Move a Child Higher Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
954560255
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2015, Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Chatsworth, CA, USA
Phone
8187002971
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Developmentally Disabled Centers

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,584
Expenses
$41,294
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • BRYAN MCQUEENEY (Executive Dir.)
  • Matt Hourihan (Secretary)
  • Kris koontz (Treasurer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Move a child higher (mach 1) leads to greater abilities by providing equineassisted activities and horsemanship. This mission statement is desighned to helprideres with disabilities improve their physical abilities and emotional health

What it reported doing in 2023

Mach 1 served riders with disabilities. The program serves riders with variousdisabilities including autism, dow syndrome, angelman's diporder, cp, neurological disorders, amputees, dystonia, accident involvements, blindness, deafness, and others. Activities include: handling and riding horses to increasebody awareness/control and individual and group games for skill learning/socialinteraction.as a path intl (professional association of therapeutic horsemanship international)premier accredited center (mach1) abides by the north american riding for thehandicapped association, inc. Standards.the purpose of path intl accreditation is to provide a process of evaluation thatrecognizes a center's program as meeting basic standards for both health and safetyto promote the well being of all participants and equines.mach 1 serves riders with disabilities mostly in pasadena, san gabriel valley area; however we are now able to serve more clients from the surrounding areas.in the past year our facilities have been upgraded to our own center. We now offerunmounted horsemanship lessons and summer and winter camp. We also serve incoordination with several law enforcement and other civic organizations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 73% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 26.3%; rating input score 26

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1,052.2%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -10.6% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -11.1% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -16.4% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 26.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $11K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2014 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 26/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is recorded as not currently operating in California.