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Hope Held by a Horse

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Parker, CO501(c)(3)Since 2014Health Care EIN 46-4875843Revenue $131K in FY2025

On file with the IRShopeheldbyahorse.org12035 Piney Lake Rd, 80138-8410 · Parker, COTax-exempt since Apr 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide emotional support to cancer survivors, at any stage of diagnosis, through equine-assisted therapy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $71K a year · 54% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $866K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $12K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$131K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$56K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$884K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$131K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$26K
FY2022$41K
FY2023$210K
FY2024$140K
FY2025$131K
Expenses
$56K
FY2025▼ -29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2022$56K
FY2023$48K
FY2024$78K
FY2025$56K
Net assets
$884K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$330K
FY2022$585K
FY2023$747K
FY2024$809K
FY2025$884K

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 Apr 2015.

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% · $35K Management & general 31% · $17K Fundraising 7% · $4K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cheryl Pierce
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Helps women with breast cancer grow, learn, and heal in a safe, positive environment with horses.

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1 program · $35K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Providing horse based therapy solutions.

$35Kprogram 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
Cancer League of Colorado INCFY2024$10K
The Colorado Health FoundationFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$12K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$131K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$104K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$33K
Money outPt IX
$56K
Ln 25
Programscol B$35K
Managementcol C$17K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$884K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K
Total assetsLn 16$884K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$104K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$131K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$18K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$18K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$866K
Total assetsLn 16$884K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$884K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$809K$18K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$866K
Total assetsLn 16$809K$884K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$809K$884K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$950$950
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$15K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$600$600
Total functional expensesLn 25$56K$35K$17K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $131K$56K$75K$884K 990 PDF
FY2024 $140K$78K$62K$809K 990 PDF
FY2023 $210K$48K$162K$747K 990 PDF
FY2022 $41K$56K−$16K$585K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $26K$330K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $130,787 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $45,278$33,328
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $343$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $94,276$104,098
I-11 Other revenue−$6,639
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $139,897$130,787
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $77,994$55,511
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $77,994$55,511
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $61,903$75,276
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $130,787 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$6,639 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$33,328
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$33,328
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $26,687 · Excluded from tax $70,872$97,559
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $6,539$6,539
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,587 · Excluded from tax $70,872$130,787
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $55,511 across 7 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $950$950
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,175$19,175
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,930$2,930
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,430$4,430
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,172 · Fundraising $1,057$3,229
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,797 · Management $9,400$24,197
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $600$600
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $34,572 · Management $16,952 · Fundraising $3,987$55,511
Part X · Balance sheet $883,785 assets, 7 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $808,509$18,148
X-11 Publicly traded securities$865,637
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $808,509$883,785
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $808,509$883,785
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $808,509$883,785
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $808,509$883,785
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $883,785 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$130,787
XI-2 Total expenses$55,511
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$75,276
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$808,509
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$883,785

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

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