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EQUINE THERAPEUTIC CONNECTIONS

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $270K · expenses $230K · assets $57K

EIN
47-1832142
Address
809 GUADALUPE CIR NW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87114-1710
Website
ETCNM.ORG
NTEE code
E50
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
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Mission

EQUINE THERAPEUTIC CONNECTIONS IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE THERPEUTIC NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH EQUINE THERAPY AND THERAPEUTIC RIDING.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Robert Haak Director2018-2025 15 $0 reported 1
Deborah D Pierson Treasurer2015-2025 5 $0 reported 1
James Todd Vice President2018-2025 15 $0 reported 1
Kimber Chriso (former) Director2024 15 $0 reported 1
Gwen Mcnatt (former) Secretary2018-2024 15 $0 reported 1
Tere Carr (former) Secretary2020-2023 15 $0 reported 1
Jill Dixon (former) Secretary2019 15 $0 reported 1
Deborah Backus (former) SECRETARY2018 15 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH PIERSON Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT HAAK Director15 $0$0$0 $01
DEBORAH D PIERSON President40 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES TODD Vice President15 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KIMBER CHRISO Director15 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT HAAK Director15 $0$0$0 $01
DEBORAH D PIERSON President40 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES TODD Vice President15 $0$0$0 $01
DEBORAH PIERSON Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
GWEN MCNATT Secretary15 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH D PIERSON President40 $0-- $01
JAMES TODD Vice President15 $0-- $01
TERE CARR Secretary15 $0-- $01
DEBORAH PIERSON Treasurer5 $0-- $01
ROBERT HAAK Board Member15 $0-- $01
GWEN MCNATT Board Member15 $0-- $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH D PIERSON President40 $0-- $01
JAMES TODD Vice President15 $0-- $01
TERE CARR Secretary15 $0-- $01
DEBORAH PIERSON Treasurer5 $0-- $01
ROBERT HAAK Board Member15 $0-- $01
GWEN MCNATT Board Member15 $0-- $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH D PIERSON President40 $0-- $01
JAMES TODD Vice President15 $0-- $01
TERE CARR Secretary15 $0-- $01
ROBERT HAAK Board Member15 $0-- $01
GWEN MCNATT Board Member15 $0-- $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH D PIERSON President40 $0-- $01
JAMES TODD Vice President15 $0-- $01
TERE CARR Secretary15 $0-- $01
ROBERT HAAK Board Member15 $0-- $01
GWEN MCNATT Board Member15 $0-- $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH D PIERSON President40 $0-- $01
JAMES TODD Vice President15 $0-- $01
JILL DIXON Secretary15 $0-- $01
ROBERT HAAK Board Member15 $0-- $01
GWEN MCNATT Board Member15 $0-- $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH D PIERSON PRESIDENT40 $0-- $01
JAMES TODD VICE PRESIDE15 $0-- $01
DEBORAH BACKUS SECRETARY15 $0-- $01
ROBERT HAAK BOARD MEMBER15 $0-- $01
GWEN MCNATT BOARD MEMBER15 $0-- $01
2015 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH PIERSON PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$270,270$229,767 $57,422$57,422 $198,683$71,436 $003
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$573,381$537,830 $34,444$34,444 $515,950$57,333 $006
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$105,315$109,262 $4,097-$1,107 $87,416$17,881 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$75,318$78,547 $6,293$2,840 $70,630$4,640 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$34,709$43,295 $6,069-$6,069 $32,894$1,800 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,136$16,927 $2,517$2,517 $15,469$2,667 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$79,337$80,436 $1,308$1,308 $56,242$23,095 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$104,578$108,298 $2,407$2,407 $52,750$51,828 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,100$73,436 $664$664 -$74,100 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $108 in all, tax years 2020 to 2022. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EQUINE THERAPEUTIC CONNECTIONS” 2020-2022 3$108 2022$12
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EQUINE THERAPY INCHIE50 $194,147$208,629 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code E50, revenue within 2x
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SMALL MIRACLES THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER INCTNE50 $229,287$259,795 EXECUTIVE DI$51,482 Same NTEE code E50, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $229,767 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $207,686$207,686-- 90.4%
Other (as described)BILLING $4,764-$4,764- 2.1%
Other (as described)HORSE FEED $4,760$4,760-- 2.1%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS HELP $3,295$3,295-- 1.4%
All other expenses $3,274$2,052$872$350 1.4%
Depreciation and depletion $2,643$2,643-- 1.2%
Travel $990$990-- 0.4%
Other (as described)TRANSPORTATION $990$990-- 0.4%
Insurance $815$815-- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $550-$550- 0.2%
Total$229,767100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $537,830 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $503,222$459,435$43,787- 93.6%
Other (as described)HORSE FEED $10,711$10,711-- 2.0%
Other (as described)BUSINESS EXPENSE $8,876-$8,876- 1.7%
Other (as described)CLEANING HELP $5,250$5,250-- 1.0%
All other expenses $3,383$2,406$30$947 0.6%
Other (as described)BILLING $2,436-$2,436- 0.5%
Depreciation and depletion $1,682-$1,682- 0.3%
Insurance $1,465$1,465-- 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $476$476-- 0.1%
Travel $329$329-- 0.1%
Total$537,830100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $109,262 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $52,753 48.3%
Fees to independent contractors $41,451 37.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,058 13.8%
Total$109,262100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $78,547 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $49,199 62.6%
Fees to independent contractors $20,100 25.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,248 11.8%
Total$78,547100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $43,295 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $25,975 60.0%
Fees to independent contractors $13,800 31.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,520 8.1%
Total$43,295100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $16,927 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,260 48.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,700 45.5%
Fees to independent contractors $967 5.7%
Total$16,927100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $80,436 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $61,097 76.0%
Fees to independent contractors $13,750 17.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,589 6.9%
Total$80,436100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $108,298 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $87,498 80.8%
Fees to independent contractors $18,742 17.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,058 1.9%
Total$108,298100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $73,436 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $73,436 100.0%
Total$73,436100%

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