Provide equine assisted activities and therapies for special needs children and adults

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $93K a year · 33% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$14K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$302K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$219K
-71% vs prior year
Spent
$206K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$921K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$219K
FY2024▼ -71%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$109K
FY2021$198K
FY2022$121K
FY2023$752K
FY2024$219K
Expenses
$206K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$137K
FY2021$178K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$211K
FY2024$206K
Net assets
$921K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$432K
FY2021$453K
FY2022$362K
FY2023$906K
FY2024$921K

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 Aug 1992.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $127K Management & general 38% · $79K

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; $14K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$14,487Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Diane Abitz’s $14K as Executive Director is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Diane Abitz$14,487$15,049$17,836$16,132$13,110

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers horse therapy and activities for children and adults with special needs.

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1 program · $127K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provide equine assisted activities and therapies for special needs children and adults.

$127Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$219K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$161K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$206K
Ln 25
Programscol B$127K
Managementcol C$79K
Owns and owesPt X
$921K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$302K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$161K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Investment incomeLn 3$21
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$219K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$302K
Net assetsLn 32$921K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$511K$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$242K$302K
Net assetsLn 32$906K$921K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$14K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$43K$19K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$2K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$1K$50$980
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$438$438
Office expensesLn 13$2K$800$2K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$26K$26K
TravelLn 17$522$522
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$699$699
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$58K$58K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$10K$563
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$34K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$206K$127K$79K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $219K$206K$13K$921K 990 PDF
FY2023 $752K$211K$540K$906K 990 PDF
FY2022 $121K$204K−$82K$362K 990 PDF
FY2021 $198K$178K$20K$453K 990 PDF
FY2020 $109K$137K−$28K$432K 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
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Part I · Summary $219,395 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $687,394$161,161
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $55,925$48,250
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9$21
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,504$9,963
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $751,832$219,395
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $67,737$62,469
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $143,689$143,867
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $211,426$206,336
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $540,406$13,059
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $219,395 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$7,788
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$153,373
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$161,161
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $48,250$48,250
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21$21
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $6,751$6,751
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,025$3,025
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $187$187
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,188 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,046$219,395
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $206,336 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $14,488$14,488
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,690 · Management $23,941$42,631
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,822 · Management $3,528$5,350
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $50 · Management $980$1,030
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $438$438
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $800 · Management $1,636$2,436
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,488$2,488
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $25,695$25,695
IX-17 TravelManagement $522$522
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $699$699
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,134$3,134
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $57,549$57,549
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,458 · Management $563$11,021
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,468 · Management $1,387$35,855
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $126,971 · Management $79,365 · Fundraising $0$206,336
Part X · Balance sheet $1,223,167 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,398$3,604
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $155,133$38,013
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $617$2,340
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $510,711$1,179,210
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,147,964$1,223,167
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,213$32,763
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $60$60
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $242,446$302,333
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $308,925$920,834
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $905,518$920,834
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,147,964$1,223,167
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $920,834 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$219,395
XI-2 Total expenses$206,336
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,059
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$905,518
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,257
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$920,834

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