Horses for Heroes-New Mexico Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A FREE PROGRAM OF UNIQUE HORSEMANSHIP, WELLNESS, AND SKILL SET RESTRUCTURING THAT IS OPEN TO ALL POST 9/11 VETERANS AS WELL AS ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO HAVE SUSTAINED POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS, COMBAT TRAUMA, OR PHYSICAL INJURIES DURING THEIR TIME OF SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.
- Income
- $577,932
- Spending
- $117,188
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 70%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 56
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 84% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 80% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
5 of 251 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (2)
- $61,189 spent. HANDS-ON PROGRAMS INCLUDE COWBOY UP, A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES HORSEMANSHIP, WELLNESS AND SKILL SET RESTRUCTURING TO POST 9/11 COMBAT WOUNDED AND PTSD- RATED VETERANS, AIDING IN THEIR POST TRAUMATIC HEALING RESILIENCE. THE PROGRAM IS SELF-PACED, AND OBJECTIVE/OUTCOME BASED. IT IS BOTH A DAY PROGRAM FOR REGIONAL VETERANS AND A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR PARTICIPATING VETERANS FROM OUT OF STATE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE PROGRAM IS SELF- SUSTAINING WITH PROGRAM GRADUATES SERVING AS A CADRE WITH THE ALL-VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTOR STAFF. APPROXIMATELY 9,600 HOURS OF SESSIONS AND VETERAN ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING PHONE, SKYPE, AND ZOOM COUNSELING WERE PROVIDED. WISDOM WAY FOR WARRIORS IS OUR HYBRID LIFE-SKILLS COACHING PROGRAM. ORIGINALLY EXCLUSIVE TO WOMEN VETERANS, IT IS NOW INTEGRATED WITH OUR COWBOY UP PROGRAM AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL COACHING SESSIONS. VETERAN PARTICIPANT FAMILIES AND COUPLES' PERSONAL RETREATS - VETERANS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE COWBOY UP PROGRAM ARE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN A PERSONAL FAMILY OR COUPLES RETREAT, INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED FOR THEIR FAMILIES' PRE- AND POST-DEVELOPMENT NEEDS. PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH US SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (SOCOM) WARRIOR CARE COALITION. THE US NAVY SPECIAL WARFARE TEAMS BEGAN PRE-DEPLOYMENT RESILIENCY TRAINING DURING 2023 AS A RESULT OF THE SUCCESS OF OUR PILOT PROGRAM, INITIATED IN 2022, OF PRE-DEPLOYMENT RESILIENCY FOR ACTIVE MILITARY CONDUCTED WITH THE US ARMY FIRST DIVISION. PROVIDING TRAUMA MITIGATION TOOLS THAT ALLOW ACTIVE-DUTY MEMBERS WHO ARE DEPLOYING TO COMBAT ZONES THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY THE DEBILITATING EFFECTS OF COMBAT TRAUMA IN THEMSELVES AND THEIR UNIT MEMBERS IN ORDER TO STAVE OFF WHAT WOULD BECOME POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. AS PART OF THIS INITIATIVE, WE WILL ALSO HOST ACTIVE-DUTY COUPLES RETURNING FROM MULTIPLE DEPLOYMENTS, IN RETREAT STYLE SETTING TO MITIGATE AND REPAIR THE CATASTROPHIC EFFECTS RESULTING FROM BACK-TO-BACK COMBAT DEPLOYMENTS. WHOLESOME AND NUTRITIOUS HOME-COOKED MEALS ARE PROVIDED DAILY TO ALL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FOR ALL PROGRAMS. A CONTINUING COMPONENT OF THIS PROGRAM IS THE "TRAIN THE TRAINERS" GRADUATE CORE CLASS FOR EGCM (EQUINE GESTALT COACHING METHOD) ON HOW TO WORK WITH VETERANS AND THEIR TRAUMA. THE ORGANIZATION IS ENDORSED BY THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN SERVICES, NEW MEXICO CATTLE GROWERS ASSOCIATION AND THEIR MEMBER RANCHES, WORKING RANCH COWBOYS ASSOCIATION (WRCA), WRANGLER NATIONAL PATRIOT PROGRAM, AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INC. - ALBUQUERQUE CHAPTER, THE MILITARY ORDER OF WORLD WARS - SANTA FE CHAPTER, NEW MEXICO WOMEN'S VETERANS ASSOCIATION, THE SOUTHWEST NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION, AND MANY MORE. HANDS-ON PROGRAMS INCLUDE COWBOY UP, A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES HORSEMANSHIP, WELLNESS AND SKILL SET RESTRUCTURING TO POST 9/11 COMBAT WOUNDED AND PTSD- RATED VETERANS, AIDING IN THEIR POST TRAUMATIC HEALING RESILIENCE. THE PROGRAM IS SELF-PACED, AND OBJECTIVE/OUTCOME BASED. IT IS BOTH A DAY PROGRAM FOR REGIONAL VETERANS AND A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR PARTICIPATING VETERANS FROM OUT OF STATE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE PROGRAM IS SELF- SUSTAINING WITH PROGRAM GRADUATES SERVING AS A CADRE WITH THE ALL-VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTOR STAFF. APPROXIMATELY 9,600 HOURS OF SESSIONS AND VETERAN ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING PHONE, SKYPE, AND ZOOM COUNSELING WERE PROVIDED. WISDOM WAY FOR WARRIORS IS OUR HYBRID LIFE-SKILLS COACHING PROGRAM. ORIGINALLY EXCLUSIVE TO WOMEN VETERANS, IT IS NOW INTEGRATED WITH OUR COWBOY UP PROGRAM AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL COACHING SESSIONS. VETERAN PARTICIPANT FAMILIES AND COUPLES' PERSONAL RETREATS - VETERANS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE COWBOY UP PROGRAM ARE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN A PERSONAL FAMILY OR COUPLES RETREAT, INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED FOR THEIR FAMILIES' PRE- AND POST-DEVELOPMENT NEEDS. PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH US SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (SOCOM) WARRIOR CARE COALITION. THE US NAVY SPECIAL WARFARE TEAMS BEGAN PRE-DEPLOYMENT RESILIENCY TRAINING DURING 2023 AS A RESULT OF THE SUCCESS OF OUR PILOT PROGRAM, INITIATED IN 2022, OF PRE-DEPLOYMENT RESILIENCY FOR ACTIVE MILITARY CONDUCTED WITH THE US ARMY FIRST DIVISION. PROVIDING TRAUMA MITIGATION TOOLS THAT ALLOW ACTIVE-DUTY MEMBERS WHO ARE DEPLOYING TO COMBAT ZONES THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY THE DEBILITATING EFFECTS OF COMBAT TRAUMA IN THEMSELVES AND THEIR UNIT MEMBERS IN ORDER TO STAVE OFF WHAT WOULD BECOME POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. AS PART OF THIS INITIATIVE, WE WILL ALSO HOST ACTIVE-DUTY COUPLES RETURNING FROM MULTIPLE DEPLOYMENTS, IN RETREAT STYLE SETTING TO MITIGATE AND REPAIR THE CATASTROPHIC EFFECTS RESULTING FROM BACK-TO-BACK COMBAT DEPLOYMENTS. WHOLESOME AND NUTRITIOUS HOME-COOKED MEALS ARE PROVIDED DAILY TO ALL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FOR ALL PROGRAMS. A CONTINUING COMPONENT OF THIS PROGRAM IS THE "TRAIN THE TRAINERS" GRADUATE CORE CLASS FOR EGCM (EQUINE GESTALT COACHING METHOD) ON HOW TO WORK WITH VETERANS AND THEIR TRAUMA. THE ORGANIZATION IS ENDORSED BY THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN SERVICES, NEW MEXICO CATTLE GROWERS ASSOCIATION AND THEIR MEMBER RANCHES, WORKING RANCH COWBOYS ASSOCIATION (WRCA), WRANGLER NATIONAL PATRIOT PROGRAM, AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INC. - ALBUQUERQUE CHAPTER, THE MILITARY ORDER OF WORLD WARS - SANTA FE CHAPTER, NEW MEXICO WOMEN'S VETERANS ASSOCIATION, THE SOUTHWEST NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION, AND MANY MORE.
- $44,798 spent. NAVAJO NATION SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM FOR NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN RANCHERS. THIS PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED COOPERATIVELY WITH VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY'S HUMANITARIAN ENGINEERING AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIVISION. WE PARTNER WITH GRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENT VOLUNTEERS TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC ENGINEERING CHALLENGES MAINLY DEALING WITH WATER ON OUR SISTER RANCH ON THE NAVAJO NATION SUCH AS WATER RESTORATION, RECLAMATION AND CAPTURE IN SUPPORT OF THEIR COW-CALF PRODUCTION OPERATION AS WELL AS THE AGRICULTURE ELEMENTS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO GROWING HAY FOR FEED. MILITARY VETERANS ARE FULLY ENGAGED WITH THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN DESIGNING, PLANNING, AND EXECUTING THE PROJECTS WHICH ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE ACADEMIC YEAR. HORSES FOR HEROES CADRE WILL SIMILARLY TRAVEL TO VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY TO CONDUCT PROGRAM LEADER AND TEAM SELECTION, OVERSIGHT, AND TRAINING AS WELL AS PROJECT DESIGN AND PLANNING. NAVAJO NATION SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM FOR NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN RANCHERS. THIS PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED COOPERATIVELY WITH VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY'S HUMANITARIAN ENGINEERING AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIVISION. WE PARTNER WITH GRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENT VOLUNTEERS TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC ENGINEERING CHALLENGES MAINLY DEALING WITH WATER ON OUR SISTER RANCH ON THE NAVAJO NATION SUCH AS WATER RESTORATION, RECLAMATION AND CAPTURE IN SUPPORT OF THEIR COW-CALF PRODUCTION OPERATION AS WELL AS THE AGRICULTURE ELEMENTS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO GROWING HAY FOR FEED. MILITARY VETERANS ARE FULLY ENGAGED WITH THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN DESIGNING, PLANNING, AND EXECUTING THE PROJECTS WHICH ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE ACADEMIC YEAR. HORSES FOR HEROES CADRE WILL SIMILARLY TRAVEL TO VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY TO CONDUCT PROGRAM LEADER AND TEAM SELECTION, OVERSIGHT, AND TRAINING AS WELL AS PROJECT DESIGN AND PLANNING.
Source: Form 990 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 August 2010.
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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