Horse Warriors
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HORSE THERAPY FOR AT-RISK YOUTH
- Income
- $171,384
- Spending
- $155,742
- Reserves
- 16.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 89%
- Highest pay
- $61,723, executive director
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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 16.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% 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 (4)
- $75,363 spent. YOUTH PROGRAMS: PONY CAMP; READ-RIDE-DRAW; HORSE WARRIORSTEEN PROGRAM; DEMO TEAM PRESENTATION;GYMKHANA DAY 2025;COMMUNITY KINDNESS PROJECT. See Sch O for details on programs.
- $40,581 spent. ADULT PROGRAMS: CANCER KICKERS; ART & HEALING MANDALAPROJECT; WOMEN & HORSES; ST. JOHNS HEALTH ONCOLOGY STAFFDAY; CANCER VIDEO OUTREACH. See Sch O for details on programs.
- HORSE SPONSORSHIPS INCREASED 35% IN 2025.3-CREEK FAMILY HORSE PAINTING completed its 3rd year.
- PONY CAMP added 12 new students and utilized all our upper-level mentors for sessions that included horsemanship, arena riding, daily art sessions and the end of year gymkhana. Programs were for 8-9 year-olds, and a separate group for 10-11 year-olds. 2 of those in the older group have moved up to our teen program for the 2026 year-round teen sessions, and one has become a weekend volunteer for horse feeding. READ-RIDE-DRAW expanded the arts program to include fabric construction as well as the usual drawing and painting. It was a huge hit! Students in the younger group read The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and were able to utilize a stuffed horse found in our road to replay Edwards book adventures in our program. Reading campers were able to go on a trail ride in the Bridger-Teton National Forest on their last day before completing their group art project summarizing the book. Reading Camp is for 8-9 and 10-11 year old readers. All of them participated in the end of year gymkhana as well. HORSE WARRIORS TEEN PROGRAM had 2 sections- one for middle school students and one for high school and post-grad homeschooled kids. All students are returning for 2026, and the post-grad student has been hired to be our intern. Winter activities included our annual monthly guest artist retreats and featured mixed media, portraits, fabric painting, small books, poetry, watercolor, and drawing horses. DEMO TEAM PRESENTATION held in June at the Alpine Mountain Days included 8 Horse Warriors participants- 3 staff, 3 youth students (ages 8, 14 and 18), one cancer survivor and one volunteer. Audience members learned how we teach relationship builing and clear communication on the ground, and at the end they were invited to come work with the horses themselves. GYMKHANA DAY 2025 was our biggest ever, with all our youth riders competing in the games. Every student received a ribbon in each class, along with a funny award from things that happende in their classes, and a certificate of achievment or promotion that included a photo of them riding their horses. A Friend of HW donated a number of previously won gymkhana trophies from years of competition in the California gymkhana circuit, so the winner of each class received a recycled trophy- they were absolutley delighted and loved hearing about their years of showing horses. ADULT PROGRAMS: CANCER KICKERS continued with the Saturday Superheroes Breast Cancer Survivorship program, meeting on Saturdays throughout the summer. Attendees spent their sessions sharing their medical progress and encouraging each other in the story cirlce. Program time included cirle time in the tipi, liberty walks through the big herd, horse choosing, grooming, ground driving, arena riding, homemade lunches served in the main lodge dining room, art time and closing circles with the horses. Two of the participants from the past 2 years were promoted to being Saturday Volunteers, helping new attendees as well as being able to work with their own horses each week. ART & HEALING MANDALA PROJECT This free art class for cancer survivors and caregivers focused on creating symbolic artwork to reflect each indivisuals choices of imagery to inspire personal healing. There were 2 sessions, 3 weeks each, meeting on Saturday afternoons in the winter. Attendees received professional level art supplies they got to keep, professional art instruction, and acess to a large library of reference materials and slide shows of similar works to inspire creativity. Groups were encouraging of each other, and many new friendships developed through the shared journey of cancer and creativity. WOMEN & HORSES: Fall programming included a 3-day immersion class for women ages 19 and up that delved into understanding horses, energy, body awareness and time in nature. Riding in the Bridger-Teton and in the Grand Teton National Park gave attendees from across the country access to some of the most beautiful natural environments in the country. Sessions included horse time, gourmet lunches, arena games, art time and trail riding. ST. JOHNS HEALTH ONCOLOGY STAFF DAY: Held in early June, oncology staff members were invited to a day at the ranch with the horses. Not only was it informative so they could recommend the Saturday Superheroes program to their patients, but it was a fun, give-back to a department of nurses and administrators who go to heroic lengths to help peopple in treatment for cancer. CANCER VIDEO OUTREACH: The WY Breast Cancer initiative sponsors our cancer programs and created a short video of our ED talking about the successes of the Horse Warriors survivorship programs. They are using this interview about the Cancer Kickers offerings to promote increased survivorship programs across the state.
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 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 October 13, 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 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 January 2000.
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 October 21, 2026.
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