2025-10-09T13:10:10-04:00 2024-11-30 201416603 BALDWIN CPAS PLLC 713 W MAIN ST RICHMOND KY 404751351 990 2023-12-01 800080008 UNITED STATES HUNTER JUMPER ASSOCIATION INC UNIT 8592256700 3870 CIGAR LANE LEXINGTON KY 40511 BRITT MCCORMICK PRESIDENT 8592256700 2025-10-09 true true MYRON D FISHER P00078455 8596269040 2025-10-09 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BRITT MCCORMICK 3870 CIGAR LANE LEXINGTON KY 40511 9926938 false X WWW.USHJA.ORG X 2003 NY THE MISSION OF THE USHJA IS TO UNIFY AND REPRESENT THE HUNTER AND JUMPER DISCIPLINES OF EQUESTRIAN SPORT THROUGH EDUCATION, RECOGNITION AND SPORT PROGRAMS. 19 17 45 400 0 3091623 3387111 6688922 6255115 247268 271963 221440 12749 10249253 9926938 62749 71797 0 3614410 3750356 0 16446 6623141 6251747 10300300 10073900 -51047 -146962 21064267 20699786 5009049 4757362 16055218 15942424 X THE MISSION OF THE USHJA IS TO UNIFY AND REPRESENT THE HUNTER AND JUMPER DISCIPLINES OF EQUESTRIAN SPORT THROUGH EDUCATION, RECOGNITION AND SPORT PROGRAMS. false false 3533310 4401481 COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS AND AWARDS - THE USHJA OFFERS A VARIETY OF COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE THE HUNTER / JUMPER DISCIPLINE, RECOGNIZE EXCELLENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT, AND ENCOURAGE FURTHER GROWTH OF USHJA ATHLETES. WITH APPROXIMATELY 5,300 AWARDS FROM THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS, A FEW OF USHJA'S COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, OUTREACH COMPETITIONS, NATIONAL HUNTER DERBY, WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HUNTER RIDER PROGRAM, EMERGING JUMPER RIDER PROGRAM, USHJA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, INTERNATIONAL HUNTER DERBY, GREEN HUNTER INCENTIVE PROGRAM, GREEN HUNTER CHALLENGE, GLADSTONE EQUITATION CUP, PONY HUNTER DERBY, SALLIE B WHEELER HUNTER BREEDING CHAMPIONSHIPS, YOUNG HUNTER PONY CHAMPIONSHIPS, YOUNG JUMPER CHAMPIONSHIPS, JUNIOR JUMPER, JUMPER CLASSIC SERIES, HUNTER SEAT MEDAL, JUMPING SEAT MEDAL, AND HUNTER TEAM CHALLENGE. 1658601 605274 MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS - THE USHJA UTILIZES SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL MARKETING, NEWSLETTERS, AND MAGAZINE PUBLICATION TO PROMOTE AND KEEP MEMBERS INFORMED OF THE CURRENT AND ONGOING MATTERS RELATED TO THE HUNTER / JUMPER SPORT. THESE PUBLICATIONS KEEP MEMBERS UP-TO-DATE ON ALL TOPICS HUNTER / JUMPER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COMPETITION NEWS, USHJA EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, INDUSTRY RELATED PRODUCTS, AND LOCAL EVENTS AND CLINICS. 1137764 51580 GOVERNANCE - WITH OVER 50 VOLUNTEER GROUPS, THE USHJA PROVIDES GOVERNANCE, ALONG WITH SPORT ADMINISTRATION TO 55,000 PLUS MEMBERS INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN USHJA AWARDS, ANNUAL MEETING, RULE CHANGES, AND INCLUSION IN GOVERNANCE OF THE HUNTER JUMPER SPORT. IN ADDITION TO SERVING ITS MEMBERSHIP AT A NATIONAL LEVEL, THE USHJA RECOGNIZES THAT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS. 2303300 71797 1300604 OTHER PROGRAMS: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & RESOURCES, ZONES, AND SPORT ADMINISTRATION. THE USHJA OFFERS A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES, COVERING A RANGE OF SUBJECTS FROM RIDING & HORSEMANSHIP TO PROVIDING VARIOUS RESOURCES FOR OWNERS, TRAINERS, MANAGERS, AND PARENTS. JUST A FEW OF THE MANY PROGRAMS OFFERED INCLUDE THE EMERGING ATHLETES PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG RIDERS TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION IN THEIR PURSUIT TO BECOME KNOWLEDGEABLE HORSEMEN WITHIN THE HUNTER/JUMPER COMMUNITY, THE HORSEMANSHIP QUIZ CHALLENGE AND ADULT HORSEMANSHIP QUIZ CHALLENGE WHICH ENCOURAGES EDUCATION AND RECOGNIZES YOUNG AND ADULT EQUESTRIANS WHO HAVE EXCEPTIONAL HORSEMANSHIP KNOWLEDGE, THE INSTRUCTOR CREDENTIAL PROGRAM DEVELOPED TO OFFER A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR RIDING INSTRUCTORS THROUGH ONLINE COURSEWORK, LIVE WORKSHOPS AND EXAMINATIONS, VARIOUS CLINICS INCLUDING THE EMERGING JUMPER RIDER GOLD STAR CLINICS THAT OFFER HORSEMANSHIP, STABLE MANAGEMENT, MOUNTED INSTRUCTION AND ADDITIONAL EDUCATION FROM TOP CLINICIANS, AND THE LICENSED OFFICALS PROGRAM WHICH COLLABORATES WITH USEF TO PROVIDE CLINICS TO MEET THE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME OR MAINTAIN THE USEF LICENSED OFFICIALS STATUS. THE USHJA ZONE STRUCTURE ORGANIZES THE COUNTRY INTO 12 ZONES, WHOSE INTERESTS ARE REPRESENTED AT A NATIONAL LEVEL BY A COMMITTEE OF THEIR PEERS. THE ZONE STRUCTURE ALSO PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCALIZED EDUCATIONAL, AWARDS AND COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS. THE USHJA ALSO PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO 55,000 PLUS MEMBERS INCLUDING ZONE SPECIFIC CLASSES AND PROGRAMS, ZONE HORSE OF THE YEAR AWARDS, POINTS TRACKING, HORSE REGISTRATION AND MEMBERSHIP MANAGEMENT. 2303300 71797 1300604 8632975 true true false false false false false true false true true false false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false true 94 0 true 45 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 19 17 false false true false true false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false KY NY CA OR X X USHJA FINANCE DEPARTMENT 8592256700 3870 CIGAR LANE LEXINGTON KY 40511 X MARY KNOWLTON PRESIDENT 18.25 2.00 X X 60250 0 0 BRITT MCCORMICK PRESIDENT 18.60 2.00 X X 9000 0 0 ROBIN ROST BROWN VICE PRESIDE 1.83 X X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE SKINNER-ROBSON VICE-PRESIDE 1.83 X X 600 0 0 DAVID DISTLER VICE PRESIDE 1.83 X X 0 0 0 JOHN BAHRET SECRETARY/TR 2.18 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNE KURSINSKI DIRECTOR 1.49 X 11500 0 0 ANDREW PHILBRICK DIRECTOR 1.20 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE WEEDEN DIRECTOR 1.20 X 0 0 0 CRICKET STONE DIRECTOR 1.20 X 0 0 0 GLENN PETTY DIRECTOR 1.49 X 0 0 0 JAMES URBAN DIRECTOR 1.20 X 0 0 0 LEEA BRIDGEMAN DIRECTOR 1.20 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH DOTOLI DIRECTOR 1.49 X 0 0 0 TERRI YOUNG DIRECTOR 1.20 X 1500 0 0 SISSY WICKES DIRECTOR 1.20 X 0 0 0 CHERYL RUBENSTEIN DIRECTOR 1.49 X 0 0 0 LEIGH GALLAGHER-TRICKER DIRECTOR 0.23 X 0 0 0 ALVIN TOPPING MEMBER EMERI 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN PRICE EXECUTIVE DI 48.00 X 193710 0 28285 WHITNEY ALLEN EXECUTIVE DI 48.00 2.00 X 122268 0 10879 MEREDITH EKSTEDT DIR. 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SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE USHJA IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED FASB ASC 740-10 AS IT RELATES TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAVE EVALUATED THEIR TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR ALL OPEN TAX YEARS. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER AUDIT NOR HAS THE ORGANIZATION BEEN CONTACTED BY ANY TAX JURISDICTIONS. BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF THE ORGANIZATIONS TAX POSITION, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ALL POSITIONS TAKEN WOULD BE UPHELD UNDER AN EXAMINATION. 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WITH APPROXIMATELY 5,300 AWARDS FROM THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS, A FEW OF USHJA'S COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, OUTREACH COMPETITIONS, NATIONAL HUNTER DERBY, WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HUNTER RIDER PROGRAM, EMERGING JUMPER RIDER PROGRAM, USHJA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, INTERNATIONAL HUNTER DERBY, GREEN HUNTER INCENTIVE PROGRAM, GREEN HUNTER CHALLENGE, GLADSTONE EQUITATION CUP, PONY HUNTER DERBY, SALLIE B WHEELER HUNTER BREEDING CHAMPIONSHIPS, YOUNG HUNTER PONY CHAMPIONSHIPS, YOUNG JUMPER CHAMPIONSHIPS, JUNIOR JUMPER, JUMPER CLASSIC SERIES, HUNTER SEAT MEDAL, JUMPING SEAT MEDAL, AND HUNTER TEAM CHALLENGE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAMS: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & RESOURCES, ZONES, AND SPORT ADMINISTRATION. THE USHJA OFFERS A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES, COVERING A RANGE OF SUBJECTS FROM RIDING & HORSEMANSHIP TO PROVIDING VARIOUS RESOURCES FOR OWNERS, TRAINERS, MANAGERS, AND PARENTS. JUST A FEW OF THE MANY PROGRAMS OFFERED INCLUDE THE EMERGING ATHLETES PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG RIDERS TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION IN THEIR PURSUIT TO BECOME KNOWLEDGEABLE HORSEMEN WITHIN THE HUNTER/JUMPER COMMUNITY, THE HORSEMANSHIP QUIZ CHALLENGE AND ADULT HORSEMANSHIP QUIZ CHALLENGE WHICH ENCOURAGES EDUCATION AND RECOGNIZES YOUNG AND ADULT EQUESTRIANS WHO HAVE EXCEPTIONAL HORSEMANSHIP KNOWLEDGE, THE INSTRUCTOR CREDENTIAL PROGRAM DEVELOPED TO OFFER A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR RIDING INSTRUCTORS THROUGH ONLINE COURSEWORK, LIVE WORKSHOPS AND EXAMINATIONS, VARIOUS CLINICS INCLUDING THE EMERGING JUMPER RIDER GOLD STAR CLINICS THAT OFFER HORSEMANSHIP, STABLE MANAGEMENT, MOUNTED INSTRUCTION AND ADDITIONAL EDUCATION FROM TOP CLINICIANS, AND THE LICENSED OFFICALS PROGRAM WHICH COLLABORATES WITH USEF TO PROVIDE CLINICS TO MEET THE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME OR MAINTAIN THE USEF LICENSED OFFICIALS STATUS. THE USHJA ZONE STRUCTURE ORGANIZES THE COUNTRY INTO 12 ZONES, WHOSE INTERESTS ARE REPRESENTED AT A NATIONAL LEVEL BY A COMMITTEE OF THEIR PEERS. THE ZONE STRUCTURE ALSO PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCALIZED EDUCATIONAL, AWARDS AND COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS. THE USHJA ALSO PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO 55,000 PLUS MEMBERS INCLUDING ZONE SPECIFIC CLASSES AND PROGRAMS, ZONE HORSE OF THE YEAR AWARDS, POINTS TRACKING, HORSE REGISTRATION AND MEMBERSHIP MANAGEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4 6/3/2024: UPDATED ARTICLE 502: CONSECUTIVE TERM LIMITS EXTENDED FOR NATIONAL VP & SECRETARY/TREASURER; UPDATED ARTICLE 601 SECTION 3 RE: ADDITIONAL PRESIDENTIAL VACANCY LANGUAGE 6/10/2024: CLARIFICATION EDIT TO ARTICLE 502 SECTION 2A TO REMOVE NATIONAL VP AND SECRETARY/TREASURER FROM THE 2 TERMS REQUIRING A 1 YEAR RESET SO IT ONLY APPLIES TO PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 IN ORDER TO COMPETE IN ANY HUNTER, JUMPER, EQUITATION OR HUNTER BREEDING CLASSES AT RECOGNIZED COMPETITIONS AS AN EXHIBITOR, RIDER, TRAINER, OR HIS/HER AGENT(S), A PERSON MUST BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES HUNTER JUMPER ASSOCIATION, INC., OR PAY A NON-MEMBER FEE OF 30 TO THE USHJA. EXCEPTION: LOCAL COMPETITIONS BREED RESTRICTED HUNTER SEAT EQUITATION CLASSES AND EXCEPTIONS LISTED IN GR901.9. THE USHJA MEMBERSHIP IS IN ADDITION TO THE UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION (USEF) MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF THE ORGANIZATION BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IS REQUIRED ANNUALLY. ALL VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS AS WELL AS USHJA EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED WITH COMPLIANCE FORMS FOR COMPLETION AND SUBMISSION TO THEIR RESPECTIVE USHJA LIAISONS VIA THEIR USHJA MEMBERSHIP PORTAL. THE FORMS, WHICH ARE ELECTRONICALLY SIGNED PRIOR TO SUBMISSION, REQUIRE THE SIGNER TO ALSO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY USHJA OF ANY CONFLICT WHICH MAY ARISE AFTER ANNUAL DISCLOSURE IS SIGNED AND SUBMITTED. NEWLY ELECTED OR APPOINTED COMMITTEE MEMBERS MUST SUBMIT THE STANDARD DISCLOSURE FORMS REFERENCED ABOVE ALONG WITH THEIR LETTERS OF SEAT ACCEPTANCE AND ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE PARTICIPATING COMMITTEE MEMBERS UNTIL SUCH FORMS ARE FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A USHJA CONSULTS WITH A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES TO EVALUATE ALL SALARIES AND BENEFITS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION. COMPENSATION GUIDELINES AND REFERENCE MATERIALS WERE USED DURING THE PROCESS AND ALL FINDINGS AND DECISIONS WERE DOCUMENTED BY USHJA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B USHJA CONSULTS WITH THIRD PARTY TO COLLECT NATIONAL BENCHMARKING SALARY DATA FOR SIMILAR ROLES, INDUSTRY TYPE AND ORGANIZATION SIZE. COMPENSATION GUIDELINES AND REFERENCE MATERIALS WERE USED DURING THE PROCESS AND ALL FINDINGS AND DECISIONS WERE DOCUMENTED BY USHJA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII IN APRIL 2024, WHITNEY ALLEN BECAME THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE UNITED STATES HUNTER JUMPER ASSOCIATION. IN APRIL 2024, UNITED STATES HUNTER JUMPER ASSOCIATION BOARD PRESIDENT, MARY KNOWLTON, RESIGNED HER POSITION. BRITT MCCORMICK BECAME PRESIDENT AND PRINCIPAL OFFICER IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING MARY KNOWLTON'S RESIGNATION. 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