Woodbrook Hunt Club
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What it says it does
THE WOODBROOK HUNT CLUB'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE CENTURIES OLD SPORT OF MOUNTED FOXHUNTING FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE CLUB WORKS TO EDUCATE HORSEBACK RIDERS FROM OTHER EQUESTRIAN SPORTS SO THAT THEY CAN LEARN AND JOIN IN A SPORT THAT IS AT THE SAME TIME NON-COMPETITIVE AS WELL AS OPEN TO RIDERS OF MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ABILITY, BACKGROUNDS AND MEANS.
- Income
- $190,805
- Spending
- $164,849
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 70
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
- WOODBROOK HUNT CLUB PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND HUNTING ACTIVITIES FOR ITS MEMBERS AND GUESTS IN ORDER TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE SPORT OF MOUNTED FOXHUNTING. CURRENTLY THERE ARE ONLY FIVE ACTIVE HUNTS LEFT IN THE WESTERN US SO IT'S A CRITICAL MISSION FOR US, AND WE HAVE ONE OF THE LOWEST MEMBERSHIP DUES RATES IN THE COUNTRY TO KEEP THE SPORT AFFORDABLE FOR MOST RIDERS, WHICH IS OFFSET BY YEAR-ROUND FUNDRAISING BY THE MEMBERS. THE MOUNTED HUNT SEASON IS OCTOBER THROUGH APRIL, WE NORMALLY HUNT TWICE A WEEK AND EXERCISE HOUNDS ON TWO TO THREE OTHER DAYS.TO ENCOURAGE NEW MEMBERSHIP, WE OFFER LEASE HORSES FOR HIRE AND A LOW GUEST FEE; WE TYPICALLY GET BETWEEN 8 TO 15 NEW MEMBERS A YEAR FROM THESE ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION, AT LEAST TWO HUNTS A YEAR ARE "CAP-FREE AND WE INVITE RIDERS FROM OTHER DISCIPLINES, LIKE WESTERN RIDERS TO JOIN US. WE TRY AND PAIR NEW MEMBERS AND GUESTS WITH A CHAPERONE SO THAT THEY MAY FEEL COMFORTABLE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR SPORT. WHC'S RIDING TERRITORY IS LOCATED ON A JOINT ARMY AND AIR FORCE BASE, JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, AND MILITARY MEMBERS JOIN AT A DISCOUNTED RATE. THROUGH THE WOODBROOK FOUNDATION, JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE CLUB ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES THAT OTHERWISE COULD NOT AFFORD TO JOIN IN OUR SPORT. IN THE SUMMER, THE CLUB PUTS ON MOUNTED TRAILRIDES AND MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO HELP WALK HOUNDS OUT TWICE A WEEK.
- WHC HAS FOUND THE BEST WAY TO PROMOTE OUR SPORT IS BY INVITING RIDERS TO EVENTS AT THE CLUBHOUSE. THIS YEAR WE ADDED A JUNIOR SUMMER DAY CAMP FOR KIDS THAT INTROUCED THEM TO HORSEBACK RIDING AND JORSEMANSHIP, HOUNDS AND HOUND CARE, AND THEY DID CRAFTS AND SWIMMING AS WELL AS LEARNING ABOUT LAND CONSERVATION ON JBLM. BEFORE THE HUNT SEASON STARTS, WE DO AN "INTRODUCTION TO FOXHUNTING CLINIC AND THIS YEAR WE PLAN TO TAKE THE CLINIC ON THE ROAD SO WE CAN REACH OUT TO A LARGER NUMBER OF POTENTIAL MEMBERS. OVER THE YEAR, WE HOLD THREE TO FOUR HUNTER PACES WITH SERIES CHAMPIONSHIPS, THIS IS VERY POPULAR WITH NON-FOXHUNTING RIDERS. TO REACH JUNIOR RIDERS, WE HOLD A VERY POPULAR GYMKHANA OF GAMES, AND FOR LOWER-LEVEL RIDERS, WE HAVE A SUMMER SCHOOLING SHOW. OUR BIGGEST COMPETITION IS OUR OCTOBER HUNTER TRIALS HORSE SHOW; IT INCLUDES HUNTER TRIAL CLASSES THAT SIMULATE RIDING ON A FOXHUNT, A SHOW WITHIN A RING AND A HUNTER PACE. THESE ACTIVITIES BRING IN OVER 75 NON-MEMBER RIDERS THAT LEARN ABOUT OUR SPORT.
- THIS YEAR WHC IS ENCOURAGING ITS MEMBERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL LAND CONSERVATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JOINT-BASE LEWIS MCCHORD'S FISH AND WILDLIFE DIVISION AND ITS ISPORTSMAN RECREATIONAL PROGRAM. MEMBERS AND OUR GUESTS AND VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING MANY CHILDREN, PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING: 1.) A RE-HOMING OF ENDANGERED BAT SPECIES ON JBLM 2.) LEARNING HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE NON-NATIVE INVASIVE PLANTS LIKE TANSY AND SCOTCH BROOM THAT ARE KILLING NATIVE HABITAT AND 3.) A HANDS-ON CLEAN-UP WORKDAY CLEARING UP THE RIDING TRAILS AND OPEN MEADOW ON JBLM WHERE MANY OF OUR ACTIVITIES ARE HELP, A PARTNERSHIP OF A FEDERAL AGENCY AND OUR CLUB.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(7) social or recreational club.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(7) social or recreational club as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending May 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1932.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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