SPECIAL PEOPLE UNITED TO RIDE INC

Lincroft, NJ | www.spuronline.org

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EIN: 22-2389766

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as of May 2023

IRS BMF 509(a)(1)
as of May 08, 2023

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Mission

Working in conjunction with the Monmouth County Park System, Special People United to Ride (SPUR) is a non-profit organization providing individuals with disabilities the opportunity to achieve personal goals through therapeutic horseback riding.

It is the mission of the Board of Directors of SPUR to raise funds for the assistance of individuals with disabilities through need-based scholarships for SPUR therapeutic horsemanship programs. In addition, the Board of Directors will provide material assistance to the Monmouth County Park System for the implementation of its therapeutic horsemanship programs when deemed necessary by the SPUR Board of Directors.

Ruling year info

1983

President

Mr. Dennis J Chamberlain

Main address

P.O. Box 242

Lincroft, NJ 07738 USA

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EIN

22-2389766

Subject area info

Human services

Population served info

Children and youth

People with disabilities

Military personnel

NTEE code info

Human Service Organizations (P20)

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

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Communication

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Our main concern is find fundraising activities that can be sustained year after year to ensure that our scholarship program remains fully funded. Our program continues to grow in volume and popularity every year. The scholarship program is critical to this effort.

Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

SPUR Therapeutic Horesmanship for Children and Adults

SPUR's Therapeutic Horsemanship for Children and Adults is a program for students from the age of four throughout adulthood who come to SPUR to enjoy the many benefits of therapeutic horsemanship. Instructors and students work together in SPUR lessons to attain desired physical, cognitive, and/or emotional goals via a variety of Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies (EAAT). Children and adults with disabilities begin with a leader and side walker in addition to the instructor. Each SPUR lesson is tailored to the individual's own physical and emotional needs. All sessions are 8 weeks long.

Population(s) Served

People with disabilities

People with physical disabilities

SPUR Horses for Heroes

Sunnyside Equestrian Center is proud to offer our veterans and active duty military personnel specially tailored Horses for Heroes workshops. Learning about horse behavior and utilizing non-mounted interactive activities, veterans develops a bond with their equine partner. The workshops are run by PATH International Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructors and PATH International Certified Equine Specialists.

Population(s) Served

Military personnel

People with disabilities

SPUR's Equine Environment for Learning Program

Equine Environment for Learning (EEL) is SPUR's equine facilitated learning program. EEL is a custom eight-week program developed for school groups with up to ten participants. The program curriculum consists of classroom activities, and both mounted and un-mounted activities with horses. Goals such as team building, respect, responsibility, safety, kindness and building self-esteem are crafted within the program. Participants will explore horse behavior and care, along with basic beginner riding skills.

Population(s) Served

Children and youth

People with learning disabilities

Where we work

Awards

Premier Accredited Center 2013

Professional Association of Therapeutic Horseman International

Premier Accredited Center 2015

Professional Association of Therapeutic Horseman International

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Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

What is the organization aiming to accomplish?

SPUR Board of Directors currently have the following goals:

1. To organize and execute fundraising events, to seek available grants and to solicit financial support of the community for the implementation of the Board's Mission

2. To provide scholarships for those disabled individuals who can not financially afford SPUR therapeutic horsemanship lessons.

3. To provide safe retirement for SPUR horses when they are no longer able to work in the SPUR program.

4. To assist the Monmouth County Park System in purchasing appropriate horses when needed for the SPUR program.

5. To help provide financial assistance for continuing education for SPUR instructors.

6. To inform the general public about SPUR and the positive effects therapeutic riding has for disabled individuals and to gain their support.

What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?

1. Establish sustainable annual fundraising events of various levels to solidify a consistent source of funding. Establishing small teams to execute each event with a Board member serving as a team leader.

2. Continue searching and applying for grants for all our programs from local and national foundations and organizations for our scholarship program and for instructor training.

3. Continue to refine the streamlining procedure for processing scholarships.

4. Establish specific line items in the projected 2020 budget for purchase of horses, equipment & SPUR instructor continued education based on input from the Monmouth County Park System on their expected needs.

5. Expand social media activity including Facebook, Instagram and an electronic mailing list. We are continuously updating the SPUR website to ensure that current information is available. We will also continue to send out newsletter with highlights of the program and its participants.

6. Expand and diversify Board of Directors. Implement a 5 year strategic plan.

What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

1. Premier PATH Intl. Accredited Facility with indoor arena
2. PATH Intl. Certified Instructors
3. Trained volunteers
4. Equines trained for program implementation
5. Support of the SPUR Board of Directors
6. Support of the Monmouth County Park System
7. Support of the Monmouth County Board of Recreation Commissioners

What have they accomplished so far and what's next?

For fundraising efforts, we have expanded our efforts on a small scale working with local merchants which provides a steady stream of funds. This includes partnering with local restaurants, bars and clothing stores. Larger scale efforts are being planned as well, including seeking out large local donors.

We have expanded our search for grants to foundations requesting funding for the scholarship program and instructor training. Our efforts have been more successful with repeat awards from several foundations and recent awards from new ones.

We are still working on digitizing our mailing list and shifting to electronic notification and invitation applications to increase our outreach and reduce our administration costs.

Our ridership has increased by 25% which has required us to find new horses. We have found a couple that have worked out well in the SPUR programs and are in search of a couple more.

We developed a five year strategic plan last year that includes commitments to diversify the Board of Directors, to establish mission specific committees and to expand our search for more grant funding.

How we listen

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Financials

SPECIAL PEOPLE UNITED TO RIDE INC

Fiscal year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

Financial documents

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

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Financial data

Source: IRS Form 990

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SPECIAL PEOPLE UNITED TO RIDE INC

Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Revenue
Contributions	$34,609
Program Services	$0
Investments	$250
Special Events	($260)
Sales	$0
Other	$768
Total Revenue	$35,367

Expenses
Grants	$27,836
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$0
Professional Fees	$1,900
Occupancy	$0
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$0
Other Expenses	$5,614
Total Expenses	$35,350
Net Gain/Loss	$17

Revenue
Contributions	$18,560
Program Services	$0
Investments	$483
Special Events	$2,375
Sales	$0
Other	$280
Total Revenue	$21,698

Expenses
Grants	$38,394
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$0
Professional Fees	$4,510
Occupancy	$0
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$0
Other Expenses	$3,828
Total Expenses	$46,732
Net Gain/Loss	($25,034)

Revenue
Contributions	$98,543
Program Services	$0
Investments	$258
Special Events	$24,882
Sales	$105
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$123,788

Expenses
Grants	$39,793
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$0
Professional Fees	$1,835
Occupancy	$0
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$0
Other Expenses	$5,702
Total Expenses	$47,330
Net Gain/Loss	$76,458

Revenue
Contributions	$73,677
Program Services	$0
Investments	$597
Special Events	$5,052
Sales	$38
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$79,364

Expenses
Grants	$36,021
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$0
Professional Fees	$4,870
Occupancy	$0
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$0
Other Expenses	$4,984
Total Expenses	$45,875
Net Gain/Loss	$33,489

Revenue
Contributions	$50,040
Program Services	$0
Investments	$629
Special Events	$18,546
Sales	$490
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$69,705

Expenses
Grants	$60,545
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$0
Professional Fees	$3,004
Occupancy	$0
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$930
Other Expenses	$4,718
Total Expenses	$69,197
Net Gain/Loss	$508

Revenue
Contributions	$61,298
Program Services	$0
Investments	$653
Special Events	$7,927
Sales	($1,097)
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$68,781

Expenses
Grants	$62,559
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$0
Professional Fees	$3,400
Occupancy	$0
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$0
Other Expenses	$5,491
Total Expenses	$71,450
Net Gain/Loss	($2,669)

Revenue
Contributions	$57,571
Program Services	$0
Investments	$641
Special Events	$3,069
Sales	$166
Other	$30
Total Revenue	$61,477

Expenses
Grants	$82,368
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$0
Professional Fees	$1,847
Occupancy	$0
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$0
Other Expenses	$8,489
Total Expenses	$92,704
Net Gain/Loss	($31,227)

Revenue
Contributions	$73,383
Program Services	$0
Investments	$818
Special Events	$420
Sales	($350)
Other	$82
Total Revenue	$74,353

Expenses
Grants	$16,665
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$0
Professional Fees	$6,456
Occupancy	$0
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$0
Other Expenses	$3,348
Total Expenses	$26,469
Net Gain/Loss	$47,884

Revenue
Contributions	$80,956
Program Services	$0
Investments	$694
Special Events	$1,579
Sales	($356)
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$82,873

Expenses
Grants	$22,522
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$0
Professional Fees	$4,983
Occupancy	$0
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$0
Other Expenses	$3,179
Total Expenses	$30,684
Net Gain/Loss	$52,189

Revenue
Contributions	$51,896
Program Services	$0
Investments	$0
Special Events	($1,834)
Sales	($896)
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$49,166

Expenses
Grants	$32,929
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$0
Professional Fees	$2,915
Occupancy	$0
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$0
Other Expenses	$3,420
Total Expenses	$39,264
Net Gain/Loss	$9,902

SPECIAL PEOPLE UNITED TO RIDE INC

Balance sheet

Fiscal 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.

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Assets	Jan 01, 2013	Dec 31, 2013	Change
Contributions	$34,609
Cash & Equivalents	$122,643	$123,508	$865
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$2,111	$2,140	$29
Total Assets	$124,754	$125,648	$894

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2013	Dec 31, 2013	Change
Total Liabilities	$3,523	$4,400	$877

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2013	Dec 31, 2013	Change
Net Assets	$121,231	$121,248	$17

Assets	Jan 01, 2014	Dec 31, 2014	Change
Contributions	$18,560
Cash & Equivalents	$123,508	$101,933	($21,575)
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$2,140	$2,081	($59)
Total Assets	$125,648	$104,014	($21,634)

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2014	Dec 31, 2014	Change
Total Liabilities	$4,400	$7,800	$3,400

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2014	Dec 31, 2014	Change
Net Assets	$121,248	$96,214	($25,034)

Assets	Jan 01, 2015	Dec 31, 2015	Change
Contributions	$98,543
Cash & Equivalents	$101,933	$171,277	$69,344
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$2,081	$1,395	($686)
Total Assets	$104,014	$172,672	$68,658

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2015	Dec 31, 2015	Change
Total Liabilities	$7,800	$0	($7,800)

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2015	Dec 31, 2015	Change
Net Assets	$96,214	$172,672	$76,458

Assets	Jan 01, 2016	Dec 31, 2016	Change
Contributions	$73,677
Cash & Equivalents	$171,278	$204,817	$33,539
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$1,395	$1,345	($50)
Total Assets	$172,673	$206,162	$33,489

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2016	Dec 31, 2016	Change
Total Liabilities	$0	$0	$0

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2016	Dec 31, 2016	Change
Net Assets	$172,673	$206,162	$33,489

Assets	Jan 01, 2017	Dec 31, 2017	Change
Contributions	$50,040
Cash & Equivalents	$204,817	$203,518	($1,299)
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$1,345	$3,152	$1,807
Total Assets	$206,162	$206,670	$508

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2017	Dec 31, 2017	Change
Total Liabilities	$0	$0	$0

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2017	Dec 31, 2017	Change
Net Assets	$206,162	$206,670	$508

Assets	Jan 01, 2018	Dec 31, 2018	Change
Contributions	$61,298
Cash & Equivalents	$203,518	$200,651	($2,867)
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$3,152	$3,350	$198
Total Assets	$206,670	$204,001	($2,669)

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2018	Dec 31, 2018	Change
Total Liabilities	$0	$0	$0

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2018	Dec 31, 2018	Change
Net Assets	$206,670	$204,001	($2,669)

Assets	Jan 01, 2019	Dec 31, 2019	Change
Contributions	$57,571
Cash & Equivalents	$200,651	$169,703	($30,948)
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$3,350	$3,071	($279)
Total Assets	$204,001	$172,774	($31,227)

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2019	Dec 31, 2019	Change
Total Liabilities	$0	$0	$0

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2019	Dec 31, 2019	Change
Net Assets	$204,001	$172,774	($31,227)

Assets	Jan 01, 2020	Dec 31, 2020	Change
Contributions	$73,383
Cash & Equivalents	$169,703	$214,408	$44,705
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$3,071	$6,250	$3,179
Total Assets	$172,774	$220,658	$47,884

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2020	Dec 31, 2020	Change
Total Liabilities	$0	$0	$0

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2020	Dec 31, 2020	Change
Net Assets	$172,774	$220,658	$47,884

Assets	Jan 01, 2021	Dec 31, 2021	Change
Contributions	$80,956
Cash & Equivalents	$214,407	$268,784	$54,377
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$6,250	$4,062	($2,188)
Total Assets	$220,657	$272,846	$52,189

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2021	Dec 31, 2021	Change
Total Liabilities	$0	$0	$0

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2021	Dec 31, 2021	Change
Net Assets	$220,657	$272,846	$52,189

Assets	Jan 01, 2022	Dec 31, 2022	Change
Contributions	$51,896
Cash & Equivalents	$268,785	$277,637	$8,852
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$4,062	$6,112	$2,050
Total Assets	$272,847	$283,749	$10,902

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2022	Dec 31, 2022	Change
Total Liabilities	$0	$1,000	$1,000

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2022	Dec 31, 2022	Change
Net Assets	$272,847	$282,749	$9,902

Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

Documents

Letter of Determination

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President

Mr. Dennis J Chamberlain

SPECIAL PEOPLE UNITED TO RIDE INC

Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Compensation

Other

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SPECIAL PEOPLE UNITED TO RIDE INC

Board of directors
as of 05/11/2023

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Board of directors data

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Board chair

Mr. Dennis J Chamberlain

Barbara Duggan

Barbara A Finazzo

Jill Socha

Les Neiman

Robert Finn

Michael DeJohn

Basil J. Baccash

Dennis J. Chamberlain

Elizabeth Clarke

Maria Costa

Laura Kirkwood

Lynda Synder

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? No
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
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

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 3/24/2022

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Leadership

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Race & ethnicity

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Gender identity

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Disability

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SPECIAL PEOPLE UNITED TO RIDE INC

Mission

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Programs and results

Reports and documents

What we aim to solve

Our programs

SPUR Therapeutic Horesmanship for Children and Adults

SPUR Horses for Heroes

SPUR's Equine Environment for Learning Program

Where we work

Awards

Our Sustainable Development Goals

Goals & Strategy

Charting impact

What is the organization aiming to accomplish?

What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?

What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

What have they accomplished so far and what's next?

How we listen

Financials

Financial documents

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

Financial data

Digitizing IRS form 990 data

SPECIAL PEOPLE UNITED TO RIDE INC

SPECIAL PEOPLE UNITED TO RIDE INC

Operations

Documents

President

Mr. Dennis J Chamberlain

SPECIAL PEOPLE UNITED TO RIDE INC

Compensation data

SPECIAL PEOPLE UNITED TO RIDE INC

Board of directors data

Mr. Dennis J Chamberlain

Board leadership practices

Board orientation and education

CEO oversight

Ethics and transparency

Board composition

Board performance

Organizational demographics

Leadership

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Sexual orientation

Disability