To provide therapeutic horsemanship riding facilities and instruction for the recreation and rehabilitation of incapacitated or disabled persons.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 20 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
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
Named funders
7
named funders · $196K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$145K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$557K
+45% vs prior year
Spent
$477K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$405K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$557K
FY2024▲ +45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$373K
FY2021$373K
FY2022$410K
FY2023$385K
FY2024$557K
Expenses
$477K
FY2024▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$329K
FY2021$343K
FY2022$331K
FY2023$396K
FY2024$477K
Net assets
$405K
FY2024▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$171K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$321K
FY2024$405K

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 1984.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $335K Management & general 21% · $103K Fundraising 8% · $40K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director Thru November
$35,440Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director Since November
$6,500Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Thru Nov./Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Since November
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Thru November
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lauren Cnare’s $35K as Executive Director Thru November is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lauren Cnare$35,440$38,626$40,933$41,365
Jolie Hope$6,500———
Mary Ann Roth———$4,440

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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Programs and updates

Offers therapeutic horseback riding and instruction for disabled individuals' recreation and rehabilitation.

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1 program · $263K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

OCCUPATIONAL/PHYSICAL therapy using the movement of the horse (also called HIPPOTHERAPY).SERVICES are provided by licensed occupational therapy professionals, following the state of wisconsin and nbcot criteria.

$263Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$557K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$336K
Other incomeLn 4–11$221K
Money outPt IX
$477K
Ln 25
Programscol B$335K
Managementcol C$103K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$405K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$550K
LiabilitiesLn 26$145K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$336K
Other incomeLn 4–11$221K
Total revenueLn 12$557K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$550K
LiabilitiesLn 26$145K
Net assetsLn 32$405K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $557K$477K$80K$405K 990 PDF
FY2023 $385K$396K−$11K$321K 990 PDF
FY2022 $410K$331K$79K$300K 990 PDF
FY2021 $373K$343K$30K$171K 990 PDF
FY2020 $373K$329K$44K$123K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

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

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