2024-10-31T13:05:59-05:00 2024-06-30 251622758 MAHER DUESSEL CPA'S 503 MARTINDALE STREET SUITE 600 PITTSBURGH PA 15212 990 2023-07-01 850837155 RYAN SHAZIER FUND FOR SPINAL REHABILITATION RYAN 4123562057 PO BOX 5258 PITTSBURGH PA 15206 LEAH FRIEDMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4123562057 2024-10-31 1 0 ELIZABETH E KRISHER P01275616 4124715500 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z LEAH FRIEDMAN PO BOX 5258 PITTSBURGH PA 15206 1157645 0 X RYANSHAZIERFUND.ORG X 2020 PA THE RYAN SHAZIER FUND FOR SPINAL REHABILITATION IS DEDICATED TO INCREASING THE POSSIBILITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES TO ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THEIR LIFE. 18 18 5 60 0 0 1211481 1116710 0 0 2 1233 -185082 -99184 1026401 1018759 253698 343046 0 0 378409 432700 0 0 125887 342619 330926 974726 1106672 51675 -87913 1348616 1251010 317153 307755 1031463 943255 X THE RYAN SHAZIER FUND FOR SPINAL REHABILITATION AIMS TO GIVE THOSE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES AND THEIR CAREGIVERS THE SUPPORT, RESOURCES AND FUNDING THEY NEED TO LIVE INDEPENDENT AND MEANINGFUL LIVES. 0 0 459703 343046 JULY 1, 2023 THE FUND RELAUNCHED THE GOLDEN WINDOW PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH SCI USING SUBMITTABLE.COM TO COLLECT AND REVIEW APPLICATIONS. THE GOLDEN WINDOW PROGRAM ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS WITH AN SCI TO APPLY FOR UP TO $15,000 IN DIRECT TO VENDOR SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS ITEMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HOME MODIFICATIONS, ADAPTIVE VEHICLES, DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, AND ADDITIONAL REHABILITATION SESSIONS. GOLDEN WINDOW APPLICANTS MUST RESIDE IN THE ELIGIBLE SERVICE AREA WHICH INCLUDES MUCH OF WESTERN PA, EASTERN OHIO (INCLUDING COLUMBUS), AND NORTHERN WV. THERE ARE 3 OPEN APPLICATION CYCLES DURING THE YEAR AND THE FUND RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY 20-25 APPLICATIONS PER CYCLE. DURING THE 2023-2024 FISCAL YEAR THE FUND ACCEPTED 30 INDIVIDUALS WITH SCI TO THE GOLDEN WINDOW PROGRAM AND AWARDED APPROXIMATELY $340,000 IN FUNDING. DURING THEIR INTAKE MEETING, PARTICIPANTS DISCUSSED THEIR SERVICE PLAN AND ANY ISSUES OR QUESTIONS WITH THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR. ONCE THE SERVICE PLAN WAS DETERMINED, PARTICIPANTS WERE ASKED TO TAKE A BRIEF SURVEY. WHEN THEY WERE READY PARTICIPANTS COULD SUBMIT INVOICES WITH A COMPLETED W-9 TAX FORM FOR APPROVAL AND PAYMENT. THE GOLDEN WINDOW PROGRAM AWARDED FUNDS FOR 10 HOME MODIFICATIONS, 9 WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLE PURCHASES AND/OR ADAPTATIONS, 6 PIECES OF IN-HOME EXERCISE EQUIPMENT TO KEEP PEOPLE EXERCISING, 2 STANDING FRAMES TO GET PEOPLE UPRIGHT, 3 PIECES OF MOBILITY EQUIPMENT TO HELP SCI INDIVIDUALS GET WHERE THEY NEED TO GO AND GOT 9 PEOPLE MUCH NEEDED ADDITIONAL REHABILITATION SESSIONS.ANOTHER PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SCI IS THE RYAN TIME PROGRAM. PARTICIPANTS SIGN UP VIA THE WEBSITE FOR A ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATION WITH RYAN SHAZIER VIA ZOOM. MR. SHAZIER TYPICALLY DOES RYAN TIME EVERY TUESDAY EVENING FOR AN HOUR ON AVERAGE, WHEN POSSIBLE, WE WILL ALSO ARRANGE FOR IN-PERSON VISITS FROM MR. SHAZIER. DURING THIS TIME PARTICIPANTS HAVE A CANDID CONVERSATION WITH MR. SHAZIER ABOUT THEIR MUTUAL EXPERIENCES DEALING WITH SCI AND THE COMPLICATIONS AND CHALLENGES IT PRESENTS. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 30 RYAN TIME ZOOMS AND VISITS DURING THE YEAR. MANY PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATE IN RYAN TIME ARE THEN INTERVIEWED FOR A SHALIEVE STORY, WHERE THE INSPIRATIONAL STORIES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SCI ARE HIGHLIGHTED AND SHARED ON OUR WEBSITE AND VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 317705 PROGRAMS FOR THE SCI SUPPORT SYSTEM (CAREGIVERS, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS):THE RYAN SHAZIER FUND UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT ONLY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE SCI BUT ALSO FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM. WE WORK TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE CAREGIVERS, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS CAN BUILD THEIR OWN RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS CONNECTED TO SCI. ONE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES THIS IS THE RYAN SHAZIER FUND WOODLAND FAMILY RETREAT WEEKENDS. DURING THE SPRING AND FALL WE CAN ACCOMMODATE 6 INDIVIDUALS WITH SCI AND THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM, THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND A FREE WEEKEND AWAY AT A COMPLETELY ACCESSIBLE CAMP FACILITY. THE PARTICIPANTS SPEND TIME WITH EACH OTHER FORMING BONDS AND HAVING FUN. WEEKEND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SWIMMING, CRAFTS, ZIPLINE, BONFIRES, AND SPECIAL SESSIONS FOR BOTH CAREGIVERS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH SCI. FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO JOIN OUR WOODLANDS RETREATS WE HOST IN-PERSON EVENTS WHERE FAMILIES CAN BE TOGETHER AND MEET OTHERS IN THE SCI COMMUNITY. WE HOSTED OUR FIRST SCI FUNFEST WITH OVER 150 PARTICIPANTS. THERE WAS FOOD, GAMES, ACTIVITIES, AND LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND RECONNECT WITH OLD ONES. IN ADDITION TO THE SCI FUNFEST, WE HOSTED AN ADAPTIVE CLIMBING EVENT AND OUTINGS TO THE PIRATES GAME AT PNC PARK AND A TRIP TO PPG ARENA TO WATCH THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS. IN PERSON OUTINGS SUPPORT BOTH THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH SCI AND THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM. OFTEN THESE PEOPLE ARE PUTTING SO MUCH OF THEIR TIME AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TOWARDS RECOVERY AND NEW AND UNEXPECTED EXPENSES THAT THEY NEGLECT THEIR OWN PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING. THE FUND CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS SHALIEVE STORY PROGRAM TO INCLUDE STORIES FROM CAREGIVERS AS WELL. A CAREGIVER STORY IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND VIA SOCIAL MEDIA EACH MONTH IN ADDITION TO THE SHALIEVE STORY. 777408 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 PA X LEAH FRIEDMAN 4123562057 PO BOX 5258 PITTSBURGH PA 15206 RYAN SHAZIER PRESIDENT 8.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM E KASSLING CHAIRPERSON 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MELISSA ARMSTRONG SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSHUA POLLARD TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN ACKLIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILL ALLEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY BERNSTEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PRASHANT DUBEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEON FORD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID OKONKWO MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUCAS PIATT VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ARTHUR J ROONEY II DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE SHAZIER DIRECTOR (EXITED 3/2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 VERNON SHAZIER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEG THROCKMORTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL P TOMLIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE ZAREMSKI-YOUNG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN COLBERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER YU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE BOYCE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 20.00 X 137267 0 8762 LEAH FRIEDMAN DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 137267 0 8762 1 0 0 0 0 534500 582210 16670 1116710 1233 1233 39702 534500 138886 -99184 -99184 1018759 0 0 -97951 343046 343046 157125 31425 86419 39281 210231 155330 48365 6536 39130 24618 11551 2961 26214 13631 9437 3146 2128 2128 20380 20380 22162 17518 4644 12538 11092 1446 8720 1847 1029 5844 22764 15060 3930 3774 11846 8308 3538 1252 626 626 OUTREACH 111668 111668 FUNDRAISING 33958 33958 FAMILY & CAREGIVER 29333 29333 BAD DEBT 20000 20000 34177 11778 1640 20759 1106672 777408 203377 125887 1112276 755626 313268 222828 163078 13512 19038 1348616 1251010 188392 111923 128761 195832 317153 307755 X 941313 900918 90150 42337 1031463 943255 1348616 1251010 -87913 -295 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 533662 1275363 1211481 1116710 4137216 533662 1275363 1211481 1116710 4137216 527996 3609220 127 2 1233 1362 4138578 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1013388 -295 -4904 -5199 1018587 172 172 1018759 1101596 -4904 -4904 1106500 172 172 1106672 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: NON-DIRECT SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -4,904. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: NON-DIRECT SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -4,904. RUN FOR BLACK AND GOLD 574202 534500 39702 215 37460 101211 574202 534500 39702 215 37460 101211 138886 -99184 1 GOLDEN WINDOW 30 343046 FMV ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HOME/DRIVING MODIFICATIONS, EQUIPMENT, AND PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR RECOVERY. PART I, LINE 2: INDIVIDUALS APPLY VIA THE RYAN SHAZIER FUND WEBSITE WHERE THEY ARE THEN TAKEN TO SUBMITTABLE.COM. FROM THERE THEY CREATE AN ACCOUNT, TAKE AN ELIGIBILITY QUIZ, AND MAY THEN BE INVITED TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION. ONCE THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED THE PROGRAM MANAGER RECEIVES A NOTIFICATION THAT AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE PROGRAM MANAGER DOES AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE THE APPLICATION IS COMPLETE WITH CONTACT AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND PROJECT ESTIMATES AS WELL AS THE TOTAL REQUESTED AMOUNT. ONCE THE STAFF REVIEW IS COMPLETED AND UPON THE CLOSING OF THE APPLICATION DEADLINE, THE REDACTED APPLICATIONS ARE SENT TO THE SCI ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SCIAC). SCIAC MEMBERS RECEIVE A FOLDER FULL OF APPLICATIONS THAT THEY CAN ACCESS VIA THE SUBMITTABLE PLATFORM. THE SCIAC MEMBERS ARE GIVEN APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS TO EVALUATE AND SCORE THE APPLICATIONS. WHEN THE SCIAC EVALUATION PERIOD CLOSES THE APPLICATIONS ARE THEN RANKED BY SCORE AND IN ORDER OF DATE RECEIVED. THE TOP SCORING APPLICATIONS TOTALING UP TO 1/3 OF THE YEARLY GOLDEN WINDOW BUDGET (EX: $360,000 BUDGET MEANS $120,000 ALLOCATED PER APPLICATION CYCLE) ARE THEN MOVED TO THE GOLDEN WINDOW FUNDING APPROVAL COMMITTEE. THIS COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF AT LEAST 3 BOARD MEMBERS WHO REVIEW APPLICATIONS ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SCIAC AND APPROVE OR DENY FUNDING. AFTER THE GOLDEN WINDOW FUNDING APPROVAL COMMITTEE (COMPRISED OF RYAN SHAZIER FUND BOARD MEMBERS) APPROVES THE APPLICATION FOR FUNDING THE APPLICANT IS NOTIFIED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR FUNDING VIA SUBMITTABLE.COM. ONCE APPROVED EACH PARTICIPANT MUST HAVE AN INTAKE MEETING WITH THE PROGRAM MANAGER AND COMPLETE A PRE-PROGRAM SURVEY PRIOR TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANY FUNDS. DURING THE INTAKE MEETING THE PROGRAM MANAGER AND THE PARTICIPANT (SOMETIMES THE CAREGIVER IS INCLUDED IF NECESSARY) DISCUSS THEIR PERSONAL GOALS, HOW THE FUNDING WILL HELP ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS, WHAT VENDORS/SERVICES THEY WILL BE PURCHASING WITH THE FUNDING, AND ANY ESTIMATES OR INVOICES THEY HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED. WHEN THE PARTICIPANT IS READY FOR THE FUNDING TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE VENDOR THEY SUBMIT A COMPLETED W-9 AND INVOICE TO THE PROGRAM MANAGER. THE PROGRAM MANAGER WILL EVALUATE THE INVOICE AND VENDOR TO DETERMINE IF THE REQUEST IS FROM A LEGITIMATE SOURCE AND IS FUNDING A PROJECT AS DISCUSSED IN THE INTAKE MEETING AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE INVOICE AND W9 ARE SENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR APPROVAL WHO THEN REQUESTS PAYMENT FROM THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT. THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOLLOWS UP SHORTLY AFTER THE PAYMENT REQUEST IS MADE TO SEE THE STATUS OF THE PURCHASE AND OR CONSTRUCTION. THE GOLDEN WINDOW FUNDING APPROVAL COMMITTEE PRESENTS A REPORT AT THE FOLLOWING RYAN SHAZIER FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING ON APPROVED APPLICATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 1) BOARD MEMBER VERNON SHAZIER IS THE FATHER OF RYAN SHAZIER, PRESIDENT. 2) BOARD MEMBERS WILLIAM KASSLING IS A MINORITY OWNER OF THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS AND KEVIN ACKLIN IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS DURING THIS YEAR. MELISSA ARMSTRONG ALSO SERVES ON THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS FOUNDATION BOARD. 3) BOARD MEMBERS ARTHUR ROONEY IS OWNER OF THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS; MICHAEL TOMLIN IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS; RYAN SHAZIER IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS 4) FORMER BOARD MEMBER MICHELLE SHAZIER WAS MARRIED TO BOARD MEMBER RYAN SHAZIER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PERFORMS AN IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 AND REVIEWS IT WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE FUND HAS INSTITUTED AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE POLICY IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY EACH GOVERNING MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A ALL EXECUTIVE SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.