Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2009.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $81K paid to officers and key staff.
Kim Tschirret’s $101K as Founder & CEO is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M 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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Tschirret | $101,214 | $106,267 | $101,267 | — | — |
| Kimberly Tschirret | — | — | — | $84,707 | $81,182 |
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.
See Hope Reins executive salaries →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
Connects hurting children with rescued horses for comfort, hope, and healing.
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Each child partners with one leader and one horse consistently for 60-90 minutes which allows for a very private, customized session for the child that is geared to their specific need or unique situation.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
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By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $606K | $1.1M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1.5M | $1.8M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.2M | $3.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.0M | $1.2M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.2M | $1.8M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $81K | $69K | $12K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $625K | $539K | $26K | $60K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $58K | $50K | $3K | $5K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $8K | $8K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $4K | $3K | $212 | $720 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $45K | $12K | $14K | $19K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $36K | $3K | $19K | $14K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $33K | $24K | $4K | $5K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $14K | $13K | $834 | $834 |
| TravelLn 17 | $759 | $461 | $298 | |
| InterestLn 20 | $34K | $30K | $4K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $63K | $56K | $4K | $4K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $59K | $56K | $3K | $212 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $108K | $99K | $9K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $8K | $4K | $4K | $265 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.2M | $961K | $110K | $109K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 28, 2025 | $2.2M | $2.3M | −$100K | $2.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 19, 2024 | $2.2M | $2.2M | −$66K | $2.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 28, 2023 | $2.1M | $1.9M | $280K | $2.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2022 | $2.0M | $1.5M | $525K | $2.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 9, 2021 | $1.8M | $1.2M | $670K | $1.8M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,849,556 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,849,556 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,179,525 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $3,069,121 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,820,768 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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