Saddle Up!'s mission is to provide children and youth with disabilities the opportunity to grow and develop through therapeutic, educational and adaptive recreational activities with horses.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$92K 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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FY2022 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $752K a year · 35% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 15.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$60K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$9.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2022▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$3.9M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2022▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
$9.8M
FY2022▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.0M
FY2021$10.9M
FY2022$9.8M
FY2023$10.7M
FY2024$13.4M

From the FY2022 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 Mar 1991.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $944K Management & general 15% · $203K Fundraising 16% · $211K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$92,219Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Presdient
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past Presi
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Audrey Kidd’s $98K as Executive Director is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Audrey Kidd$97,704$94,983$92,219$49,802—
Laurie Kush————$84,070
Charles M Arnold$60,961————

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 children with disabilities grow through therapeutic, educational, and adaptive horseback riding.

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3 programs · $909K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Adaptive riding saddle up!'s adaptive riding (ar) program is an equine-assisted service where participants work on their mounted and unmounted horsemanship skills. Our path international certified instructors adapt the lesson for the purpose of contributing positively to the cognitive, physical, emotional and social well-being of…

$676Kprogram expense
02

Equine assisted learning program saddle up!'s equine assisted learning (eal) program is an experiential learning approach which involves students interacting with horses to build self-confidence, improve social skills, and reinforce academic skills.

$175Kprogram expense
03

Therapy services saddle up!'s therapy services (TS) offers physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language therapy that incorporates equine movement as a treatment strategy. Our therapists skillfully direct the movement of the horse to challenge and engage the client's neuromuscular and sensorimotor systems to address the…

$58Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$884K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$152K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$944K
Managementcol C$203K
Fundraisingcol D$211K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$9.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$474K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$152K
Investment incomeLn 3$884K
Gains on assetsLn 7$736K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
SavingsLn 2$339K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$9.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
Net assetsLn 32$9.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 539
VolunteersI 6340
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.0M$5.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$11.0M$9.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K$60K
Net assetsLn 32$10.9M$9.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$18K$18K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$61K$12K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$583K$382K$79K$122K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$11K$2K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$52K$34K$7K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$63K$42K$9K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$60K$26K$29K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$5K$2K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$1K$297$3K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$6K$6K$870
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$124K$112K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$51K$51K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$210K$189K$10K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$1K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$944K$203K$211K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.9M$1.8M$2.2M$13.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.5M$120K$10.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $2.2M$1.4M$850K$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.2M$479K$10.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.1M$153K$10.0M 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 $2,207,951 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,339,081$1,250,401
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $199,684$152,347
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $211,475$884,380
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$60,879−$79,177
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,689,361$2,207,951
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$17,824
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $739,010$807,399
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $471,552$533,216
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,210,562$1,358,439
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $478,799$849,512
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $2,207,951 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$474,140
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$776,261
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,250,401
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $152,347$152,347
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $148,562$148,562
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $735,818$735,818
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$86,848−$86,848
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,671$7,671
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $160,018 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $797,532$2,207,951
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,358,439 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $17,824$17,824
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,540 · Management $12,431 · Fundraising $19,248$92,219
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $382,437 · Management $78,527 · Fundraising $121,593$582,557
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,006 · Management $2,260 · Fundraising $3,499$16,765
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,449 · Management $7,074 · Fundraising $10,953$52,476
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,609 · Management $8,544 · Fundraising $13,229$63,382
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $26,218 · Management $29,225 · Fundraising $4,057$59,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $33,069$33,069
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,593 · Management $1,989 · Fundraising $1,273$7,855
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $15,964$15,964
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,483 · Management $297 · Fundraising $2,710$4,490
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,624 · Management $6,270 · Fundraising $870$12,764
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,966$5,966
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $112,019 · Management $12,446$124,465
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $50,561$50,561
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $189,428 · Management $10,127 · Fundraising $10,645$210,200
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,107 · Fundraising $7,275$8,382
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $943,757 · Management $203,366 · Fundraising $211,316$1,358,439
Part X · Balance sheet $9,897,449 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,068,776$1,355,656
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $666,556$339,484
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $28,532$7,068
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,205$10,702
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,234,434$2,297,673
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $6,991,210$5,886,866
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,997,713$9,897,449
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $29,367$43,534
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $20,525$16,675
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $49,892$60,209
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,970,824$8,869,168
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $976,997$968,072
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,947,821$9,837,240
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,997,713$9,897,449
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,837,240 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,207,951
XI-2 Total expenses$1,358,439
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$849,512
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,947,821
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,952,436
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$7,657
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,837,240

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