Finding Our Stride EIN 83-3151412

Finding Our Stride

EIN  83-3151412 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Norwich, VT Founded 2019
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Builds fitness, self-esteem, and resilience in youth through community connections.
Leadership
Gregory Defrancis · Executive Director · $108K
Money in and out
$226K revenue, $376K expenses
Bottom line
67% program efficiency

Builds fitness, self-esteem, and resilience in youth through community connections. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $226K in revenue, $376K in expenses, and $247K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$226K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$376K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$247K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$150K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.33
Program efficiency
67%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
8.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -39% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-66%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -1166% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$226K
FY2025▼ -34%
Expenses
$376K
FY2025▲ +4%
Total assets
$250K
FY2025▼ -37%
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2025▲ ×28
Total revenue
$226K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$376K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$247K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$150K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$250K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B67%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $254K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Fall 2025 Programming

Fall season program costs include stipends to support 96 coaches serving 642 students in our afterschol youth wellness programs at 25 partner-school sites in the upper valley region of vermont and new hampshire.

$132Kprogram expense
02

Spring 2025 Programming

Spring season program cost includes stipends for 79 coaches serving 487 students in afterschool programs at 23 partner school sites in the greater upper valley region of vermont and new hampshire. Youth at each school sites participated in community service learning projects and community engagement projects.

$122Kprogram expense
03

Coaches' Training Session and Resources

New training resources were developed with social-emotional curriculum and afterschool session practice plans to incorporate fitness, peer support, and social emational growth. New in-person training sessions were conducted for coaches at three regional sites across the greater upper valley.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFinding Our Stride
EINHdr · item D83-3151412
Principal addressHdr · item CNorwich, VT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.findingourstride.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2019
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFRecreation & Sports (N30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$108,333Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gregory Defrancis’s $108K as Executive Director is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1018 $100K–1M recreation & sports 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Gregory Defrancis$108,333$36,410

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$220K · 97%
Investment income$7K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$220K
Investment income3%$7K
Total revenueLn 12$226K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.33
Program services67%$254K
Management & general33%$122K
Total functional expensesLn 25$376K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$250K
Total assetsLn 16$250K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$247K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $250K · Operating expenses/yr $376K
8.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $254K · Total expenses $376K
67%
Management & General
Management & general $122K · Total expenses $376K
33%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $376K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $309K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $220K · Total revenue $226K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $226K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $226K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $7K · Total revenue $226K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $376K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $226K · Prior year $344K
-34%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $234K · FY2025 $226K
-1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $247K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $226K · Expenses $376K
-66%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $250K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $247K · Total assets $250K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $250K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gregory Defrancis · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $108K · Total expenses $376K
29%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $185K · Total expenses $376K
49%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 67%
Overhead ratio 33%
Revenue growth -34%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$750

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$226K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$344K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$384K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$369K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$263K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$234K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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