2019-09-24T15:40:31-05:00 2018-12-31 911194016 CLARK NUBER PS 10900 NE 4TH ST SUITE 1400 BELLEVUE WA 98004 990 2018-01-01 911012131 LITTLE BIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER LITT 4258821554 18675 NE 106TH STREET REDMOND WA 98052 PAULA DEL GIUDICE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4258821554 2019-09-24 1 JENNIFER BECKER HARRIS P00183358 4254544919 2019-09-24 65.158.230.194 2019-09-24 10:16:13 PD P DE1D2BBAE0F1147E7A7EA18DABEA7E867F199504 F14890980BEB549AFF8D68992DF8A72A2E055E55 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z PAULA DEL GIUDICE 18675 NE 106TH STREET REDMOND WA 98052 3595494 0 X WWW.LITTLEBIT.ORG X 1976 WA LITTLE BIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER IS A COMMUNITY WHERE HORSES TRANSFORM THE BODIES, MINDS AND SPIRITS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. 11 11 83 1208 4004 0 1639536 2080531 746101 856715 21708 123991 -26734 -27788 2380611 3033449 0 0 0 0 1263496 1582399 0 0 345530 1019898 938784 2283394 2521183 97217 512266 10721231 10834993 1413708 1058488 9307523 9776505 X LITTLE BIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER IS A COMMUNITY WHERE HORSES TRANSFORM THE BODIES, MINDS AND SPIRITS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. 1 0 1862095 828958 DURING OUR 42 WEEKS OF REGULAR SESSIONS IN 2018, LITTLE BIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER ("LITTLE BIT") PROVIDED SERVICES TO 623 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, PLUS 62 PARTICIPANTS OF ALL ABILITIES THROUGH OUR SEVEN, WEEK-LONG SUMMER CAMPS. LITTLE BIT'S STAFF WAS ASSISTED BY 340 VOLUNTEERS.LITTLE BIT HAS THREE MAIN PROGRAMS: THERAPY UTILIZING EQUINE MOVEMENT, ADAPTIVE RIDING, AND EQUINE-FACILITATED PSYCHOTHERAPY.LITTLE BIT OFFERS PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, AND SPEECH THERAPY UTILIZING EQUINE MOVEMENT. LICENSED THERAPISTS UTILIZE A HORSE AS A TREATMENT TOOL, INCORPORATED INTO THE PATIENT'S PLAN OF CARE, TO REACH FUNCTIONAL GOALS. IN 2018, THERE WERE 2,417 TREATMENT SESSIONS AND 88 EVALUATIONS. ADAPTIVE RIDING FOCUSES ON INCREASING INDIVIDUAL RIDING SKILLS WHILE GAINING THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS. LESSONS ARE TAUGHT BY ONE OF OUR PATH INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS. PARTICIPANTS SHOW IMPROVED INDEPENDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM, CONCENTRATION, VERBAL FLUENCY AND REDUCED ANXIETY. IN 2018, THERE WERE 6,416 ADAPTIVE RIDING LESSONS.EQUINE-FACILITATED PSYCHOTHERAPY (EFP) SPECIFICALLY TARGETS PEOPLE WITH MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH ISSUES, STEMMING FROM TRAUMATIC LIFE EVENTS, CHEMICAL IMBALANCES, COGNITIVE DISORDERS AND A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. CLIENTS ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES WITH A HORSE OR HORSES AND USE THE HORSE(S) TO HELP PROCESS FEELINGS, THOUGHTS AND REACTIONS. THE HORSE SERVES AS A GIANT "BIOFEEDBACK MACHINE" SO THAT THERAPISTS CAN EASILY SEE THE CLIENT'S MOTIVES, REACTIONS AND ABILITIES. IN 2018, LITTLE BIT SERVED 256 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS. 19664 23430 LITTLE BIT HOSTS WORKSHOPS/CERTIFICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP INTERNATIONAL (PATH INTERNATIONAL) AND AMERICAN HIPPOTHERAPY ASSOCIATION (AHA). THESE WORKSHOPS PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO POTENTIAL PATH INSTRUCTORS FOR THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP AND THERAPISTS FOR HIPPOTHERAPY. IN 2018, WE OFFERED: A PATH EQUINE SPECIALIST IN MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING WORKSHOP & HORSEMANSHIP SKILLS TEST; A PATH REGISTERED INSTRUCTOR WORKSHOP & CERTIFICATION; AND AN AHA LEVEL II WORKSHOP, FOR A TOTAL OF 47 PARTICIPANTS. 3079 4327 LITTLE BIT HOSTS MEMORIAL HORSE SHOWS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS TO SHOWCASE THEIR RIDING SKILLS. IN 2018, WE HAD 90 PARTICIPANTS JUDGED ON THEIR ABILITIES IN A VARIETY OF SKILL LEVELS ON HORSEBACK. THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR MANY OF OUR PARTICIPANTS TO EARN MERIT-BASED AWARDS AND COMPETE AGAINST THEIR PEERS IN A SPORT THAT THEY TRAIN AND PRACTICE FOR YEAR AROUND. IN 2018, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SPECIAL OLYMPICS WASHINGTON, 10 RIDERS TRAINED TO COMPETE IN FOUR DIFFERENT EVENTS AND COMPETED IN THE FIRST SPECIAL OLYMPICS EQUESTRIAN SHOW AT LITTLE BIT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH LITTLE BIT'S OTHER HORSE SHOWS. 1884838 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 1 83 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 WA X X SUSAN COUCH 4258821554 18675 NE 106TH STREET REDMOND WA 98052 SALLY GREGG CHAIR 1.70 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE HAWKINS SECRETARY 0.70 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE HALE VICE CHAIR 0.70 X X 0 0 0 TRACEY TREWIN TREASURER 0.70 X X 0 0 0 PAT MCCOWAN TRUSTEE 0.70 X 0 0 0 JANET BROWN TRUSTEE 0.70 X 0 0 0 RICH FINLAY TRUSTEE 0.70 X 0 0 0 ROBERT GRAVES TRUSTEE 0.70 X 0 0 0 JOHN MICHAEL GROSS TRUSTEE BEGINNING 10/2018 0.70 X 0 0 0 MALLORY LOBISSER TRUSTEE BEGINNING 09/2018 0.70 X 0 0 0 BARBIE STAFFORD TRUSTEE BEGINNING 07/2018 0.70 X 0 0 0 JOHN PLAISTED TRUSTEE THRU 08/2018 0.70 X 0 0 0 PAULA DEL GIUDICE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 110684 0 14053 110684 0 14053 1 0 0 0 0 2500 331815 1746216 155926 2080531 TUITION 624310 785406 785406 CAMPS 624310 24458 24458 SEMINARS & CLINICS 624310 23430 23430 ASSESSMENT FEES 624310 19094 19094 HORSE SHOWS 624310 4327 4327 856715 21659 21659 25800 0 25800 25800 25800 90291 367100 90209 264850 82 102250 102332 102332 136406 331815 199821 -63415 -63415 4575 5000 -425 -425 12417 2165 10252 4004 6248 3033449 856715 4004 92199 124737 31184 49895 43658 1162443 835262 126881 200300 116566 95071 7367 14128 178653 142805 15457 20391 22765 22765 1136 1136 51400 25222 22353 3825 1576 1576 125730 72726 21694 31310 24882 18986 1181 4715 113173 105290 1886 5997 7173 4028 2497 648 40929 29850 10217 862 271171 249804 6471 14896 17739 16744 238 757 BARN OPERATIONS 211469 211469 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 46562 43318 777 2467 HORSE SHOWS 3079 3079 2521183 1884838 290815 345530 643399 768466 330600 617646 257925 143245 4283 1830 27400 21562 10635619 1964696 8830898 8670923 626726 611321 10721231 10834993 90571 138342 169056 135749 1154081 784397 1413708 1058488 X 8067433 8502864 641190 674741 598900 598900 9307523 9776505 10721231 10834993 512266 -43284 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1627042 1324159 1928963 1639536 2080531 8600231 1627042 1324159 1928963 1639536 2080531 8600231 1475205 7125026 22358 45216 43600 42007 47459 200640 27101 2923 30024 8830895 3186607 0.80680 0.81550 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: REFUNDS - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 27,101. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 2,923. 729643 -24191 19093 686359 647390 99058 16805 729643 636641 41452 30703 647390 634859 9033 7251 636641 615882 33659 14682 634859 0.00000 0.87260 0.12740 0 0 2320817 2320817 7065378 1314301 5751077 344477 163162 181315 904947 487233 417714 8670923 2984858 -43284 2060 -7367 -48591 3033449 0 3033449 2515876 2060 2060 2513816 7367 7367 2521183 PART V, LINE 4: THE EARNINGS FROM THE SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND ARE USED FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE IN THE ADAPTIVE AND THERAPY PROGRAMS. THE EARNINGS FROM THE GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND ARE USED TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: PROGRAM EXPENSES -3,079. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES -1,136. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -3,152. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: PROGRAM EXPENSES 3,079. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES 1,136. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 3,152. AUCTION 384983 256032 128951 42863 3500 138482 LUNCHEON 83238 75783 7455 10312 4664 468221 331815 136406 53175 3500 143146 199821 -63415 X AUCTION ITEMS 379 104266 FAIR MARKET VALUE X EQUINE EQUIP 105 39178 FAIR MARKET VALUE X MISC. 29 12482 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF ITEMS DONATED. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6 1,196 INDIVIDUALS AND 12 TRUSTEES DONATED 34,388 (UNAUDITED) HOURS OF THEIR TIME IN 2018. VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN THERAPY TREATMENTS, ADAPTIVE RIDING LESSONS, FACILITIES MAINTENANCE, EQUINE CARE, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 LITTLE BIT INITIATED THE EQUINE-FACILITATED PSYCHOTHERAPY (EFP) PROGRAM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED NOVEMBER 28, 2018 WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: SECTION 2.3: CHANGED THE VOTE FROM 50 PERCENT PLUS ONE TO MAJORITY VOTE. SECTION 2.11: MEMBERS SHALL SERVE NO MORE THAN 10 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. SECTION 2.19: THE FOLLOWING REGULAR COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED: EXECUTIVE, FINANCE/INVESTMENT, BOARD DEVELOPMENT/GOVERNANCE, AND A DEVELOPMENT/FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND FINANCE/INVESTMENT COMMITTEE AND THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL TRUSTEES AND PROSPECTIVE TRUSTEES REVIEW AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCUSSED AT THE BOARD LEVEL, AND A DETERMINATION IS MADE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED TRUSTEES AS TO WHETHER OR NOT A CONFLICT EXISTS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE MATTER AND COULD EITHER MAKE THE TRUSTEE WITH THE CONFLICT INELIGIBLE TO VOTE, OR THE TRUSTEE COULD RECUSE HIM OR HERSELF FROM VOTES THAT MAY PERTAIN TO THE CAUSE OF THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION IS BASED ON THE WASHINGTON EMPLOYER BENEFIT AND WAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR A GIVEN YEAR, AS WELL AS AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE. THIS IS DONE EACH YEAR FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS IN MARCH 2018. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE AUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE YEARS ARE CONDENSED INTO AN ANNUAL REPORT THAT IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND PROVIDED TO OUR DONORS UPON REQUEST. FULL AUDITED FINANCIALS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.