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Spirit Horse Ranch Inc

EIN 86-3879237 · Kula, HI

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair68 out of 100GovernanceFair60 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.

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

What it says it does

OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE TRANSFORMATIVE EQUINE-ASSISTED THERAPY THAT FOSTER TRAUMA RECOVERY, SUICIDE PREVENTION, AND RESILIENCE BUILDING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES.

Income
$787,832
Spending
$777,578
Spent on programs
85%
Reserves
1.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 73%
Employees
9
Volunteers
16
Highest pay
$111,158, executive di

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 21% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 263% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    85% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    2 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a 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.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    12 of 15

    Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.

  • No reported misuse

    0 of 10

    Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 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 (5)
  1. $264,605 spent. YOUTH PROGRAMS. ON MAUI, FAMILIES ARE FACING UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES. IN LAHAINA, MANY REMAIN DISPLACED, LIVING IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND UNABLE TO REGAIN A SENSE OF STABILITY. ACROSS THE ISLAND, FINANCIAL STRAIN WEIGHS HEAVILY AS BUSINESSES, HOUSEHOLDS, AND ENTIRE COMMUNITIES STRUGGLE TO RECOVER. PARENTS ARE BURDENED AND OFTEN EMOTIONALLY DISCONNECTED FROM THEIR CHILDREN. AT-RISK YOUTH, CAUGHT IN THIS INSTABILITY, FACE TRAUMA THAT FUELS SUBSTANCE USE, SELF-HARM, VIOLENCE, AND CYCLES OF GENERATIONAL PAIN. SPIRIT HORSE RANCH EXISTS TO PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGES 8 TO 18 TO INTERRUPT THIS CYCLE THROUGH HUMAN-HORSE CONNECTION - A SAFE, NON-JUDGMENTAL RELATIONSHIP THAT ALLOWS YOUTH TO FEEL SEEN, VALUED, AND ACCEPTED.
  2. $165,378 spent. OHANA STRONG. ON MAUI, FAMILIES ARE FACING UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES. IN LAHAINA, MANY HAVE LOST HOUSING. PARENTS ARE FINANCIALLY BURDENED AND OFTEN EMOTIONALLY DISCONNECTED FROM THEIR CHILDREN. AT-RISK YOUTH FACE TRAUMA AT THE ROOT OF SUBSTANCE USE, SELF-HARM, VIOLENCE, AND CYCLES OF GENERATIONAL TRAUMA. SPIRIT HORSE RANCH EXISTS TO INTERRUPT THIS CYCLE OFFERING SAFE, TRAUMA-INFORMED SPACES WHERE HEALING BEGINS WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND EXTENDS TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.
  3. $99,227 spent. KUPUNA PROGRAM. SPIRIT HORSE RANCH IS HONORED TO WELCOME MAUI'S KUPUNA TO EXPERIENCE THE CALMING PRESENCE OF HORSES AND THE HEALING BEAUTY OF NATURE. OUR TRAUMA INFORMED EQUINE ASSISTED SERVICES PROVIDE A PEACEFUL SPACE WHERE ELDERS CAN RELAX, RECONNECT WITH THE LAND, AND ENJOY MEANINGFUL TIME WITH GENTLE HORSES. THESE GUIDED EXPERIENCES SUPPORT EMOTIONAL WELL BEING, REDUCE STRESS, ENCOURAGE MOVEMENT, AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR REFLECTION, CONNECTION, AND JOY IN A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE RANCH ENVIRONMENT.
  4. $132,301 spent. OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: VETERANS PROGRAMS. WE ARE HONORED TO SERVE VETERANS WHO ARE NAVIGATING THE LASTING IMPACTS OF TRAUMA, POST TRAUMATIC STRESS, AND THE CHALLENGES OF RETURNING TO CIVILIAN LIFE. OUR TRAUMA INFORMED EQUINE ASSISTED SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES A CALM, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WHERE VETERANS CAN STEP AWAY FROM CONFINED SPACES AND RECONNECT WITH THEMSELVES THROUGH NATURE, HORSES, AND EVIDENCE BASED NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION PRACTICES. WORKFORCE TRAINING. WE OFFER CUSTOMIZABLE HEARTMATH RESILIENCE TRAININGS AND ON-SITE GROUP SESSIONS DESIGNED TO EQUIP INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS WITH PRACTICAL, SCIENCE-BASED TOOLS TO MANAGE STRESS, REGULATE EMOTIONS, AND BUILD RESILIENCE. TRAININGS CAN BE DELIVERED VIA ZOOM, IN-PERSON AT THE SPIRIT HORSE RANCH IN MAUI, OR AT YOUR ORGANIZATION'S LOCATION. RANCH HORSE RESCUE. IN 2025, WE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED OUR HORSE FOSTER & RESCUE PROGRAM, PROVIDING VETERINARY CARE, REHABILITATION, AND LIFELONG SANCTUARY WHEN NEEDED. SADLY, RANCH HORSES ARE OFTEN DISCARDED AFTER THEY HAVE AGED OUT. OUR MISSION HAS ALWAYS EMBRACED HEALING FOR BOTH HUMANS AND ANIMALS. ALONGSIDE OUR HERD OF 16 HORSES, WE WELCOMED TOA AND STAR, TWO RESCUED HORSES WHO FOUND SANCTUARY AND RENEWED PURPOSE WITH US. JUST AS OUR HUMAN CLIENTS ARE GIVEN TOOLS TO REBUILD TRUST AND RESILIENCE, OUR EQUINE RESCUES RECEIVE SAFETY, CARE, AND CONNECTION. TOGETHER, PEOPLE AND HORSES WALK THE PATH OF HEALING-RESTORING HOPE AND LIFE THROUGH COMPASSION AND PARTNERSHIP.
  5. OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: VETERANS PROGRAMS. WE ARE HONORED TO SERVE VETERANS WHO ARE NAVIGATING THE LASTING IMPACTS OF TRAUMA, POST TRAUMATIC STRESS, AND THE CHALLENGES OF RETURNING TO CIVILIAN LIFE. OUR TRAUMA INFORMED EQUINE ASSISTED SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES A CALM, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WHERE VETERANS CAN STEP AWAY FROM CONFINED SPACES AND RECONNECT WITH THEMSELVES THROUGH NATURE, HORSES, AND EVIDENCE BASED NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION PRACTICES. WORKFORCE TRAINING. WE OFFER CUSTOMIZABLE HEARTMATH RESILIENCE TRAININGS AND ON-SITE GROUP SESSIONS DESIGNED TO EQUIP INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS WITH PRACTICAL, SCIENCE-BASED TOOLS TO MANAGE STRESS, REGULATE EMOTIONS, AND BUILD RESILIENCE. TRAININGS CAN BE DELIVERED VIA ZOOM, IN-PERSON AT THE SPIRIT HORSE RANCH IN MAUI, OR AT YOUR ORGANIZATION'S LOCATION. RANCH HORSE RESCUE. IN 2025, WE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED OUR HORSE FOSTER & RESCUE PROGRAM, PROVIDING VETERINARY CARE, REHABILITATION, AND LIFELONG SANCTUARY WHEN NEEDED. SADLY, RANCH HORSES ARE OFTEN DISCARDED AFTER THEY HAVE AGED OUT. OUR MISSION HAS ALWAYS EMBRACED HEALING FOR BOTH HUMANS AND ANIMALS. ALONGSIDE OUR HERD OF 16 HORSES, WE WELCOMED TOA AND STAR, TWO RESCUED HORSES WHO FOUND SANCTUARY AND RENEWED PURPOSE WITH US. JUST AS OUR HUMAN CLIENTS ARE GIVEN TOOLS TO REBUILD TRUST AND RESILIENCE, OUR EQUINE RESCUES RECEIVE SAFETY, CARE, AND CONNECTION. TOGETHER, PEOPLE AND HORSES WALK THE PATH OF HEALING-RESTORING HOPE AND LIFE THROUGH COMPASSION AND PARTNERSHIP.

Source: Form 990 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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