2024-10-17T13:47:58-05:00 2023-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 293 EISENHOWER PARKWAY 2ND FLOOR LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 990 2023-01-01 223667820 SPECIAL STRIDES INC SPEC 7324460945 118 FEDERAL ROAD MONROE NJ 08831 LAURIE LANDY PRESIDENT 7324460945 2024-06-28 1 0 BRIDGET HARTNETT P01429163 9739949494 2024-06-28 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z LAURIE LANDY 118 FEDERAL ROAD MONROE NJ 08831 960845 0 X WWW.SPECIALSTRIDES.ORG X 1998 NJ SPECIAL STRIDES IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. WITH A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF THERAPY, HORSES, AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, INDIVIDUALS ACHIEVE GOALS FOR THERAPY, RECREATION AND EDUCATION. SPECIAL STRIDES PROVIDES ALL INDIVIDUALS AN OPPORTUNITY TO "IMPROVE THEIR LIVES.. ONE STRIDE AT A TIME", REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL STATUS. 12 9 22 67 0 0 407176 548229 354725 349552 151 474 24398 -10660 786450 887595 79655 98185 0 0 414512 433592 0 0 52381 250167 266181 744334 797958 42116 89637 823271 915955 0 17257 823271 898698 X SPECIAL STRIDES IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. WITH A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF THERAPY, HORSES, AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, INDIVIDUALS ACHIEVE GOALS FOR THERAPY, RECREATION AND EDUCATION. SPECIAL STRIDES PROVIDES ALL INDIVIDUALS AN OPPORTUNITY TO "IMPROVE THEIR LIVES ONE STRIDE AT A TIME", REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL STATUS. 0 0 570658 251367 SPECIAL STRIDES INC. IS A 26-YEAR-OLD NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN MONROE NJ. WE PROVIDE THERAPY SERVICES, RECREATION, AND EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. EQUINE ASSISTED SERVICES INCLUDE PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY, ADAPTIVE RIDING, AND EQUINE FACILITATED LEARNING. CLIENTS GAIN FUNCTIONAL SKILLS IN THE AREAS OF BALANCE, MOBILITY, SOCIALIZATION, COMMUNICATION, AND ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. WE RECEIVED GRANTS TOTALING OVER $60,000 THAT WERE USED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, NEW WATERERS, AND FEED SYSTEMS FOR THE HORSE PADDOCKS. SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO OVER 130 CLIENTS, A COMMUNITY GROUP WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 98185 98185 98185 IN 2004, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TOOK A POWERFUL STEP TOWARD MEETING THE SPECIAL STRIDES MISSION OF PROVIDING ALL INDIVIDUALS WITH LIFE CHALLENGES THE THERAPY SERVICES, OR RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING NEEDED TO REACH THEIR UNIQUE POTENTIAL. TO THIS END THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHED THE STEVEN WERTHAN MEMORIAL FUND TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF OUR SERVICES. IN 2023, $127,750 WAS AWARDED TO 71 INDIVIDUALS. THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 55% OF OUR CLIENT BASE. THE TOTAL ACTUAL EXPENDITURE WAS $89,500. THIS IS DUE TO VARIABILITY IN ATTENDANCE, ILLNESS, EPISODIC CARE, AND DISCONTINUATION OF SERVICES. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS "ROLLING" AS THE NEEDS ARE CONTINUAL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. VOLUNTEERISM IS INTEGRAL TO THE FUNCTIONING OF ALL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AT SPECIAL STRIDES. VOLUNTEERS ASSIST DURING THERAPY AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING AS SIDEWALKERS AND HORSELEADERS. THEY ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT WITH FACILITY MANAGEMENT, OFFICE ADMINISTRATION, AND FUNDRAISING EVENTS. IN 2023 WE WERE EXCITED TO ENGAGE 55 NEW VOLUNTEERS TO JOIN OUR TEAM. SPECIAL STRIDES IS APPRECIATIVE OF AND DEDICATED TO OUR VOLUNTEERS WHILE FOSTERING MENTORSHIP IN LEADERSHIP, BUSINESS, VOCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS, AND A SENSE OF PURPOSE. THEIR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS VITAL. 668843 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NJ X THE ORGANIZATION 7324460945 118 FEDERAL ROAD MONROE NJ 08831 SAM LANDY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURIE LANDY PRESIDENT/THERAPIST/FOUNDI 40.00 X X 80808 0 0 SUSIE REHR TREASURER/THERAPIST/EXECUT 40.00 X X 83580 0 0 CAROL WERTHAN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CELIA MASTBAUM MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL GOLDSTEIN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY FOX MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NEAL HERSTIK MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATTY GALLAGHER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROB KASH MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROB MCNABOE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VINCENT DAVIS MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 164388 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 285171 263058 179640 548229 THERAPY/ADAPTIVE RIDIN 624100 251367 251367 SCHOLARSHIP REVENUE 624100 98185 98185 349552 474 474 44365 285171 66164 -21799 -21799 18225 7086 11139 11139 887595 349552 0 -10186 98185 98185 164388 128223 16439 19726 219428 171153 21943 26332 49776 38825 4978 5973 12000 12000 3498 3148 350 14061 10546 3515 7386 6147 1239 15157 12732 2425 67109 60398 6711 EQUINE EXPENSE 124995 124995 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 4920 2806 2114 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 4738 4738 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 3881 3105 776 8436 3842 4594 797958 668843 76734 52381 405252 377376 174639 188841 55171 54277 227025 137415 90627 89610 97582 205851 823271 915955 17257 0 17257 X 823271 898698 823271 898698 823271 915955 X 89637 -1883 -12327 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 544036 482881 436787 407176 548229 2419109 336799 251122 436787 354725 349552 1728985 880835 734003 873574 761901 897781 4148094 179901 90050 10000 41692 191438 513081 0 179901 90050 10000 41692 191438 513081 3635013 382 61 368 151 474 1436 382 61 368 151 474 1436 10000 61242 71242 891217 795306 873942 762052 898255 4220772 0.86120 0.89870 0.00030 0.00030 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 88636 26855 61781 66371 49667 16704 72018 60893 11125 89610 X 940577 -1883 79800 77917 862660 24935 24935 887595 865150 79800 85577 165377 699773 98185 98185 797958 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS NOT LIABLE FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS THAT PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN A TAX RETURN, AND ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES WERE RECORDED DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023. AT DECEMBER 31, 2023, THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES THAT ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING -73,250. SCHOLARSHIP REVENUE 98,185. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: BAD DEBT EXPENSE 12,327. DIRECT FUNDRAISING 73,250. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SCHOLARHIP EXPENSE 98,185. BARN DANCE 193014 167326 25688 28685 7985 11589 DERBY DAY 20031 9060 10971 4791 350 4087 2 116491 108785 7706 258 2500 5919 329536 285171 44365 33734 10835 21595 66164 -21799 18225 7086 0 18225 7086 7086 11139 NJ 1 0 1 0 1.00000 0 0 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 60 98185 PART I, LINE 2: INDIVIDUALS ARE NOTIFIED IN NOVEMBER TO SUBMIT THEIR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS APPLICATION IS COLLECTED VIA A GOOGLE FORM AND INCLUDES FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND A LETTER OF NECESSITY TO THE BOD. THERE IS A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE (SAM LANDY AND CELIA MASTBAUM), WHO REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS AND DETERMINE THE AWARDS FOR THE YEAR. THIS AWARD IS DIRECTLY DEPENDENT ON OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING AND THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE APPLICATION. THIS INFORMATION IS DISSEMINATED TO THE APPLICANTS PRIOR TO OR ON JANUARY 1. EACH RECIPIENT IS MAILED A LETTER OF CONFIRMATION THAT SERVES AS A "CONTRACT" OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING THE SPECIAL STRIDES, INC. 22-3667820 39 332291 04-01-23 2 SCHEDULE I (FORM 990) SCHEDULE I (FORM 990) PAGE PART IV SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION DRAFT AMOUNT PAID PER SESSION AND THE NUMBER OF SESSIONS PER YEAR. ATTENDENCE EXPENDITURE IS MAINTAINED IN THE OFFICE VIA SCHEDULING AND QUICKBOOKS. THERE IS ALSO A ROLLING AWARD ALLOTMENT FOR APPLICATIONS AFTER JANUARY 1 IF THERE ARE ADEQUATE FUNDS. SHARE A HORSE INC BUSINESS IS OWNED BY BOARD PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY 86358 BOARDING OF HORSES AND DONATION OF OFFICE SPACE 0 0 X 3 179640 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 FAMILY RELATIONSHIP: SAM LANDY AND LAURIE LANDY. BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: THE LANDY FAMILY OWNS SHARE A HORSE INC. WHICH PROVIDES OFFICE SPACE AT NO COST AND HORSE BOARDING BELOW MARKET VALUE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD IS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE 990 FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENTS AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING EACH YEAR. AS NEW BOARD MEMBERS JOIN THE BOARD, THE DOCUMENT IS SIGNED AS PART OF THE ORIENTATION PROCESS. THE ADMIN ASSISTANT THEN FILES THESE FORMS IN EACH BOARD MEMBER'S FILE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ALL OFFICER COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORMS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: BAD DEBT EXPENSE -12,327. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. SHARE A HORSE INC 118 FEDERAL ROAD MONROE NJ 08831 BOARDING OF HORSES AND DONATION OF OFFICE SPACE NJ N/A C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0