BLACK FEATHER RESCUE INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
BLACK FEATHER RESCUE INC (EIN 33-1126077)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-02
IRS object ID
202631229349300128
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-02T11:24:38-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN261887090PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Elizabeth A OlsonBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line122 Cardinal DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityPlymouthCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02360ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN331126077EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Black Feather Rescue IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBLACBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5089514685PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1190 Rear Russell Mills RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityPlymouthCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02360ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDarlene C NickersonPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone5089514685PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonElizabeth A OlsonPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00838527PTIN
Phone5087593162PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDarlene C NickersonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1190 Rear Russell Mills RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityPlymouthCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02360ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$159,031GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.blackfeatherhorserescue.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2005FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionAnimal, in particular, horse rescue and rehabilitionActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body0VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent0VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers25TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$140,150PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$144,497CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$4,454PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$12,050CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$144,604PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$156,547CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$100PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$600CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$143,475PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$148,100CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$143,575PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$148,700CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,029PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$7,847CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$187,472TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$195,319TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$187,472NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$195,319NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionAnimal, in particular, horse rescue and rehabilitionMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$145,231ExpenseAmt
Grant$600GrantAmt
Revenue$156,547RevenueAmt
DescHorse rescue and rehabilition, we have an average of 2-3 new horses each year that are rescued and rehabilited, then place in adoptive homes. Generally there are about 12 or more horses in residence.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$145,231TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members0GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member0IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Darlene C NickersonBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5089514685PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1190 Rear Russell Mills RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityPlymouthCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02360ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Darlene C Nickerson
President50.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ralph Romano
VP1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elizabeth A Olson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paula Foley
Secretary1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stacy Smith
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sheila Garzoni
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Adrienne Garzoni
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$144,497AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$144,497TotalContributionsAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$14,534FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$2,484FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,050TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$12,050ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$156,547TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$12,050ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$600TotalAmt
Program Services$600ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,207TotalAmt
Management And General$2,207ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,750TotalAmt
Program Services$2,750ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Horse, Grain, Hay & Fee$69,043$69,043
Veterinarian$25,337$25,337
Repairs & Maintenance$18,126$18,126
Supplies$10,675$10,461$214

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,962TotalAmt
Program Services$18,914ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,048ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$148,700TotalAmt
Program Services$145,231ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,469ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$165,014BOYAmt
EOY$175,611EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$27,500LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,792LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,458BOYAmt
EOY$19,708EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$187,472BOYAmt
EOY$195,319EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$187,472BOYAmt
EOY$195,319EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$187,472BOYAmt
EOY$195,319EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$187,472BOYAmt
EOY$195,319EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$7,847ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$80,601CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$144,247CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$210,146CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$140,150CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$144,497CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$719,641TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,826CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,087CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,221CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,463CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,534CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$47,131TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$86,427CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$150,334CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$218,367CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$152,613CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$159,031CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$766,772TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$766,772PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$86,427CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$150,334CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$218,367CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$152,613CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$159,031CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$766,772TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5091.00000PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00000InvestmentIncomePYPct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$27,500OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,792DepreciationAmt
Book Value$19,708BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$19,708TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bTax Returns are made available to all board members upon request
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18Tax Returns will be made available upon request
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Tax Returns will be made available upon request
Form 990, Part IX, line 24eExcavation: Program service expenses 10495. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 10495. Utilities: Program service expenses 2851. Management and general expenses 317. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3168. Ferrier: Program service expenses 2780. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2780. Insurance: Program service expenses 1316. Management and general expenses 146. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1462. Bedding: Program service expenses 1332. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1332. State Taxes: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 585. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 585. Permits: Program service expenses 140. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 140.

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