Improve the lives of individuals with disabilities/special needs through equine assisted activities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $83K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$195K
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% 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
$557K
Spent
$626K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$320K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$557K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$557K
FY2021$707K
FY2022$733K
FY2023$697K
FY2024$743K
Expenses
$626K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$626K
FY2021$630K
FY2022$698K
FY2023$757K
FY2024$790K
Net assets
$320K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$320K
FY2021$397K
FY2022$499K
FY2023$439K
FY2024$391K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1983.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $487K Management & general 11% · $67K Fundraising 11% · $71K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$72,363Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Mitten$8,414$84,018$76,909$67,530$72,363
Nita Hughes$70,811————

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

Helps people with disabilities through horse therapy and activities.

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1 program · $487K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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For the year ended december 31, 2020, the organization provided 244 individuals with disabilities therapeutic horseback riding SERVICES.THE hippotherapy program, which uses the horses as a therapy strategytool and is one-on-one with a therapist, served 18 individuals in THE30 slots offered.

$487Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$557K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$327K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$160K
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Money outPt IX
$626K
Ln 25
Programscol B$487K
Managementcol C$67K
Fundraisingcol D$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$320K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$194K
Total assetsLn 16$514K
LiabilitiesLn 26$195K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$327K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$160K
Investment incomeLn 3$33
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Total revenueLn 12$557K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$142K
SavingsLn 2$52K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$194K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$296K
Total assetsLn 16$514K
LiabilitiesLn 26$195K
Net assetsLn 32$320K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6452
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$126K$194K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$347K$296K
Total assetsLn 16$508K$514K
LiabilitiesLn 26$125K$195K
Net assetsLn 32$383K$320K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$56K$6K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$263K$204K$22K$37K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$14K$526$709
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$19K$306$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$50K$25K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$12K$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$761$576$79$106
Office expensesLn 13$13K$11K$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$8K$579$2K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$8K$481$648
TravelLn 17$935$708$97$130
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$50K$38K$5K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$11K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$86K$80K$477$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$453$453
Total functional expensesLn 25$626K$487K$67K$71K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $743K$790K−$48K$391K 990 PDF
FY2023 $697K$757K−$60K$439K 990 PDF
FY2022 $733K$698K$35K$499K 990 PDF
FY2021 $707K$630K$77K$397K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $557K$626K−$69K$320K 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 $556,536 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $369,656$327,495
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $209,076$159,941
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $154$33
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $52,818$69,067
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $631,704$556,536
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 $369,928$373,252
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $267,941$252,305
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $637,869$625,557
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,165−$69,021
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $556,536 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$1,400 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$8,486
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$319,009
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$327,495
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $159,941$159,941
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $33$33
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $71,265$71,265
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission −$798−$798
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $157,743 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $71,298$556,536
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $625,557 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,138 · Management $6,140 · Fundraising $10,084$72,362
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $203,853 · Management $22,298 · Fundraising $36,618$262,769
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,568 · Management $526 · Fundraising $709$14,803
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,286 · Management $306 · Fundraising $3,726$23,318
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $24,951 · Management $24,951$49,902
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,188 · Management $1,050 · Fundraising $1,413$14,651
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $576 · Management $79 · Fundraising $106$761
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,607 · Management $1,363 · Fundraising $1,308$13,278
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,682 · Management $579 · Fundraising $1,672$9,933
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,104 · Management $481 · Fundraising $648$9,233
IX-17 TravelPrograms $708 · Management $97 · Fundraising $130$935
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,316$2,316
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $37,754 · Management $5,163 · Fundraising $6,949$49,866
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,322 · Management $1,548 · Fundraising $2,084$14,954
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $79,952 · Management $477 · Fundraising $5,594$86,023
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $453$453
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $487,142 · Management $67,374 · Fundraising $71,041$625,557
Part X · Balance sheet $514,393 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $77,306$141,655
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $48,537$52,139
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $380$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,287$1,299
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $32,450$23,115
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $346,838$296,185
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $507,798$514,393
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,666$28,853
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $43,413$48,898
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $125,183$194,555
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $315,437$283,209
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $67,178$36,629
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $382,615$319,838
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $507,798$514,393
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $319,838 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$556,536
XI-2 Total expenses$625,557
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$69,021
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$382,615
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$9,174
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$2,930
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$319,838

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