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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FOOTHILLS EQUESTRIAN NATURE CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$769,178
Total expenses
$610,932
Contributions and grants received
$529,116
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$173,146
Investment income
$60,319
Other revenue
$6,597
Total assets, end of year
$3,870,391
Total liabilities, end of year
$20,079
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,850,312
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$328,717
Management and general expenses
$243,336
Fundraising expenses
$38,879
Program service expenses (Part III)
$328,717

Program services were 53.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $525,116

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $41,698

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Service Revenue

    total $173,146 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $20,780 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $20,780

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $5,045

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $5,045

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $5,045 · related or exempt $5,045

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $39,539

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $39,539

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $39,539 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $39,539

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $5,350

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $3,798

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $1,552 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $1,552

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $72,609 · program services $23,961 · management and general $24,687 · fundraising $23,961

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $132,614 · program services $82,755 · management and general $47,141 · fundraising $2,718

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $15,149 · program services $7,877 · management and general $5,303 · fundraising $1,969

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,513 · program services $0 · management and general $8,513 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $4,181 · program services $0 · management and general $4,181 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $61,857 · program services $59,475 · management and general $1,737 · fundraising $645

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,124 · program services $3,031 · management and general $4,243 · fundraising $4,850

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $30,141 · program services $1,292 · management and general $24,371 · fundraising $4,478

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $20,123 · program services $9,176 · management and general $10,947 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $19,540 · program services $117 · management and general $19,423 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $50,084 · program services $37,563 · management and general $12,521 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $59,451 · program services $1,032 · management and general $58,161 · fundraising $258

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program Expenses

    total $32,320 · program services $32,320 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Grounds Equipment Maintenance and Repair

    total $77,341 · program services $57,335 · management and general $20,006 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Dues and Subscriptions

    total $3,504 · program services $1,402 · management and general $2,102 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: In-Kind Contributions Utilized

    total $11,381 · program services $11,381 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $47,425 · end of year $56,475

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $72,126 · end of year $143,254

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $4,656,910

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,788,518

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,816,056 · end of year $2,868,392

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $617,371 · end of year $695,061

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $99,844 · end of year $107,209

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $28,625 · end of year $20,079

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,506,592 · end of year $3,692,512

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $117,605 · end of year $157,800

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

FENCE is a non-profit organization dedicated to serve as a community resource for the preservation of green space and for educational recreational opportunities linking nature, animals, and people.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FENCE is a non-profit organization dedicated to serve as a community resource for the preservation of green space and for educational and recreational opportunities linking nature, animals, and people.

  • The Equestrian Center hosted 7 equestrian events and 6 equestrian clinics. 30 Leased equestrian and dogs shows.

    Expenses $171,971 · Revenue $173,146

  • Therapeutic Riding of Tyron (TROT): TROT program served 42 students using over 78 volunteers and 25 horses.

    Expenses $51,979

  • The Nature Center: Sponsored 18 different free seminars, family outings and family concerts. Held 6 weeks of summer camp and weekly yoga classes for 26 weeks.

    Expenses $104,767

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tracie Hanson

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $72,608
    From this org
    $70,408
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,200
    Hours/week
    40
  • Allison Rhyne

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Judith Kearns

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sherrill Wingo

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Russell Rock

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Holly Dake

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kate Barkschat

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nancy Mahler

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Derrick Overholt

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gordon Davidson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
18 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510499349301626

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