True Vine Equestrian Center

Tax-deductible

Mattawan, MI501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 32-0061907

The organization is established for the purpose of rescuing and rehabilitating horses and using horse therapy to reach at-risk youth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 23 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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 7% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 61% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $82
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$738K
81% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 81% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$253K
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$248K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$179K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$253K
FY2024▼ -16%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$88K
FY2021$145K
FY2022$344K
FY2023$301K
FY2024$253K
Expenses
$248K
FY2024▼ -14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$294K
FY2023$289K
FY2024$248K
Net assets
$179K
FY2024▲ +41%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2021$70K
FY2022$120K
FY2023$127K
FY2024$179K

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 Apr 2008.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $212K Management & general 15% · $36K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$70,077Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rob Zantello’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Rob Zantello$70,077$69,462$80,000

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

Rescues and rehabilitates horses, using them in therapy for at-risk youth.

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1 program service account for $212K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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To provide therapeutic horse-back riding, summer camp, and education for people with special needs, youth at-risk and able-bodied students.

$212Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$82

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$253K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$166K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$86K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$248K
Ln 25
Programscol B$212K
Managementcol C$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$179K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K
Total assetsLn 16$917K
LiabilitiesLn 26$738K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$86K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$166K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Total revenueLn 12$253K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$57K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$859K
Total assetsLn 16$917K
LiabilitiesLn 26$738K
Net assetsLn 32$179K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$500K$859K
Total assetsLn 16$528K$917K
LiabilitiesLn 26$401K$738K
Net assetsLn 32$127K$179K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$139K$139K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$899
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
InterestLn 20$17K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$40K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$248K$212K$36K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $253K$248K$5K$179K 990 PDF
FY2023 $301K$289K$13K$127K 990 PDF
FY2022 $344K$294K$50K$120K 990 PDF
FY2021 $145K$70K 990 PDF
FY2020 $88K$84K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $252,668 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$86,254
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$86,254
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $166,412$166,412
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2$2
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $166,414 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$252,668
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $248,154 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $138,718$138,718
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,428$2,428
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,155 · Management $899$5,054
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,636$1,636
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $9,789$9,789
IX-20 InterestManagement $16,986$16,986
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,637$19,637
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,748$5,748
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $39,856 · Management $6,996$46,852
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,306$1,306
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $211,848 · Management $36,306 · Fundraising $0$248,154
Part X · Balance sheet $916,609 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $27,948$57,163
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $35−$25
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $499,900$859,471
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $528,109$916,609
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,760$34,489
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $401,209$737,946
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $126,900$178,663
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $126,900$178,663
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $528,109$916,609
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $178,663 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$252,668
XI-2 Total expenses$248,154
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,514
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$126,900
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$47,249
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$178,663

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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