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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 274,004 | 334,726 | 345,838 | 372,790 | 411,127 | 1,738,485 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 274,004 | 334,726 | 345,838 | 372,790 | 411,127 | 1,738,485 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 15,213 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,723,272 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 274,004 | 334,726 | 345,838 | 372,790 | 411,127 | 1,738,485 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,598 | 813 | 236 | 2,457 | 5,009 | 10,113 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 1,766,704 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | 4.SPECIAL EQUESTRIANS NEW ADDITIONAL PAID PATH, INTL. CERTIFIED THERAPEUTIC RIDING INSTRUCTOR HAS ALLOWED US TO HAVE 4 FULL DAYS OF THERAPEUTIC RIDING CLASSES AT SPECIAL EQUESTRIANS. 5.RIDERS WHO CANNOT RIDE FOR MEDICAL OR OTHER REASONS HAVE BEEN GIVEN NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO GROOM OUR HORSES AND PARTICIPATE IN UNMOUNTED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS LEADING HORSES AND HORSE CARE. 6.OUR OUTREACH PROGRAM HAS ALLOWED US TO NOT ONLY GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT OUR PROGRAM, BUT IT HAS BECOME A TEACHING TOOL AS WELL. DURING AN OUTREACH VISIT, THE PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT HORSES, THEIR FOOD, RIDING EQUIPMENT AND GROOMING EQUIPMENT, IN ADDITION TO HEARING A SHORT TALK ABOUT OUR THERAPEUTIC RIDING PROGRAM. WE ALSO LET THEM PET THE TWO HORSES, BRUSH THE HORSES AND, IN SOME PLACES, READ TO THE HORSES. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO ADD NEW AGENCIES AND SCHOOLS TO OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS. AS OF DECEMBER 2018, WE HAVE ENRICHED THE LIVES OF A TOTAL OF 1381 CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH OUR OUTREACH PROGRAM, WHICH BEGAN IN MARCH OF 2012. THIS NUMBER FOR 2018 IS 236 IN 9 SEPARATE VISITS. 7.OUR OUTREACH TEAM OF PET PARTNER ANIMAL HANDLERS MUST BE EVALUATED EVERY TWO YEARS. WE HAVE 7 EQUINE/HANDLER TEAMS, CURRENTLY. OUR MOST RECENT EVALUATION WAS IN 2018. 8.DURING THIS YEAR, ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEER ORIENTATIONS WERE ADDED TO INCREASE OUR VOLUNTEER NUMBERS. 38 NEW VOLUNTEERS WERE ADDED TO OUR VOLUNTEER STAFF. 9.SPECIAL EQUESTRIANS HAS NOW OFFICIALLY ADDED THERAPEUTIC DRIVING TO OUR PROGRAM OFFERINGS. OUR THERAPEUTIC DRIVING INSTRUCTOR TAUGHT HIS FIRST SEASON OF STUDENTS FOR THERAPEUTIC CARRIAGE DRIVING IN 2017-2018. THIS NEW PROGRAM HAS ALLOWED US TO SERVE SOME PARTICIPANTS WHO DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THERAPEUTIC RIDING. THERAPEUTIC DRIVING IS ALSO AN ALTERNATIVE EQUESTRIAN SKILL TO OFFER THE PEOPLE ON OUR WAITING LIST. 10.WE CONTINUE TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT OUR UNMOUNTED VETERAN'S PROGRAM, WHICH IS READY TO BEGIN. IT IS AN EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING PROGRAM WHICH WILL BE TAUGHT BY TWO OF OUR PATH CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS WHO TOOK A PATH INTERNATIONAL SPONSORED COURSE IN EQUINE SERVICES FOR HEROES. SPECIAL EQUESTRIANS HAS MET WITH JEREMY GENTILE OF MISSION UNITED AND WE HAVE LISTED THIS SERVICE IN UNITED WAY 211. A VETERAN'S PROGRAM BROCHURE WAS CREATED BY FGCU STUDENTS AND IT IS BEING DISTRIBUTED AROUND OUR COMMUNITY AND AT LOCAL VET CENTERS. 11.IN 2018, A THIRD DRILL TEAM WAS FORMED AMONG OUR THERAPEUTIC RIDING STUDENTS. THIS DRILL TEAM IS COACHED BY OUR TUESDAY INSTRUCTORS, JUSTIN PARCHEM AND DIANE SHAW. THESE RIDERS ARE EXCITED AND HONORED TO BE A PART OF THIS TEAM. IN 2017, TWO DRILL TEAMS, SPIRIT RIDERS AND MIRACLE OUTLAWS, ENTERED A DRILL TEAM HORSE SHOW HELD LOCALLY FOR ABLE BODIED RIDERS. BOTH TEAMS WON FIRST PLACE IN THEIR DIVISION, SHOWING THAT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES CAN BECOME EMPOWERED THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HORSEBACK RIDING. 12.SOME PERSONS CANNOT QUALIFY FOR THERAPEUTIC RIDING BECAUSE OF AGE (UNDER 4) OR LACK OF PHYSICAL OR COGNITIVE SKILLS NEEDED FOR THERAPEUTIC RIDING. SARAH POINDEXTER, AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST AND VOLUNTEER FOR SPECIAL EQUESTRIANS, RECENTLY COMPLETED THE PROCESS OF BECOMING A CERTIFIED THERAPIST IN HIPPOTHERAPY. THE TERM HIPPOTHERAPY REFERS TO HOW OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY PROFESSIONALS USE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND CLINICAL REASONING IN THE PURPOSEFUL MANIPULATION OF EQUINE MOVEMENT TO ENGAGE SENSORY, NEUROMOTOR, AND COGNITIVE SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES IN A CLIENT. WE ARE NOW PARTNERING WITH STRIDES OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES TO OFFER THESE SERVICES AT SPECIAL EQUESTRIANS. THE FIRST CLIENTS WERE SERVED IN 2018. CLIENTS WHO ARE RECEIVING OT AT SPECIAL EQUESTRIANS COULD BE POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS IN OUR THERAPEUTIC RIDING PROGRAM AS THEY MAKE PROGRESS WITH THEIR OT/HIPPOTHERAPY SESSIONS. 13.IN 2018, BACKGROUND CHECKS WERE CONTINUED FOR NEW VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE 18 AND OVER. THIS PROCESS WAS INSTITUTED IN 2015 AND HAS BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL ADDITION TO OUR VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION AND REQUIREMENTS. 14.A NEW UPDATED BROCHURE WAS DEVELOPED AND PRINTED. THIS BROCHURE HAS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW ACTIVITY (THERAPEUTIC CARRIAGE DRIVING) THAT HAS BEEN ADDED TO OUR THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMMING. 15.SPECIAL EQUESTRIANS CONTINUED WORKING WITH CHRIS COOK OF WILD HORSEMANSHIP CENTER IN REDDICK, FLORIDA IN 2018. CHRIS IS A HORSE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST WHOSE MISSION IS TO HELP THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTERS USE EFFECTIVE TRAINING METHODS FOR THEIR THERAPEUTIC RIDING HORSES. HE IS PRESENTLY EMBARKING ON A STUDY WITH UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA TO DEVELOP A CURRICULUM IN THERAPEUTIC RIDING HORSE TRAINING FOR PATH, INTL. AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS WITH HIM TO BETTER TRAIN OUR HORSES AND VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR MISSION OF SERVING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. THESE WORKSHOPS HAVE HELPED OUR HORSES TO BECOME HAPPIER IN THEIR JOBS AND OUR HORSE LEADER VOLUNTEERS HAVE BECOME MORE SKILLED. THIS TRAINING ULTIMATELY HELPS THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE CLASSES. 16.IN 2018, ONE NEW HORSE WAS PURCHASED BY SPECIAL EQUESTRIANS. THIS WAS NECESSARY AS ONE HORSE WAS RETIRED IN 2018 AND ONE HORSE WAS FOUND TO BE UNSUITABLE FOR HER JOB AS A THERAPY HORSE. NEW EQUINE PARTNERS ARE SO NEEDED AT THIS TIME WHEN WE ARE WORKING TO EXPAND SERVICES AND CLASSES. 17.IN 2018, OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO BECAME NEWLY CERTIFIED AS EQUINE SPECIALISTS IN MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING PROVIDED A VALUABLE SERVICE ASSISTING OUR PROGRAMS AT SPECIAL EQUESTRIANS. THE ESMHL CAN SERVE MANY FUNCTIONS AT A THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER. ONE OF THEIR ROLES IS TO ENSURE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE EQUINES WHO WORK AT THE CENTER. THEY CAN ALSO TEACH EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING CLASSES WHICH ARE UNMOUNTED. MOST CENTERS SUCH AS OURS HAVE AN ESMHL ON STAFF AND IT IS A WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT TO ADD THIS POSITION TO OUR STAFF. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING IT ELECTRONICALLY |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | EACH YEAR THE BOARD MEMBERS SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | NO OFFICER'S ARE PAID AT THE POINT IN TIME. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VIII | SPECIAL EVENT REVENUE WAS 302,495, WHICH INCLUDES CONTRIBUTIONS OF 233,705 WHICH IS INCLUDED AS FUNDRAISING INCOME ON LINE 1 NET INCOME FROM SPECIAL EVENTS WAS 260,598. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | PROFESSIONAL FEES 0 2,000 5,180 PROGRAM INSTRUCTORS 20,341 0 0 INSTRUCTOR TRAINING 3,781 0 0 VETERINARIAN 1,481 0 0 TOTAL 25,603 2,000 5,180 |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | INVESTMENT EXPENSES -489 TUITION IN KIND ASSISTANCE -7,704 ROUNDING -2 INVESTMENT EXPENSES 489 TUITION IN KIND ASSISTANCE 7,704 TOTAL -2 |
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