The Organization provides individuals with disabilities, special needs, and veterans, with the opportunity to ride and connect with horses through therapy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$27K 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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FY2023 · 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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 24% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$27K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
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
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$239K
Spent
$103K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$165K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$239K
FY2023
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$239K
FY2024$107K
FY2025$20K
Expenses
$103K
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$103K
FY2024$119K
FY2025$55K
Net assets
$165K
FY2023
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$165K
FY2024$153K
FY2025$118K

From the FY2023 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 Feb 2021.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $83K Management & general 19% · $19K

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; $27K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$26,650Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023
Kennedy Hamilton$14,500$26,650

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

Offers therapeutic horseback riding and connection for individuals with disabilities, special needs, and veterans.

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1 program · $83K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The Organization provides discounted and free horsemanship lessons, which includes horse rides and horse riding lessons, to communities that traditionally do not have easy access to such lessons. Specifically, provides horsemanship lessons to people with intellectual and physical disabilities and veterans and their families.

$83Kprogram 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 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$239K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$103K
Ln 25
Programscol B$83K
Managementcol C$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$165K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K
Total assetsLn 16$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$239K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$155K
Total assetsLn 16$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$165K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 64
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K$9K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$155K
Total assetsLn 16$28K$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$28K$165K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$27K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9K$7K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K$175
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$293$293
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$38K$35K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$1K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$103K$83K$19K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $20K$55K−$35K$118K 990 PDF
FY2024 $107K$119K−$12K$153K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $239K$103K$136K$165K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $239,156 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $32,035$188,148
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $23,105$48,419
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,769$2,589
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $57,909$239,156
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 $11,675$38,833
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $18,061$63,844
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $29,736$102,677
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,173$136,479
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $239,156 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$188,148
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$188,148
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $48,419$48,419
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,954$1,954
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $635$635
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $48,419 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,589$239,156
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $102,677 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,650$26,650
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,053 · Management $1,983$9,036
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,972 · Management $175$3,147
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,261$2,261
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,248$5,248
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,075$3,075
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,780$1,780
IX-20 InterestManagement $293$293
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,371$8,371
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,978$1,978
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,415 · Management $2,656$38,071
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,001 · Management $1,766$2,767
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $83,440 · Management $19,237 · Fundraising $0$102,677
Part X · Balance sheet $164,652 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,173$9,431
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$155,221
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $28,173$164,652
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $28,173$164,652
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,173$164,652
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $28,173$164,652
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $164,652 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$239,156
XI-2 Total expenses$102,677
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$136,479
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,173
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$164,652

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