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Equines for Freedom

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Factoryville, PA501(c)(3)Health Care EIN 47-3593998Revenue $114K in FY2024

On file with the IRSequinesforfreedom.orgPo Box 53, 18419-0053 · Factoryville, PATax-exempt since Oct 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide Equine-assisted Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) treatment to current and former U.S. Service Members and First Responders, regardless of the source of trauma or characterization of military service at no charge to the client.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 43 volunteers.
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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 10% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$64K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$114K
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$138K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$180K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$114K
FY2024▼ -25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$120K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$169K
FY2023$153K
FY2024$114K
Expenses
$138K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$114K
FY2022$165K
FY2023$152K
FY2024$138K
Net assets
$180K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$117K
FY2021$199K
FY2022$203K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$180K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2015.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $125K Management & general 9% · $12K

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Kristen Angelicola
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
William Brennan
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brenda Goodrich
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Beth Guyette
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gary Johnson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Ann Johnson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deirdre Jolley
Board Member
$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

Offers free horse therapy for service members and first responders with PTSD.

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1 program · $125K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provide equine-assisted post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment to current and former us service members and first responders regardless of the source of trauma or characterization of military service at no charge to the client.

$125Kprogram 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
Bill Johnson Memorial FundraisersFY2025$17K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$114K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$57K
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Investment incomeLn 3$41
Money outPt IX
$138K
Ln 25
Programscol B$125K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$180K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$185K
Total assetsLn 16$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$57K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$41
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Total revenueLn 12$114K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
SavingsLn 2$169K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$185K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$57K
Total assetsLn 16$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K
Net assetsLn 32$180K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 643
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$257K$185K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K$57K
Total assetsLn 16$278K$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$64K
Net assetsLn 32$203K$180K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$743$743
Office expensesLn 13$720$720
OccupancyLn 16$14K$13K$1K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$2K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$106K$105K$810
All other expensesLn 24e$156$100$56
Total functional expensesLn 25$138K$125K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $114K$138K−$23K$180K 990 PDF
FY2023 $153K$152K$319$203K 990 PDF
FY2022 $169K$165K$4K$203K 990 PDF
FY2021 $194K$114K$80K$199K 990 PDF
FY2020 $120K$117K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $114,382 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $90,103$57,482
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $48$41
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $62,642$56,859
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $152,793$114,382
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 $152,474$137,604
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $152,474$137,604
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $319−$23,222
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $114,382 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $675 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,085
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$47,397
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$57,482
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $41$41
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$56,184
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $716$114,382
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $137,604 across 9 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,711$4,711
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $743$743
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $720$720
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,800 · Management $1,250$14,050
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,817$1,817
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,672$4,672
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,331 · Management $2,822$5,153
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $104,772 · Management $810$105,582
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $100 · Management $56$156
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $125,418 · Management $12,186 · Fundraising $0$137,604
Part X · Balance sheet $244,224 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $27,799$16,340
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $228,778$168,815
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $600$600
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,357$1,219
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,929$57,250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $278,463$244,224
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,788$954
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $67,626$63,443
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $75,414$64,397
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $203,019$179,797
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $30$30
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $203,049$179,827
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $278,463$244,224
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $179,827 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$114,382
XI-2 Total expenses$137,604
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$23,222
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$203,049
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$179,827

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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