To sustainably improve the health and welfare of working horses, donkeys, mules, and their families around the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
30¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $61K a year · 15% 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
30%
of spending
Concern: 30% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 50% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 50% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
51 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 51.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$496K
Spent
$120K
To programs
30%
Net assets
$534K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$496K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$496K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$349K
FY2023$318K
FY2024$291K
FY2025$538K
Expenses
$120K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$120K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$319K
FY2023$336K
FY2024$400K
FY2025$511K
Net assets
$534K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$534K
FY2021$432K
FY2022$462K
FY2023$444K
FY2024$334K
FY2025$362K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2013.

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Where the money goes

30 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 30% · $36K Management & general 67% · $81K Fundraising 3% · $3K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Annie Henderson-Selle’s $83K as Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Annie Henderson-Selle$83,154$78,600$80,000$78,504$70,000$60,000

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

Trains volunteer vets globally to improve animal health and empower caretakers.

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1 program · $36K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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We harness the expertise of volunteer veterinarians, veterinary technicians, animal scientists, students, educators, and advocates to offer programs internationally and in the U.S. to improve working equid health and welfare.

$36Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Brooke USA INCFY2025$10K
All of US INCFY2025$100
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $9K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,204

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$496K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$496K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87
Money outPt IX
$120K
Ln 25
Programscol B$36K
Managementcol C$81K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$534K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$516K
Total assetsLn 16$541K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$496K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$16K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Other incomeLn 4–11$87
Total revenueLn 12$496K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$516K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$516K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Total assetsLn 16$541K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$534K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$161K$516K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Total assetsLn 16$162K$541K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$158K$534K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$27K$27K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$0$60K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$0$4K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$0$5K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$0$0$3K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$2K$0$2K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$120K$36K$81K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $538K$511K$28K$362K 990 PDF
FY2024 $291K$400K−$109K$334K 990 PDF
FY2023 $318K$336K−$18K$444K 990 PDF
FY2022 $349K$319K$30K$462K 990 PDF
FY2021 $177K$432K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $496K$120K$376K$534K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $496,042 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $181,061$495,955
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,500$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $40$0
I-11 Other revenue$87
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $199,601$496,042
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $72,951$36,442
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $30,000$68,094
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $22,163$15,793
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $125,114$120,329
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $74,487$375,713
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $496,042 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $87 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$99,000
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$396,955
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$495,955
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $87 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$496,042
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $120,329 across 28 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,204$9,204
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $27,238$27,238
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $60,000 · Fundraising $0$60,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $3,504 · Fundraising $0$3,504
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $4,590 · Fundraising $0$4,590
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,970 · Fundraising $0$2,970
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $3,330$3,330
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,980 · Fundraising $0$3,980
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $1,881 · Fundraising $0$1,881
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,195$1,195
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,437 · Fundraising $0$2,437
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $36,442 · Management $80,557 · Fundraising $3,330$120,329
Part X · Balance sheet $540,501 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $160,682$515,616
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,614$2,909
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$21,976
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $162,296$540,501
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,000$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$6,492
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,000$6,492
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $112,934$412,437
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $45,362$121,572
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $158,296$534,009
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $162,296$540,501
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $534,009 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$496,042
XI-2 Total expenses$120,329
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$375,713
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$158,296
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$534,009

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