US HORSE WELFARE AND RESCUE INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $209K · expenses $185K · assets $107K

EIN
81-5426839
Address
345 WATERVILLE RD, AVON, CT 06001-2816
Website
ushorsewelfare.org
NTEE code
D20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Susan Mitchell (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

To promote the safety and well-being of Americas equines through Advocacy Education outreach supportive programs and Rescue while fostering the safety and well-being of the human spirit through activities and programs as our Rescue Horses Rescue Humans in need.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 27 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

27 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
Susan Elizabeth Mitchell President Executive Director2021-2025 60 $0 reported 1
Lisa Vanderhoof Secretary2023-2025 12 $0 reported 1
Ed Cohen Member Board of Directors2022-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Lisa Voorvaart Member Board of Director2025 25 $0 reported 1
Steven Mitchell Member Board of Directors2021-2025 20 $0 reported 1
Paul Martel Trustee2025 2 $0 reported 1
Darla Voorvaart Member Board of Directors2025 20 $0 reported 1
Bette Holmes Vice President2025 30 $0 reported 1
Ginny Gerold Treasurer2025 30 $0 reported 1
Mary Frazier Vice President of Special Projects2021-2025 25 $0 reported 1
Bonnie Bassett (former) Vice-President and Volunteer Coordinator2022-2024 15 $0 reported 1
Julie Cerruto (former) Director2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Kim Glooch (former) Director2024 2 $0 reported 1
Lori Elkin (former) Director2024 2 $0 reported 1
Chris Cornoschio (former) Director2024 2 $0 reported 1
Kat Morrill (former) Director2024 2 $0 reported 1
Bob Carbonell (former) Director2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jack Volinski (former) Treasurer2022-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Paul Henault (former) Director2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Veronica Marshall (former) Director and Events Coordinator2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Aimee Edgar (former) Director2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Kristen Hines-Baker (former) Director2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Tracy Bennett (former) Director and VP Programs & Operations2021-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Danial Connelly (former) Treasurer2021 3 $0 reported 1
Heather Gombos (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 1
Robin Lyons (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 1
Veronika Viazova (former) Director and Financial Manager2021 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 45 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lisa Voorvaart Member Board of Director25 $0$0$0 $01
Ed Cohen Member Board of Directors4 $0$0$0 $01
Steven Mitchell Member Board of Directors20 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Martel Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Darla Voorvaart Member Board of Directors20 $0$0$0 $01
Susan Elizabeth Mitchell President Executive Director60 $0$0$0 $01
Bette Holmes Vice President30 $0$0$0 $01
Ginny Gerold Treasurer30 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Vanderhoof Secretary12 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Frazier Vice President of Special Projects25 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 14 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Susan Mitchell President30 $0-$0 $01
Bonnie Bassett Vice-President and Volunteer Coordinator15 $0-$0 $01
Lisa Vanderhoof Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Julie Cerruto Director2 $0-$0 $01
Kim Glooch Director2 $0-$0 $01
Lori Elkin Director2 $0-$0 $01
Ed Cohen Director2 $0-$0 $01
Chris Cornoschio Director2 $0-$0 $01
Kat Morrill Director2 $0-$0 $01
Bob Carbonell Director2 $0-$0 $01
Jack Volinski Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Paul Henault Director2 $0-$0 $01
Veronica Marshall Director and Events Coordinator5 $0-$0 $01
Aimee Edgar Director2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Susan Mitchell President25 $0-$0 $01
Julie Cerruto Director2 $0-$0 $01
Mary Frazier Director and Volunteer Coordinator5 $0-$0 $01
Paul Henault Director2 $0-$0 $01
Veronica Marshall Director and Marketing & Events Coordinator5 $0-$0 $01
Jack Volinski Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Bonnie Bassett Vice-President and Volunteer Coordinator10 $0-$0 $01
Ed Cohen Director2 $0-$0 $01
Aimee Edgar Director2 $0-$0 $01
Kristen Hines-Baker Director2 $0-$0 $01
Lisa Vanderhoof Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Susan Mitchell President25 $0-$0 $01
Tracy Bennett Director and VP Programs & Operations10 $0-$0 $01
Julie Cerruto Director3 $0-$0 $01
Mary Frazier Director and Volunteer Coordinator10 $0-$0 $01
Paul Henault Director3 $0-$0 $01
Veronica Marshall Director and Marketing & Events Coordinator5 $0-$0 $01
Jack Volinski Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Bonnie Bassett Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Ed Cohen Director3 $0-$0 $01
Aimee Edgar Director3 $0-$0 $01
Kristen Hines-Baker Director3 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Susan Mitchell President25 $0-$0 $01
Danial Connelly Treasurer3 $0-$0 $01
Heather Gombos Director1 $0-$0 $01
Steven Mitchell Director2 $0-$0 $01
Tracy Bennett VP Programs and Operations10 $0-$0 $01
Julie Cerruto Director1 $0-$0 $01
Mary Frazier Secretary and Volunteer Coordinator5 $0-$0 $01
Robin Lyons Director1 $0-$0 $01
Paul Henault Director2 $0-$0 $01
Veronica Marshall Director and Marketing & Events Coordinator5 $0-$0 $01
Veronika Viazova Director and Financial Manager5 $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 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$208,697$185,423 $106,710$70,813 $32,341$118,436 $0045
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$208,697$185,423 $106,710$70,813 $32,341$118,436 $0045
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$188,382$183,851 $82,928$47,539 $39,536$143,809 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$188,664$171,438 $85,599$43,008 $45,365$131,811 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$144,802$177,372 $59,126$25,782 $46,595$80,961 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$124,199$136,531 $79,325$58,352 $53,735$63,450 ---

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $110,031 in all, tax years 2018 to 2024. 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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$39,805 2024$18,930
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2021 3$27,100 2021$7,775
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YHB CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT INC DAF sponsor Exact 2018-2020 3$21,000 2020$5,000
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NEWMANS OWN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “US HORSE WELFARE AND RESCUE INC” 2019 1$7,500 2019$7,500
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GREATER HARTFORD GIVES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$7,089 2020$7,089
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RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$5,610 2023$5,610
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THE@RALPH AND VIRGINIA MULLIN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “US HORSE WELFARE AND RESCUE INC” 2018 1$1,393 2018$1,393
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “US HORSE WELFARE AND RESCUE INC” 2020-2023 4$534 2023$125
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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 · $185,423 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $8,394
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $60,475$44,678$15,797$0 32.6%
Other (as described)Animal Related Expenses: Feed, Hay, Medications, Shavings, etc $35,682$35,682$0$0 19.2%
Occupancy $21,387$0$21,387$0 11.5%
Other (as described)Animal Related Services: Veterinarian & Farrier $17,472$17,472$0$0 9.4%
All other expenses $16,314$5,049$11,075$190 8.8%
Other (as described)Facility Related Expenses: fly control, repairs & maintenance, porta potty, waste disposal $11,755$11,755$0$0 6.3%
Other (as described) EventEvent /Fundraising Expenses $8,394$0$0$8,394 4.5%
Information technology $4,583$0$4,583$0 2.5%
Advertising and promotion $3,868$1,482$0$2,386 2.1%
Insurance $3,669$0$3,669$0 2.0%
Depreciation and depletion $1,824$0$1,824$0 1.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $43,847$0reported apart
Total$185,423100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $183,851 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $11,127
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $76,335 41.5%
Fees to independent contractors $74,933 40.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $32,583 17.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$11,127reported apart
Total$183,851100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $171,438 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $10,835
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $69,281 40.4%
Fees to independent contractors $68,369 39.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $33,788 19.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$10,835reported apart
Total$171,438100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $177,372 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $11,532
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $72,834 41.1%
Fees to independent contractors $58,823 33.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $45,715 25.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$11,532reported apart
Total$177,372100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $136,531 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $5,201
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $72,779 53.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $38,806 28.4%
Fees to independent contractors $24,946 18.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$5,201reported apart
Total$136,531100%

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