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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Steven Hotz CEO2025 1 $0 reported 1
Taylor Gilligan President2025 10 $0 reported 1
John Vilardi Vice President2025 2 $0 reported 1
Michael Cook Secretary2025 5 $0 reported 1
Erik Seglem Treasurer2025 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Steven Hotz CEO1 $0-$0 $01
Taylor Gilligan President10 $0-$0 $01
John Vilardi Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Michael Cook Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Erik Seglem Treasurer5 $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 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$50,482 2023$50,482
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DAYTON FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$44,799 2020$44,799
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GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$20,000 2022$20,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLACK HORSE FORGE INC” 2020-2023 4$586 2023$133
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ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLACK HORSE FORGE INC” 2022 1$125 2022$125
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2025 · Form 990EZ · $73,885 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$73,885100%

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