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.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$39K 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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FY2022 · Form 990-TIndependent: 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-T
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
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$39K
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
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 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
$136K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$410K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$331K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$300K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$410K
FY2022▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$373K
FY2021$373K
FY2022$410K
FY2023$385K
FY2024$557K
Expenses
$331K
FY2022▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$329K
FY2021$343K
FY2022$331K
FY2023$396K
FY2024$477K
Net assets
$300K
FY2022▲ +75%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$171K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$321K
FY2024$405K

From the FY2022 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

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $225K Management & general 23% · $76K Fundraising 9% · $30K

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

12 people listed on the 990-T; $39K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$38,626Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (beg. March)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (thru January)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 2Yes
  • 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 · $225K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Therapeutic horseback riding is designed for people with a cognitive or physical disability that precludes them from horseback riding in a traditional setting. Taught by path, int'l (professional association of therapeutic horsemanship international) certified therapeutic riding instructors, student achieve specific goals focused on…

$225Kprogram 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 FY2022 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$410K
Gifts and grants$288K
Fees for services$71K
Other income$51K
Money out
$331K
Programs$225K
Management$76K
Fundraising$30K
Owns and owes
$300K
net assets
Cash and savings$208K
Total assets$436K
Liabilities$136K
People
12
listed
Paid1
Voting board10
Independent10
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$288K
Government grants$51K
Fees for services$71K
Investment income$64
Other income$51K
Total revenue$410K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$208K
Total assets$436K
Liabilities$136K
Net assets$300K
Operations
Employees20
Volunteers100
Fiscal year endsDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Records policyYes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $557K$477K$80K$405K 990 PDF
FY2023 $385K$396K−$11K$321K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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