Halleck Creek Ranch

“A complete copy of the 990, with all schedules is delivered to all board members and officers via email in pdf format. This delivery was in advance of a board meeting to enable discussion.”

“The agency has a conflict of interest policy which has been reviewed by the board of directors and is available to the public upon request. Board members are asked to disclose conflicts in the annual director's commitment document.”

“The board of directors decides the salary and benefits of the executive director. The board, which consists of independent members, has reviewed the nonprofit compensation survey in the past, and assessed fair and equitable compensation based on compensation of executive directors of agencies of similar size, field and location to halleck creek. The board also conducts regular performance reviews of the executive director.”

“The executive director determines the salary and/or wages of all other staff, based on current market compensation practices and the minimum wage.”

“Halleck creek governing documents are currently available to anyone upon request.”

“Mission statement -- full at halleck creek we "open the door to the great outdoors" for children and adults with physical, psychological and developmental challenges by using the four strong legs of a horse. We pair gentle, carefully selected horses with special riders, experienced staff and dedicated volunteers to create a dynamic team that carries the riders out of the arena and into the beautiful marin countryside. Our therapeutic riding programs and equine assisted activities and therapies offer complementary medical benefit for people facing significant health impacts as well as a unique and effective way for these special people to access nature and wilderness terrain.”

“As a primarily volunteer driven organization we rely on a large, diverse and active volunteer corps to help us deliver our programs and we are grateful for their help. In the last year, monthly volunteer orientation and training sessions were held for approximately 200 youth and adult volunteers. We also offered service learning programs for schools and other non-profit organizations and a number of local businesses participated in corporate volunteerism days. In 2017, volunteers donated over 13,500 hours to halleck creek.”

“Program participants come from 7 seven bay area counties including alameda, contra costa, marin, napa, san francisco, solano, and sonoma. Our riders range in age from 4-84, with at least 50% of our ridership being under the age of 18. Participants present with a range of challenges including cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorder, mood disorders, multiple sclerosis, down syndrome, blindness, developmental delay and a number of others. They represent broad ethnic, geographic and economic backgrounds. 44% of riders are on scholarship, and over 35% of those receiving scholarship assistance come from households with annual income of 30,000 or less.”