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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) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 267,479 | 319,530 | 313,527 | 280,681 | 349,702 | 1,530,919 |
| 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 | 365,451 | 429,454 | 422,706 | 434,254 | 383,579 | 2,035,444 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 17,225 | 33,463 | 50,688 | |||
| 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 | 632,930 | 748,984 | 736,233 | 732,160 | 766,744 | 3,617,051 |
| 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.) | 3,617,051 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 632,930 | 748,984 | 736,233 | 732,160 | 766,744 | 3,617,051 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 1,031 | 619 | 995 | 2,645 | ||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 1,031 | 619 | 995 | 2,645 | ||
| 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.).. | 632,930 | 748,984 | 737,264 | 732,779 | 767,739 | 3,619,696 |
| 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 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 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, 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 2020. 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 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | THERAPY SERVICES PROGRAM FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2020, SHINING HOPE FARMS' THERAPY SERVICES PROGRAM SERVED 137 PATIENTS (MAINLY PEDIATRIC) OVER THE COURSE OF 3,435 VISITS BETWEEN OUR THREE LOCATIONS. THE PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED BY LICENSED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND INCLUDES BOTH EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (OT), PHYSICAL THERAPY (PT), AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY (SLP) THAT INCORPORATE HIPPOTHERAPY AS ONE OF THE TREATMENT TOOLS/STRATEGIES IN THE OVERALL THERAPY PLAN. THE TERM HIPPOTHERAPY REFERS TO HOW OT, PT AND SLP 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. ONSITE CLINICS ARE ALSO USED FOR OFF-MOUNTED ACTIVITIES TO HELP ACHIEVE CERTAIN GOALS. HISTORICALLY, 85% OF PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED OT, PT OR SLP TREATMENT HAVE MADE FUNCTIONAL GAINS HELPING TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. OUR EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON SERVING LOW INCOME FAMILIES AND THE MAJORITY OF THE CLIENTS IN 2020 WERE ABLE TO ACCESS OUR PROGRAM WITHOUT ANY OUT-OF- POCKET COSTS. IN 2020, THIS PROGRAM RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE CARRIE E. AND LENA V. GLENN FOUNDATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | SEE SCHEDULE O THERAPEUTIC RIDING PROGRAM SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2020, SHINING HOPE FARMS' THERAPEUTIC RIDING PROGRAM SERVED 122 CLIENTS OVER THE COURSE OF 1,873 LESSONS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES GOAL-ORIENTED, RECREATIONAL GROUP OR PRIVATE LESSONS AND IS CONDUCTED BY A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED RIDING INSTRUCTOR. IN THE LESSONS, INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN GAMES AND ACTIVITIES, WHILE LEARNING RIDING AND HORSEMANSHIP SKILLS, WHICH CAN FACILITATE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AREAS OF EMOTIONAL STABILITIY, SOCIAL INTERACTION, COGNITION AND PHYSICAL ABILITIES. A HORSE LEADER AND SIDE WALKERS ASSIST THE RIDERS, WHICH PROVIDE AN ENJOYABLE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE DIRECTORS/OFFICERS REVIEW THE TAX RETURN TO MAKE SURE IT CORRECTLY REFLECTS THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES AND GOALS. OUR ACCOUNTING TEAM, EXECUTIVE TEAM, AND FINANCE COMMITTEE WORKED WITH AN EXTERNAL CPA FIRM AND PERFORMED A DETAILED REVIEW BEFORE PROVIDING A COPY TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST COMPLETE A MANDATORY CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE AT OUR ANNUAL MEETING AND DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTERESTS. THE INFORMATION DISCLOSED IN THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS REVIEWED AND ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTERESTS ARE IDENTIFIED. SHOULD SOMEONE HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES IN PLACE: 1. DUTY TO DISCLOSE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 2. RECUSAL OF SELF - ANY DIRECTOR MAY RECUSE HIMSELF OR HERSELF AT ANY TIME FROM INVOLVEMENT IN ANY DECISION OR DISCUSSION IN WHICH THE DIRECTOR BELIEVES HE OR SHE HAS OR MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. 3. DETERMINING WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTERSET IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. 4. PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST A. AN INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER THE PRESENTATION, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. B. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. C. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER SHINING HOPE FARMS CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. D. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN SHINING HOPE FARM'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATION, IT SHALL MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DISCUSSED AS NEEDED ANNUALLY. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE INDEPENDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD USES APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA INCLUDING SALARY INFORMATION FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS. THE BOARD REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S ACHIEVEMENTS AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT FINANCIAL POSITION AND DETERMINES WHETHER A CHANGE TO COMPENSATION IS NEEDED. THE DISCUSSION IS THEN DOCUMENTED IN BOARD MEETING MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS INCLUDING THE WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY, RECORD RETENTION POLICY, BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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