Horses Help Foundation EIN 74-2477097

Horses Help Foundation

EIN  74-2477097 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Phoenix, AZ Founded 1987
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Verified accurate 8/24/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Uses horses and people to improve quality of life for special needs and at-risk communities.
Leadership
Gregg Goodman · Exec Director Until 02/01/25 · $60K
Money in and out
$532K revenue, $761K expenses
Bottom line
61% program efficiency

Uses horses and people to improve quality of life for special needs and at-risk communities. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $532K in revenue, $761K in expenses, and $4.6M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$532K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$761K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$229K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.31 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
61%
of spending reaches programs▼ -8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
11.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -21% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-43%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -152% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$532K
FY2024▼ -89%
Expenses
$761K
FY2024▼ -2%
Total assets
$4.7M
FY2024▼ -5%
Total liabilities
$29K
FY2024▼ -30%
Total revenue
$532K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$761K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$229K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$4.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B61%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $462K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

In the 2024-2025 program year, horses help served 117 individual participants, totaling 1,736 services. Some individuals may have participated in only one program, while others attend weekly throughout the year.

$277Kprogram expense
02

The equine-assisted learning programs served a total of 23 participants across 390 sessions, using a form of human-equine interaction that provides a personal learning experience. These programs promote the development of self-awareness, self-esteem, and confidence problem-solving skills emotional regulation and self-control.

$185Kprogram expense
03

Community training included two mental health workshops to provide training and skills testing for more than 24 participants who were interested in becoming path international equine specialists in mental health learning or were revisiting the workshop content for continuing education.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CHorses Help Foundation
EINHdr · item D74-2477097
Principal addressHdr · item CPhoenix, AZ
WebsiteHdr · item Jhorseshelp.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1987
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAZ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1988

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Director Until 02/01/25
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director from 08/01/24
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. from 06/25/Interim E.d. 02/25-06/25
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gregg Goodman$60,000$50,625$45,000$46,875$41,769$39,350

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$416K · 78%
Program service revenue$89K · 17%
Investment income$26K · 5%
Contributions & grants78%$416K
Program service revenue17%$89K
Investment income5%$26K
Other revenue$1K
Total revenueLn 12$532K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.31 Fundraising $0.09
Program services61%$462K
Management & general31%$234K
Fundraising9%$65K
Total functional expensesLn 25$761K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$695K
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$29K
Total net assetsLn 32$4.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed11.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $695K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $761K · Less non-cash grants $35K · Cash operating expenses/yr $726K
11.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $462K · Total expenses $761K
61%
Management & General
Management & general $234K · Total expenses $761K
31%
Fundraising
Fundraising $65K · Total expenses $761K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $73K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $477K
$0.15 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $416K · Total revenue $532K
78%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $532K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $89K · Total revenue $532K
17%
Investment reliance
Investment income $26K · Total revenue $532K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $89K · Total expenses $761K
12%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $532K · Prior year $4.7M
-89%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $382K · FY2024 $532K
+7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $4.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $532K · Expenses $761K
-43%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $4.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $4.6M · Total assets $4.7M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $4.7M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gregg Goodman · Reported title EXEC DIRECTOR UNTIL 02/01/25 · Highest reported compensation $60K · Total expenses $761K
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $350K · Total expenses $761K
46%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 61%
Overhead ratio 31%
Fundraising cost ratio 16%
Revenue growth -89%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$4.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$601K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$512K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$827K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$382K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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