To provide the community with animal and equine assisted activities and therapies, including Therapeutic Horseback Riding, Therapeutic Horsemanship, Equine and Animal Assisted Counseling Services, Special Needs Programs, Educational Programs, and Veteran and First Responder Programs. Paws for Reflection Ranch partners therapists with animals to heal the mind, body, and spirit.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$40K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$522K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$491K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$61K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$522K
FY2021▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$432K
FY2021$522K
FY2022$619K
FY2023$702K
FY2024$862K
Expenses
$491K
FY2021▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$384K
FY2021$491K
FY2022$598K
FY2023$701K
FY2024$859K
Net assets
$61K
FY2021▼ -24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$80K
FY2021$61K
FY2022$82K
FY2023$100K
FY2024$92K

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $339K Management & general 31% · $152K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President (feb 2021 - Replacing Stanley Seremet)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Co-Founder (feb 2021)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Co-Founder (deceased 2/14/21)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers animal and equine-assisted activities and therapies for healing and education.

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3 programs · $317K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Counseling programs include Animal-Assisted Counseling (AAC), Equine-Assisted Counseling (EAC), Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Traditional Counseling, and Animal/Equine Assisted Play Therapy. Therapists partner with 35 Ranch animals to meet weekly for 60 minute individual or group counseling sessions.

$142Kprogram expense
02

Our third largest program expense would be the cost of feeding, training, and healthcare of our therapy animal partners. There are 16 full size horses, 2 miniature horses, 1 miniature donkey, 2 miniature pot bellied pigs, 2 goats, 4 rabbits, 3 chinchillas, 2 hedgehogs, 2 dogs, 3 cats, 1 Russian tortoise, and 1 Quaker Parrot.

$114Kprogram expense
03

We offer individual and group Therapeutic Horseback Riding Lessons and individual and group Therapeutic Horsemanship Group Therapies Monday through Friday year around. We provided approximately 5,400 weekly therapeutic riding lessons for 135 unique clients in 2021.

$61Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $319K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$171,253
Unitemized GrantFY2022$70,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$39,823
Unitemized GrantFY2020$37,532

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$522K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$326K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$229K
Money outPt IX
$491K
Ln 25
Programscol B$339K
Managementcol C$152K
Owns and owesPt X
$61K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K
Total assetsLn 16$101K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$229K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$50K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$326K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$522K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8K
SavingsLn 2$27K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$35K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24K
Total assetsLn 16$101K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
Net assetsLn 32$61K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6235
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$23K$35K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K$24K
Total assetsLn 16$57K$101K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$23K$40K
Net assetsLn 32$80K$61K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$40K$40K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$37K$0$37K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$77$0$77$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$0$27K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$296K$262K$34K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$0$1K$0
Information technologyLn 14$786$0$786$0
OccupancyLn 16$4K$0$4K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$0$10K$0
InsuranceLn 23$14K$0$14K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$31K$24K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$491K$339K$152K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $862K$859K$2K$92K 990 PDF
FY2023 $702K$701K$2K$100K 990 PDF
FY2022 $619K$598K$21K$82K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $522K$491K$31K$61K 990 PDF
FY2020 $432K$384K$47K$80K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $521,962 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $111,168$228,865
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $350,224$326,254
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$29,471−$33,157
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $431,921$521,962
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $37,532$39,823
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $346,936$450,979
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $384,468$490,802
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $47,453$31,160
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $521,962 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $57 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$50,311
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$178,554
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,286
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$228,865
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $326,254 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$326,254
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $42,496 · Excluded from tax $0$42,496
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission −$75,710 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$75,710
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $250,601 · Unrelated business $42,496 · Excluded from tax $0$521,962
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $490,802 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $39,823$39,823
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $36,513 · Fundraising $0$36,513
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $77 · Fundraising $0$77
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $27,100 · Fundraising $0$27,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $261,565 · Management $34,135 · Fundraising $0$295,700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $1,460 · Fundraising $0$1,460
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $786 · Fundraising $0$786
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $3,542 · Fundraising $0$3,542
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $9,692 · Fundraising $0$9,692
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $14,196 · Fundraising $0$14,196
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,170 · Management $24,129 · Fundraising $0$55,299
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,614 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,614
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $339,172 · Management $151,630 · Fundraising $0$490,802
Part X · Balance sheet $100,887 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year −$22,885$7,834
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$27,301
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $49,112$41,469
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $30,953$24,283
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $57,180$100,887
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$5,595
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$34,274
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year −$22,625$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year −$22,625$39,869
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $79,805$33,717
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$27,301
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $79,805$61,018
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $57,180$100,887
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $61,018 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$521,962
XI-2 Total expenses$490,802
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,160
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$79,805
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$49,947
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$61,018

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