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STEPPING STONES RIDING PROGRAM

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $156K · expenses $160K · assets $38K

EIN
45-4069867
Address
2539 YOUNG AVE, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91360-1845
NTEE code
B99
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2013 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Martha E Smith (its 2013 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2013 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

The mission of Stepping Stones Riding Program is pair rescued boarded or donated horses with people of Ventura County and the surrounding communities to enrich the lives of both. Stepping Stones Riding Program provides low cost riding lessons to members of the community. To keep costs low the program uses volunteers to manage all horses and property.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Meaghan Shaffer Trainer2017-2024 $37,200$213,670 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

15 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Nancy Estrada President2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Brydie Dyet Secretary2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jason Greenberg Treasurer2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jacki Thacker Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
Nicole Richardson (former) Treasurer2020-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Anna Toy-Palmer (former) Secretary2021-2023 3 $0 reported 1
Sara Salkow (former) Director2023 1 $0 reported 1
Rochelle Holden (former) Director2022-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Amy Yandell (former) President2021-2022 3 $0 reported 1
Lesley Johnson (former) Director2021-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Rachel Holden (former) Director2021 0 $0 reported 1
Sarah Day (former) President2017-2020 5 $0 reported 1
Les Leach (former) Secretary2017-2020 3 $0 reported 1
Nancy McChesney (former) Director and Co-Founder2017-2020 5 $0 reported 1
Martha Smith (former) Treasurer2017-2019 6 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $37K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Meaghan Shaffer Trainer30 $37,200-$0 $37,2001
Nancy Estrada President1 $0-$0 $01
Brydie Dyet Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Jason Greenberg Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Jacki Thacker Director1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $38K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Meaghan Shaffer Trainer30 $37,600-$0 $37,6001
Nicole Richardson Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Estrada President1 $0-$0 $01
Anna Toy-Palmer Secretary3 $0-$0 $01
Sara Salkow Director1 $0-$0 $01
Rochelle Holden Director0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $31K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Meaghan Shaffer Trainer30 $30,600-$0 $30,6001
Amy Yandell President3 $0-$0 $01
Nicole Richardson Treasurer3 $0-$0 $01
Anna Toy-Palmer Secretary3 $0-$0 $01
Rochelle Holden Director0 $0-$0 $01
Lesley Johnson Director0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $19K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Meaghan Shaffer Trainer30 $18,640-$0 $18,6401
Amy Yandell President3 $0-$0 $01
Nicole Richardson Treasurer3 $0-$0 $01
Anna Toy-Palmer Secretary3 $0-$0 $01
Rachel Holden Director0 $0-$0 $01
Lesley Johnson Director0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $9K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Meaghan Shaffer Trainer25 $9,390-$0 $9,3901
Sarah Day President5 $0-$0 $01
Nicole Richardson Treasurer3 $0-$0 $01
Les Leach Secretary3 $0-$0 $01
Nancy McChesney Director and Co-Founder5 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $26K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Meaghan Shaffer Trainer40 $26,080-$0 $26,0801
Sarah Day President7 $0-$0 $01
Martha Smith Treasurer6 $0-$0 $01
Les Leach Secretary8 $0-$0 $01
Nancy McChesney Director and Co-Founder10 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $26K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Meaghan Shaffer Trainer40 $26,080-$0 $26,0801
Sarah Day President7 $0-$0 $01
Martha Smith Treasurer6 $0-$0 $01
Les Leach Secretary8 $0-$0 $01
Nancy McChesney Director and Co-Founder10 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $28K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Meaghan Shaffer Trainer40 $28,080-$0 $28,0801
Sarah Day President7 $0-$0 $01
Martha Smith Treasurer6 $0-$0 $01
Les Leach Secretary8 $0-$0 $01
Nancy McChesney Director and Co-Founder10 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$156,246$159,658 $37,970$36,995 $15,479$140,766 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$134,174$160,297 $41,338$40,407 $16,999$117,167 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$138,202$134,883 $67,345$66,530 $16,144$122,057 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$125,563$90,199 $63,830$63,211 $32,688$92,875 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$73,619$84,665 $28,175$27,847 $19,787$53,832 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$94,121$96,509 $39,321$38,893 $20,674$73,446 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$105,452$97,868 $42,422$41,281 $31,925$73,525 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$89,816$84,558 $34,864$33,697 $24,747$65,066 ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $38,740 in all, tax years 2014 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
J MILES AND ROSANNE REITER FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “STEPPING STONES RIDING PROGRAM” 2019, 2021-2024 5$25,000 2024$5,000
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “STEPPING STONES RIDING PROGRAM” 2014, 2017-2023 44$7,943 2023$1,699
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$5,185 2023$5,185
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “STEPPING STONES RIDING PROGRAM” 2020-2023 4$612 2023$169
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $159,658 spent · pay $48,861 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $66,729 41.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $48,861 30.6%
Fees to independent contractors $29,273 18.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $14,795 9.3%
Total$159,658100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $160,297 spent · pay $59,896 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $70,074 43.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $59,896 37.4%
Fees to independent contractors $20,818 13.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,509 5.9%
Total$160,297100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $134,883 spent · pay $45,403 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $64,313 47.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $45,403 33.7%
Fees to independent contractors $15,455 11.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,705 7.2%
Printing, publications, postage $7 0.0%
Total$134,883100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $90,199 spent · pay $23,771 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $53,452 59.3%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $23,771 26.4%
Fees to independent contractors $12,101 13.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $871 1.0%
Printing, publications, postage $4 0.0%
Total$90,199100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $84,665 spent · pay $12,089 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $63,170 74.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $12,089 14.3%
Fees to independent contractors $8,900 10.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $506 0.6%
Total$84,665100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $96,509 spent · pay $33,770 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $44,829 46.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $33,770 35.0%
Fees to independent contractors $14,899 15.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,011 3.1%
Total$96,509100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $97,868 spent · pay $35,584 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $49,163 50.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $35,584 36.4%
Fees to independent contractors $11,939 12.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,107 1.1%
Printing, publications, postage $75 0.1%
Total$97,868100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $84,558 spent · pay $35,923 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $38,220 45.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $35,923 42.5%
Fees to independent contractors $9,845 11.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $570 0.7%
Total$84,558100%

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