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Asheville Equine Therapy Inc

EIN 84-2358846 · Asheville, NC

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak9 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

ASHEVILLE EQUINE THERAPY INC. IS A 501 (C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND PATH INT. CENTER MEMBER. WE ARE DRIVEN BY A GOAL; TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF ALL IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THOSE WITH DISABILITIES, SPECIAL NEEDS, PTSD AND TRAUMA THROUGH EQUINE ASSISTED SESSIONS AND NATURE BASED LEARNING. WE STRIVE TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WITH DIVERSE NEEDS TO ACHIEVE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL GROWTH THROUGH THE HEALING POWERS OF HORSES WHILE EMBRACING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AROUND US.

Income
$46,190
Spending
$59,835
Reserves
0.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 61%

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: 9 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 78% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 30% 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. $57,089 spent. WE PROVIDED THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP AND RIDING SERVICES TO 103 PEOPLE IN TOTAL FOR 2025. 31 K-5 CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN THERAPEUTIC RIDING AND A READING/MATH RODEO. 29 6-12 GRADE AGED KIDS PARTICIPATED IN EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING (FARM SCHOOL/HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM) AND THERAPEUTIC RIDING. 26 ELDERLY PARTICIPANTS AND 17 MIDDLE AGED CLIENTS WERE HELPED HELPED WITH ASSISTED LEARNING, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND IMMATURE BASED PROGRAMS. 1

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 March 2022.

    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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