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Tryon Riding & Hunt Club Inc

EIN 56-0706005 · Tryon, NC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood70 out of 100GovernanceGood81 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • Only 44% of its spending went to programs.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

TO ENCOURAGE, SUPPORT AND PROMOTE ALL TYPES OF HORSE ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE EQUESTRIAN TRADITION OF THE TRYON AREA THROUGH PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION, DEMONSTRATIONS OF HORSE SKILLS AND COOPERATION WITH ALLIED PROGRAMS OF NATURE CONSERVATION.

Income
$165,939
Spending
$156,462
Spent on programs
44%
Reserves
13.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 77%
Employees
1

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 70 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 13.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 6% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 26% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    0 of 15

    44% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 81 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 11 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 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 (8)
  1. $27,217 spent. THE HORSE COUNTRY QUARTERLY IS PUBLISHED FOUR TIMES PER YEAR AND SENT TO TRHC MEMBERS AS WELL AS MADE AVAILABLE TO HORSE LOVERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. IT SHOWCASES TRHC HORSE-RELATED AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, TRHC PHILANTHROPIC OUTREACH, AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS AND STUDENTS PURSUING EQUINE CAREERS. IT STRIVES TO PRESERVE A RESPECT FOR LOCAL TRADITIONS WHILE ADAPTING TO CHANGE IN A HORSE-LOVING COMMUNITY.
  2. $12,733 spent. BLOCKHOUSE STEEPLECHASE ATTRACTS OVER 10,000 SPECTATORS TO THE LOCAL AREA. THE EVENT PROVIDES AMPLE OPPORTUNITY FOR EQUESTRIAN SPECTATORS AND PROFESSIONALS FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE PRODUCTION OF A HISTORIC EQUESTRIAN COMPETITION. PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT ENABLE TRYON RIDING AND HUNT CLUB TO DONATE FUNDS TO LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND FUND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL NON-PROFIT AND NATURE CONSERVATION GROUPS.
  3. $11,781 spent. THE TRYON RIDING & HUNT CLUBS HERITAGE CHARITY HORSE SHOW WILL RUN FOR ITS 92ND YEAR IN 2019 AND WILL BE AWARDED THE UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATIONS HERITAGE AWARD. THE TRHC CHARITY SHOW IS ONLY THE 27TH SHOW IN THE COUNTRY TO RECEIVE THIS HONOR AS A HISTORICAL SHOW WITH MANY YEARS OF OPERATION. THE SHOW RUNS FOR FIVE DAYS WITH A VARIETY OF JUMPER AND HUNTER DIVISIONS IN MULTIPLE RINGS AT THE TRYON INTERNATIONAL EQUESTRIAN CENTER. TRHC TYPICALLY AWARDS A NUMBER OF PERMANENT TROPHIES EACH YEAR ACROSS AT LEAST A DOZEN DIVISIONS. THE CLUB ALSO HOSTS A CELEBRATORY DINNER ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND A NUMBER OF OTHER SOCIAL EVENTS. TRHC TYPICALLY DOES NOT REALIZE ANY FINANCIAL BENEFITS FROM THIS EVENT BUT CONSIDERS THIS EVENT A GENEROUS GIFT TO THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL COMPETITORS WHO COMPETE AS WELL AS THE MANY FANS WHO COME OUT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW.
  4. $7,952 spent. THE TRHC HORSE AND HOUND SHOW HOSTS A COMPETITION FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL EQUESTRIANS AND FOX HUNTING CLUBS. THE SHOW ENRICHES THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BY DRAWING COMPETITORS TO TOWN, PRIVIDING SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES, AS WELL AS PROVIDING SPECTATOR EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT.
  5. $3,364 spent. TRYON RIDING & HUNT CLUB HORSE TRIALS CONTINUES A LOCAL TRADITION OF OFFERING AN EVENTING EXPERIENCE FOR COMPETITORS OF ALL CAPABILITY AND EXPERIENCE LEVELS. WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL EXPERTS IN THE VARIOUS DISCIPLINES TO CREATE BOTH A COMPETITIVE AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR PARTICIPANTS AT A PROFESSIONAL VENUE MAINTAINED BY A LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. THE EVENT IS CONDUCTED OVER THREE DAYS ON PORPERTY WHICH IS UNDER CONSERVATION EASTMENT. FEES AND DONATIONS PROVIDED AS A PART OF THIS EVENT ARE USED TO SUPPORT THE NON-PROFIT, AS WELL AS OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE 2024 HORSE TRIALS EVENT WAS MOVED TO TRYON INTERNATIONAL EQUESTRIAN CENTER. DUE TO THE DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE HELENE, THE EVENT WAS CANCELLED.
  6. $3,061 spent. ANY AND ALL DOG SHOW: THIS DECADES-OLD EVENT OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PET LOVERS YOUNG AND OLD TO JOIN US FOR A SUNDAY AFTERNOON OF ENTERTAINMENT, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP. THIS EVENT BEGAN AS A HORSE AND HOUND SHOW IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH WAS A FULL DAY OF DEMONSTRATIONS AND ACTIVITIES REC OGNIZING THE NATURAL CONNECTION BETWEEN HORSES AND CANINES. IN ITS CURRENT FORM, THE DOG SHOW IFS FREE FOR PARTICIPANTS, AND ALL PROCEEDS FROM SPONSORS AND DONORS ARE GIVEN TO LOCAL CHARITIES THAT SUPPORT ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.
  7. $2,406 spent. THE PURPOSE OF THE CAROLINA SHOW HUNTER HALL OF FAME PROGRAM IS TO RECOGNIZE AND PROMOTE EXCEPTIONAL SHOW HUNTERS AND HORSEMEN. ANNUAL EVENTS INCLUDE A MEMBERSHIP DRIVE, NOMINATION AND VOTING PERIOD, AND AN AWARDS CEREMONY WHERE THE AWARDS ARE PRESENTED. DONATIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS ENABLE THE HALL OF FAME TO HONOR THE INDUCTEES AND CREATE AN EXHIBIT SHOWCASING THEM.
  8. $400 spent. CROSS COUNTRY SCHOOLING DAY ALLOWS LOCAL RIDERS THE CHANCE TO SCHOOL THEIR HORSES ON THE FOOTHILLS EQUESTRIAN NATURE CENTER (FENCE) CROSS COUNTRY COURSE PRIOR TO TRHCS FALL HORSE TRIALS EVENT.WITH THE MOVE OF OUR HORSE TRIALS EVENT TO TRYON INTERNATIONAL EQUESTRIAN CENTER, THERE WAS NO NEED TO HAVE A SCHOOLING DAY PRIOR TO THE HORSE TRIALS EVENT AT FENCE, SO SCHOOLING DAY WAS CANCELLED.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 2007.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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