2023-11-08T11:42:26-06:00 2023-06-30 251622758 MAHER DUESSEL CPA'S 503 MARTINDALE STREET SUITE 600 PITTSBURGH PA 15212 990 2022-07-01 850837155 RYAN SHAZIER FUND FOR SPINAL REHABILITATION RYAN 4123562057 PO BOX 5258 PITTSBURGH PA 15206 CAROLINE BOYCE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4123562057 2023-11-08 1 CAROLINE BOYCE 999009999 0 ELIZABETH E KRISHER P01275616 4124715500 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CAROLINE BOYCE PO BOX 5258 PITTSBURGH PA 15206 1269153 0 X RYANSHAZIERFUND.ORG X 2020 PA THE RYAN SHAZIER FUND FOR SPINAL REHABILITATION IS DEDICATED TO INCREASING THE POSSIBILITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES TO ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THEIR LIFE. 20 20 5 60 0 0 1275363 1211481 0 0 127 2 -211554 -185082 1063936 1026401 131219 253698 0 0 256540 378409 0 0 184869 83547 342619 471306 974726 592630 51675 1224961 1348616 245173 317153 979788 1031463 X THE RYAN SHAZIER FUND FOR SPINAL REHABILITATION AIMS TO GIVE THOSE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES AND THEIR CAREGIVERS THE SUPPORT, RESOURCES AND FUNDING THEY NEED TO LIVE INDEPENDENT AND MEANINGFUL LIVES. 0 0 372182 253698 PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SCI:MAY 1, 2022 THE FUND LAUNCHED THE GOLDEN WINDOW PILOT PROGRAM FOR 10 PEOPLE WITH SCI IN ALLEGHENY AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES. THE GOLDEN WINDOW PROGRAM ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS WITH AN SCI TO APPLY FOR UP TO $15,000 IN DIRECT TO VENDOR SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS ITEMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HOME MODIFICATIONS, ADAPTIVE VEHICLES, DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, AND ADDITIONAL REHABILITATION SESSIONS. THE PILOT PROGRAM HAD ACCEPTED ALL 10 PARTICIPANTS BY LATE JULY 2022. DUE TO DEMAND ESPECIALLY FROM A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF APPLICANTS FROM OTHER COUNTIES THE FUND DECIDED TO EXPAND ITS ELIGIBLE SERVICE AREA TO MUCH OF WESTERN PA, EASTERN OHIO (INCLUDING COLUMBUS), AND NORTHERN WV. UP UNTIL MARCH 2023 THE FUND ACCEPTED AN ADDITIONAL 20 INDIVIDUALS WITH SCI TO THE GOLDEN WINDOW PROGRAM AND AWARDED OVER $300,000 IN FUNDING BEFORE CLOSING APPLICATIONS. DURING THEIR INTAKE MEETING, PARTICIPANTS DISCUSSED THEIR SERVICE PLAN AND ANY ISSUES OR QUESTIONS WITH THE PROGRAM MANAGER. ONCE THE SERVICE PLAN WAS DETERMINED, PARTICIPANTS WERE ASKED TO TAKE A BRIEF SURVEY. WHEN THEY WERE READY PARTICIPANTS COULD SUBMIT INVOICES WITH A COMPLETED W-9 TAX FORM FOR APPROVAL AND PAYMENT. THE GOLDEN WINDOW PROGRAM BOUGHT 2 WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VANS, 7 PIECES OF IN-HOME EXERCISE EQUIPMENT TO KEEP PEOPLE EXERCISING, 2 STANDING FRAMES TO GET PEOPLE UPRIGHT, 4 PIECES OF MOBILITY EQUIPMENT TO HELP SCI INDIVIDUALS GET WHERE THEY NEED TO GO, INSTALLED 10 RAMPS OR VERTICAL PLATFORM LIFTS TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES, AND HELPED PAY FOR 275 ADDITIONAL REHABILITATION SESSIONS. AND THAT IS JUST THE BEGINNING! THE PILOT WAS PROFESSIONALLY EVALUATED, AND A FORMAL PROGRAM WILL BE LAUNCHED IN JUNE 2023.ANOTHER PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SCI IS THE RYAN TIME PROGRAM. PARTICIPANTS SIGN UP VIA THE WEBSITE FOR A ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATION WITH RYAN SHAZIER VIA ZOOM. MR. SHAZIER TYPICALLY DOES RYAN TIME EVERY TUESDAY EVENING FOR AN HOUR ON AVERAGE, WHEN POSSIBLE, WE WILL ALSO ARRANGE FOR IN-PERSON VISITS FROM MR. SHAZIER. DURING THIS TIME PARTICIPANTS HAVE A CANDID CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. SHAZIER ABOUT THEIR MUTUAL EXPERIENCES DEALING WITH SCI AND THE COMPLICATIONS AND CHALLENGES IT PRESENTS. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 30 RYAN TIME ZOOMS AND VISITS DURING THE YEAR. MANY PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATE IN RYAN TIME ARE THEN INTERVIEWED FOR A SHALIEVE STORY, WHERE THE INSPIRATIONAL STORIES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SCI ARE HIGHLIGHTED AND SHARED ON OUR WEBSITE AND VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 242846 PROGRAMS FOR THE SCI SUPPORT SYSTEM (CAREGIVERS, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS):THE RYAN SHAZIER FUND UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT ONLY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE SCI BUT ALSO FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM. WE WORK TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE CAREGIVERS, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS CAN BUILD THEIR OWN RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS CONNECTED TO SCI. ONE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES THIS IS THE RYAN SHAZIER FUND WOODLAND FAMILY RETREAT WEEKENDS. DURING THE SPRING AND FALL WE CAN ACCOMMODATE 6 INDIVIDUALS WITH SCI AND THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM, THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND A FREE WEEKEND AWAY AT A COMPLETELY ACCESSIBLE CAMP FACILITY. THE PARTICIPANTS SPEND TIME WITH EACH OTHER FORMING BONDS AND HAVING FUN. WEEKEND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SWIMMING, CRAFTS, ZIPLINE, BONFIRES, AND SPECIAL SESSIONS FOR BOTH CAREGIVERS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH SCI. FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO JOIN OUR WOODLANDS RETREATS WE HOST IN-PERSON EVENTS WHERE FAMILIES CAN BE TOGETHER AND MEET OTHERS IN THE SCI COMMUNITY. WE HOSTED OUR FIRST SCI STREET FAIR WITH OVER 150 PARTICIPANTS. THERE WAS FOOD, GAMES, ACTIVITIES, AND LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND RECONNECT WITH OLD ONES. IN ADDITION TO THE SCI STREET FAIR, WE HOSTED BOTH AN ADAPTIVE CLIMBING EVENT AND AN OUTING TO THE PIRATES GAME AT PNC PARK. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH GIANT EAGLE TO HOST A HOLIDAY GROCERY SHOPPING TRIP FOR SEVERAL SCI COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN PERSON OUTINGS SUPPORT BOTH THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH SCI AND THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM. OFTEN THESE PEOPLE ARE PUTTING SO MUCH OF THEIR TIME AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TOWARDS RECOVERY AND NEW AND UNEXPECTED EXPENSES THAT THEY NEGLECT THEIR OWN PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING. THIS YEAR THE FUND EXPANDED ITS SHALIEVE STORY PROGRAM TO INCLUDE STORIES FROM CAREGIVERS AS WELL. A CAREGIVER STORY IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND VIA SOCIAL MEDIA EACH MONTH IN ADDITION TO THE SHALIEVE STORY. 615028 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 PA X CAROLINE BOYCE 4123562057 PO BOX 5258 PITTSBURGH PA 15206 RYAN SHAZIER PRESIDENT 8.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM E KASSLING CHAIRPERSON 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MELISSA ARMSTRONG SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSHUA POLLARD TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN ACKLIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILL ALLEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY BERNSTEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE DEWEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PRASHANT DUBEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONY FARAH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEON FORD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MOREHOUSE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID OKONKWO MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUCAS PIATT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR J ROONEY II DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE SHAZIER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VERNON SHAZIER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEG THROCKMORTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL P TOMLIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE ZAREMSKI-YOUNG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE BOYCE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 30.00 X 129060 0 8165 129060 0 8165 1 0 0 0 0 582683 628798 3000 1211481 2 2 57670 582683 242752 -185082 -185082 1026401 0 0 -185080 253698 253698 154466 37072 91135 26259 177740 110366 30710 36664 22262 12073 5763 4426 23941 10773 8619 4549 31458 31458 48640 35049 13591 21765 15445 6320 12530 3464 2584 6482 21443 14229 1188 6026 3864 3419 445 6538 3269 3269 OUTREACH 102687 102687 FUNDRAISING 65432 65432 BANK CHARGES AND FEES 10251 103 103 10045 FAMILY & CAREGIVER 10247 10247 7764 3134 4630 974726 615028 174829 184869 1007976 1112276 214488 222828 2497 13512 1224961 1348616 131712 188392 113461 128761 245173 317153 X 842741 941313 137047 90150 979788 1031463 1224961 1348616 51675 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 533662 1275363 1211481 3020506 533662 1275363 1211481 3020506 484314 2536192 127 2 129 3020635 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1027783 1382 1382 1026401 0 1026401 976108 1382 1382 974726 0 974726 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 1,382. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 1,382. RUN FOR BLACK AND GOLD 640353 582683 57670 96750 3500 40726 101776 640353 582683 57670 96750 3500 40726 101776 242752 -185082 1 GOLDEN WINDOW 24 253698 FMV ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HOME/DRIVING MODIFICATIONS, EQUIPMENT, AND PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR RECOVERY. PART I, LINE 2: INDIVIDUALS APPLY VIA THE RYAN SHAZIER FUND WEBSITE WHERE THEY ARE THEN TAKEN TO SUBMITTABLE.COM. FROM THERE THEY CREATE AN ACCOUNT, TAKE AN ELIGIBILITY QUIZ, AND MAY THEN BE INVITED TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION. ONCE THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED THE PROGRAM MANAGER RECEIVES A NOTIFICATION THAT AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE PROGRAM MANAGER DOES AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE THE APPLICATION IS COMPLETE WITH CONTACT AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND PROJECT ESTIMATES AS WELL AS THE TOTAL REQUESTED AMOUNT. ONCE THE STAFF REVIEW IS COMPLETED AND UPON THE CLOSING OF THE APPLICATION DEADLINE, THE REDACTED APPLICATIONS ARE SENT TO THE SCI ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SCIAC). SCIAC MEMBERS RECEIVE A FOLDER FULL OF APPLICATIONS THAT THEY CAN ACCESS VIA THE SUBMITTABLE PLATFORM. THE SCIAC MEMBERS ARE GIVEN APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS TO EVALUATE AND SCORE THE APPLICATIONS. WHEN THE SCIAC EVALUATION PERIOD CLOSES THE APPLICATIONS ARE THEN RANKED BY SCORE AND IN ORDER OF DATE RECEIVED. THE TOP SCORING APPLICATIONS TOTALING UP TO 1/3 OF THE YEARLY GOLDEN WINDOW BUDGET (EX: $360,000 BUDGET MEANS $120,000 ALLOCATED PER APPLICATION CYCLE) ARE THEN MOVED TO THE GOLDEN WINDOW FUNDING APPROVAL COMMITTEE. THIS COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF AT LEAST 3 BOARD MEMBERS WHO REVIEW APPLICATIONS ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SCIAC AND APPROVE OR DENY FUNDING. AFTER THE GOLDEN WINDOW FUNDING APPROVAL COMMITTEE (COMPRISED OF RYAN SHAZIER FUND BOARD MEMBERS) APPROVES THE APPLICATION FOR FUNDING THE APPLICANT IS NOTIFIED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR FUNDING VIA SUBMITTABLE.COM. ONCE APPROVED EACH PARTICIPANT MUST HAVE AN INTAKE MEETING WITH THE PROGRAM MANAGER AND COMPLETE A PRE-PROGRAM SURVEY PRIOR TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANY FUNDS. DURING THE INTAKE MEETING THE PROGRAM MANAGER AND THE PARTICIPANT (SOMETIMES THE CAREGIVER IS INCLUDED IF NECESSARY) DISCUSS THEIR PERSONAL GOALS, HOW THE FUNDING WILL HELP ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS, WHAT VENDORS/SERVICES THEY WILL BE PURCHASING WITH THE FUNDING, AND ANY ESTIMATES OR INVOICES THEY HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED. WHEN THE PARTICIPANT IS READY FOR THE FUNDING TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE VENDOR THEY SUBMIT A COMPLETED W-9 AND INVOICE TO THE PROGRAM MANAGER. THE PROGRAM MANAGER WILL EVALUATE THE INVOICE AND VENDOR TO DETERMINE IF THE REQUEST IS FROM A LEGITIMATE SOURCE AND IS FUNDING A PROJECT AS DISCUSSED IN THE INTAKE MEETING AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE INVOICE AND W9 ARE SENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR APPROVAL WHO THEN REQUESTS PAYMENT FROM THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT. THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOLLOWS UP SHORTLY AFTER THE PAYMENT REQUEST IS MADE TO SEE THE STATUS OF THE PURCHASE AND OR CONSTRUCTION. THE GOLDEN WINDOW FUNDING APPROVAL COMMITTEE PRESENTS A REPORT AT THE FOLLOWING RYAN SHAZIER FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING ON APPROVED APPLICATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 1) BOARD MEMBER VERNON SHAZIER IS THE FATHER OF RYAN SHAZIER, PRESIDENT. 2) BOARD MEMBERS WILLIAM KASSLING IS A MINORITY OWNER OF THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS AND DAVID MOREHOUSE IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS DURING THIS YEAR. 3) BOARD MEMBER ARTHUR ROONEY IS OWNER OF THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS AND MICHAEL TOMLIN IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PERFORMS AN IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 AND REVIEWS IT WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE FUND HAS INSTITUTED AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE POLICY IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY EACH GOVERNING MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A ALL EXECUTIVE SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.