StableStrides
EIN: 74-2232440
as of December 2022
as of December 12, 2022
Mission
The mission of StableStrides is to significantly improve the wellbeing of individuals through a connection with horses.
Ruling year
1982
Executive Director
Mr. Jason Frazier
Main address
13620 Halleluiah Trail
Elbert, CO 80106 USA
Formerly known as
Pikes Peak Therapeutic Riding Center
EIN
74-2232440
Patient social services
Rehabilitation
Animal therapy
Mental health care
Equestrianism
Population served
At-risk youth
People with disabilities
People with physical disabilities
People with psychosocial disabilities
Military personnel
NTEE code
Rehabilitative Medical Services (E50)
Mental Health Treatment (F30)
Patient Services - Entertainment, Recreation (E86)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
Reports and documents
Download annual reports Download other documentsWhat we aim to solve
StableStrides is focused on reducing suicide rates and increasing individuals independence in our community. Our services help people with mental, physical, and developmental health needs build the skills and abilities needed to engage with their communities, pursue career and educational opportunities, and thrive.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy
Hippotherapy is physical, occupational, or speech therapy that utilizes equine movement to enhance the therapy. This strategy is used as part of an integrated treatment program to achieve functional outcomes. Specially trained therapists evaluate individuals needing this distinctive therapy and lead the treatment with the help of a certified therapeutic riding instructor. The movement of the horse is used to influence the rider; horsemanship is not a goal.
Adaptive Riding
Therapeutic Riding is horseback riding for individuals with adaptive needs. It is taught by a certified riding instructor and the rider learns horsemanship skills during their lessons. In addition to horsemanship skills therapeutic riding contributes positively to the cognitive, physical, emotional, and social wellbeing of people with disabilities.
Mental Health Therapy
Our mental health therapy offers unique opportunities to improve individuals or families’ mental health needs through the partnership of a horse. These services have been accomplished through building partnerships with community organizations that assist in improving the mental health needs of our community. All sessions are facilitated by an equine specialist and a qualified mental health therapist.
Where we work
Awards
Animal Hero Award 2016
America Red Cross
External reviews
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total number of volunteer hours contributed to the organization
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Across all three programs - Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy, Mental Health and Adaptive Riding.
Number of participants who would recommend program to others
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This number is a percentage of clients surveyed about recommending our program to others. All years, 100% of clients surveyed stated they would recommend StableStrides to others.
Number of volunteers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Across all three programs - Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy, Mental Health and Adaptive Riding.
Number of clients served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Across all three programs - Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy, Mental Health and Adaptive Riding.
Number of people on the organization's email list
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Average online donation
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
In 2020 StableStrides will help over 800 individuals achieve their therapeutic goals. Through these achievements clients will have built relationship, coping, communication, and problem solving skills that will reduce their likelihood of considering suicide in the future, as well as increase their independence and physical wellbeing. These skills will also provide our clients with education and career opportunities that they may not have had otherwise. Our goal is to reduce our clients suicide indicators by 70% and increase their functional independence measures by 60%.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
StableStrides applies a group effort to enhancing the quality of life for clients. A team of PATH International Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructors and Equine Specialists in Mental Health, specially qualified and trained mental and physical health therapists, a team of almost 200 dedicated and trained volunteers, and a herd of carefully selected and trained therapy horses are utilized to serve clients.
Through equine-assisted activities and therapies, clients address personalized goals to address disabilities while also gaining confidence and independence through the learning of horsemanship skills. One rider stated, "When I'm on the horse people don't see me as disabled, they see me as an equestrian."
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
StableStrides is the only therapeutic riding center in Southern Colorado holding the title of Premier Accredited Center, the highest available, with the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH). This demonstrates StableStrides' level of commitment to providing only the safest and highest quality of services. All StableStrides therapeutic riding instructors and equine specialists in mental health are PATH certified as well and participate in continuing education.
StableStrides' activities and therapies help individuals with a wide variety of disabilities, including ADHD; PTSD; other emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges; autism; developmental delays; mental retardation; learning disabilities; Down syndrome; cerebral palsy; multiple sclerosis; muscular dystrophy; spina bifida; spinal cord injury; paralysis; amputation; head trauma/brain injury; orthopedic injury; stroke; and hearing, visual, and speech impairments.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
StableStrides was founded in 1981 when individuals, families, and members of the medical community began turning to our founder for horseback riding lessons that assisted individuals with rehabilitative needs. At first basic therapeutic riding services were offered. In 1993 mental health programming was introduced, Hippotherapy services were introduced in 1994, and in 2008 mental health services for military were introduced.
Since 1998, StableStrides has been the region's only Premier Accredited Center with the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH), an internationally recognized certification and accreditation organization for the equine-assisted therapy industry. In 2015, StableStrides opened the Dom Cimino Center at Norris Penrose satellite location, providing mental health services inside Colorado Springs city limits, after a two-year pilot proved the need.
StableStrides is proud to have received numerous community awards in recent years.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
StableStrides serves children, adults, seniors, service members, and veterans who are addressing a physical, developmental, or mental health condition, symptom, or disability.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.),
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
StableStrides extended the hours services are available to include evenings and Saturdays.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners,
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How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship?
It provides the client with the ability to have more control of the services they receive.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive,
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently,
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2019 info
4.41
Months of cash in 2019 info
3.3
Fringe rate in 2019 info
14%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
StableStrides
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
StableStrides
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
This snapshot of StableStrides’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
| Profitability info | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $276,806 | $155,860 | -$197,884 | -$73,335 | -$217,241 |
| As % of expenses | 58.6% | 29.0% | -38.6% | -11.2% | -21.9% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $274,939 | $152,279 | -$202,019 | -$78,554 | -$222,459 |
| As % of expenses | 58.0% | 28.1% | -39.1% | -11.9% | -22.3% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $749,497 | $697,195 | $444,238 | $575,845 | $832,627 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | 108.8% | -7.0% | -36.3% | 29.6% | 44.6% |
| Program services revenue | 20.3% | 21.2% | 25.3% | 36.1% | 53.6% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| All other grants and contributions | 78.9% | 77.8% | 116.2% | 60.7% | 40.8% |
| Other revenue | 0.6% | 0.9% | -41.9% | 2.8% | 2.1% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $472,264 | $538,291 | $512,778 | $654,141 | $994,202 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | 25.0% | 14.0% | -4.7% | 27.6% | 52.0% |
| Personnel | 64.6% | 68.0% | 70.5% | 67.4% | 70.2% |
| Professional fees | 4.9% | 7.0% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 3.1% |
| Occupancy | 4.7% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 5.3% |
| Interest | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| All other expenses | 25.8% | 20.9% | 22.2% | 23.6% | 21.4% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $474,131 | $541,872 | $516,913 | $659,360 | $999,420 |
| One month of savings | $39,355 | $44,858 | $42,732 | $54,512 | $82,850 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 | $19,000 | $0 | $20,000 | $0 |
| Fixed asset additions | $367,970 | $0 | $0 | $17,417 | $0 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $881,456 | $605,730 | $559,645 | $751,289 | $1,082,270 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months of cash | 1.5 | 4.6 | 9.2 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
| Months of cash and investments | 3.3 | 5.7 | 13.6 | 8.3 | 3.5 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 1.6 | 4.9 | 9.1 | 5.1 | 0.7 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $57,974 | $208,387 | $394,218 | $276,213 | $269,799 |
| Investments | $71,141 | $49,454 | $188,079 | $177,520 | $20,235 |
| Receivables | $19,636 | $36,940 | $16,736 | $31,099 | $54,638 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $512,324 | $506,766 | $161,316 | $173,915 | $178,915 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 22.8% | 22.7% | 73.9% | 68.8% | 69.8% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 6.7% | 3.7% | 5.8% | 5.7% | 16.1% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $458,851 | $611,130 | $409,111 | $330,557 | $108,098 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $51,505 | $57,156 | $198,867 | $179,969 | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $51,505 | $57,156 | $198,867 | $179,969 | $240,163 |
| Total net assets | $510,356 | $668,286 | $607,978 | $510,526 | $348,261 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director
Mr. Jason Frazier
Jason Frazier joined StableStrides as Executive Director in 2021. Mr. Frazier’s previous position for 11 years was Regional Executive Director for Mothers Against Drunk Driving where he oversaw all operations for Arizona and Nevada. He was heavily involved in developing and growing MADD’s educational programs that included multiple school districts across both states and multiple educational programs geared towards offenders and reducing recidivism. Mr. Frazier was active on numerous community service committees, taught Victim Services to advocates across the country on an annual basis and worked on legislative issues both locally and nationally. He oversaw all budgeting, fundraising efforts and wrote and monitored numerous grants during his time with MADD. Prior to working with MADD Mr. Frazier worked as a child abuse investigator for5 years with the Arizona Department of Economic Services. He graduated from the University of Phoenix with a Bachelor’s of Science in Human Services.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
StableStrides
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
StableStrides
Board of directorsas of 01/23/2023
Board of directors data
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Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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