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GENTLE SPIRIT HORSES RESCUE & SANCTUARY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023

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Organization
GENTLE SPIRIT HORSES RESCUE & SANCTUARY (EIN 27-4282458)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2026-03-30
IRS object ID
202600909349200800
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-03-30T23:04:47-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN274282458EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GENTLE SPIRIT HORSES RESCUE & SANCTUARYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGENTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6053761811PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line129571 419th AveAddressLine1Txt
CityScotlandCityNm
State AbbreviationSDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP57059ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTiffany RingPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone6053761811PhoneNum
Signature2026-03-30SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website Addressgentlespirithorses.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$129,462GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$118,769ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$10,693ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$129,462TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$0GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$1,526FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$7,922OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$569PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$134,069OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$144,086TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$14,624ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$10,727NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$25,351NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$23,532BOYAmt
EOY$7,564EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$1,950BOYAmt
EOY$1,950EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,482BOYAmt
EOY$9,514EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,209BOYAmt
EOY$34,865EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$10,727BOYAmt
EOY-$25,351EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeGentle Spirit Horses is a rescue and sanctuary for horses based out of South Dakota. Our mission is to provide assistance to neglected, abused and unwanted horses, and through outreach and education, promote responsible horse ownership.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Gentle Spirit Horses provided care for an average of 60 horses at any given time. 39 new horses were brought in throughout 2023 and 39 horses left our care.$0$0
The Bug Club children's program provided hands-on education and experiences to over 60 children, promoting responsible horsemanship and long term improvement to horse welfare in South Dakota. Horse care expenses for horses in this program provided under the first service accomplishment, with additional expenses listed here.$0$0
The Dakota Showdown Horse Trainers Challenge matches rescue horses with trainers to increase their adoptability.$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$0TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Tiffany Ring
Executive Director40$0$0$0
Nina Ring
Secretary20$0$0$0
Stacy Munk
Treasurer2$0$0$0
Shelly Kutilek-Olson
Director1$0$0$0
Kayla McMackin
Director2$0$0$0
Sarah James
Director1$0$0$0
Doug Hofer
Director1$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldSDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTiffany RingPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line127591 419th AveAddressLine1Txt
CityScotlandCityNm
State AbbreviationSDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP57059ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6053761811PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$81,610CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$84,002CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$105,267CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$100,831CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$129,462CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$501,172TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$81,610CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$84,002CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$105,267CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$100,831CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$129,462CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$501,172TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$501,172PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$84,002CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$105,267CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$100,831CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$129,462CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$501,172TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^Horse Care;89383|Veterinary Expenses;13209|Commissions and Fees;3725|Horse Transport;3138|Insurance;1588|Advertising;6631|Showdown Expenses;8900|Other Expenses;7495^Total;134069^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24Accounts Receivable
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26Credit Cards, SBA Loan, Accounts Payable

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationThe organization experienced delays in financial reconciliation and administrative capacity due to ongoing operational demands and lingering impacts from the COVID-19 period. Additional time was required to ensure records were accurate and complete. Processes have since been improved to support timely filings going forward.ExplanationTxt

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