Nrcha Foundation

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Promote art of the cowhorse and provide support for industry members by providing youth scholarships, hall of fame recognition, and crisis grants for those in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 25% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
2
named funders · $48K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$166K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$59K
-71% vs prior year
Spent
$118K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$306K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$59K
FY2025▼ -71%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$91K
FY2021$86K
FY2022$45K
FY2023$144K
FY2024$205K
FY2025$59K
Expenses
$118K
FY2025▲ +49%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$79K
FY2025$118K
Net assets
$306K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$106K
FY2021$159K
FY2022$159K
FY2023$238K
FY2024$364K
FY2025$306K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $88K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Programs and updates

Supports cowhorse artists and industry members through scholarships, recognition, and emergency aid.

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3 programs · $53K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Scholarship grants awarded to youth riders at the NRCHA World Show and also fund NRCHA affiliate youth scholarships and National High School Rodeo youth scholarships

$28Kprogram expense
02

Funding to NRCHA affiliates or individuals to put on youth clinics

$15Kprogram expense
03

Grants awarded to help NRCHA members with medical or other crisis

$10Kprogram 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 2 funders$48K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$59K
Other income$59K
Money out
$118K
Programs$88K
Owns and owes
$306K
net assets
Total assets$472K
Liabilities$166K
People
10
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$59K
Total revenue$59K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$472K
Liabilities$166K
Net assets$306K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers20
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 19, 2026 $59K$118K−$59K$306K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $205K$79K$126K$364K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $144K$238K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2023 $45K$159K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2022 $86K$159K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 15, 2021 $91K$106K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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