Strides Therapeutic Horsemanshipcenter
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH THE THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS OF ADAPTIVE HORSEBACK RIDING AND HIPPOTHERAPY.
- Income
- $61,976
- Spending
- $115,063
- Reserves
- 4.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 56%
- Highest pay
- $60,318, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 86% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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 (3)
- $39,010 spent. ADAPTIVE RIDING PROGRAM: STRIDES ADAPTIVE RIDING PROGRAM IS OUR LARGEST AND MOST IMPACTFUL SERVICE PROVIDING WEEKLY THERAPEUTIC HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS TAILORED TO MEET THE UNIQUE PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. IN 2024 STRIDES SERVED APPROXIMATELY 60 RIDERS ACROSS MULTIPLE SESSIONS RANGING IN AGE FROM 4 YR OLD CHILDREN TO ADULTS. RIDERS WERE GROUPED BY ABILITY TO ENCOURAGE PEER INTERACTION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. LESSONS FOCUSED ON BUILDING CORE STRENGTH BALANCE COORDINATION CONFIDENCE AND COMMUNICATION. THE HORSES USED IN THIS PROGRAM ARE CAREFULLY SELECTED FOR THEIR CALM INTUITIVE TEMPERAMENTS AND PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING EACH PARTICIPANTS GROWTH. THIS PROGRAM IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CONDITIONS SUCH AS CEREBRAL PALSY AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER PTSD AND DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS. 4 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED AND FUNDED BY COMMUNITY DONORS.
- $29,257 spent. HIPPOTHERAPY PARTNERSHIP WITH PROVIDENCE/KADLEC: STRIDES COLLABORATED WITH LICENSED PHYSICAL THERAPISTS FROM PROVIDENCE/KADLEC TO HOST HIPPOTHERAPY SESSIONS ON-SITE. HIPPOTHERAPY USES THE NATURAL MOVEMENT OF THE HORSE AS PART OF AN INTEGRATED PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENT PLAN. IN 2024 39 PATIENTS RECEIVED CARE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. WHILE THERAPISTS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR TREATMENT AND BILLING STRIDES PROVIDED THE THERAPEUTIC HORSES TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND A SAFE ACCESSIBLE EQUESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT. THIS COLLABORATION ALLOWED PATIENTS TO IMPROVE MOTOR FUNCTION SENSORY INTEGRATION AND CORE STRENGTH IN A MOTIVATING NON-CLINICAL SETTING.
- $19,505 spent. MIRROR MINISTRIES HEALING PARTNERSHIP: THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH MIRROR MINISTRIES STRIDES OFFERED EQUINE-ASSISTED THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES FOR WOMEN RECOVERING FROM THE TRAUMA OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. IN 2024 5 WOMEN PARTICIPATED IN THESE CONFIDENTIAL SMALL-GROUP SESSIONS FOCUSED ON EMOTIONAL HEALING TRUST-BUILDING AND REDISCOVERING PERSONAL AGENCY THROUGH INTERACTIONS WITH HORSES. STRIDES PROVIDED A PEACEFUL SUPPORTIVE SETTING [:#WRE#:] PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN GROUNDWORK HORSE CARE AND MOUNTED ACTIVITIES AT THEIR OWN PACE. THE PROGRAM HELPED FOSTER RESILIENCE EMPOWERMENT AND A SENSE OF CONNECTION AND SAFETY CRITICAL TO LONG-TERM RECOVERY. THIS PROGRAM WAS FUNDED BY A GRANT GIVEN TO MIRROR MINISTRIES THAT PAID STRIDES TUITION SO NO RIDERS WERE CHARGED TUITION FEES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2020 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2020.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 2024.
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 2020.
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 October 21, 2026.
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