Horses Help serves the special needs and at risk communities by using Horses and people to improve quality of life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$51K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $715K a year · 57% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$51K
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
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $73K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$41K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.7M
+680% vs prior year
Spent
$779K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$4.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2024▲ +680%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$382K
FY2021$827K
FY2022$512K
FY2023$601K
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$532K
Expenses
$779K
FY2024▲ +50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$395K
FY2021$392K
FY2022$407K
FY2023$520K
FY2024$779K
FY2025$761K
Net assets
$4.9M
FY2024▲ +414%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$323K
FY2021$759K
FY2022$864K
FY2023$944K
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$4.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending July 2024) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1988.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $512K Management & general 27% · $207K Fundraising 8% · $60K

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; $51K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exec Director
$50,625Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Uses horses and people to improve quality of life for special needs and at-risk communities.

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3 programs · $512K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

In the 2023-2024 program year, horses help transitioned to a new property and served a total of 124 individual participants with 1,821 services. Some individuals may only have participated in one program, but others attend weekly throughout the year.

$328Kprogram expense
02

The equine assisted learning programs served a total of 53 participants with 341 total sessions with 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.

$177Kprogram expense
03

Community training included two mental health workshops to provide training and skills testing for more than 20 participants that were interested in becoming path international equine specialists in mental health learning or were revisiting the workshop content for continuing education.

$7Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$4.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$536K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Money outPt IX
$779K
Ln 25
Programscol B$512K
Managementcol C$207K
Fundraisingcol D$60K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$895K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$536K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$37K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$95K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Investment incomeLn 3$4.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7$4.1M
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$116K
SavingsLn 2$779K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$895K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.0M
Other assetsLn 15$875
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 697
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$485K$895K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$520K$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$146K$41K
Net assetsLn 32$944K$4.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$59K$36K$21K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$175K$106K$61K$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$11K$7K$893
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$31K$31K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$14K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$263$263
Office expensesLn 13$36K$13K$19K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$2K$17K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$152K$118K$34K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K$252$440
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$3K$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$69K$69K
InsuranceLn 23$29K$15K$13K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$134K$134K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$779K$512K$207K$60K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $532K$761K−$229K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $4.7M$779K$3.9M$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $601K$520K$81K$944K 990 PDF
FY2022 $512K$407K$105K$864K 990 PDF
FY2021 $827K$392K$435K$759K 990 PDF
FY2020 $382K$395K−$13K$323K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,689,215 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $478,947$535,777
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $99,547$101,525
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,824$4,109,427
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,615−$57,514
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $600,933$4,689,215
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $246,981$253,246
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $31,875$31,300
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $241,249$494,190
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $520,105$778,736
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $80,828$3,910,479
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,689,215 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,601 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$12,139
VIII-1c Fundraising events$95,348
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$428,290
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$36,666
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$535,777
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $101,525$101,525
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,100$18,100
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$29,305−$29,305
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $4,091,327$4,091,327
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$36,810−$36,810
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,196,722 · Excluded from tax −$43,284$4,689,215
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $778,736 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,797 · Management $20,613 · Fundraising $2,965$59,375
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $105,503 · Management $60,750 · Fundraising $8,738$174,991
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,627 · Management $7,360 · Fundraising $893$18,880
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,651$1,651
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,000$18,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $31,300$31,300
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $13,778 · Fundraising $5,295$19,073
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $263$263
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,516 · Management $18,927 · Fundraising $4,806$36,249
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,412 · Management $16,510 · Fundraising $1,760$20,682
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $117,713 · Management $34,454$152,167
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,595 · Management $252 · Fundraising $440$7,287
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,059 · Management $1,564 · Fundraising $1,816$6,439
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $69,337$69,337
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,532 · Management $13,130 · Fundraising $1,811$29,473
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $133,569$133,569
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $511,923 · Management $206,989 · Fundraising $59,824$778,736
Part X · Balance sheet $4,895,704 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,685$115,880
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $440,971$779,018
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $8,178$8,737
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,154$408
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $520,308$3,990,786
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $53,300$875
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,089,929$4,895,704
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,258$41,017
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $145,721$41,017
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $934,208$4,832,051
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,000$22,636
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $944,208$4,854,687
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,089,929$4,895,704
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,854,687 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,689,215
XI-2 Total expenses$778,736
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,910,479
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$944,208
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,854,687

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