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Nonprofit · EIN 23-2931834

LEG UP FARM INC

Tax-exempt · MOUNT WOLF, PA 17347

Financials

$3.2M$2.9M2023$2.6M$3.1M2024$3.9M$3.5M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of LEG UP FARM INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$3,889,250$3,500,318$388,932$15,988,121$9,020,229$6,967,892
December 31, 2024990$2,632,790$3,147,200-$514,410$15,663,995$9,103,186$6,560,809
December 31, 2023990$3,185,961$2,902,171$283,790$15,767,756$8,711,347$7,056,409
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,410,893
of which government grants
$706,368
Program service revenue
$933,824
Investment income
$19,882
Net rental income
$203,591
Net income from fundraising events
-$81,968
Other revenue
$524,651

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$274,770
Other salaries and wages
$1,473,240
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,054,639
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$18,148
Occupancy
$52,210
Travel
$154
Depreciation
$521,813
Program services (functional)
$2,605,543
Management and general (functional)
$620,139
Fundraising (functional)
$274,636

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$15,663,995
Total assets, end of year
$15,988,121
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,020,229
Net assets, end of year
$6,967,892
Land, buildings and equipment
$14,469,266
Net assets without donor restrictions
$4,681,341
Net assets with donor restrictions
$2,286,551
Gross unrelated business income
$290,625
Gross receipts
$3,971,218
Employees
62
Volunteers
88
Year formed
1997
State of legal domicile
PA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JODY BENTZ CPACFO
Officer
22$123,122$16,855
JENNIFER HITZPRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
40$117,151$17,642
DAVID BERNHARDTCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
THOMAS MCILWEEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KIM HOGEMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHAEL ANDREWSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DOUGLAS L BERMAN CPADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LOUIS J CASTRIOTA SRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SEAN FREDERICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTIAN J IZZODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REBECCA KINSLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHARINE MARTENYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICOLE MARZZACCODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR KIMBERLEE MUDGEDIRECTOR (UNTIL 12/15/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTHONY SARAGODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
4 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MATT SCARPATODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KIRA WAGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BROOKE WENGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CONNIE WILSONDIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/8/25)
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 20 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JODY BENTZ CPACFO
Officer
22$117,243$15,311
JENNIFER HITZPRESIDENT - EFFECTIVE 5/20
Officer
40$105,928$7,614
THOMAS O'CONNORPRESIDENT - THROUGH 04/19
Officer
40$44,633$5,159
DAVID BERNHARDTCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DOUGLAS L BERMAN CPAVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KIM HOGEMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MATT SCARPATOTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHAEL ANDREWSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANGELA ANG- ALHADEFFDIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LOUIS J CASTRIOTA SRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SEAN FREDERICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTIAN J IZZODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REBECCA KINSLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHARINE MARTENYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS MCLLWEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR KIMBERLEE MUDGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTHONY SARAGODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIRA WAGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BROOKE WENGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CONNIE WILSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JODY BENTZ CPACFO
Officer
28$110,768$13,144
THOMAS O'CONNORPRESIDENT
Officer
40$103,092$14,035
DOUGLAS L BERMAN CPACHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAVID BERNHARDTVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHRISTINE NENTWIGSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MATT SCARPATOTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANGELA ANG- ALHADEFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LOUIS J CASTRIOTA SRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LOUIS J CASTRIOTA JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK DEBOWESDIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SEAN FREDERICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA WAGMAN GLEZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTIAN J IZZODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS MCLLWEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR KIMBERLEE MUDGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTHONY SARAGODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIRA WAGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BROOKE WENGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4880 N SHERMAN STREET EXT, MOUNT WOLF, PA 17347-9637
In care of
% LOUIS CASTRIOTA JR
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
DAVID BERNHARDT, 4880 NORTH SHERMAN STREET, MOUNT WOLF, PA 173479637
Signed the 990
DAVID BERNHARDT, CHAIRMAN
Phone
(717) 266-9294
Return prepared by
MCKONLY & ASBURY LLP

Mission

LEG UP FARM'S PEDIATRIC SERVICES ARE UNIQUE IN THAT LEG UP FARM IS THE ONLY FACILITY IN THE COUNTRY WITH THE FOLLOWING SERVICES BENEATH ONE ROOF: PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, AND SPEECH THERAPY; MENTAL HEALTH, EQUINE-ASSISTED, AND NUTRITION SERVICES; AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, LEG UP FARM SERVES ADULTS WITH UNIQUE CHALLENGES IN BOTH THE MENTAL HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND EQUESTRIAN SERVICE COMPONENTS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THERAPY SERVICES: LEG UP FARM PROVIDES SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN WITH ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE PHYSICAL, SPEECH, AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, AND MENTAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION SERVICES. LEG UP FARM PROVIDES ADULTS EXPERIENCING UNIQUE CHALLENGES (PARTICULARLY SPECIAL NEEDS ADULTS, VETERANS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS) WITH ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE MENTAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION SERVICES. BY COMBINING A STATE-OF-THE-ART SETTING WITH A CHILD/FAMILY-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT, LEG UP FARM IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO PROVIDE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE SERVICE DELIVERY TO ITS TARGET POPULATIONS. IN 2025, LEG UP FARM PROVIDED NEARLY 11,000 INDIVIDUAL THERAPY SESSIONS TO OVER 360 INDIVIDUALS.
    Expenses $1,641,750 · revenue $638,070
  • EQUINE-ASSISTED THERAPY SERVICES: LEG UP FARM PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND UNIQUE CHALLENGES WITH EQUINE-ASSISTED ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THERAPEUTIC HORSEBACK RIDING AND EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, CLIENTS WORK TOWARD GOALS THAT MAY BE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, OR EDUCATIONAL IN NATURE. IN 2025, LEG UP FARM PROVIDED MORE THAN 3,300 EQUINE-ASSISTED SESSIONS TO NEARLY 145 INDIVIDUALS.
    Expenses $963,793 · revenue $190,754

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-2931834
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1998
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Animal-related (D99)
Assets (IRS master file)
$15,988,121
Income (IRS master file)
$3,971,218

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$3,889,250$3,500,318$15,988,121XML
990-TDecember 2025–––IRS
990December 2024$2,632,790$3,147,200$15,663,995XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$3,185,961$2,902,171$15,767,756XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$2,467,377$2,927,353$15,627,343IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-2931834).

Questions about LEG UP FARM INC

What is the EIN of LEG UP FARM INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of LEG UP FARM INC is 23-2931834.
Is LEG UP FARM INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
Are donations to LEG UP FARM INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does LEG UP FARM INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of LEG UP FARM INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did LEG UP FARM INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of LEG UP FARM INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DAVID BERNHARDT.
Who are the officers and directors of LEG UP FARM INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $123,122 (JODY BENTZ CPA, CFO).
How much revenue does LEG UP FARM INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,889,250, expenses of $3,500,318 and total assets of $15,988,121 at year end.

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