2022-05-03T09:33:58-07:00 2021-12-31 990 2021-01-01 201621284 PAWS FOR REFLECTION RANCH PAWS 9727758966 5431 Montgomery Road Midlothian TX 76065 Stanley Seremet President 9727758966 2022-03-29 1 11 1 AAL2 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Stanley S Seremet 5431 Montgomery Rd Midlothian TX 76065 530377 0 X www.PawsForReflectionRanch.org X 2004 TX To provide the community with animal and equine assisted activities and therapies, including Therapeutic Horseback Riding, Therapeutic Horsemanship, Equine and Animal Assisted Counseling Services, Play Therapy, Early Childhood Development, Special Needs Programs, Educational Programs, and Veteran and First Responder Therapy Programs. Paws for Reflection Ranch partners therapists with animals to heal the mind, body, and spirit. 7 7 0 284 42496 0 111168 228865 350224 326254 0 0 -29471 -33157 431921 521962 37532 39823 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 346936 450979 384468 490802 47453 31160 57180 100887 -22625 39869 79805 61018 To provide a healing, educational, motivational and recreational environment utilizing equine and other animal assisted therapies and experiences to enhance the quality of life for all individuals, and to provide a loving home, whether temporary or permanent, for animals that meet a specific criteria to participate in therapeutic programs. We partner therapists with animals to heal the mind, body, and spirit. We offer the community with animal and equine assisted activities and therapies, including Therapeutic Horseback Riding, Therapeutic Horsemanship, Equine and Animals Assisted Counseling Programs, Special Needs Programs, Educational Programs, and Veteran and First Responder Programs. 0 0 142389 25000 245774 Counseling programs include Animal-Assisted Counseling (AAC), Equine-Assisted Counseling (EAC), Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Traditional Counseling, and Animal/Equine Assisted Play Therapy. Therapists partner with 35 Ranch animals to meet weekly for 60 minute individual or group counseling sessions. Clients as young as 3 years of age begin in our Play Therapy program. Through the child's natural language of play, the counselor can reflect back to the child and better understand the emotions and concerns of the child. The counselor is able to work with the parent(s) and child to improve their relationship. Through interaction with the animals, the child learns empathy, regulation of emotions, anger management, and coping skills. The child builds confidence and self-esteem and learns how to better communicate at school and at home. In group Play Therapy, children learn how to play together, communicate with one another, and how to compromise and be flexible. As the child moves away from the world of toys, therapists may incorporate activities with the miniature horses, miniature donkey, goats and other barn animals. Activities are designed to encourage sharing of emotions and to reach therapy goals. In 2021, the Ranch contracted with one new full time and 1 new part time Play Therapists. University Master's and Doctoral level counseling interns have joined the team as well, helping to alleviate the wait list we often experience for Play Therapy. Teens typically participate in Equine Assisted Counseling. As the teen builds a relationship with a horse, they work on activities designed to focus on their therapy goals, improving their confidence and self-esteem as they experience the unconditional love of their horse. With immediate feedback from the horse, the client is able to try new behaviors, change communication styles, and be aware of how body language speaks volumes. Adult clients also typically choose Equine Assisted Counseling. Through building a relationship with their horse, the client learns how to build healthy relationships, try out different communication styles and behaviors, learn coping skills, manage anger and frustration, and more. Activities are designed to assist the client to accomplish their therapy goals as they learn new skills and bond with their horse. In Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy, the client is able to train their brain to act in a more neutral manner when exposed to certain triggers that currently produce a dramatic response. Our counselors are trained to utilize this therapy with children, teens, adults, and Veterans. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy is trauma focused and shows positive results in the treatment of PTSD, moral injury, nightmares, trauma, abuse, pain, eating disorders, etc. Clients report experiencing results quickly. Many of our clients merge Equine Assisted Counseling and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy together. Counseling clients include youth-at-risk, children, adults, families, Veterans and their dependents, people with special needs, and others who seek counseling. There has been a significant increase in client referrals and personal requests for service. In 2021, we continue the partnership with Readiness Group in Fort Worth to provide equine assisted counseling and therapeutic horsemanship for First Responders of nine nearby cities. Services at the Ranch are free to these First Responders with fees being covered by a state grant which will hopefully be provided for more cities in the near future. In 2021, 94 unique clients were seen for Equine Assisted Counseling. With an average of 16 sessions each, these clients participated in approximately 1504 sessions of Equine Assisted Counseling. Three clients were seen for approximately 48 sessions of EMDR Counseling. There were 190 unique clients seen for Animal Assisted Counseling for 3,040 sessions. There were 68 unique Play Therapy clients for 2021 resulting in approximately 1.088 sessions of Play Therapy. Traditional and Couples Counseling clients numbered 108 with 1728 sessions. There were also 55 clients treated via TeleHealth with 880 sessions online. Total clients seen for counseling services were 516 in 2021. Expenses include Independent Contractor fees, training, and supply costs. Cost of facility and the expenses surrounding the care and feeding of all therapy animals have not been included in these program expenses. 61307 0 52767 We offer individual and group Therapeutic Horseback Riding Lessons and individual and group Therapeutic Horsemanship Group Therapies Monday through Friday year around. We provided approximately 5,400 weekly therapeutic riding lessons for 135 unique clients in 2021. We have 3 PATH (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship) Therapeutic Riding Instructors. Typically once weekly, lessons may be 30 minutes or 60 minutes in length, individual or group. Clients, ages 4 to adult, include those with special needs, ie. Autism, Down syndrome, physical limitations, and mental health challenges. We also offer riding for Veterans. Riders progress weekly, some needing horse leaders and side walkers for safety, progressing to be more independent. During 60 minute lessons, the rider learns how to retrieve the horse from the pasture and tack up, with the help of volunteers and/or the instructor. Some riders participate in games and activities while riding, working on basic riding skills. Instructors tailor their lessons to help with skills being learned at home and at school. Riding sessions may be held in the covered arena, on the Sensory Trail which is specially designed for the rider to interact with most senses, and on the other Nature Trails. Our herd of 14 horses provides the necessary variety of horse sizes and shapes to match to the rider's abilities. The rider may change to other horses as their riding abilities progress. We continue to partner with HopeKids of NE Texas for weekly riding and events. This organization offers events and activities for families who have a child with a potentially terminal illness. We offer one hour of weekly riding for their group who sign up on a first come, first serve basis. Our Therapeutic Horsemanship Programs for individuals and groups served 240 clients in 2021. Therapeutic Riding and Horsemanship Groups are not currently funded by any grants. Expenses for the therapeutic riding and horsemanship program include Independent Contractor fees and supply expenses. Horse expenses have not been included in the expenses. 113631 20000 0 Our third largest program expense would be the cost of feeding, training, and healthcare of our therapy animal partners. There are 16 full size horses, 2 miniature horses, 1 miniature donkey, 2 miniature pot bellied pigs, 2 goats, 4 rabbits, 3 chinchillas, 2 hedgehogs, 2 dogs, 3 cats, 1 Russian tortoise, and 1 Quaker Parrot. All of our programs and services incorporate the utilization of these therapy animals. Our animal partners are such an important part of our services and help us to realize amazing results and outcomes for our clients. They provide the unconditional love, focus or distraction needed at just the right time to complement the work of our professional counseling and therapist team. Clients young and old enjoy relationships with our therapy animals that creates a calming and relaxing environment for healing. Compared to traditional counseling in a traditional office setting, many children and adults are eager to return and hate to leave the peaceful ranch setting. No revenue is included in this section because it is including in the above Counseling and Therapeutic Riding and Horsemanship Service Accomplishments. 7911 0 1325 Educational Programs - In keeping with our mission, we offer many educational opportunities with a focus on animal stewardship for the community. We host field trips for special needs classes from the surrounding thirteen school districts, private schools, group homes, and organizations. Due to Covid Pandemic we suspended most field trips in 2021. In a normal year, during their visit to the Ranch, guests meet and interact with the small animals (chinchillas, rabbits, hedgehogs, & tortoise) in our Critter Cabin, participate in activities on the Nature Trail, enjoy a picnic lunch, as well as, learn about and interact with the horses and other animals in the barn. All activities are hands-on, providing sensory experiences and unique learning opportunities. Teachers and caregivers also enjoy their time at the Ranch. In the Ranch setting, guests can relax and be themselves, free to enjoy activities at their pace and comfort level. We hosted 95 special needs clients for field trips to the ranch in 2021. The Ranch offers badge workshops for all levels of Girl Scouts. All badges have an animal or nature theme. Workshops are totally interactive with Scouts learning about the care and keeping of animals. Badges include learning about how animals serve people, as well as, careers working with animals. Depending upon the badge, Scouts may learn about the impact people have on the environment. Both Boy and Girl Scouts are encouraged to pursue their award projects at the Ranch. We hosted 34 Girl/Boy Scouts for badge workshops and award projects in 2021. The professional team continuously develops designs for new apparatus and activities for their clients. There are typically not funds or time to build these projects so having them built by Scouts is a huge blessing. The projects give the Scouts a purpose, plans, sustainability, and the knowledge that their project will go to benefiting many. Our enrichment program for senior Veterans brought by the Dallas and Ft. Worth VA's. Thirty senior Veteran sessions were held for 5 veterans. Expenses include fees for Independent Contractor and supply costs. Facility and animal costs were not included in these expenses. As you can see, this is mostly a public service to our community as we operate these programs a a loss. 7321 0 0 Volunteering Program - Volunteers are certainly a blessing to the ranch but this comes with expenses of course. The majority of the expense is to the part-time contract position of Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator. We average 250 volunteers a year that are given tours, trained, placed into appropriate jobs and scheduled. This position also represents the ranch at marketing and outreach events to recruit new volunteers and market our services to citizens and organizations. Expenses are limited to direct supplies and Independent Contractor fees. 6613 0 0 Community Service Events - In lieu of advertising, we choose to be active within the community, both hosting and participating in public events. We host two free events for the community annually: Santa at the Ranch and Easter at the Ranch both for Families with Special Needs. We average 300 guests per each event. We solicit donations of door prizes, game prizes, refreshments, and craft supplies for Santa at the Ranch. We request donations of toy filled Easter eggs, refreshments, and door prizes for Easter at the Ranch. We have been holding these events for more than 10 years, growing each year. Special needs families enjoy our events as they know they are welcome and will not be judged. The Ranch is a safe environment for them to interact with their special needs child, enjoying a family event like those families not having a special needs child do. There is plenty of outdoor space to provide a private area in which to recover from melt-downs, have quiet time, and to help their child enjoy the day. In 2020 we redefined our Easter and Santa at the Ranch Community Events into Drive-Thru events with 15 stations for cars to stop at and children would receive arts and crafts, refreshments, treats, and filled Easter Eggs from volunteers with masks and grabbers to maintain social distancing. One car and family at a time they could get out of their cars and take a photo with Santa or the Easter Bunny. We hosted approximately 50 cars and 150 children at each event. In a normal year, we host holiday events for groups such as the Bikers Against Child Abuse. They do not pay to use the facility and interact with the animals, but do bring along their own supplies. The Ranch is also a site for other support groups such as Families with Sturge Weber Syndrome, providing a central place for these families to meet and visit with one another. Visitors come from all over Texas and even other states to participate in these group activities. Another group for whom we host two annual family days is HopeKids of NE Texas. The Ranch provides a setting where both parents can enjoy the day, benefiting from a reprieve of daily duties. Guests can compare resources and learn "tricks" from each other. This is also an opportunity for the families to research the Ranch services and see what therapies interest them and are the most beneficial. Hosting of all special groups was suspended in 2020 due to the Covid Pandemic. 21845 0 1325 339172 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X X Paws for Reflection Ranch 9727758966 5431 Montgomery Road Midlothian TX 76065 Shelly Standifer Vice President (Feb 2021 - replacing Stanley Seremet) 2 X 0 0 0 Marilyn Jones Board member 1 X 0 0 0 Stacia Ellis Board member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kristi Griffith Board Member 2 X 0 0 0 Stanley Seremet President/Co-founder (Feb 2021) 50 X 0 0 0 Melode Seremet President/Co-Founder (Deceased 2/14/21) 60 X 0 0 0 Kathi Perry Secretary 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50311 0 0 178554 4286 228865 Total Counseling Services 621330 245755 245755 0 0 Therapeutic Horseback Riding 611620 52767 52767 0 0 Therapeutic Horsemanship Groups 611620 26247 26247 0 0 Educational Programs 611699 1325 1325 0 0 Developmental Therapy 621399 160 160 0 0 0 0 0 0 326254 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50311 50311 7815 42496 42496 0 657 600 57 57 0 0 Sliding Scale Discounts and Pro Bono 621300 -75710 -75710 0 0 0 0 0 0 -75710 521962 250601 42496 0 X 0 0 39823 39823 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36513 0 36513 0 77 0 77 0 27100 0 27100 0 295700 261565 34135 0 1460 0 1460 0 786 0 786 0 3542 0 3542 0 9692 0 9692 0 14196 0 14196 0 Therapy Animal Veterinary, Feed, Supplements, Supplies 31170 31170 0 0 Facility & Equipment Maintenance/Repairs 14430 0 14430 0 Facility Cleaning 6402 0 6402 0 Staff and Volunteer Appreciation 3297 0 3297 0 6614 6614 0 0 490802 339172 151630 0 -22885 7834 0 27301 0 0 49112 41469 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33975 9692 30953 24283 57180 100887 0 5595 0 34274 -22625 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -22625 39869 X 79805 33717 0 27301 79805 61018 57180 100887 31160 0 0 0 -49947 0 X 0 0 0 X 122791 149135 147244 111168 224434 754772 94306 247918 328249 350224 326274 1346971 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 217097 397053 475493 461392 550708 2101743 0 0 0 0 0 0 46680 86785 130374 5431 320767 590037 46680 86785 130374 5431 320767 590037 1511706 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 217097 397053 475493 461392 550708 2101743 0.71926 0.81329 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8066 0 9692 -1626 25909 0 0 25909 24283 2021 Round Up Fundraiser 50711 30676 20035 0 0 0 3687 0 4128 0 0 50711 30676 20035 0 0 0 3687 0 4128 7815 12220 1 Scholarships for clients with financial hardships to receive our services. Clients needing financial assistance complete a scholarship application and provide proof of income documentation and number of dependents. Their household income and number of dependents is compared to county poverty level chart information to determine the amount of discount they will receive. Those with the ability to pay are asked to pay so that our scholarship funds can help as many clients as possible. Veterans only need to provide their DD214 showing they were honorably discharged from service to receive free services from us and their dependents receive a 50% discount on services. 75 39823 0 cost of services provided Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Grant award funds are held on the balance sheet as restricted funds in a separate account for each grant and used for the purpose designated by the grantor. These restricted funds are kept in a business savings account and moved from savings to business checking based upon clients that are receiving services through this scholarship fund. All of this is tracked and traceable through our QuickBooks for non-profits database. The cost of service dollars being utilized from the grant are posted to the client invoice as a scholarship payment from named grantor. The balance sheet restricted asset balance is reduced as funds are utilized. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Melode Seremet and Stanley Seremet are a married couple and founders of Paws for Reflection Ranch. Melode Seremet was President and Stanley Seremet Vice President up to February 14, 2021 when Melode died. Stanley Seremet was voted in by the board to take over as President of the Board of Directors and Shelly Standifer was voted into the Vice-President position. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The President and at least two board members review the Form 990 before it is submitted. After submitted, Form 990 is available to any board member or for public review for this year and six prior years from our website or through IRS.gov. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c At each quarterly board meeting we ask if any board members has any conflict of interest they need to call to the attention of our organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public during the tax year for anyone upon request. The IRS 990 is available to the public as well through our website and IRS.gov website by searching for any charitable organization. The 990 also contains organization financial statement information. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g These expenses are for independent contractor pay. Program expenses include the following professional counselor positions; LPC's, LPC-A's, LCSW's, and one LPC-Supervisor. Additional independent contractors that are direct program expense are Therapeutic Riding Instructors and Equine Specialists. Ranch hand contractors pay are listed in the general expense category. The LPC-Supervisor receives a monthly stipend for management and supervisory duties while also seeing clients as a counselor. One of the Therapeutic Riding Instructors receives a monthly stipend for management a supervisory duties. These dollars are shown in the Management Column.