M A R E Riding Center

Tax-deductible

Bakersfield, CA501(c)(3)Since 1991UnclassifiedEIN 77-0297678Revenue $793K in FY2024

On file with the IRSmareridingcenter.com18200 Johnson Rd, 93314-8920 · Bakersfield, CATax-exempt since Mar 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Teaches horse Riding to handicapped individuals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 15 employees.
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $227K a year · 35% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $116K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$534K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$793K
+77% vs prior year
Spent
$738K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$793K
FY2024▲ +77%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$394K
FY2021$599K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$598K
FY2024$447K
FY2024$793K
Expenses
$738K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$341K
FY2021$338K
FY2022$363K
FY2023$452K
FY2024$603K
FY2024$738K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$254K
FY2021$515K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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 1993.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $646K Management & general 11% · $81K Fundraising 2% · $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

11 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$85,216Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023
Kimiko Kobayashi$85,216$68,189$61,848

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches horseback riding to individuals with disabilities.

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1 program · $646K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

CENTER TEACHES PHYSICALLY AND/OR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS IN THE BAKERSFIELD AREA HOW TO RIDE HORSES FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY AND RECREATIONAL ENJOYMENT. The center treats over 25 different diagnosed disabilities with the use of 11 therapy horses, 4 path certified riding instructors.

$646Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$116K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$793K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$501K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$179K
Other incomeLn 4–11$113K
Money outPt IX
$738K
Ln 25
Programscol B$646K
Managementcol C$81K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$277K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$534K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$501K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$70K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$179K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$113K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$793K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$257K
SavingsLn 2$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$277K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$392K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$1
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$534K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 650
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$23K$277K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$414K$392K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$528K$534K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.4M
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$85K$60K$17K$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$225K$225K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$32K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$74K$69K$4K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$148$148
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$72K$72K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$24K$24K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$64K$64K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$102K$100K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$13K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$738K$646K$81K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $447K$603K−$156K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $598K$452K$146K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$363K$832K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $599K$338K$261K$515K 990 PDF
FY2020 $394K$341K$53K$254K 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 $792,682 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $248,784$500,806
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $137,281$178,604
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $899−$173
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $60,002$113,445
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $446,966$792,682
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $342,272$420,736
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $261,053$317,757
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $603,325$738,493
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$156,359$54,189
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $792,682 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $869 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$69,524
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$431,282
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$500,806
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $178,604$178,604
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,642$1,642
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $5,558$5,558
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,815−$1,815
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$107,018
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $184,162 · Excluded from tax $696$792,682
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $738,493 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 $59,651 · Management $17,043 · Fundraising $8,522$85,216
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $225,075$225,075
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $32,292 · Management $2,477 · Fundraising $1,238$36,007
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $68,576 · Management $3,908 · Fundraising $1,954$74,438
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,837$1,837
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,818$4,818
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,368 · Management $6,161$12,529
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $148$148
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $72,246$72,246
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $4,674$4,674
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $23,590$23,590
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $64,429$64,429
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,154$11,154
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $99,528 · Management $2,563$102,091
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,146 · Management $7,095$20,241
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $645,985 · Management $80,794 · Fundraising $11,714$738,493
Part X · Balance sheet $1,968,150 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,223$256,587
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,709$20,843
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $170,653$105,361
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,288,549$1,192,881
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $414,267$392,477
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$1
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,896,401$1,968,150
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29,011$44,140
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $528,023$533,702
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,368,378$1,434,448
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,896,401$1,968,150
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,434,448 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$792,682
XI-2 Total expenses$738,493
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,189
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,368,378
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$11,881
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,434,448

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