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.
$41K 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
$41K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$180K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$373K
-0.05% vs prior year
Spent
$343K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$171K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$373K
FY2021-0.05%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$373K
FY2021$373K
FY2022$410K
FY2023$385K
FY2024$557K
Expenses
$343K
FY2021▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$329K
FY2021$343K
FY2022$331K
FY2023$396K
FY2024$477K
Net assets
$171K
FY2021▲ +39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$171K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$321K
FY2024$405K

From the FY2021 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.

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Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $216K Management & general 26% · $89K Fundraising 11% · $38K

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; $41K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$40,933Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru March)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $216K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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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.

$216Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$373K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$321K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23K
Money outPt IX
$343K
Ln 25
Programscol B$216K
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$171K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$194K
Total assetsLn 16$351K
LiabilitiesLn 26$180K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$321K
Government grantsLn 1e$27K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23K
Investment incomeLn 3$41
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Total revenueLn 12$373K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
SavingsLn 2$149K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$194K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$118K
Other assetsLn 15$39K
Total assetsLn 16$351K
LiabilitiesLn 26$180K
Net assetsLn 32$171K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$77K$194K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$118K$118K
Total assetsLn 16$279K$351K
LiabilitiesLn 26$156K$180K
Net assetsLn 32$123K$171K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$19K$18K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$109K$83K$24K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$7K$3K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$8K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$10K$924
Office expensesLn 13$12K$5K$5K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$647$402$165$80
OccupancyLn 16$80K$50K$20K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$47$19$2K
InterestLn 20$5K$3K$1K$635
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$6K$3K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$987$475
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$260$125
Total functional expensesLn 25$343K$216K$89K$38K

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 Viewing $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 I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $372,937 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $280,362$320,731
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $59,764$23,249
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $667$41
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $32,331$28,916
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $373,124$372,937
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 $176,657$187,516
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $152,517$155,681
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $329,174$343,197
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $43,950$29,740
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $372,937 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $247 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$44,931
VIII-1e Government grants$27,374
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$248,426
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,267
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$320,731
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $23,249$23,249
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $41$41
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,370$2,370
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $24,695 · Excluded from tax $1,604$26,299
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,249 · Unrelated business $24,695 · Excluded from tax $4,262$372,937
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $343,197 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,733 · Management $17,819 · Fundraising $18,054$54,606
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $83,207 · Management $24,072 · Fundraising $2,110$109,389
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,935 · Management $2,850 · Fundraising $1,372$11,157
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,686 · Management $3,158 · Fundraising $1,520$12,364
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,582$9,582
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,443 · Management $924$11,367
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,480 · Management $5,454 · Fundraising $1,084$12,018
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $402 · Management $165 · Fundraising $80$647
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,364 · Management $19,794 · Fundraising $9,528$79,686
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $47 · Management $19 · Fundraising $1,743$1,809
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,209 · Management $1,319 · Fundraising $635$5,163
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,358 · Management $2,613 · Fundraising $1,258$10,229
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,402 · Management $987 · Fundraising $475$3,864
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,708$17,708
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,223 · Management $260 · Fundraising $125$3,608
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $216,197 · Management $89,016 · Fundraising $37,984$343,197
Part X · Balance sheet $350,661 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,400$44,714
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $60,168$148,847
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $117,730$117,912
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,185$39,188
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $278,836$350,661
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,441$6,311
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,306$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$40,596
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $155,729$179,508
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $44,130$87,565
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $78,977$83,588
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $123,107$171,153
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $278,836$350,661
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $171,153 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$372,937
XI-2 Total expenses$343,197
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,740
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$123,107
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$14,303
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$4,003
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$171,153

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