2016-09-01T14:15:21-05:00 2015-12-31 911194016 CLARK NUBER PS 10900 NE 4TH STREET SUITE 1700 BELLEVUE WA 98004 990 2015-01-01 911012131 LITTLE BIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER LITT 4258821554 18675 NE 106TH STREET REDMOND WA 98052 JEFF NOMURA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4258821554 2016-09-01 1 JENNIFER BECKER HARRIS P00183358 4254544919 2016-08-23 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z JEFF NOMURA 18675 NE 106TH STREET REDMOND WA 98052 3040056 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. 9 9 66 1039 58973 -24183 1627042 1324159 613692 556500 8893 13324 -28073 19207 2221554 1913190 0 0 0 0 1322929 1533829 0 7110 387868 898066 909607 2220995 2450546 559 -537356 10629525 10180676 864910 956131 9764615 9224545 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 1728760 532601 IN 2015, LITTLE BIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER ("LITTLE BIT") PROVIDED SERVICES TO 283 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING 32 PARTICIPANTS OF ALL ABILITIES THROUGH OUR SIX WEEK-LONG SUMMER CAMPS. IN EACH OF OUR FORTY WEEKS OF REGULAR SESSIONS, LITTLE BIT SERVED 211 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 1,239 THERAPY TREATMENTS IN 2015.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 6,436 ADAPTIVE RIDING LESSONS IN 2015. 14179 19494 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 2015, WE OFFERED A PATH WORKSHOP & CERTIFICATION AND AHA LEVEL II WORKSHOP FOR A TOTAL OF 33 PARTICIPANTS. 3565 4405 LITTLE BIT HOSTS MEMORIAL HORSE SHOWS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS TO SHOWCASE THEIR RIDING SKILLS. IN 2015, WE HAD 91 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. 1746504 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 66 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 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 MICHAEL GABERMAN PRESIDENT 2.10 X X 0 0 0 KEN KLEVE VP, TREASURER BEGINNING 8/2015 2.10 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTY HALE SECRETARY 1.30 X X 0 0 0 TODD COWLES DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 JEFF GOLLNICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH LEEDOM DIRECTOR THRU 7/2015 0.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM MILLER DIRECTOR THRU 6/2015 0.80 X 0 0 0 MARTIN PEARCE DIRECTOR THRU 6/2015 0.80 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER SIZEMORE DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 SALLY GREGG DIRECTOR 1.10 X 0 0 0 JOHN PLAISTED DIRECTOR 1.60 X 0 0 0 JANET BROWN DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 JEFF NOMURA EX. DIRECTOR, TREASURER THRU 7/2015 40.00 X X 59717 0 160 SYLVIA FUERSTENBERG EX. DIRECTOR 2/2015 THRU 7/2015 40.00 X 58824 0 2923 CLUNY MCCAFFREY ACTING EX. DIRECTOR THRU 1/2015 40.00 X 92451 0 6776 210992 0 9859 0 0 0 0 0 3532 324694 995933 145046 1324159 TUITION 624310 443208 443208 HORSE BOARDING 624310 62168 56768 5400 SEMINARS & CLINICS 624310 19494 19494 CAMPS 624310 19200 19200 ASSESSMENT FEES 624310 8025 8025 4405 4405 556500 13184 13184 32032 0 32032 32032 32032 960487 960347 140 140 140 101390 324694 161206 -59816 -59816 5000 5000 0 20203 313 19890 2205 17685 KING CO PERMIT REFUND 900099 27101 27101 27101 1913190 494332 58973 35726 220851 88879 67651 64321 1064336 740012 118216 206108 80576 61483 3608 15485 168066 122978 18151 26937 3480 3480 36873 36873 7110 7110 4318 4318 46080 25591 18899 1590 129 129 104556 56343 16496 31717 33039 25660 2767 4612 105697 95976 4273 5448 12680 8557 2639 1484 27275 22269 2228 2778 4558 4558 254559 229896 8237 16426 10095 7297 2537 261 BARN OPERATIONS 194673 194673 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 63635 58930 1243 3462 UBI TAXES 4395 4395 HORSE SHOWS 3565 3565 2450546 1746504 316174 387868 228161 81935 382528 196989 66872 26605 5717 3388 2000 52484 55113 10477486 1203235 9303169 9274251 382089 534809 202198 0 6307 5586 10629525 10180676 108005 61263 82071 84386 674834 810482 864910 956131 X 8838638 8445913 327077 179732 598900 598900 9764615 9224545 10629525 10180676 -537356 -2714 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1781521 2043717 1525528 1627042 1324159 8301967 1781521 2043717 1525528 1627042 1324159 8301967 918963 7383004 17027 16353 9782 22358 45216 110736 9378 53399 7837 70614 759 220 610 27101 28690 8512007 2394937 0.86740 0.86710 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: KING CO PERMIT REFUND - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 27,101. MISCELLANEOUS - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 759. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 220. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 610. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 634859 9033 7251 636641 615882 33659 14682 634859 634056 16982 35156 615882 600071 35156 1171 634056 610434 -4185 6178 600071 0.00000 0.94070 0.05930 0 0 2584817 2584817 6687547 766854 5920693 326104 151353 174751 879018 285028 593990 9274251 1911858 -2714 10625 -7883 28 1911830 1360 1360 1913190 2451928 10625 -1360 9265 2442663 7883 7883 2450546 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 -3,565. INVESTMENT EXPENSES -4,318. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 1,360. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -1,360. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: PROGRAM EXPENSES 3,565. INVESTMENT EXPENSES 4,318. AUCTION 376119 278929 97190 40976 3000 103642 BREAKFAST 49965 45765 4200 4812 8776 426084 324694 101390 45788 3000 112418 161206 -59816 X AUCTION ITEMS 254 82060 FAIR MARKET VALUE X EQUINE EQUIP 97 60161 FAIR MARKET VALUE X MISC. 12 2825 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 1,026 INDIVIDUALS AND 13 BOARD MEMBERS DONATED 27,874 (UNAUDITED) HOURS OF THEIR TIME IN 2015. VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN THERAPY SESSIONS, ADAPTIVE RIDING LESSONS, FACILITIES MAINTENANCE, EQUINE CARE, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED APRIL 22, 2015 TO UPDATE THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE LOCATION OF LITTLE BIT TO THAT OF REDMOND, WA. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL NOW MEET NO LESS THAN FOUR TIMES EACH YEAR. A BOARD MEMBER'S UNEXCUSED ABSENCE FROM MORE THAN 20% OF THEIR MEETING OBLIGATIONS MAY BE JUST CAUSE FOR REMOVAL OF THE MEMBER FROM THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 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 2015. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FORM 990-T ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.