2017-08-24T21:30:30-05:00 2016-12-31 911194016 CLARK NUBER PS 10900 NE 4TH STREET SUITE 1700 BELLEVUE WA 98004 990 2016-01-01 911012131 LITTLE BIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER LITT 4258821554 18675 NE 106TH STREET REDMOND WA 98052 PAULA DEL GIUDICE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4258821554 2017-08-11 1 JENNIFER BECKER HARRIS P00183358 4254544919 2017-08-11 65.158.230.194 2017-08-11 11:27:35 PD P EE9472A6866F5D2CC65667176191C38BB98995E0 39B7D332FE4F6A837FECE883209B0F62C76CE52F 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z PAULA DEL GIUDICE 18675 NE 106TH STREET REDMOND WA 98052 2781188 0 X WWW.LITTLEBIT.ORG X 1976 WA IMPROVE THE BODIES, MINDS & SPIRITS OF CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH EQUINE-ASSISTED THERAPIES AND ACTIVITIES, AND TO BE AN INSPIRATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE TO THE THERAPEUTIC RIDING PROFESSION BOTH REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY. 7 7 74 1113 2922 0 1324159 1928963 556500 582003 13324 18701 19207 -43829 1913190 2485838 0 0 0 0 1533829 1580331 7110 5635 392124 909607 1019518 2450546 2605484 -537356 -119646 10180676 10568807 956131 1440875 9224545 9127932 X IMPROVE THE BODIES, MINDS & SPIRITS OF CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH EQUINE-ASSISTED THERAPIES AND ACTIVITIES, AND TO BE AN INSPIRATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE TO THE THERAPEUTIC RIDING PROFESSION BOTH REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY. 0 0 1880947 555044 IN 2016, LITTLE BIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER ("LITTLE BIT") PROVIDED SERVICES TO 255 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING 57 PARTICIPANTS OF ALL ABILITIES THROUGH OUR SEVEN, WEEK-LONG SUMMER CAMPS. IN EACH OF OUR FORTY WEEKS OF REGULAR SESSIONS, LITTLE BIT SERVED 195 PARTICIPANTS, ASSISTED BY 316 VOLUNTEERS. LITTLE BIT HAS TWO MAIN PROGRAMS: EQUINE-ASSISTED THERAPY AND ADAPTIVE RIDING. EQUINE-ASSISTED THERAPY IS A RECOGNIZED, INTENSIVE MEDICAL THERAPY DURING WHICH A LICENSED PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, OR SPEECH THERAPIST WORKS ONE-ON-ONE WITH A PARTICIPANT, INCORPORATING THE MOVEMENT OF THE HORSE, OR THE HORSE ITSELF, AS PART OF THE TREATMENT. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 1,507 THERAPY TREATMENTS IN 2016.ADAPTIVE RIDING FOCUSES ON INCREASING INDIVIDUAL RIDING SKILLS WHILE GAINING A THERAPEUTIC BENEFIT. LESSONS ARE TAUGHT BY ONE OF OUR PATH INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS. PARTICIPANTS SHOW IMPROVED INDEPENDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM, CONCENTRATION, VERBAL FLUENCY AND REDUCED ANXIETY. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 6,215 ADAPTIVE RIDING LESSONS IN 2016. 12199 22855 LITTLE BIT HOSTS WORKSHOPS/CERTIFICATION FOR 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 2016, WE OFFERED A PATH WORKSHOP & CERTIFICATION AND AHA LEVEL I WORKSHOP FOR A TOTAL OF 39 PARTICIPANTS. 3576 4104 LITTLE BIT HOSTS MEMORIAL HORSE SHOWS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS TO SHOWCASE THEIR RIDING SKILLS. IN 2016, WE HAD 76 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 PEERS IN A SPORT THAT THEY TRAIN AND PRACTICE FOR YEAR ROUND. 1896722 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 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 1 74 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 1 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 KEN KLEVE PRESIDENT THRU 11/2016 1.30 X X 0 0 0 SALLY GREGG V.P./PRESIDENT 1.60 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GABERMAN PAST PRESIDENT 1.30 X X 0 0 0 PAT MCGOWAN VICE PRESIDENT BEGINNING 11/2016 1.30 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTY HALE SECRETARY 1.30 X X 0 0 0 JOHN PLAISTED DIRECTOR/TREASURER 1.30 X X 0 0 0 TRACEY TREWIN TREASURER BEGINNING 11/2016 1.60 X X 0 0 0 JANET BROWN DIRECTOR 1.30 X 0 0 0 JEFF GOLLNICK DIRECTOR THRU 3/2016 1.30 X 0 0 0 JEFF NIELSEN DIRECTOR THRU 11/2016 1.30 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER SIZEMORE DIRECTOR THRU 8/2016 1.30 X 0 0 0 SUE CAMOU CONTRACT INTERIM ED 40.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF NOMURA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU 10/2016 40.00 X 118029 0 260 118029 0 260 1 0 0 0 0 312416 1616547 185392 1928963 TUITION 624310 521694 521694 SEMINARS & CLINICS 624310 22855 22855 CAMPS 624310 22800 22800 ASSESSMENT FEES 624310 10550 10550 HORSE SHOWS 624310 4104 4104 582003 18466 18466 25134 0 25134 25134 25134 79913 2000 80886 792 -973 1208 235 235 117090 312416 212410 -95320 -95320 5000 0 5000 5000 19696 1262 18434 2922 15512 REFUNDS 900099 2923 2923 2923 2485838 582003 2922 -28050 118290 11803 47342 59145 1176860 933407 88530 154923 122963 99896 3220 19847 162218 128493 14252 19473 85502 27638 57864 22074 22074 5635 5635 73079 19774 49124 4181 142423 80060 24001 38362 27507 21120 1751 4636 93218 86294 1531 5393 6450 4637 455 1358 21481 18314 2183 984 22888 22888 269584 244691 7749 17144 10391 7065 3070 256 BARN OPERATIONS 190820 190820 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 50525 46772 830 2923 HORSE SHOWS 3576 3576 2605484 1896722 316638 392124 81935 575763 196989 180362 26605 152467 3388 2812 2000 1200 55113 29874 10548223 1466366 9274251 9081857 534809 544472 5586 0 10180676 10568807 61263 120371 84386 140367 0 134500 810482 1045637 956131 1440875 X 8445913 8199872 179732 329160 598900 598900 9224545 9127932 10180676 10568807 -119646 23033 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2043717 1525528 1627042 1324159 1928963 8449409 2043717 1525528 1627042 1324159 1928963 8449409 951280 7498129 16353 9782 22358 45216 43600 137309 53399 7837 61236 220 610 27101 2923 30854 8678808 2514612 0.86400 0.86740 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: REFUNDS - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 27,101. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 2,923. MISCELLANEOUS - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 220. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 610. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 636641 41452 30703 647390 634859 9033 7251 636641 615882 33659 14682 634859 634056 16982 35156 615882 600071 35156 1171 634056 0.00000 0.92510 0.07490 0 0 264000 2320817 2584817 6739265 946577 5792688 344323 174605 169718 879818 345184 534634 9081857 2502701 23033 3040 -3576 22497 2480204 5635 5635 2485839 2599314 3040 -5635 -2595 2601909 3576 3576 2605485 PART V, LINE 4: THE EARNINGS FROM THE SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND ARE USED FOR TUITION AID 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 -3,576. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 5,635. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -5,635. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: PROGRAM EXPENSES 3,576. AUCTION 345496 234106 111390 51336 3500 144700 LUNCHEON 84010 78310 5700 9231 3643 429506 312416 117090 60567 3500 148343 212410 -95320 JEFF NOMURA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (JAN-OCT) GENERAL OPERATIONS X 137000 134500 0 1 1 134500 X AUCTION ITEMS 278 115752 FAIR MARKET VALUE X EQUINE EQUIP 102 48251 FAIR MARKET VALUE X MISC. 41 21389 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 1,100 INDIVIDUALS AND 11 BOARD MEMBERS DONATED 28,819 (UNAUDITED) HOURS OF THEIR TIME IN 2016. VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN THERAPY SESSIONS, ADAPTIVE RIDING LESSONS, FACILITIES MAINTENANCE, EQUINE CARE, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 SUE CAMOU SERVED AS INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DURING NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2016. LITTLE BIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER PAID LOVEALL PRICE & ASSOCIATES FOR THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES. MS. CAMOU'S COMPENSATION FOR PROVIDING THESE MANAGEMENT SERVICES IS UNKNOWN. SYNTHIA ALEX O'NEILL SERVED AS INTERIM DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FROM MAY 16, 2016 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2016. LITTLE BIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER PAID MS. O'NEILL FOR THE INTERIM DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES. MS. O'NEILL'S COMPENSATION FOR PROVIDING THESE MANAGEMENT SERVICES WAS $57,864. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 TO UPDATE THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF VOTING BOARD MEMBERS. THERE WILL NOW BE A MINIMUM OF 4 GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR COMMENTS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND PROSPECTIVE BOARD MEMBERS 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 BOARD MEMBERS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT A CONFLICT EXISTS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE MATTER AND COULD EITHER MAKE THE BOARD MEMBER WITH THE CONFLICT INELIGIBLE TO VOTE, OR THE BOARD MEMBER 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 DECEMBER 2016. 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.