Willow Creek Ranch offers equine assisted services to children and adults with special needs and mental health concerns. The horsemanship program provides therapeutic riding and groundwork activites teaching basic horsemanship and riding skills by a path, intl. Certified riding instructor. The therapy program provides mental health services by a certified mental health professional and an equine specialist.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 58 volunteers and 4 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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FY2024 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 8% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$32K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $35K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$288K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$301K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$460K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$288K
FY2024▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$139K
FY2021$226K
FY2022$299K
FY2023$333K
FY2024$288K
Expenses
$301K
FY2024▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$169K
FY2022$261K
FY2023$321K
FY2024$301K
Net assets
$460K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$374K
FY2021$430K
FY2022$462K
FY2023$474K
FY2024$460K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2008.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $270K Management & general 10% · $31K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $32K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$32,261Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Kann’s $32K as Executive Director is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Kann$32,261$32,963———
Jennifer Pape——$21,596$20,820$20,800

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides equine-assisted therapy and horsemanship for those with special needs and mental health concerns.

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1 program · $270K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Willow creek ranch offers equine assisted services to children and adults with special needs and mental health concerns. The horsemanship program provides therapeutic riding and groundwork activities teaching basic horsemanship and riding skills by a certified therapeutic riding instructor. Clients served: approximately 55 per week.

$270Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$35K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$288K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$214K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$65K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$301K
Ln 25
Programscol B$270K
Managementcol C$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$460K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$209K
Total assetsLn 16$462K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$65K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$214K
Investment incomeLn 3$560
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$330
Total revenueLn 12$288K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$94K
SavingsLn 2$115K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$209K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$252K
Total assetsLn 16$462K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$460K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 658
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$205K$209K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$271K$252K
Total assetsLn 16$476K$462K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$474K$460K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$32K$11K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$43K$43K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$4K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$48K$48K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$720$720
OccupancyLn 16$70K$70K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$45K
Total functional expensesLn 25$301K$270K$31K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $288K$301K−$13K$460K 990 PDF
FY2023 $333K$321K$12K$474K 990 PDF
FY2022 $299K$261K$38K$462K 990 PDF
FY2021 $226K$169K$57K$430K 990 PDF
FY2020 $139K$374K 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 $287,616 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $105,326$64,661
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $218,484$214,353
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $253$560
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,906$8,042
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $332,969$287,616
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $85,931$85,057
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $235,362$215,996
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $321,293$301,053
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,676−$13,437
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $287,616 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$64,661
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$64,661
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $214,353$214,353
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $230$230
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $330$330
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,042$8,042
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $222,955 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$287,616
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $301,053 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $11,461 · Management $20,800$32,261
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $42,885$42,885
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,911$9,911
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,000 · Management $1,500$5,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $47,902$47,902
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,710$10,710
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $720$720
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $70,265$70,265
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,520$2,520
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,506$21,506
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,051 · Management $6,052$12,103
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,770$44,770
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $270,181 · Management $30,872 · Fundraising $0$301,053
Part X · Balance sheet $461,549 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $92,505$93,721
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $112,620$115,340
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $271,162$252,488
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $476,287$461,549
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,775$1,474
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,775$1,474
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $473,512$460,075
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $473,512$460,075
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $476,287$461,549
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $460,075 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$287,616
XI-2 Total expenses$301,053
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,437
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$473,512
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$460,075

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