Spirit Keeper Equine Sanctuary
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Animal rescue, rehabilitation, and lifelong sanctuary care. Spirit Keeper Animal Sanctuary provides rescue, rehabilitation, and lifelong care for animals including horses, reptiles, dogs, and other species. The organization focuses on low-stress handling, cooperative care, and welfare-centered management. Activities include daily husbandry, veterinary coordination, habitat maintenance, and behavioral support. In 2025, the organization provided ongoing care for resident animals and responded to neglect cases requiring intake, rehabilitation, and long-term placement.
- Income
- $140,000
- Spending
- $136,757
- Reserves
- 0.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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
Fair: 56 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% 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)
- $136,757 spent. Spirit Keeper Animal Sanctuary provided daily care, rehabilitation, and long-term housing for animals including horses, reptiles, dogs, and other species. Services included feeding, habitat maintenance, veterinary coordination, farrier care, behavioral support, and low-stress cooperative care practices. In April 2025, the organization responded to a large-scale neglect case involving the intake and ongoing rehabilitation of 67 snakes, requiring significant resources for veterinary care, housing, and long-term management. In October 2025 the organization worked with an equine owner who was dealing with a permanent health issue precluding her from caring for her special needs horse suffering from chronic lameness and other health issues. The organization maintains a focus on welfare-centered, individualized care for all animals.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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