Simmons Stable Preservation Fund
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HISTORICAL PRESERVATION OF THE BIG BARN ON THE BOULEVARD IN MEXICO, MO. BUILT IN 1877. PROVIDE LOCAL HISTORICAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.
- Income
- $113,238
- Spending
- $46,411
- Reserves
- 44.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 86%
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
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
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)
- $43,508 spent. RESTORE AND MAINTAIN THE BIG BARN ON THE BOULEVARD. BUILT IN 1877. HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT TO THE COMMUNITY. THE CITY OF MEXICO, MO WAS ONCE KNOWN AS THE SADDLEBRED HORSE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. AREA HISTORY, TOURISM, AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
- ANNUAL SADDLEBRED HALL OF FAME IS HELD. SADDLEBRED TRAINERS AND OWNERS ARE HONORED BY INDUCTION INTO THE HALL OF FAME. OUT OF TOWN AND AREA VISITORS WHO ATTEND THIS EVENT PROVIDE TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEXICO, MO. OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
- A SADDLEHORSE MUSEUM IS BEING CREATED TO PRESERVE ARTIFACTS AND THE HISTORY OF THE STABLE AND SADDLEBRED HORSES. CEMETERY TOURS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED WITH LOCAL HISTORIANS REPRESENTING FAMOUS HORSE TRAINERS FROM MEXICO, MO. THE STABLE BUILDING IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY AS AN EVENT LOCATION TO PROMOTE THE HISTORY OF THE STABLE AND THE CITY. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, RESIDENTS, AND TOURISTS TO LEARN ABOUT THE SADDLEBRED HISTORY OF MEXICO, MO. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE THEIR TIME FOR ALL EVENTS. OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
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? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
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 2002.
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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