SLEDNY, Inc. is a non-profit, non-stock charitable corporation formed for the charitable purpose of promoting the safety and welfare of the general public in the recreational use of snowmobiles; and preserving a safe and publicly available environment for snowmobile trails for public recreation use.
What is SLEDNY?
Assisting NYSSA with its mission is another not for profit corporation SLEDNY. At the 2012 NYSSA Annual Meeting the delegates authorized NYSSA to form a 501(c)(3) corporation. That non-profit, charitable arm is known as SLEDNY, Inc. SLEDNY is a tax-exempt, sales tax exempt organization which mission is to educate the public and participants on all aspects of snowmobiling. Promotion and safety are both part of SLEDNY’s mission. While not an acronym, the name was derived from “Snowmobile Leadership and Education in NY.”
What can SLEDNY do?
SLEDNY may receive tax deductible gifts which may take many different forms consistent with the IRS Code. The SLEDNY Budget is adopted by its Board of Directors in May of each year. The SLEDNY Board of Directors are the officers of NYSSA, the Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee and the Executive Director. No member of the Board of Directors receives any compensation from SLEDNY and SLEDNY has no employees. The bylaws of SLEDNY were adopted by the NYSSA Board of Directors and may only be amended with their approval. The SLEDNY fiscal year is July 1 through June 30. The fiscal affairs of SLEDNY are reviewed by an outside accounting firm and by an internal review once per fiscal year. All monthly expenses of the SLEDNY are reviewed by the NYSSA Budget Committee at the NYSSA Board meetings. The SLEDNY Board meets each month immediately before the NYSSA business meeting and is open to all directors and NYSSA members who have an interest. SLEDNY does not participate in lobbying on the federal, state or local level.
How is SLEDNY funded?
SLEDNY may receive tax deductible gifts and money, grants and other items of value. Sleds have been donated to SLEDNY. Every membership in NYSSA and our clubs includes $1 to SLEDNY. That $1 goes a long way to supporting programs which advance snowmobile safety and education.
SLEDNY, Inc Projects
SLEDNY supports safety material such as “Ride Between The Stakes”, educational material such as “Loud Pipes Close Trails,” safety bookmarks, organizes and funds the Educational Forum, sponsors the Take a Friend Snowmobiling series of events, and promotional videos to encourage the public to try snowmobiling. In addition SLEDNY, Inc has funded the online phone application for snowmobile navigation and supports the Safe Trail Education Program (STEP).
SLEDNY is really all of us working together to make snowmobiling better and better understood by our friends and neighbors.
