Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO BETTER THE LIVES OF PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES THROUGH THE HEALING POWER OF HORSES.
TO PROVIDE EQUINE-ASSISTED THERAPIES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
THE PROGRAM PROVIDED QUALITY AND INNOVATIVE HIPPOTHERAPY SERVICES BY LICENSED AND SPECIALLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS. IN 2019, MORE THAN 3,500 SESSIONS WERE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS. SESSIONS MAY HAVE UP TO 20 RIDERS PER SESSION SUCH AS SCHOOL GROUPS OR AS FEW AS ONE RIDER SUCH AS HIPPOTHERAPY. RIDERS INCLUDED SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN ON A WEEKLY BASIS, COMPLETED OBJECTIVE GAIT ASSESSMENT PRE AND POST THERAPY TO DOCUMENT CLINICAL PROGRESS, AND PROVIDED ADULT HIPPOTHERAPY AND ADAPTIVE RIDING PROGRAMS. THESE THERAPIES ARE NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE THOUGH MANY COUNTIES PROVIDE COVERAGE THROUGH WAIVER PROGRAMS. THE COST OF PROGRAMMING IS ALSO COVERED BY MINIMUM OUT OF POCKET PATIENT FEES, GRANTS, DONATIONS, AND FUNDRAISING EVENTS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HAS A PROGRAM CALLED TAKING THE LEAD WHICH USES THE INTERACTION WITH THE HORSES AND PEERS TO DEVELOP SELF-ESTEEM AND COMMUNICATION IN YOUNG BOYS AND GIRLS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lisa Kafka | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $85,020 |
| Nancy Jacobe | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jenna Dais | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cindy Sleerman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Michalski | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Stark-Jones | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole Curan | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Alyssa Gromowski | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Moberg-Wolff Md | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Murphy | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Dworak | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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