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“CEO Bryan McQueeney and Board member Gloria Hamblin are husband and wife. Annual Compensation is set by the compensation committee within of the Board of Directors which does not include these employees. Compensation at Ride On is set with guidance from the annual salary survey published by the Center for Nonprofit Management in Los Angeles.”

“Form 990 is discussed and reviewed by the CEO, Treasurer and the entire Board of Directors at a board meeting prior to filing.”

“Conflict of Interest Compliance: Ride On's Board of Directors routinely monitors and discusses potential conflicts and puts in place appropriate safeguards including recusal of interested parties from deliberations and decision-making.”

“Compensation Policy: Compensation is set by the board of directors with guidance from the annual salary survey published by the Center for Nonprofit Management in Los Angeles. It is the policy of Ride On to strive to pay employees a competitive wage and benefit package at the median (50th percentile) of prevailing wages for comparable nonprofit organizations in Southern California.”

“Ride On makes its current and past audited financial statementsand IRS Form 990 available on our website at www.RideOn.org along with our Form 1023 including by-laws and articles of incorporation, and Conflict of Interest policy.”

“AUTO: Column (A) - Total = $6519; Column (B) - Program Services = $6519; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0”

“DUES AND FEES: Column (A) - Total = $6751; Column (B) - Program Services = $6751; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0”

“EDUCATION AND TRAINING: Column (A) - Total = $32422; Column (B) - Program Services = $32422; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0”

“FINANCIAL AID: Column (A) - Total = $20933; Column (B) - Program Services = $20933; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0”

“Postage and Shipping: Column (A) - Total = $538; Column (B) - Program Services = $109; Column (C) - Management & General = $429; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0”

“Program development: Column (A) - Total = $1865; Column (B) - Program Services = $1865; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0”

“PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS: Column (A) - Total = $106; Column (B) - Program Services = $106; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0”

“Public relations: Column (A) - Total = $5053; Column (B) - Program Services = $5053; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0”

“RECOGNITION: Column (A) - Total = $4899; Column (B) - Program Services = $4899; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0”

“Repairs & maintenance: Column (A) - Total = $38105; Column (B) - Program Services = $38105; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0”

“SHOEING, TACK & EQUIPMENT: Column (A) - Total = $23121; Column (B) - Program Services = $23121; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0”

“SUPPLIES: Column (A) - Total = $64433; Column (B) - Program Services = $60403; Column (C) - Management & General = $79; Column (D) - Fundraising = $3951”

“TAXES: Column (A) - Total = $704; Column (B) - Program Services = $704; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0”

“Telephone: Column (A) - Total = $4152; Column (B) - Program Services = $3840; Column (C) - Management & General = $312; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0”

“VETERINARY EXPENSE: Column (A) - Total = $20390; Column (B) - Program Services = $20390; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0”

“VOLUNTEER EXPENSE: Column (A) - Total = $6322; Column (B) - Program Services = $6322; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0”

“About Us: Ride On specializes in adaptive horseback riding and therapy services. We teach riding skills to children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities, and we provide physical, speech and occupational therapy using the movement of the horse to improve specific medical conditions. Our staff includes 11 instructors, 8 therapists and over 50 horses. Ride On has now given over 147,000 lessons and treatment sessions in our 29-year history - improving the quality of life in our community.Service: In 2023, Ride On provided 8,000 lessons and treatments to an average of 240 clients on a weekly basis from four facilities. 286 volunteers donated 9,770 hours of work. 75% of our riders and patients were children under age 18; 50% are physically and 50% are intellectually disabled. We serve many types of disabilities with autism being the most frequent. Many riders and patients have multiple disabilities requiring extensive staff and volunteer support. Unique Capacity: Ride On has been nationally accredited since 1994 and is now the only accredited provider of adaptive riding and therapy services in all of Los Angeles or Ventura County. Ride On provided over 1,900 physical, occupational and speech therapy treatments to 90 patients with the majority of sessions incorporating the unique movement of the horse. Scholarships: Ride On subsidizes the cost of lessons and treatments for all participants. Beyond that, we gave scholarships ranging from free lessons to price for over 1,300 lessons or treatments to 35 families. Partnerships: Our newest partnership is with the City of Pasadena providing service in the San Gabriel Valley. Ride On is the only program in California with four operating sites with service reaching from the Oxnard Plains into the Conejo, Simi, San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys.Ride On completed 22 years partnering with the Conejo Recreation and Park District which donates the lease of two ranches in Thousand Oaks comprising 33 acres. Walnut Grove, our home for 22 years, is the center for our adaptive and therapy services programs. Rancho Potrero Community Equestrian Center is the heart of a growing equestrian education center for all abilities. We partner with the Regional Center to provide adaptive riding and therapy services and we are also proud to be recognized as a USEF Community Outreach Organization and a USEF Para Dressage Center of Excellence.Other partnerships include Horses in the Hood, Safe Passage Youth Foundation, Turner Syndrome Foundation, Tarzana Treatment Center, and CRPD Therapeutics to provide riding lessons for at risk youth, teens struggling with substance abuse and summer programs for campers with disabilities. Play LA: Ride On also partners with the City of Los Angeles Play LA Adaptive Program to provide para-equestrian programming for youth with disabilities and at-risk populations leading up to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic games. Leadership: Ride On continues to lead in the nonprofit sector in service delivery and education. We organize and host a free Networking and Education Day for industry professionals, teach Instructor Workshops and manage and host the CALNET Show and US Equestrian Federation para equestrian clinics.Accountable: Ride On sees itself as a public trust and we have always been a leader in transparency to the public. For years we have posted our audited financial statements and IRS tax forms on our website at www.RideOn.org and we have earned a www.guidestar.org Platinum Seal of Transparency.”