Project Comeback provides lifelong care to the most unwanted, unadoptable, and overlooked horses. Through veteran partnerships, we create a space where both horse and human can heal together first, fostering trust, respect, and interactions rooted in choice. Our mission is not to re-educate and then re-home, but to restore dignity, offer refuge, and build meaningful connections based on mutual consent and understanding.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$43K 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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FY2025 · 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
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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $83K a year · 28% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$43K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $239K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$362K
+51% vs prior year
Spent
$269K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$314K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$362K
FY2025▲ +51%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$156K
FY2023$290K
FY2024$239K
FY2025$362K
Expenses
$269K
FY2025▲ +52%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$195K
FY2024$177K
FY2025$269K
Net assets
$314K
FY2025▲ +42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$72K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$221K
FY2025$314K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2018.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $265K Management & general 2% · $4K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $43K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$42,600Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Yantes Ward’s $43K as President is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Kelly Yantes Ward$42,600—
Lindsay Andon—$31,200

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

Rescues horses and teaches trauma survivors to gentle and train them for adoption.

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1 program · $265K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Project comeback provides lifelong care to the most unwanted, unadoptable, and overlooked horses. Through veteran partnerships, we create a space where both horse and human can heal together first, fostering trust, respect, and interactions rooted in choice.

$265Kprogram 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$239K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$362K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$310K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Money outPt IX
$269K
Ln 25
Programscol B$265K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$314K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$311K
Total assetsLn 16$314K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$310K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Total revenueLn 12$362K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$311K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$311K
Total assetsLn 16$314K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$314K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$219K$311K
Total assetsLn 16$221K$314K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$221K$314K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$79K$79K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$61K$61K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$675$675
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$101K$100K$533
Total functional expensesLn 25$269K$265K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $362K$269K$93K$314K 990 PDF
FY2024 $239K$177K$62K$221K 990 PDF
FY2023 $290K$195K$95K$159K 990 PDF
FY2022 $156K$72K 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 $362,164 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $194,000$310,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $45,150$52,164
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $239,150$362,164
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $50,298$78,893
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $126,810$190,410
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $177,108$269,303
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $62,042$92,861
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $362,164 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$310,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$310,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $52,164$52,164
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $52,164 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$362,164
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $269,303 across 8 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $78,893$78,893
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,414$11,414
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,985$1,985
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,685$3,685
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $60,983$60,983
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,015$11,015
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $675$675
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $100,120 · Management $533$100,653
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $265,085 · Management $4,218 · Fundraising $0$269,303
Part X · Balance sheet $314,018 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $218,561$311,422
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,596$2,596
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $221,157$314,018
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $221,157$314,018
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $221,157$314,018
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $221,157$314,018
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $314,018 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$362,164
XI-2 Total expenses$269,303
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$92,861
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$221,157
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$314,018

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