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Houston Dressage Society INC

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Spring, TX501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 74-2052530Revenue $600K in FY2024

On file with the IRShoustondressagesociety.org19 Fernglen Dr, 77380-3957 · Spring, TXTax-exempt since Nov 2014Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Houston Dressage Society is dedicated to furthering the art of Dressage through the promotion of Dressage training and education, and by rewarding excellence in the art of Dressage through competition.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 2% 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
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11
Fine: 1 funder names 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
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$600K
-0.8% vs prior year
Spent
$627K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$195K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$600K
FY2024▼ -0.8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$411K
FY2021$591K
FY2022$612K
FY2023$605K
FY2024$600K
Expenses
$627K
FY2024▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$356K
FY2021$559K
FY2022$577K
FY2023$635K
FY2024$627K
Net assets
$195K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$186K
FY2021$218K
FY2022$252K
FY2023$222K
FY2024$195K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending November 2024) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2014.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $591K Management & general 6% · $36K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Terri Harlan
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jane Holman
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carrie Leach
Award Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dawn Morris
Schooling Sh
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cate Schmidt
Junior Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ashley Shaw
Special Even
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes dressage training, education, and competition to advance the art of dressage.

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3 programs · $591K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The houston dressage society (HDS) hosted 5 nationally recognized dressage competitions, including the region 9 championship dressage competition. Competitors were pleased with the show management and officiating at all competitions and thereby were encouraged to continue to strive for excellence in the sport of dressage.

$549Kprogram expense
02

Education

HDS hosts clinics and symposia featuring national and international top trainers and riders; HDS contributes to educational opportunities for members and local riders and contributes to other regional and national dressage competitions,hds recognizes local schooling competitions and hosts the local schooling show championship competition.

$24Kprogram expense
03

Membership

HDS offers access to regional and national organizations, information, newsletters, clinics, symposia and other educational programs. HDS membership was unchanged in 2023, staying at approximately 300.THE annual bushager grant was fully funded again in 2023.

$18Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$11
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$600K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$558K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$42K
Money outPt IX
$627K
Ln 25
Programscol B$591K
Managementcol C$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$195K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$195K
Total assetsLn 16$195K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$558K
Total revenueLn 12$600K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$144K
SavingsLn 2$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$195K
Total assetsLn 16$195K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$195K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderNovember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$222K$195K
Total assetsLn 16$222K$195K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$222K$195K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$179K$179K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$209K$209K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$166K$166K
All other expensesLn 24e$62K$33K$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$627K$591K$36K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $600K$627K−$27K$195K 990 PDF
FY2023 $605K$635K−$30K$222K 990 PDF
FY2022 $612K$577K$34K$252K 990 PDF
FY2021 $591K$559K$33K$218K 990 PDF
FY2020 $411K$356K$55K$186K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $600,359 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $28,675$42,230
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $576,766$558,129
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $605,441$600,359
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 $635,392$627,397
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $635,392$627,397
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$29,951−$27,038
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $600,359 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$42,230
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$42,230
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $558,129$558,129
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $558,129$600,359
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $627,397 across 7 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $178,931$178,931
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,195$1,195
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,374$5,374
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $209,242$209,242
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,363$4,363
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $166,041$166,041
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $32,905 · Management $29,346$62,251
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $591,482 · Management $35,915 · Fundraising $0$627,397
Part X · Balance sheet $194,996 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $171,490$144,452
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,544$50,544
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $222,034$194,996
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $222,034$194,996
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $222,034$194,996
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $222,034$194,996
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $194,996 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$600,359
XI-2 Total expenses$627,397
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,038
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$222,034
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$194,996

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

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