,702
Part X · Balance sheet $3,080,461 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $811,793$644,896
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $121,119$125,256
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $14,685$25,505
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,827,485$2,284,804
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,775,082$3,080,461
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,564$540
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,368,391$1,312,978
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $905,358$1,531,184
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $501,333$236,299
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,406,691$1,767,483
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,775,082$3,080,461
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,767,483 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$920,494
XI-2 Total expenses$559,702
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$360,792
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,406,691
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,767,483

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