Paraklesis INC

Tax-deductible

Traverse City, MI501(c)(3)Since 1990Human ServicesEIN 38-2950162Revenue $409K in FY2025

On file with the IRSpeaceranchtc.com2570 Hoosier Valley Rd, 49685-7102 · Traverse City, MITax-exempt since Apr 1995Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide professional equine assisted counseling & education (peace) for all in need regardless of ability to pay assisted by our herd in process of recovery.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 98 volunteers and 7 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $46K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% 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 · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 71% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$409K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$437K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$898K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$409K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$349K
FY2022$729K
FY2023$338K
FY2024$386K
FY2025$409K
Expenses
$437K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$278K
FY2021$305K
FY2022$365K
FY2023$377K
FY2024$411K
FY2025$437K
Net assets
$898K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$476K
FY2021$569K
FY2022$975K
FY2023$947K
FY2024$925K
FY2025$898K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1995.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $399K Management & general 7% · $33K Fundraising 1% · $5K

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; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Forest Lake Co
$41,981Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$28,262Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Kaschel’s $42K as Director of Forest Lake Co is at the 29th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jacquelyn Kaschel—$57,444$57,359$48,119$47,999$47,561
Paul Kaschel$41,981$43,644$43,559$36,965$27,999$27,561
Kim Walton$28,262—————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps people heal and grow through faith-based horse therapy and counseling.

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2 programs · $399K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Peace ranch offers experiential therapy using a metaphoric framework with rescue horses to help people recover from trauma and lead healthier and more fulfilling lives. Volunteers are involved in all aspects of maintaining the organization. In 2025, peace ranch served 866 clients with 1,267 sessions of experiential therapy and education.

$338Kprogram expense
02

Forest lakes counseling offers traditional therapy using a biblical framework to help people lead healthier and more fulfilling lives. In 2025, 67 clients were served in 546 sessions of traditional office-based therapy

$61Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$409K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$210K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$165K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Money outPt IX
$437K
Ln 25
Programscol B$399K
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$898K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$312K
Total assetsLn 16$906K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$210K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$165K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Total revenueLn 12$409K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$202K
SavingsLn 2$110K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$312K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$588K
Total assetsLn 16$906K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$898K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 698
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$330K$312K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$602K$588K
Total assetsLn 16$932K$906K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$925K$898K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$58K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$181K$175K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$16K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$23K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$3K$276$4K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K$247$306
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K$22
OccupancyLn 16$21K$21K$150
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$31K$31K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$39K$20$776
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$200
Total functional expensesLn 25$437K$399K$33K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $409K$437K−$27K$898K 990 PDF
FY2024 $386K$411K−$25K$925K 990 PDF
FY2023 $338K$377K−$39K$947K 990 PDF
FY2022 $729K$365K$364K$975K 990 PDF
FY2021 $349K$305K$44K$569K 990 PDF
FY2020 $237K$278K−$41K$476K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $409,479 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $232,875$209,782
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $121,124$164,883
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,891$4,579
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,247$30,235
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $386,137$409,479
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $262,908$276,663
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $147,857$160,038
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $410,765$436,701
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$24,628−$27,222
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $409,479 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$209,782
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$209,782
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $164,883$164,883
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,579$4,579
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $22,138$22,138
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,097$8,097
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $172,980 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $26,717$409,479
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $436,701 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,599 · Management $12,644$70,243
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $175,477 · Management $5,427$180,904
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $7,454$7,454
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,256 · Management $1,806$18,062
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,294$1,294
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,517 · Management $4,315$26,832
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,540 · Management $276 · Fundraising $3,827$6,643
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,668 · Management $247 · Fundraising $306$6,221
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,392 · Management $22$6,414
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,249 · Management $150$21,399
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,825$5,825
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $30,778$30,778
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,923$12,923
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,719 · Management $20 · Fundraising $776$39,515
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,994 · Management $200$2,194
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $399,231 · Management $32,561 · Fundraising $4,909$436,701
Part X · Balance sheet $905,503 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $211,468$201,613
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $118,199$109,935
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $213$5,700
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $601,632$588,255
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $931,512$905,503
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,211$7,424
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,211$7,424
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $784,301$757,079
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $141,000$141,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $925,301$898,079
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $931,512$905,503
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $898,079 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$409,479
XI-2 Total expenses$436,701
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,222
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$925,301
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$898,079

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