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*Includes Banks, Credit Institutions, Savings and Loan Associations, Credit Unions, Farmer’s Cooperative Credit Associations, or Building & Loan Associations. **Donor must attach a signed, notarized affidavit proving they have other business income to create a Missouri state tax liability.

Administered by the MO Department of Economic Development (DED), the Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) is a tax credit for contribution incentive. ⭐️ The tax credit is used to offset an eligible donor’s income tax liability. The credit may be used against taxes owed for the year of the donation plus five additional tax periods.

* This example also shows cost savings for someone in the 24% federal tax bracket who itemizes on their federal and state tax returns above their standard deduction amount. Individuals in lower or higher tax brackets, those who do not itemize, and those subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax would all have slightly different tax savings. A gift of appreciated securities would provide additional tax benefits related to avoiding capital gains. The above example is not intended as tax advice, and please consult your tax advisor to learn how tax credits benefit you specifically. Tax credits may be applied to tax liability in the year the gift is made or any time over the next five years. ** The “reduced state tax deduction on federal return” represents 24% of the tax credit awarded. The federal deduction for state taxes is reduced by the amount of the credit since your actual state tax payment is being reduced by that amount. The above example is not intended to represent tax advice. Consult your tax advisor to learn how tax credits will benefit you specifically.

Please contact Ride On St. Louis for assistance on completing the above form. Completed applications and attachments must be returned to Ride On St. Louis at info@rideonstl.org, subject line "[Donor Name] NAP Tax Credit Application" to begin processing.

The following types of donations given directly to Ride On St. Louis during the authorized project period qualify for tax credits: Cash – the amount of the cash donation Materials, Supplies, Equipment – the lesser of either the fair market value or the cost to the donor (may include the reasonable costs incurred by the donor in receiving the contribution) Professional Services – standard billing rate Labor – employee’s hourly wage plus fringe Real Property – based on one or more appraisals; the property must be directly used by the organization for the project and be included on the approved NAP budget Publicly-Traded Stocks – stock market price upon transfer (organization must sell within a year from the date of contribution before tax credits are approved) Bonds – face value. The bond must be mature at the time of transfer (organization must sell the bond within a year from the date of contribution before tax credits are issued).

Ride On St. Louis, Inc. will utilize NAP credits to acquire a 27-acre property, Forever Home, as well as critical move-in necessities such as fencing for to relocate service activities. Upon completion, services include distinct programs that incorporate horse-human interaction, movement, or environment as a method to facilitate function, wellness, and integration into society and everyday living. ⭐️ Ride On St. Louis is one of only three Missouri organizations to be awarded $350,000 in 70% tax credits (generating $500,000 in donated support to our mission). Explore rideonstl.org or call Marita Wassman, Ride On St. Louis CEO at 314-378-7794 c.

A NAP donor must be a business or an individual with Missouri business income. 📌 Donors with rental income and or Missouri K1 income qualify. See "Eligible Contributors" chart.

Enter the raffle by purchasing a chance/s before 11:59 PM CST on Tuesday, September 12th, 2023. You may purchase as many chances as you like. Each chance purchased will be entered into a random physical drawing. Ride On St. Louis reserves the right to meet a reserve number in sales. If the reserve is not met, any and all entries and or purchases will be refunded in full. If the reserve is met the winning name will be drawn on Thursday, September 14th, 2023 and announced that night and or posted online the following day. The winner will be announced on our Facebook page and contacted via phone and or email. The winner has 72 hours to respond to claim their prize. Once the winner has confirmed their acceptance, arrangements for local pick up or drop off of the items will need to be made. Thank you for supporting Ride On St. Louis and good luck!

Make check gifts to: Ride On St. Louis. Checks are received at: PO Box 94, Kimmswick, MO 63053. If your gift is in honor/memory of, please provide the type of gift, the recipient's name, and the recipient's address in the memo line or a separate paper in the envelope.

If you are age 70 1⁄2 or older, you can make gifts from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) directly to Ride On St. Louis without paying income tax on the withdrawal. Click here for instructions on how to make an IRA Charitable Rollover.

Send online gifts by using the form on this page. You can make one-time and recurring gifts by using credit cards, debit cards, bank transfers, PayPal or Venmo.

Most U.S. brokerage firms can quickly and easily transfer your gift of stock or mutual funds to Ride On St. Louis electronically. Click here for details your broker will need.

A planned gift is one of the most significant and lasting contributions you can make. You have several options in planned giving and each has its own advantages. To find comfort in planning a gift that offers tax and income benefits now and will make a difference at Ride On St. Louis in the future. contact us at 636.464.3408 to learn about the variety of ways you can plan your gift.

Make an incredible impact over the course of your membership as a monthly giver. Monthly gifts enable us to invest in specific areas of our work, expand our programs and innovate within and without the barn because we know we have the ongoing support of the Crusader Circle community. Check "❤ Monthly" in the online form on this page or visit the Crusader Circle for more information and giving.

We’re glad you asked! There are many ways you can be a part of this needed community project. Financial support by ways of major gift donations or planned giving in wills/bequests are meaningful ways to support your legacy, as well as the legacy of Ride On St. Louis. Volunteers fuel our program and play a big role in many project tasks of this move. Check out our volunteer page for more information on upcoming events and needs. Help us enlarge our Crusader Circle. Becoming a part of the Crusader's Circle allows you to join a dedicated group of supporters who understand the importance of making a sustaining commitment to provide quality of life improvements for those in need. You'll receive updates from the field we don't share with anyone else, as well as surprise gifts, photos & videos of the people and communities you've impacted and more! Spread the word! Share with others this exciting news and invite them to get behind our mission. Through the mercy and goodness of our God, and for His glory, we exist to serve. An abundance of prayer is always appreciated and welcome. FUNDRAISING & A RARE 70% TAX CREDIT OPPORTUNITY We are raising funds to complete necessary infrastructure improvements mentioned for the safety and success of our programs. Ride On St. Louis has been awarded 70% tax credits through the Missouri’s Neighborhood Assistance Program. This extremely rare opportunity allows people, firms, or businesses with Missouri income to liability to save significantly while making a lasting impact. 🛑 This incentive is limited by time and availability. 💡 Interested? Call Marita at 636.464.3408 to secure your tax credit benefits For more ways you can get involved check out our Get Involved resource page.

Our Forever Home is located at 9000 Grab Lane, Hillsboro, MO. At this time we are unable to accommodate walk-in or drive-by visitors. All visits are by appointment only. The property is undergoing active renovation and improvements. Heavy equipment and construction crews may be present throughout 2025. 🚀 We are excited for our ongoing and upcoming programs, and look forward to welcoming you at an open house TBS—stay tuned for more details as we continue towards our $4.3M goal!

⭐ Capital Campaign Success — After chronic flooding in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017 forced us to leave our previous home in 2018, we launched a major gifts campaign (2021-2024) to secure a permanent, sustainable location. ⭐ Community Awareness & Support — We hosted numerous events to raise awareness and funds for this relocation and our growing community needs. ⭐ Forever Home & Improvements — In 2024, we secured our Forever Home and immediately began vital improvements to make it move in ready, including: Reconstruction of a dirt-floor shed into a beautiful 6-stall equine-assisted services barn Excavation and land management, felling trees, clearing brush, and designing functionality Trenching utility lines, repositioning power lines Demolishing and removing unsafe structures (second phase in process) ⭐ Committed Service to the Community — Despite the demands of our capital campaign and relocation efforts, Ride On St. Louis remained committed to providing services, growing program partnerships, and ensuring top-tier care for our herd—this meant our passionate staff managed operations, commuting back and forth, of separate locations daily throughout 2024! ⭐ Advancement Milestones: Over $2.8M was raised from 2021-2024 funding programming, campaign efforts, and critical property acquisition and improvements. We are over halfway to our $4.3M goal! While we’ve made remarkable strides, additional funding and work are needed to fully prepare the property for our immediate and long-term vision: 🌱 Fencing Program Zones & Pastures — Our new Forever Home had no livestock fencing. Over 5,000 ft is required, with one large pasture complete and additional pastures and program areas awaiting excavation and installation. Partial funding secured; more needed. ♿ Accessible Parking & Facilities — Plans are underway to remove a knee wall foundation and develop an accessible parking area (for guests and the minibuses that transport many of our participants who using wheelchairs or mobility devices.) Currently, the grass “parking” area cannot accommodate multiple vehicles—especially when the ground is wet. In the future, we plan to construct accessible bathrooms. Partial funding secured; more needed. 🏗️ Operations Storehouse — Our current two-sided post frame structure, originally built as a hog shelter, is unsuitable for our machinery, equipment, and hay storage. Plans are being developed for a purpose-built storage and workspace. Funding needed. 🌦️Arena — The first phase of a training/program area is in progress, with long-term plans to add coverage for year-round use in varied weather conditions. Funding urgently needed for excavation and installation. The projects and plans, set for 2025 and beyond, are essential to safely reinstitute programs that require added support staff, horses, volunteers, and infrastructure.

Yes. Although some programs/services may be abbreviated or suspended, we have adapted programming, as well as introduced new programming, to continue providing service during our Forever Home project. Concurrently with renovations and improvements to our Forever Home, Ride On St. Louis's programs continue with community partners and participants. As we settle into our Forever Home, we are excited to continue and expand programming: 🐴 Our much-loved Barn Buddies program is back in action. 🐴 We have one-time outreach events scheduled in the coming days. 🐴 Equine Services for Heroes and Unmounted Activities are on track to begin scheduling. 🐴 Our Always Home program lovingly provides specialized care to our retired service horses. We know many of you have been eagerly awaiting the return of services that were suspended, altered, or abbreviated during our six-year stay at temporary locations. While we are making great progress and keen to welcome you, please bear with us. Our Forever Home is under active construction as we complete necessary land and building improvements to safely reinstate additional programs. We look forward to getting back to serving you, your loved ones and the community with fully resumed and expanded programming as soon as possible. We are building our new Forever Home with you in mind and appreciate your support and understanding as we strive to enhance our center and services.

You can mail us at PO Box 94, Kimmswick, MO 63053; call us at 636-464-3408; or email us at info@rideonstl.org Make sure you are subscribed to our monthly newsletters and follow us on Facebook and Instagram to receive all the latest updates, straight from the horse's mouth.

Rick and Marita Wassman founded Ride On St. Louis in 1998 in Oakville, Missouri. The center operated at their private home residence on a volunteer basis for four years. From 2002 to 2018 Ride On St. Louis was privileged to call the Anheuser Estate in Kimmswick our home. Past Mayor of Kimmswick Brian Selsor and Dorothy Hatfield (niece of Fred and Mable Ruth Anheuser) invited Ride On St. Louis onto the Anheuser Estate and Park at a philanthropic lease. Throughout the 17 years on the estate grounds, Ride On St. Louis was able to grow and develop in many areas including: herd variety, staffing, volunteer support, client base and program offerings which directly affects corresponding needs with respect to space, safety and further developments. However, the area is prone to frequent flooding, which is disruptive to services and requires expensive ongoing repairs. From 2013 to 2018 the space Ride On St. Louis utilized had been violently flooded on four occasions. Ride On St. Louis is relocating the center to a new site to avoid recurrent, costly damages to the facility, grounds and programs, and ensure continuous, uninterrupted service for those in need. We are thankful to have avoided three floods already.

FUNDRAISING & A RARE 70% TAX CREDIT OPPORTUNITY We are raising funds to complete necessary infrastructure improvements mentioned for the safety and success of our programs. Ride On St. Louis has been awarded 70% tax credits through the Missouri’s Neighborhood Assistance Program. This extremely rare opportunity allows people, firms, or businesses with Missouri income to liability to save significantly while making a lasting impact. 🛑 This incentive is limited by time and availability. 💡 Interested? Call Marita at 636.464.3408 to secure your tax credit benefits One Time Gifts Gifts of cash usually are given in the form of a personal or business check. Some donors may use credit cards, although Ride On St. Louis does incur 3-4% in fees on every credit transaction. Gifts of appreciated securities (shares of stock, mutual funds or other marketable securities are examples) are another means of making a gift that can be used immediately. Gifts of real and other property are often beneficial, as well. Some property gifts can be used in programs, such as equipment, vehicles, and supplies. Carefully planned real estate gifts can be valuable immediately or in the long term. Pledges Most donors will choose to make gifts over several years. A pledge is a formal declaration of intent to contribute. Some donors fulfill their pledges over a short timeframe. Others make payments over 3-5 years. Appreciated Securities A gift of long-term securities has two major advantages: 1) it provides the donor with an immediate income tax deduction and 2) eliminates capital gains taxes to the extent allowed by law. Closely Held Stock A gift of closely held stock to Ride on St. Louis may result in a current income tax deduction for the fair market value of the stock as well as elimination of capital gains taxes on the appreciated value of the stock. Your financial advisors can provide more information. Planned Giving Planned gift arrangements have specific tax advantages and often include lifetime income to the donor and beneficiary(ies) named by the donor. A planned gift maximizes your giving potential and can even allow you to ensure future financial security for yourself and your loved ones. Retirement Accounts Naming Ride On St. Louis as beneficiary of a retirement account is an easy way to make a substantial gift and to eliminate situations in which a distribution results in tax consequences. Real Estate You may give a residence, land, income property or other real estate as an outright gift or with the right to occupy the property for your lifetime. The gift of a remainder interest in a personal residence, farm or other building provides a current income tax deduction for the present value of the remainder interest. It also permits the donor to eliminate capital gains taxes on the appreciation. Tangible Personal Property By giving personal property such as artwork, rare books, or antiques, you may receive desirable tax deductions. The allowable deduction will require a qualified appraisal. Insurance The gift of a life insurance policy to Ride On St. Louis provides you with a charitable contribution of the present cash surrender value. Premiums paid after the transfer are tax-deductible if you wish to maintain the policy value but transfer ownership. Bequests Providing for Ride On St. Louis in your will may enable you to make a substantial contribution without diminishing assets you may need during your lifetime. Bequests are deductible from the value of your estate which may result in a significant tax advantage. Charitable Lead Trust A charitable lead trust is a method of funding a gift over a specific period of years. Income is paid to Ride On St. Louis each year during the life of the lead trust. When the trust terminates, the assets revert to you or to a beneficiary you choose. Charitable Remainder Trust An irrevocable trust may be used to provide annual income to you or a loved one at either a fixed or variable rate. A portion of the trust qualifies for an immediate tax deduction. At death of the last income beneficiary, the assets in the trust are distributed to Ride On St. Louis to be used as the donor has designated. Please consult your tax advisor regarding how this may benefit you. Honoring Important People In Your Life Your gift may be used to honor a family member, friend, colleague, pastor, or other community leader—someone who has made a difference in your life or in the life of our community. Many people make gifts to commemorate a business or special occasion.

We are unable to accommodate drive-bys or walk-ins due to on-going renovation and improvements. All visits are by appointment only. We are looking forward to having an open house at each development phase. Please stay tuned through social media for announcements and progress updates!

MB Thomas RV Sales is pleased to donate the use of a 22ft Class C Motor Home for 2 days / 3 nights and 300 miles free to a Ride On St. Louis raffle winner. The winner may opt to upgrade to a larger unit (for additional cost) or extend the time of the rental for an additional charge based on MB Thomas RV Sales' normal rates. If the winner goes over the allotted 300 miles, there is a charge of .49 per mile. The winner's certificate is valid September 10, 2022 through May 1, 2023 and must be presented at time of booking. The rental is subject to availability at the time of booking. If the unit is brought back damaged or dirty you are responsible for the damages up to $1,000.00, which is due at the time of return. Drivers must be 25 years of age or older, have a valid driver's license and proof of insurance. There will be no charge for this rental unless the unit is brought back damaged, dirty, or the unit has gone over the allotted miles. The value of the package is $1,091.44 Enter the raffle by purchasing a chance/s before 11:59 PM CST on Saturday, April 30, 2022. You may purchase one chance for $25 or five chances for $100. You may also set a custom amount (for example, a custom amount of $150 will purchase 7 chances). You may purchase as many chances as you like. Each chance purchased will be entered into a random physical drawing. Ride On St. Louis reserves the right to meet a reserve number in sales. If the reserve is not met, any and all entries and or purchases will be refunded in full. If the reserve is met the winning name will be drawn on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 by and announced TBD, May 2022. The winner will be announced on our Facebook page and contacted via phone and or email. The winner has 48 hours to respond to claim their prize. Once the winner has confirmed their acceptance a certificate for the rental will be mailed by physical mail. Must be 25 years of age to enter the raffle. Thank you for supporting Ride On St. Louis and good luck! Travel vector created by stories - www.freepik.com