2025-04-22T06:30:48-07:00 2024-06-30 202571677 CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC 242 CHARLOTTE ST SUITE 1 ASHEVILLE NC 28801 990 2023-07-01 260338084 Muddy Sneakers Inc MUDD 8288625560 PO Box 10971 Raleigh NC 27605 Richard Houck Board Chair 8288625560 2025-04-21 true true Todd Oldenburg P02281691 8282360206 2025-04-22 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Richard Houck PO Box 146 Brevard NC 28712 1526787 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. 10 10 52 10 0 0 1445838 1074752 244644 429171 20908 9059 16712 1595 1728102 1514577 0 0 1072622 1422180 0 237575 251218 345365 1323840 1767545 404262 -252968 2026821 1826504 47776 100427 1979045 1726077 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 false 1085578 0 429171 Muddy Sneakers serves North Carolinas 5th-grade public school students by engaging them in experiential outdoor education aligned with North Carolinas essential science standards. Merging the energy of young students with local public and protected lands sets the stage for deeply felt experiences that instill a personal backyard awareness to the Standard Course of Study. Muddy Sneakers strives to cultivate in children a lifelong love of nature, enhance academic achievement, inspire the joy of living, and plant an understanding of the interconnectedness of all things. The 2023-2024 season marks Muddy Sneakers seventeenth 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. In 2023, participating teachers provided feedback through a survey conducted by NC State University, indicating that Muddy Sneakers partnerships should be more flexible to meet diverse needs. Therefore, we introduced multiple new partnership options and created a new role: Programming Reservationist and Administrator to enhance communication. In late 2023, the North Carolina Department of Instruction updated the 5th-grade science standards, and Muddy Sneakers promptly updated its curriculum. Thanks to the support of the Dogwood Trust and our new partnership options, Muddy Sneakers significantly expanded its programming in the Mountains region. In the Piedmont, programming grew organically, extending into the Greensboro and Winston-Salem areas. Overall, in the 2023-2024 season, Muddy Sneakers served 4,159 students and 186 teachers in 64 schools across 21 districts in 16 counties and the Qualla Boundary. Muddy Sneakers conducted 288 field trips and provided 71,882 hours of learning in 70 North Carolina outdoor spaces. Mountains Piedmont Schools Served 42 22 Students Served 2,534 1,625 Contact Hours 46,287 21,436 Mountain Counties: Buncombe, Cherokee, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Polk Rutherford, Transvylvania, Watauga Piedmont Counties: Forsythe, Guilford, Montgonmery, Orange, Rowan, Stokes 1085578 true true false true false false false false false false true false false true true 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 52 true false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true true true true false false NC X Rosemary Lee 9199619565 P O Box 10971 Raleigh NC 27605 David Webb Executive Director 40.00 X 105214 0 1521 Richard Houck Chair 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert Prioleau Vice Chair 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Ben Walters Treasurer 3.00 X 0 0 0 Anne Bullard Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Missy Rankin 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 Jay Lanier Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Betsy Jordan Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Warren Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 105214 0 1521 1 false false false 25554 500000 549198 38820 1074752 School Programming 611710 429171 0 0 429171 6059 0 6059 3000 3000 3000 0 0 3000 9443 25554 12210 -2767 0 -2767 1033 1033 1033 Insurance Claims Recovery 900099 1407 0 0 1407 Other Income 999999 1922 0 0 1922 3329 1514577 429171 0 10654 117605 52109 39359 26137 1184899 783945 243702 157252 19925 10959 2988 5978 99751 64223 21591 13937 9354 0 9354 0 17265 0 17265 0 22012 0 22012 0 82057 11181 58679 12197 4275 0 4275 0 18079 8722 7617 1740 20721 1270 7449 12002 23886 23167 719 0 39613 31886 3688 4039 15669 15669 0 0 56172 49432 4119 2621 Program and Camp Supplies 23502 23502 0 0 Fundraising and Outreach 1497 0 0 1497 Miscellaneous Expenses 4435 2685 1575 175 Staff Development 6828 6828 0 0 1767545 1085578 444392 237575 1110310 611671 903415 946365 126334 61467 125069 81111 10948 43958 2148 36709 2026821 1826504 46426 60693 1350 1350 0 38384 47776 100427 X 1642773 1593965 336272 132112 1979045 1726077 2026821 1826504 -252968 X false true X true true true X 0 721398 922584 1685169 1445838 1074752 5849741 0 0 721398 922584 1685169 1445838 1074752 5849741 329176 5520565 4208 133 242 20908 6059 31550 0 2289 3341 16265 3329 25224 5906515 1243279 0.93470 0.94820 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Other Income 2020: 2289. 2021: 3341. 2023: 1922. Description: Insurance Recovery 2022: 16265. 2023: 1407. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false true 22012 false false 22012 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 2024 budget the General Assembly appropriated $500,000 to Muddy Sneakers. 0 0 125069 81111 43958 43958 Other Assets 0 Right Of Use Assets 36709 36709 Operating Lease Liability 38384 38384 X 1525282 10705 10705 1514577 1514577 1778250 10705 10705 1767545 1767545 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 Organizations tax-exempt purpose may be subject to taxation as unrelated business income. The Organization had no income from unrelated business activities in 2023-24 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 Mountainfilm Asvl 18840 14637 4203 3800 1049 Mountainfilm Salisbury 15795 10555 5240 1650 5711 34635 25192 9443 5450 6760 12210 -2767 X 3 37315 Stock Market Value X Auction Items 4 1505 Fair Market Value false true false 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.