The United States Pony Clubs Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The United States Pony Clubs Inc USPC or Pony Club is the largest equine educational organization in North America Started in 1954 and originally based on Great Britains The Pony Club the curriculum teaches riding skills and the care of horses through mounted and unmounted lessons Through Pony Club members have fun with horses and make lifelong friends while they develop skills habits and values that extend well beyond the barn and last a lifetime Many members apply what they have learned in the USPC program successfully in their careers educational and volunteer opportunities and other life pursuits
- Income
- $58,018
- Spending
- $49,924
- Reserves
- 6.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 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)
- $21,336 spent. Summer Camp 19 campers spent five days in an intensive program that bettered their skills in show jumping dressage and cross-country riding They also focused on stable management and horse care This program is taught by highly qualified professionals in the equine industry Its intent is to not only improve participants equestrian skill set but to teach them responsibility accountability leadership and self-reliance through equestrian sport
- $9,153 spent. Show Jumping Rallies Two show jumping rallies were held that allowed the 35 participants to assess their show jumping abilities in a competitive format Stable management was also part of this competition This focuses on horse care and knowledge in an unmounted setting
- $5,179 spent. Dressage Rally a competition that allows riders to evaluate their riding skills through a series of tests that exhibit the relationship between horse and rider through a series of tests that exhibit the relationship between horse and rider Stable management is also included in this event It focuses on horse care and knowledge in an unmounted setting
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 November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 September 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 November 4, 2026.
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