2015 ANNUAL

REPORT

In 2012 my son, Harlen, was diagnosed with Autism. Harlen was very withdrawn and we struggled to find therapeutic activities for him. It wasn’t until his doctor recommended therapeutic riding at TRI that Harlen found his true passion. As soon as he got on his first horse at TRI, his eyes lit up and he was full of life! He was a kid again! Not only did he love riding, but we began to see significant improvements. Harlen became more interactive and began to make eye contact with people. If you ask Harlen anything about horses he just opens up! He’ll tell you he wants to be a cowboy, and he rides “the old west way”. Unfortunately, medical bills began to add up and we struggled to pay for his riding lessons. Thankfully, TRI was able to find additional funding to provide Harlen with a scholarship. Now Harlen has improved so much that he is interacting with the kids at school.

We are so grateful for TRI and appreciate any support that will help him and other children continue to take lessons at TRI.

Michele Nartker, Mother of TRI Student Harlen

HARLEN

Mission Statement: To improve the lives and health of children and adults in Southwest Ohio with special physical, cognitive, social, and psychological needs through Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies (EAAT).

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BOARD MEMBERSTerri Glenn, Board ChairScott BarkerDavid CarpenterRosemary DomanskyJerry DurstSarah Howdeshelt Robin McCall-FischerLezley PisoneChris SmithChristine Smith

2015

LETTER FROM 2015 BOARD CHAIRAs we say good bye to 2015, we are all reflecting on the continued growth of TRI and the incredible community support we have received this past year. Recognizing that our volunteer pool has expanded to beyond 300 members and the number of riding participants has exceeded 100 leaves us all grateful and excited to welcome 2016 as yet another amazing year. This past year we applauded Marleen Milkis, Executive Director, Michele Green, Program Director and Christine Pirot, Director of Development and Volunteer Management as they led TRI to another successful PATH Intl accreditation as a premier therapeutic riding facility. As our services continue to expand and we seek to build community partners, 2016 holds great promise to continue to grow and provide additional services to the Dayton and Cincinnati area. Thank you for your support.

Terri Glenn

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Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. ~ Helen Keller

STAFF

INSTRUCTORS

HORSES

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Marleen MilkisExecutive Director

Cindy RedolfiHead Instructor

Arizona

Buddy

Christine PirotDirector of Development &

Volunteer Management

Kathy Corbett

Billie Rae

Nick

Michele GreenProgram Director

Jessica Moorhouse

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PATH INTL PREMIER ACCREDITATION TRI is proud to announce that we have been recertified as a Premier Accredited Center (PAC) offered by the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.).

By earning Premier Accredited Center status through PATH Intl., Therapeutic Riding Institute has demonstrated that it is in accordance with the national standards for the equine-assisted activities and therapies (EAAT) industry. Of 866 member centers in the country, only 259 are Premier Accredited.

“By attaining its PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Center status, Therapeutic Riding Institute has demonstrated a commitment to the highest standards when introducing individuals with special needs to a variety of equine-assisted activities,” said PATH Intl. Chief Executive Officer Kathy Alm. “PATH Intl. accreditation is a respected benchmark in the EAAT industry. It demonstrates leadership and a commitment to safety and to the highest professional

standards.”

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2015FINANCIAL SUMMARY

2015 Revenue $319,042Donations$72,855 22%Program$39,107 12%SpecialEvents$131,391 42%In-Kind$36,320 12%Grants$36,420 11%Other$2,949 1%

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2015 Surplus$26,045

2015 Expense $292,997Programming $168,280 58%Fundraising $65,675 22%In-Kind$36,567 12%Administration $22,475 8%

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REVENUE & EXPENSE

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.

~ Christopher Reeves6

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Total Hours Volunteered5,063 Hrs

Total Value* of Volunteer Hours:

$116,803.41*The value of volunteer hours is

based on $23.07/hour as stated by the independent sector.

PROGRAM STATS• TRI taught 413 classes in 2015. • TRI served 85 students in 2015. • TRI welcomed 23 new students in 2015. • TRI offered programming to 3 community partners in 2015. • 35 students participated in student horse shows in 2015.

VOLUNTEER STATS• Total Number of Volunteers: 330 • Number of New Volunteers

Trained in 2015: 51

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AMANDABLUST

I started at TRI back in 2012. It was for my school service hours for the year but it quickly became much more than just doing service hours. It became an opportunity during my family’s busy schedule for my sister Grace, my dad, John, and myself to spend time with each other on the drive down to TRI. When I started with TRI my parents believed that my 6th-grade self would slowly, after the requirement was met, would stop TRI and continue to another thing. They would drop me off every Thursday and either wait in the parking lot or go to the store. My dad decided in 2013 that waiting in the parking lot doing nothing was not worth it anymore and decided to start volunteering during the week with me. It made the time that much more important to go out. I remember one time during a lesson my dad and I were paired with a young man that was obsessed with my dad’s hats and his semi-bald head underneath of it. One day my dad was on a business trip and was not able to make it. As we were warming-up the student reached over to me and pats my head and says “Why aren’t you bald?” When my dad came back the next week he was asked, “Why are you bald?” He just laughed and continued walking. In 2015,

my sister decided to join the fun and started to volunteer too. She again had to do it for school but quickly the hours became less and less important and the time we spent at the barn became more and more important.”

Amanda Blust, TRI Volunteer

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The Winner’s Circle ($10,000-$20,000)David Fischer & Robin McCall-Fischer*+

Annonymous Physicians’ Charitable FoundationDayton Power & Light FoundationThe Jesse & Caryl Philips Foundation($5,000-$9,999) Illinois Tool Works FoundationBrighter Tomorrow FoundationPhil Richards+

Dr. Edward & Margaret HughesJames & Agata SchadeScott & Carol Barker+

The Visionary Club ($501–$4,900)Brian & Catherine BolamAnthony & Patricia DelSorboH. William & Andrea AltvaterDavid & Carolyn SchoeffBeth KlosterboerJames & Lisa MooreTim SpencerJudy TitusAndy & Danette Chance+

The Schade Team: Merrill LynchJeanette DehusC. Stephen HayesBejamin & Susan FryRichard A. LangeVirginia LedinskyLevin Family FoundationBetsy ReynoldsSteve & Marilyn GoensBetty Lou Townley+

David & Jane NovickDayton Horse Show AssociationBob & Liz Ball+Sarah M. Howdeshelt+

Eugene & Janet RuffingCarol Lee Jordan+

Tracy BeiserChristina KooglerLynn & Jackalyn Avery+

Noel & John Lakes+

Mark Andrew Kreusch Memorial FundMorgan Stanley FoundationCoolidge Wall AssociatesTeradataJeff Rooks+

Dr. R. Thomas PerryRichard DonenfeldRichard & Linda LightcapThomas BlalockGoodwill Easter Seals Miami ValleyKonicki Schumacher ChiropracticReynolds & ReynoldsSven Anstadt, VMDPhil & Jean WagnerSteve WargoHoward & Marleen MilkisHomeland K-9+

Michelle & Karl MatsonThrivent FinancialWilliam & Dianne SchneiderBullwinkles+

Martha WilsonDale Burnett+

Allison BarnettDavid R. CarpenterDavid & Rae Marie Handlir

Prime Time Party Rental+YMCA of Greater Dayton+

Andrew C. Keister & Christine J. Pirot+

Routsong Coffee LLC, Saxby’sLou & Karen MetroKen & Mary Louise JacksonThomas & Laurel SuttmillerJudith YoungPureHOPEDayton Children’s Medical CenterLezley PisoneCristina & Del KirkpatrickMartin & Debra NealChristopher & Christine SmithTheresa Georgakas SummersBellbrook Lions ClubTim & Nancy CaseyCenterville Washington FoundationManuel & Lisa CorralCrossman & Maciorowski, LLCThe Dayton FoundationJerry & Donna DurstHouser Asphalt & Concrete+

Sunshein PodiatryMiller-Valentine GroupSandra NeargarderStefan & Sharon NeumeisterCarol RakerWilliam & Terri Glenn

Friends of TRI (Up to $500)Walt Disney World Co.+Jon WilliamsLisa Odenthal+Thomas & Carole Stephens+

United Way of the Greater Dayton AreaSandy WierCaroline GentryAdvanced Telemetrics Intl, Inc.Judith & Daniel WertzJeff & Kathy Corbett+

Jeff SchroderBrandice S. Myers-NairusMichele Green+

Lorna Reine+

The Ruppert Family FoundationPoelking Lanes SouthRoberts & Lynn WoodRick Talda+

Carrie RieppelJerry & Candy HollowayTina AndersonJanet BarkerDayton Progress CorporationKettering Town & CountryHugh & Marygena LynnMill Run RacingDonald & G. Sue MitchellJeffrey Nottingham*James PridgenStoops FreightlinerACE Whitewater Adventures+

Kroger+

Kelley BartlettBenevity Community Impact FundThe Damron Family+

Linda DolbeerRob & Jennifer Edwards+

Penny GambleGE FoundationJames Free Jewelers+

Athy M. LandisEllen McHughRita Peters*Stephenson Trucking of Hamilton+

Greg & Sandy WeirThomas & Michelle Bach+

Cherie ValloMichael SimsLaura BattaAmerican Cancer Society – Discovery Shop+

Eric & JoEllen MullinsCarla D. HuntRiver Expeditions+

Tracy Fischer+

John & Patty ChambersChannel Education Foundation, Inc.Cincinnati Reds+

Jill & Philip HayesHeatherwood Golf Course+

Industrial Fasteners Supply, LLCRay & Amy Kanapesky+

Clarette McCain+

Shon Myers+

Gene & Linda RobbinsTina M. StoddThe Reynolds & Reynolds Associate FoundationJane Thompson+

Dorothy WileyJoseph & Lisa MarcheseDennis Bowen+

Deborah MillerMary Kay ZimmerlyUrban Loft+

Rosanne AllenAngela DunnMarilyn & John HartHoward SmithLaura WoodsPaula Kreusch+

Marilyn C. McTaggartPeter & Rosemary ChristianoDouglas & Karen KrausWilliam & Corinne BroadPeter ChristianoEric & Dana CluxtonAlan C. EakleMr. & Mrs. J. Norman EcksteinLori FrankartRobert & Elizabeth HarrisJET Express, Inc.Francis & Dayle MorganAlan & Beth SchaefferThomas & Sue SeitzBarbara WetzelSteven & Maura WhisenhuntNicholas MetroJames & Angela KoonElizabeth & Carl HaferDale & Marsha LucasHilton Garden Inn – Austin Landing+

Heidi McKennaRobert & Flonnie TaylorMildred SharpStephanie PostonDominoes Pizza – Springboro+

Ghostlight Coffee+

Susan TomlinsonTyler Vreeland+

Monty WilhelmAmerican Competitive Trail Horse AssociationTeresa Lynn Duff

THANK YOU DONORS

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. ~ Winston Churchill9

Brenda PisoneTim WeberJohn & Rebecca BlustBoonshoft Museum+

Noha BoulosThomas BreitenbachJames BurdetteWalter ButtrillTom CarlsonMichael & Teri ChristianoPhilip ChristianoDAR John Reily ChapterJohn & Rosemary DomanskyBecky & Tony FerrellSherri FischerMike GarrisonDr. & Mrs. Kim GoldenbergSteve & Valerie HagemeyerHamilton County Park District+

Jeff & Robin HamrickJeffrey HayesCathy HoffmanKevin & Martha JacksonWendy JacquesJohn & Dolores JanningKathleen KeoghDave Korte+

Robyn LivesayVirginia MathesonKristine MatsonMolly MatsonPaul MatsonScott & Kelly MichaelsonGary & Linda NewcomerKathleen NolanBeverly W. ParkerMichael & Jennifer PirotPatrick PrzborowskiPhil & Kathy Reamy+

The Rotary Club of FarmersvilleChris SmithTBPA US Canada DivisionEverit B. TerhuneJohn & Deborah UrseJack & Nora VondrellJoseph & Virginia WadeWash Your Dog+

Charles & Susanne WertzBrenda Williams+

Wright State Foundation+

Jessica MoorhouseRichard ComiskeyMegan Volker+

Clifton Garden Cabin+

Rita CyrGayle DailyRichard & Cheryl HaererRoan YarnDayton Dragons Professional Baseball Team+

Terry & Clinton AsburyHeather CoxJohn & Katherine FolandSheila GilmanTrey GraceGeraldine RoccoGeraldine SheehanDave BallMoe’s Outdoor Equipment & Supplies+

Key Chrysler+

Michael & Amy KakosAmanda JenkinsDavid & Sabrina MillerKaren RobinsonBrian & Amanda TeatesJeffrey & Katherine Wagner

Barbara WestDaniel Gentry+

Thomas & Karen CrothersDayton Society of Natural History+

LeRoy & Brandy GorhamLebanon Lawn & Landscape, LLCLiberty Western+

Hannah CurtisDr. Catherine Crompton+

Dr. Jacob Dean+

Dr. Moin Ranginwala+

Dr. Mark Smith+

Angie’s Grooming Boutique+

Kim ArbogastRaymond & Nancy AshtonMichael & Kimberly Bish*John & Anita ChristianoBrooks & Ruth ComptonDebra FenocchiJulio FenocchiHenry GoldbergRobert & Monica HensleyHills & Dales Florist+

Sally Ann JamesSonja K. KaschCarol A. KramerLipstick Scoundrels+

Dr. Kenneth ManifoldFrederic & Cheri OhmerDonald & Dorothy OvermanDonald & Kathy PylesJennifer RobertsJodie Ryan+

Erin Schwanitz-VogtBarbara SmithThomas & Michele SollarsWilliam & Martha StricklerThe Flowerman+

Richard & Connie ThielTwin Maples Veterinary HospitalDonald Van VlietWalmart+

Vera WardMJ WhalenMary WolfNewport Aquarium+

The Farmers State BankPhilippa HallamDonald & Jennifer HarkerErica M. JohnsonPet Supplies Plus+

Ambiance Wine Bar Cafe+

Angela Dencher+

Ingrid DinvaldsRandy & Elizabeth HodgesHerbert & Janet PeasantJeff & Krista YoungAMS Oil, LLCApple Valley Animal HospitalJames & Tammy BairMichael & Tamyra BallPatricia BohannonMichelle A. CiprianoJohn & Diane ClarkSarah CookMary Beth CraneSharon FarrLisa HayesLisa JohnsonJoyce KackelriesKeyBank FoundationBobby & Judith LaneKenneth & Deborah McCordDeanna McCormickJeffrey & Carla Nickell

Linda PritchardMarolyn J. RayRichard & Winifred RisnerMarvin & Linda RodenRobert RoyWesley & Stephanie StrattonKatherine WoodWilliam & Nancy Ferrara*Rachael KentRhonda MosleyDwayne & Tamara KidderTimothy & Carly CarmackDewey’s Pizza+

Dragon Tree Tattoo & Gifts+

Barbara HartleySeth KrausRachel MangenBeverly A. PleskotaTheresa RichardsonDoug & Diana SorrellErin WestMark WilliamsBruce Salimbene+

Amazon SmilesBonadies Glass Studio+

Dinos Cappuccino+

Patricia McNeilyJim & Nancy WeirJoyce WhittJoe Cruea+

Mandi DardingAngela GareyRebecca HalpinMatt & Heather HinkleGreg MarquisMaria SchmitzToxic Beauty Records+

William & Martha WelchWilliam’s Eatery+

Linda Moon

TRIBUTE DONATIONSIn Memory of Bill ClarkRonald GalyonMyrtle HustonGary KuglerBrenden McClainJoe PleskotaSasha TefftJack & Pauline ThomasBuddyJack

In Honor OfKathy CorbettTracie FerraraSteve HayesSteve & Sherry HayesAsa & Dorothy HumstonMohammad JamalDanielle KneislyKatherine & Madeline LaneKara MatsonRobin McCall-FischerHarlen NartkerStarr PostonAll TRI’s Students

* Includes Matched Gifts+ Includes In Kind Gifts

The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it. ~ Mother Theresa 10

IN MEMORY OFTHE FRIENDS WE LOST

Brenden McClain11/6/83 – 11/13/15

Oh Jack Frost “Jack”4/19/84 - 12/29/15

GI’s Silver Streak “Buddy”11/12/93 - 8/16/15

JackBuddy

Office Address: 1700 Thomas Paine Parkway, Centerville, OH 45459

Farm Address:5224 Dearth Road, Springboro, OH 45066

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