Still Waters Equestrian Academy

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Hickman, NE501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 46-4343429Revenue $376K in FY2025

On file with the IRSstillwaterseq.org1360 Cyprus Blvd, 68372-1456 · Hickman, NETax-exempt since Aug 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To share god's gift of horses to help build character, perseverance & spiritual strength in children by welcoming anyone interested in all that horses can offer regardless of age, ability or income.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 14 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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FY2025 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 59% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $39K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$376K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$391K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$221K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$376K
FY2025▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$357K
FY2021$432K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$401K
FY2024$460K
FY2025$376K
Expenses
$391K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$301K
FY2021$431K
FY2022$451K
FY2023$457K
FY2024$429K
FY2025$391K
Net assets
$221K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$296K
FY2021$296K
FY2022$262K
FY2023$205K
FY2024$236K
FY2025$221K

From the FY2025 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 Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $365K Management & general 7% · $26K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$56,160Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Stueck’s $56K as Director is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care 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
Laura Stueck$56,160$55,520$51,776$46,176$41,712$20,053

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

Uses horses to build character, perseverance, and spiritual strength in children.

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1 program · $365K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Conducting safe, efficient and effective riding and horsemanship instruction as a tool of positive christian ministry.

$365Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$39K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$376K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$292K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$84K
Money outPt IX
$391K
Ln 25
Programscol B$365K
Managementcol C$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$221K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K
Total assetsLn 16$248K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$84K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$292K
Total revenueLn 12$376K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$31K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$216K
Total assetsLn 16$248K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$221K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 612
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K$31K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$266K$216K
Total assetsLn 16$301K$248K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$236K$221K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$56K$56K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$93K$93K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$385$385
Advertising and promotionLn 12$290$290
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$55K$55K
InsuranceLn 23$30K$9K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$105K$105K
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$24K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$391K$365K$26K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $376K$391K−$15K$221K 990 PDF
FY2024 $460K$429K$31K$236K 990 PDF
FY2023 $401K$457K−$56K$205K 990 PDF
FY2022 $417K$451K−$35K$262K 990 PDF
FY2021 $432K$431K$684$296K 990 PDF
FY2020 $357K$301K$56K$296K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $376,066 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $127,104$84,034
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $332,488$292,032
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $459,592$376,066
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 $185,893$161,228
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $242,620$230,203
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $428,513$391,431
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $31,079−$15,365
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $376,066 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$84,034
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,233
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$84,034
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $292,032$292,032
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $292,032 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$376,066
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $391,431 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,160$56,160
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $93,412$93,412
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,656$11,656
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $385$385
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $290$290
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,751$7,751
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,238$3,238
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $54,546$54,546
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,214 · Management $20,427$29,641
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $104,693$104,693
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,981 · Management $5,678$29,659
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $364,941 · Management $26,490 · Fundraising $0$391,431
Part X · Balance sheet $248,085 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,283$31,136
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,490$1,393
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $266,186$215,556
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $300,876$248,085
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $64,581$27,155
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $236,295$220,930
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $236,295$220,930
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $300,876$248,085
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $220,930 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$376,066
XI-2 Total expenses$391,431
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,365
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$236,295
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$220,930

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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