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James River Horse Foundation

Tax-deductible

Oilville, VA501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 84-2321005Revenue $259K in FY2024

On file with the IRSjamesriverhorses.orgPo Box 346, 23129-0346 · Oilville, VATax-exempt since Sep 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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James River Horse Foundation provides humane care, safe sanctuary, rehabilitation & when possible, a second career for Thoroughbred racehorses that can no longer compete at the track & may be at risk for abuse, neglect or slaughter. The Foundation operates an equine care & management training program for nonviolent inmates at its location at the State Farm Work Center in Goochland County, VA.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 3 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
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$259K
+49% vs prior year
Spent
$203K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$231K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$259K
FY2024▲ +49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$128K
FY2022$175K
FY2023$174K
FY2024$259K
Net assets
$231K
FY2024▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$93K
FY2021$114K
FY2022$165K
FY2023$174K
FY2024$231K

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 Sep 2021.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $186K Management & general 7% · $14K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Karen Fowler
Past President & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Debby Dunham
President & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Beverly Thurston
Vice-President & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Randall Hagan
Treasurer & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Janis Paiva
Corresponding Secretary & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karron Myrick
Recording Secretary & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Richeson
Doc Liaison & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 and rehabilitates retired racehorses, offering them sanctuary and new careers.

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2 programs · $186K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Horse Rehabilitation & Retirement Sanctuary Program

Thoroughbred horses that cannot compete at the track due to injuries sustained in racing or training are at risk for neglect, abuse or slaughter. Whenever possible, these horses are rehabilitated & retained for second careers & are adopted out to loving homes after careful screening by the staff of JRHF.

$145Kprogram expense
02

Inmate Training Program

this educational outreach program selects 8 to 10 candidates from the prision population at the State Farm Work Center every 12 weeks to participate in the vocational training program on a rotating basis.

$41Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Virginia Equine AllianceFY2025$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$259K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$248K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$203K
Ln 25
Programscol B$186K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$231K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$81K
Total assetsLn 16$231K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$248K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$259K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$73K
SavingsLn 2$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$81K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$150K
Total assetsLn 16$231K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$231K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 625
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$174K$81K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$150K
Total assetsLn 16$174K$231K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$174K$231K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$66K$57K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$5K$829
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$172
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$118K$118K
Office expensesLn 13$190$190
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$3K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$259$259
Total functional expensesLn 25$203K$186K$14K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $259K$203K$57K$231K 990 PDF
FY2023 $174K$174K 990 PDF
FY2022 $175K$165K 990 PDF
FY2021 $128K$114K 990 PDF
FY2020 $102K$93K 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
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Part I · Summary $259,469 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $167,965$248,260
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $110$7,147
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,922$4,062
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $173,997$259,469
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 $71,104$72,012
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,532$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $80,265$130,498
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $152,901$202,510
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $21,096$56,959
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $259,469 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $412 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$248,260
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$51,534
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$248,260
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,558$4,558
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,589$2,589
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,650$3,650
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,209$259,469
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $202,510 across 8 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $56,860 · Management $9,035$65,895
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,288 · Management $829$6,117
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,500 · Management $172$1,672
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $117,759$117,759
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $190$190
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,284 · Management $1,304$5,588
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $2,651 · Fundraising $2,379$5,030
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $259$259
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $185,691 · Management $14,440 · Fundraising $2,379$202,510
Part X · Balance sheet $231,071 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $129,776$72,900
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $44,181$8,171
X-11 Publicly traded securities$150,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $173,957$231,071
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $173,957$231,071
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $173,957$231,071
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $173,957$231,071
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $231,071 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$259,469
XI-2 Total expenses$202,510
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$56,959
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$173,957
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$155
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$231,071

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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