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Stricker Sunshine Rescue Ranch Inc

EIN 92-3527342 · Hudson, FL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair59 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

STRICKER SUNSHINE RESCUE RANCH IS MORE THAN JUST A RANCH; IT IS A RESCUE WHERE THE BROKEN FIND SOLACE, THE NEGLECTED REDISCOVER CARE, AND THE FORGOTTEN ARE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO SHINE ONCE MORE. HERE, WE DEDICATE OUR HEARTS, HANDS, AND RESOURCES TO RESCUING, REHABILITATING, AND REHOMING HORSES IN NEED. EVERY HORSE THAT ARRIVES AT OUR GATES CARRIES A STORY. SOME HAVE SUFFERED FROM NEGLECT, OTHERS HAVE BEEN ABANDONED, AND MANY HAVE KNOWN NOTHING BUT HARDSHIP. BUT THROUGH PATIENCE, LOVE, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT, WE TRANSFORM THEIR PAIN INTO POSSIBILITY. OUR TEAM WORKS TIRELESSLY TO NURSE THESE MAGNIFICENT CREATURES BACK TO HEALTH, TO REBUILD THEIR TRUST IN HUMANS, AND TO SHOW THEM THE KINDNESS THEY HAVE ALWAYS DESERVED. NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE GENEROSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, THE DEDICATION OF OUR VOLUNTEERS, AND THE UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN OUR MISSION. EVERY DONATION, EVERY HOUR SPENT TENDING TO THESE ANIMALS, EVERY VOICE THAT SPEAKS UP FOR THEIR WELFARE

Income
$150,995
Spending
$136,168
Reserves
1.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 88%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 28% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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. $126,969 spent. WE HAVE RESCUED, REHABILITATED AND REHOMED 21 EQUINES IN THE PAST YEAR. WE HAVE ALSO RESCUED OUT OF BAD SITUATIONS WHERE THE EQUINE NEEDED TO BE EUTHANIZED DUE TO MEDICAL ISSUES THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO BE FIXED. WE HAVE BROUGHT MANY PEOPLE TO OUR RESCUE TO HEAL ALONGSIDE THE RESCUE HORSES. WE ARE CHANGING LIVES ONE AT A TIME. WE HAVE MANY GOALS TO CONTINUE TO HELP RESCUE AND REHAB EQUINES AS WELL AS BRING CHILDREN AND VETERANS TO THE RESCUE TO HEAL.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2024.

    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 May 2023.

    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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