Southern Reins Center for Equine Therapy
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SERVING INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, AND EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES AND HARDSHIP BY PROVIDING EQUINE-ASSISTED SERVICES TO EMPOWER, INSPIRE, NURTURE, AND SUCCEED.
- Income
- $883,330
- Spending
- $780,050
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 23.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 67%
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 211
- Highest pay
- $130,590, executive director
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 23.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 17 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: 65 out of 100. Higher than 33% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 (1)
- $571,033 spent. SOUTHERN REINS CENTER FOR EQUINE THERAPY PROVIDED TRANSFORMATIVE EQUINE-ASSISTED SERVICES TO 231 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND HARDSHIPS IN 2025 AND 274 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS WHEN INCLUDING OUR OUTREACH THROUGH PONY PALS. FROM AGES 2 TO 93, OUR PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTED 29 UNIQUE DIAGNOSES AND A DIVERSE COMMUNITY THAT WAS 47% FEMALE, 53% MALE, AND 3% ASIAN, 7% HISPANIC, 20% AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND 70% CAUCASIAN.WE DELIVERED 2,668 LESSONS TOTALING 1,970 INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS ACROSS OUR EIGHT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ADAPTIVE HORSEBACK RIDING, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY INCORPORATING HIPPOTHERAPY, MAKING STRIDES RECREATION THERAPY, EQUINE SERVICES FOR HEROES, BEYOND THE SADDLE UNMOUNTED ACTIVITIES, THE TEACH PROGRAM, PONY PALS, AND THE HORSEPOWER WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM.SOUTHERN REINS AWARDED 34 SCHOLARSHIPS TO 33 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS IN 2025, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED SINCE INCEPTION TO 373. OUR EQUINE SERVICES FOR HEROES PROGRAM SERVED 21 VETERANS THIS YEAR, BRINGING THE TOTAL SERVED TO 143. WE PARTNERED WITH 12 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING YOUTH VILLAGES, INDEV MEMPHIS, TIGERLIFE, MEMPHIS VA MEDICAL CENTER, AND PAGE ROBBINS ADULT DAY CENTER, TO EXPAND ACCESS TO OUR SERVICES.A DEDICATED TEAM OF 211 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING 143 NEW VOLUNTEERS IN 2025, COMPLETED 1,868 SHIFTS AND CONTRIBUTED 9,360 HOURS OF SERVICE VALUED AT $325,634. SINCE INCEPTION, VOLUNTEERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED 75,350 HOURS OF SERVICE VALUED AT $2,621,427.THROUGH 2025, SOUTHERN REINS HAS SERVED 1,245 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH ONSITE PROGRAMS AND 1,776 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING COMMUNITY OUTREACH, SUPPORTED BY AN EXCEPTIONAL HERD OF 14 THERAPY HORSES.
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 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 December 2015.
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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