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.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$46K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
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
7
named funders · $196K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$156K
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$373K
Spent
$329K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$123K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$373K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$373K
FY2021$373K
FY2022$410K
FY2023$385K
FY2024$557K
Expenses
$329K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$329K
FY2021$343K
FY2022$331K
FY2023$396K
FY2024$477K
Net assets
$123K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$171K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$321K
FY2024$405K

From the FY2020 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

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $208K Management & general 29% · $96K Fundraising 8% · $25K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director Since February
$41,365Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Executive Director Thru Jan
$4,440Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Thru November
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Thru July
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Thru October
$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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $208K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Hippotherapy

Provides equine-assisted therapies that enhance the lives of people with physical, emotional AND/OR intellectual challenges. The equine-oriented activities promote and enhance the development of each participant's cognitive, physical, and communicative abilities, and positive self-esteem.

$208Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$373K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$280K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Money outPt IX
$329K
Ln 25
Programscol B$208K
Managementcol C$96K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$123K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$77K
Total assetsLn 16$279K
LiabilitiesLn 26$156K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$280K
Government grantsLn 1e$75K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$25K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K
Investment incomeLn 3$667
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Total revenueLn 12$373K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
SavingsLn 2$60K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$77K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$118K
Other assetsLn 15$15K
Total assetsLn 16$279K
LiabilitiesLn 26$156K
Net assetsLn 32$123K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K$77K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$121K$118K
Total assetsLn 16$235K$279K
LiabilitiesLn 26$167K$156K
Net assetsLn 32$69K$123K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$46K$2K$32K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$106K$88K$18K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$7K$4K$989
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$7K$4K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$8K$11K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$29K$17K$10K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$6K$3K$872
InsuranceLn 23$31K$18K$10K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$36K$195$49
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K$323$82
Total functional expensesLn 25$329K$208K$96K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $373K$329K$44K$123K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $373,124 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $262,796$280,362
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $118,476$59,764
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$667
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $45,395$32,331
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $426,667$373,124
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 $231,370$176,657
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $203,163$152,517
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $434,533$329,174
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$7,866$43,950
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $373,124 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,837 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$39,980
VIII-1c Fundraising events$4,732
VIII-1e Government grants$74,989
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$160,661
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$25,190
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$280,362
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $59,294$59,294
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $667$667
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,276$2,276
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,984$2,984
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $19,218 · Excluded from tax $5,486$24,704
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $59,764 · Unrelated business $19,218 · Excluded from tax $13,780$373,124
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $329,174 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,290 · Management $32,064 · Fundraising $11,451$45,805
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $87,567 · Management $17,692 · Fundraising $1,224$106,483
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,016 · Management $3,885 · Fundraising $989$11,890
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,363 · Management $4,077 · Fundraising $1,039$12,479
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,069$4,069
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,923$12,923
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,477 · Management $10,753 · Fundraising $1,196$20,426
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,214 · Management $9,807 · Fundraising $2,205$29,226
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $3,225$3,225
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,164 · Management $3,423 · Fundraising $872$10,459
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,349 · Management $10,187 · Fundraising $2,595$31,131
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,882 · Management $195 · Fundraising $49$36,126
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,527 · Management $323 · Fundraising $82$4,932
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $207,772 · Management $96,475 · Fundraising $24,927$329,174
Part X · Balance sheet $278,836 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $37,974$16,400
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $38,428$60,168
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $23,491$69,353
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $120,762$117,730
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,795$15,185
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $235,450$278,836
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,080$6,441
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,010$7,306
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $166,865$155,729
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$15,003$44,130
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $83,588$78,977
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $68,585$123,107
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $235,450$278,836
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $123,107 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$373,124
XI-2 Total expenses$329,174
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,950
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$68,585
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$3,361
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$6,821
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$390
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$123,107

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