Providing therapeutic riding & equine related activities to improve health and well being.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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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FY2021 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $148K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $835K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$617K
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$476K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$617K
FY2021▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$468K
FY2021$617K
FY2022$700K
FY2023$525K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$599K
Expenses
$476K
FY2021▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$523K
FY2021$476K
FY2022$548K
FY2023$568K
FY2024$566K
FY2025$610K
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2021▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending October 2021) · 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 Dec 2003.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $361K Management & general 15% · $70K Fundraising 10% · $45K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$64,326Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jene Pleger’s $76K as Executive Director is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jene Pleger$75,935$73,406$68,211$64,856$64,326$57,575

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

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3 programs · $361K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Therapeutic Riding

The pegasus project therapeutic riding program teaches riding skills to people with physical and emotional needs. Children and adults are offered weekly riding lessons as individuals or in a group.

$361Kprogram expense
02

Life Skills

The life skills program works with the special education departments at local high schools to add specialized equine curriculum and unique learning experiences to students educational programming. In this program students learn how to care for an equine facility, caring for tack, anatomy of the horse, grooming and riding skills.

Pt IX · col B
03

Hippotherapy

Working in conjunction with children's village, the pegasus project team works to help those with special needs that cannot be met in the traditional therapeutic riding program. Physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists partner to assist children in meeting therapeutic goals.

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$617K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$323K
Other incomeLn 4–11$203K
Investment incomeLn 3$48K
Money outPt IX
$476K
Ln 25
Programscol B$361K
Managementcol C$70K
Fundraisingcol D$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$205K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$323K
Government grantsLn 1e$110K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$96K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$48K
Other incomeLn 4–11$203K
Gains on assetsLn 7$9K
Total revenueLn 12$617K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$147K
SavingsLn 2$58K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$205K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$835K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$201K$205K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$673K$835K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$21K$21K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$23K$22K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$158K$158K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$27K$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$974$974
Office expensesLn 13$16K$5K$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$12K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$48K$48K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$54K$2K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$2K$3K$715
Total functional expensesLn 25$476K$361K$70K$45K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $599K$610K−$11K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$566K$702K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $525K$568K−$43K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $700K$548K$152K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $617K$476K$141K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $468K$523K−$55K$2.0M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $617,117 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $113,243$323,369
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,201$42,975
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $57,296$47,727
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $275,961$203,046
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $467,701$617,117
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,975$21,475
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $292,286$260,774
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $219,691$193,379
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $522,952$475,628
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$55,251$141,489
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $617,117 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$874 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$95,500
VIII-1e Government grants$109,602
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$118,267
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$323,369
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $42,975$42,975
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $38,487$38,487
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $9,240$9,240
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $200,440$200,440
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,480$3,480
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $46,455 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $247,293$617,117
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $475,628 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $21,475$21,475
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $22,583 · Management $21,919 · Fundraising $21,919$66,421
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $158,240$158,240
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,746$3,746
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,733 · Management $2,817 · Fundraising $2,817$32,367
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,415$8,415
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $974$974
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,289 · Management $5,133 · Fundraising $5,133$15,555
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $8,216$8,216
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,373 · Management $12,373$24,746
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $48,028$48,028
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,827 · Management $5,827$11,654
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $53,564 · Management $2,293 · Fundraising $14,833$70,690
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,865 · Management $2,521 · Fundraising $715$5,101
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $360,697 · Management $69,514 · Fundraising $45,417$475,628
Part X · Balance sheet $2,240,876 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $93,370$146,933
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $107,989$58,148
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,268$33,943
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,133$1,526
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,168,347$1,164,972
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $673,392$835,354
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,048,499$2,240,876
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,208$9,836
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,325$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $56,200$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $71,733$9,836
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,976,766$2,231,040
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,976,766$2,231,040
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,048,499$2,240,876
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,231,040 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$617,117
XI-2 Total expenses$475,628
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$141,489
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,976,766
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$112,785
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,231,040

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