Skip to the page content
Your donations
Passes our checks

Allegiance Ranch and Equine Rescue Inc

EIN 82-1319164 · Erie, CO

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak46 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

ALLEGIANCE RANCH & EQUINE RESCUE IS A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION RESCUING AT-RISK HORSES AND OFFERING EQUINE-ASSISTED SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. ALLEGIANCE RANCH WAS BORN OUT OF LOVE FOR RESCUE HORSES AND A DESIRE TO HONOR OUR COUNTRY'S VETERANS. OUR MISSION IS TO HELP HORSES AND HEROES BY OFFERING A SAFE PLACE FOR HEALING, DEVELOPING A SENSE OF PURPOSE, AND ESTABLISHING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HORSES AND HUMANS. WE REHABILITATE AND RETRAIN HORSES FOR USE IN EQUINE-ASSISTED PROGRAMS WHILE ALSO PREPARING OTHERS FOR ADOPTIVE HOMES. WE ALSO OFFER FREE PROGRAMS FOR BETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES INCLUDING HORSEMANSHIP CLINICS, INDIVIDUALIZED TRAINING AND RIDING LESSONS, UNSTRUCTURED TIME WITH HORSES, AND MONTHLY VETERAN GATHERINGS. ALLEGIANCE RANCH AND EQUINE RESCUE'S MISSION IS TO HELP HORSES AND HEROES BY OFFERING A SAFE PLACE FOR HEALING, DEVELOPING A SENSE OF PURPOSE, AND ESTABLISHING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HORSES AND HUMANS.

Income
$156,736
Spending
$156,235
Reserves
1.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 92%
Highest pay
$12,000, executive di

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

Weak: 46 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 40% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 0% 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)
  1. $140,950 spent. ALLEGIANCE RANCH & EQUINE RESCUE CONTINUED TO FULFILL ITS MISSION OF PROVIDING NO-COST EQUINE-SUPPORTED PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND ACTIVE MILITARY WHILE RESCUING, REHABILITATING, AND CARING FOR HORSES IN NEED. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED 10 EQUINE CLINICS SERVING 59 PARTICIPANTS, HOSTED NINE MONTHLY MUSTERS WITH 107 ATTENDEES, PROVIDED RIDING LESSONS TO 92 PARTICIPANTS, FACILITATED 53 WEEKLY WARRIOR EQUINE GROUP PARTICIPANTS, AND DELIVERED 23 INDIVIDUAL THERAPY SESSIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REMAINED A CORNERSTONE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK, WITH VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTING APPROXIMATELY 2,488 HOURS OF SERVICE IN SUPPORT OF RANCH OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING. ALLEGIANCE RANCH ALSO HOSTED COMMUNITY EVENTS, WELCOMED MULTIPLE CIVIC AND MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS FOR ONSITE VISITS, PARTICIPATED IN OFFSITE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, AND CONDUCTED FUNDRAISING EVENTS TO HELP SUSTAIN ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THESE EFFORTS EXPANDED COMMUNITY AWARENESS WHILE ENSURING THAT PROGRAMS REMAINED AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS.

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

  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 2025.

    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 May 2017.

    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.

Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.