Equi-Centered
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EQUI-CENTERED IS A GROUND-BASED EQUINE PROGRAM THAT FACILITATES PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND HORSES TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHO WE ARE AND HOW WE INTERACT WITH OTHERS.
- Income
- $93,507
- Spending
- $86,538
- Reserves
- 0 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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
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 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)
- $82,136 spent. IN 2025, EQUI-CENTERED CONTINUED TO PROVIDE TRANSFORMATIVE EQUINE-ASSISTED SERVICES TO SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, INCLUDING SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING, VETERANS, PROGRAM STAFF, AND INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY ICE-RELATED CIRCUMSTANCES. THROUGH A TRAUMA- INFORMED AND EXPERIENTIAL APPROACH, WE CREATED A SAFE AND RESTORATIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE PARTICIPANTS COULD BEGIN TO REBUILD TRUST, EMOTIONAL REGULATION, AND PERSONAL RESILIANCE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, WE EXPANDED ACCESS TO OUR EQUINE FACILIATED PROGRAMS, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF TEENS RECOVERING FROM SEX TRAFFICKING WHO RECEIVED CONSISTENT, SUPPORTIVE CARE. THESE SESSIONS OFFERED A UNIQUE PATHWAY TO HEALING, HELPING PARTICIPANTS PROCESS TRAUMA, DEVELOP CONFIDENCE, AND RECONNECT WITH A SENSE OF SELF-WORTH. WE ALSO DEEPENED OUR WORK WITH VETERANS, MANY OF WHOM FACE CHALLENGES RELATED TO PTSD, ANXIETY, AND REINTEGRATION. OUR EQUINE-ASSISTED SESSIONS PROVIDED MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONNECTION, GROUNDING, AND NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION, SUPPORTING IMPROVED EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND COMMUNITY RE-ENGAGEMENT. RECOGNIZING THE EMOTIONAL DEMANDS PLACED ON THOSE WORKING IN TRAUMA BASED SITUATIONS, WE INTRODUCED AND STRENGTHENED SUPPORT SERVICES FOR STAFF CONNECTED TO THESE PROGRAMS. BY PRIORITIZING THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE, WE HELPED SUSTAIN A STRONGER, MORE EFFECTIVE NETWORK OF CARE FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS. THROUGHOUT 2025, OUR ORGANIZATION REMAINED COMMITTED TO COMPASSIONATE, RELATIONSHIP-CENTERED CARE. THE POWERFUL CONNECTION BETWEEN HUMANS AND HORSES CONTINUED TO SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR HEALING, GROWTH, AND HOPE. AS WE LOOK AHEAD, WE ARE DEDICATED TO EXPANDING OUR IMPACT AND CONTINUING TO SERVE THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST.
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 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? 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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2023.
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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