2024-03-29T09:20:25-07:00 2023-06-30 202571677 CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC 242 CHARLOTTE ST SUITE 1 ASHEVILLE NC 28801 990 2022-07-01 260338084 Muddy Sneakers Inc MUDD 8288625560 PO Box 146 Brevard NC 28712 Rick Houck Board Chair 8288625560 2024-03-28 true Rick Houck true Todd Oldenburg P02281691 8282360206 2024-03-29 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Rick Houck PO Box 146 Brevard NC 28712 1737405 false X muddysneakers.org X 2007 NC To awaken in children a deeply felt connection with the natural world - one that inspires curiosity, stimulates learning, and brings new life to classroom performance. 11 11 41 0 0 0 1685169 1445838 210786 244644 242 20908 3341 16712 1899538 1728102 0 0 779744 1072622 0 119167 201901 251218 981645 1323840 917893 404262 1613643 2026821 71974 47776 1541669 1979045 X To awaken in children a deeply felt connection with the natural world - one that inspires curiosity, stimulates learning, and brings new life to classroom performance. false true 961358 0 244644 Muddy Sneakers serves North Carolina's 5th-grade public school students by introducing them to the wonders of the natural world by engaging them in experiential outdoor education aligned to North Carolina's essential science standards. Muddy Sneakers strives to cultivate in children a life-long love of nature and to do this in a way that enhances academic achievement, inspires the joy of living, and plants an understanding of the interconnectedness of all things. The 2022-2023 season marks Muddy Sneakers' sixteenth year of bringing an experiential format to teaching a 5th-grade science curriculum at participating public schools across the Mountain and Piedmont regions of North Carolina. This year, the Mountains Region (WNC) saw success in continuing the integration of the virtual and Remote Expeditions components of our program, while simultaneously seeing a return to off-campus instruction across the region, allowing students to explore and learn on publicly and privately conserved lands in their communities. We welcomed two additional schools to the program. In total, WNC served 33 schools bringing more than 57,000 contact hours to 1,885 students in 10 counties and 11 school districts. This year, the Piedmont Region, we partnered with 14 schools delivering 30,000 contact hours to 1,030 students. . Measurement results and feedback from students and teachers across both regions were as strong in 2022-23 as the organization has ever seen. With the aid of an annual measurement tool, created in collaboration with our long-time research partners at NC State University (who also process and report back on the data collected), the tool produced the following student findings: - 81% said Muddy Sneakers took them somewhere new half or all the time. - 67% of students wondered how nature works at least once per week after Muddy Sneakers, including 32% who wondered daily. - 82% of students said Muddy Sneakers made them understand science better. - 97% of teachers reported that Muddy Sneakers supports students' understanding of science. - 85% of teachers reported thinking Muddy Sneakers supports higher science test scores. - 84% of teachers said Muddy Sneakers supports students who often struggle in the classroom. - 89% of teachers said Muddy Sneakers builds critical thinking skills. - 74% of teachers said Muddy Sneakers helps students focus and learn better in the classroom. - 87% of teachers said Muddy Sneakers helps students build relationships with peers they may not connect with in the classroom. Findings show girls significantly increase their knowledge and interest in science through Muddy Sneakers at an age when the STEM gender gap typically sees girls falling behind. 961358 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 41 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false NC X Christina Calhoun 8282423052 PO Box 9293 Asheville NC 28815 David Webb Executive Director 40.00 X 12923 0 0 Jordan Robbins Interim Executive Director 40.00 X 12516 0 375 Ryan Olson Departing Executive Director 40.00 X 75457 0 1499 Betsy Jordan Chair 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Jay Lanier Vice Chair 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Ben Walters Treasurer 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Anne Bullard Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Chase Pickering Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Earnhardt Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Missy Rannkin Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Harper Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Kristina Proctor Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Houck Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Prioleau Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 100896 0 1874 false false false 10942 250000 1184896 52866 1445838 School Programming 611710 244644 0 0 244644 20908 0 20908 9570 10942 9303 267 0 267 180 180 180 Insurance Claims Recovery 900099 16265 0 0 16265 16265 1728102 244644 0 37620 105846 32324 62985 10537 868416 685500 104207 78709 19443 17499 972 972 78917 63132 10260 5525 3258 2281 977 0 21537 0 21537 0 25012 20010 5002 0 28815 12133 15195 1487 25095 14901 3004 7190 10463 4923 1388 4152 20321 16594 3727 0 25548 21492 3391 665 11239 10115 1124 0 34305 32574 936 795 Program and Camp Supplies 20521 20521 0 0 Fundraising and Outreach 6381 2078 326 3977 Miscellaneous Expenses 2887 1302 1196 389 Staff Development 5229 3979 625 625 10607 0 6463 4144 1323840 961358 243315 119167 544294 1110310 1000016 903415 32500 13743 76391 65443 21321 10948 1769 2148 1613643 2026821 70974 46426 1000 1350 0 0 71974 47776 X 1456744 1642773 84925 336272 1541669 1979045 1613643 2026821 404262 33114 X false true X true false X 0 855282 721398 922584 1685169 1445838 5630271 0 0 855282 721398 922584 1685169 1445838 5630271 240278 5389993 7000 4208 133 242 20908 32491 0 2289 3341 16265 21895 5684657 1007483 0.94820 0.99070 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Other Income 2020: 2289. 2021: 3341. Description: Insurance Recovery 2022: 16265. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false true 25012 false false 25012 Pt II-B Line 1 Muddy Sneakers staff and contract lobbyist met with members of the North Carolina General Assembly, including leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees as well as the Chairs of the Education Appropriations Subcommittee. Those meetings included discussions of Muddy Sneakers, as well as plans for continued expansion throughout the state. In the 2023 budget the General Assembly appropriated $250,000 to Muddy Sneakers. 0 0 76391 65443 10948 10948 0 0 X 1737405 9303 9303 1728102 1728102 1333143 9303 9303 1323840 1323840 Pt X, Line 2 The Organization is exempt from federal income taxes under 501(c)(3)of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the Code, however, income from certain activities not related to the Organization's tax-exempt purpose may be subject to taxation as unrelated business income. The Organization had no income from unrelated business activities in 2022-23 and was, therefore, not required to file Federal Form 990-T (Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return). The Organization believes that it has appropriate support for all tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. Pt XI, Line 2d Fundraising Expenses Pt XII, Line 2d Fundraising Expenses AVL Mtn Film 10369 5507 4862 350 3675 SLB Mtn Film 6258 1550 4708 350 4928 16627 7057 9570 700 8603 9303 267 X 4 52866 Stock Market Value false true false Pt III, Line 3 Muddy Sneakers ceased the summer day camp offering. Pt VI, Line 11b A copy of the Form 990 is made available for all board members for review before the 990 is filed. Pt VI, Line 12c Enforcement of the conflicts policy is reviewed and signed by the board members at the annual board workshop in January. Pt VI, Line 15a The process for determing compensation for top management is determined by comparability data and includes review and approval by independent persons. Pt VI, Line 19 The governing documents and Form 990 are available to the public upon request. Other Pg 7 Part VII - Salary represented for Jordan Robbins is only for his October 2022 role as interim director.