Dale and Patti Shirley Equine Encore Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE A DIGNIFIED RETIREMENT FOR RACEHORSES WHO ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO COMPETE AT THE RACETRACK AND WHO, AS A RESULT, ARE NO LONGER WANTED.
- Income
- $46,086
- Spending
- $182,963
- Reserves
- 28.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 68%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 56% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 28.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 297% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $182,963 spent. The organization has only one program - to provide a retirement home for racehorses who have reached the end of their racing careers due to age or injury. Equine Encore's focus is strictly on retirement and adoption. All our horses came straight from various racetracks in Arizona and New Mexico. Many of them suffered career-ending injuries, bowed tendons, fractured sesamoids, and cannot be repurposed for another career. Our challenge is to provide for them for the rest of their lives by administering proper care for their feet and tend to their medical needs. We receive support from the industry and through private donations from racehorse owners and fans of the sport.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2005.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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