To provide individuals the opportunity to reach their highest potential through the benefits of horse-related activities and therapies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 26 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $194K a year · 23% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $917K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
18
named funders · $292K
Looks good: 18 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$671K
-47% vs prior year
Spent
$810K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$671K
FY2025▼ -47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$314K
FY2021$716K
FY2022$759K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$671K
Expenses
$810K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$345K
FY2021$512K
FY2022$683K
FY2023$730K
FY2024$732K
FY2025$810K
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$966K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2001.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $553K Management & general 29% · $238K Fundraising 2% · $19K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$75,119Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairpe
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Shappell’s $75K as CEO is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jessica Shappell$75,119—————
Jessie Shappell—$71,756$66,519$57,446——
Patricia Sayler————$22,500$38,942
Carey Brigel————$31,153—
Cherly Baker—————$7,087

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Heals and empowers individuals with special needs through horse-assisted activities and therapies.

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1 program · $553K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provide therapeutic horseback riding services to persons with developmental, physical, cognitive AND/OR social-emotional disabilities.

$553Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$671K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$422K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$253K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Money outPt IX
$810K
Ln 25
Programscol B$553K
Managementcol C$238K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$378K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$422K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$153K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$253K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$4K
Total revenueLn 12$671K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$345K
SavingsLn 2$33K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$378K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$917K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$959K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$444K$378K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$809K$917K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$935K$959K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$55K$17K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$338K$247K$78K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$21K$7K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$27K$9K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$775$775
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$876$7K
OccupancyLn 16$46K$15K$31K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$59K$55K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$26K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$122K$113K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$810K$553K$238K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $671K$810K−$139K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$732K$532K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$730K$524K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $759K$683K$76K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $716K$512K$205K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $314K$345K−$31K$966K 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
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Part I · Summary $670,726 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $973,029$421,823
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $288,553$252,850
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,984$24,530
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$10,166−$28,477
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,263,400$670,726
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $447,816$480,130
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $283,955$329,879
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $731,771$810,009
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $531,629−$139,283
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $670,726 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$21,230
VIII-1c Fundraising events$153,361
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$247,232
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$421,823
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $252,850$252,850
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $20,082 · Excluded from tax $8,390$28,472
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$3,942−$3,942
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$30,133
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,656$1,656
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $270,646 · Excluded from tax $8,390$670,726
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $810,009 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,837 · Management $17,277 · Fundraising $3,005$75,119
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $246,826 · Management $77,768 · Fundraising $13,525$338,119
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,446 · Management $6,757 · Fundraising $1,175$29,378
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,385 · Management $8,628 · Fundraising $1,501$37,514
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $775$775
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,683$14,683
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $35,671$35,671
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,111$8,111
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $876 · Management $6,522$7,398
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,279 · Management $30,615$45,894
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,006$10,006
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $55,276 · Management $3,925$59,201
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $26,185$26,185
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $113,081 · Management $8,874$121,955
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $553,123 · Management $237,680 · Fundraising $19,206$810,009
Part X · Balance sheet $2,367,054 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $297,856$345,217
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $145,758$32,604
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $200,000$100,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,144$12,970
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $934,907$958,777
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $809,004$917,486
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,397,669$2,367,054
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,329$15,467
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $903$2,826
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,341$18,293
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,555,882$1,485,221
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $824,446$863,540
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,380,328$2,348,761
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,397,669$2,367,054
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,348,761 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$670,726
XI-2 Total expenses$810,009
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$139,283
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,380,328
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$107,716
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,348,761

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