BLACK HORSE FORGE INC
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $88K · expenses $74K · assets $97K
- EIN
- 83-1284005
- Address
- 31 UTAH PL STE 108, FREDERICKSBRG, VA 22405-4526
- Website
- https://www.blackhorseforge.com
- NTEE code
- W30
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- July 2019 (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
- Steve Hotz (its 2024 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2024 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
To provide blacksmithing instruction and a supportive peer community for veterans and first responders to improve mental well-being and reduce the risk of suicide.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
5 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Hotz | CEO | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Taylor Gilligan | President | 2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| John Vilardi | Vice President | 2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Michael Cook | Secretary | 2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Erik Seglem | Treasurer | 2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Hotz | CEO | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Taylor Gilligan | President | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| John Vilardi | Vice President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Michael Cook | Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Erik Seglem | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $87,723 | $73,885 | $97,199 | $97,199 | $62,243 | $20,790 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $115,992 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $50,482 | 2023 | $50,482 | show |
| DAYTON FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020 | 1 | $44,799 | 2020 | $44,799 | show |
| GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $20,000 | 2022 | $20,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BLACK HORSE FORGE INC” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $586 | 2023 | $133 | show |
| ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BLACK HORSE FORGE INC” | 2022 | 1 | $125 | 2022 | $125 | show |
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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 990EZ · $73,885 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $39,994 | 54.1% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $32,892 | 44.5% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $999 | 1.4% | |
| Total | $73,885 | 100% |
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