Teaches horse Riding to handicapped individuals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $198K a year · 30% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 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
$50K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$394K
Spent
$341K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$254K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$394K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$394K
FY2021$599K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$598K
FY2024$447K
FY2025$793K
Expenses
$341K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$341K
FY2021$338K
FY2022$363K
FY2023$452K
FY2024$603K
FY2025$738K
Net assets
$254K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$254K
FY2021$515K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Mar 1993.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $246K Management & general 28% · $96K

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 (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Program Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
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

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  • 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 · $246K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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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.

$246Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$116K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$394K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$309K
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Money outPt IX
$341K
Ln 25
Programscol B$246K
Managementcol C$96K
Owns and owesPt X
$254K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K
Total assetsLn 16$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
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$309K
Government grantsLn 1e$9K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$56K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$34
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$394K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$60K
SavingsLn 2$56K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$116K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$124K
Other assetsLn 15$34K
Total assetsLn 16$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$254K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K$116K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$144K$124K
Total assetsLn 16$202K$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$50K
Net assetsLn 32$202K$254K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$185K$127K$58K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$19K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$23K$14K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$14K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$32K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$341K$246K$96K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $793K$738K$54K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 16, 2025 $447K$603K−$156K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $598K$452K$146K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $1.2M$363K$832K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 $599K$338K$261K$515K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 17, 2021 $394K$341K$53K$254K 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 $394,082 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $294,169$309,426
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $76,421$36,052
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35$34
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $66,064$48,570
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $436,689$394,082
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $285,565$243,144
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $111,577$98,341
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $397,142$341,485
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $39,547$52,597
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $394,082 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$599 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$56,443
VIII-1e Government grants$9,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$243,983
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$309,426
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $36,052$36,052
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $34$34
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $49,169$49,169
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,052 · Excluded from tax $48,604$394,082
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $341,485 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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $127,256 · Management $57,953$185,209
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,753 · Management $2,159$20,912
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,456 · Management $13,567$37,023
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,143$1,143
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,681$2,681
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,619 · Management $3,259$5,878
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,885$2,885
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,171$2,171
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $20,332$20,332
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,770 · Management $10,334$24,104
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,614 · Management $2,487$34,101
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,675 · Management $2,371$5,046
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $245,531 · Management $95,954 · Fundraising $0$341,485
Part X · Balance sheet $304,194 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,582$60,392
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $31,364$56,089
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,455$29,555
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 $144,406$124,074
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$34,084
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $201,807$304,194
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$49,790
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$49,790
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $201,807$254,404
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $201,807$304,194
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $254,404 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$394,082
XI-2 Total expenses$341,485
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$52,597
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$201,807
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$254,404

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