To provide therapeutic horseback riding facilities and instruction for the recreation and rehabilitation or persons with disabilities; the creation, operation, and distribution of such facilities; to train individuals in the management and operation of such facilities; and for any other lawful purpose; and to inform the medical professions and the public about therapeutic riding.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 133 volunteers and 6 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $66K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $64K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$28K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$940K
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$622K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$940K
FY2024▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$513K
FY2020$369K
FY2021$483K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$713K
FY2024$940K
Expenses
$622K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$506K
FY2020$438K
FY2021$461K
FY2022$595K
FY2023$568K
FY2024$622K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$1.0M
FY2020$977K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$957K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1985.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $442K Management & general 18% · $111K Fundraising 11% · $69K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$64,747Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President (thru Mid-Dec)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President (from Mid-Dec)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (thru Mid-Dec)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru May)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru Feb)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Troy Moldenhauer’s $65K as Executive Director is at the 73rd 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Troy Moldenhauer$64,747$12,496————
Kimberly Good—$54,253$62,447$61,213$55,186—
Kim Good—————$58,305

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers therapeutic horseback riding for people with disabilities, focusing on recreation and rehabilitation.

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1 program · $442K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Education and Advocacy

Provides education and therapy for children and adults with DISABILITIES.THERAPEUTIC riding teaches horsemanship skills while using therapeutic activities that offer challenging recreation geared towards the individual's physical, emotional, social and educational benefits in mind.

$442Kprogram 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
Wispact INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$64K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$940K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$682K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$250K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Money outPt IX
$622K
Ln 25
Programscol B$442K
Managementcol C$111K
Fundraisingcol D$69K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$594K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$682K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$65K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$165K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$250K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Gains on assetsLn 7$14K
Total revenueLn 12$940K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$316K
SavingsLn 2$279K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$594K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$117K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$638K
Other assetsLn 15$103K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6133
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$366K$594K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$102K$117K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$560K$638K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$28K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$13K$33K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$246K$194K$27K$24K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$2K$627$458
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$14K$4K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$18K$5K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$2K$4K$208
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$2K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$16K$3K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$8K$4K$964
OccupancyLn 16$71K$66K$3K$731
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$1K$5K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$46K$41K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$14K$1K$758
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$51K$2K$261
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$273
Total functional expensesLn 25$622K$442K$111K$69K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $940K$622K$318K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $713K$568K$146K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $564K$595K−$31K$957K 990 PDF
FY2021 $483K$461K$22K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $369K$438K−$68K$977K 990 PDF
FY2019 $513K$506K$7K$1.0M 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 $940,477 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $472,789$681,731
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $203,131$249,632
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,844$20,460
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $34,651−$11,346
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $713,415$940,477
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 $349,499$362,664
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $218,352$259,522
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $567,851$622,186
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $145,564$318,291
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $940,477 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $9,350 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$10,853
VIII-1c Fundraising events$164,780
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$506,098
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$65,095
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$681,731
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $249,632$249,632
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,850$6,850
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,000$2,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $13,610$13,610
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$22,696−$22,696
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $249,632 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,114$940,477
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $622,186 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $13,151 · Management $32,880 · Fundraising $19,728$65,759
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $194,124 · Management $27,446 · Fundraising $24,355$245,925
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,154 · Management $627 · Fundraising $458$3,239
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,746 · Management $4,001 · Fundraising $2,923$20,670
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,003 · Management $5,239 · Fundraising $3,829$27,071
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,774$1,774
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,100$11,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,739 · Management $3,706 · Fundraising $208$5,653
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,780 · Fundraising $7,121$8,901
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,816 · Management $2,588 · Fundraising $1,777$20,181
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,082 · Management $4,346 · Fundraising $964$13,392
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $66,367 · Management $3,429 · Fundraising $731$70,527
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,379 · Management $4,783 · Fundraising $3,258$9,420
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $41,483 · Management $2,305 · Fundraising $2,305$46,093
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,649 · Management $1,133 · Fundraising $758$15,540
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,644 · Management $2,397 · Fundraising $261$53,302
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,366 · Fundraising $273$3,639
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $442,117 · Management $111,120 · Fundraising $68,949$622,186
Part X · Balance sheet $1,475,967 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $213,703$315,696
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $152,043$278,802
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,470$13,521
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,070$6,499
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,577$4,076
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $559,656$637,965
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $101,665$116,863
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $96,272$102,545
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,140,456$1,475,967
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,535$19,483
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,370$8,276
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,905$27,759
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,070,153$1,418,468
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $42,398$29,740
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,112,551$1,448,208
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,140,456$1,475,967
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,448,208 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$940,477
XI-2 Total expenses$622,186
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$318,291
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,112,551
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,285
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$10,081
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,448,208

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