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← DAYS END FARM HORSE RESCUE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DAYS END FARM HORSE RESCUE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,540,102
Total expenses
$2,192,384
Contributions and grants received
$3,341,539
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$102,127
Investment income
$60,760
Other revenue
$35,676
Total assets, end of year
$7,583,653
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,397,529
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,186,124
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,828,468
Management and general expenses
$259,691
Fundraising expenses
$104,225
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,828,468

Program services were 83.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $27,465

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,314,074

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $325,678

  • 2a · Program service revenue: HORSE RESCUE & REHABIL

    total $53,564 · related or exempt $53,564

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION

    total $48,563 · related or exempt $48,563

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $56,132 · excluded $56,132

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $325,811

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $321,183

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $4,628

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $4,628 · excluded $4,628

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $40,021

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $27,465

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $37,661

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $2,360 · excluded $2,360

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $45,500

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $12,234

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $33,266 · related or exempt $33,266

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $50 · related or exempt $50

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $50

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $152,198 · program services $114,149 · management and general $22,829 · fundraising $15,220

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $683,230 · program services $566,605 · management and general $83,787 · fundraising $32,838

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $14,698 · program services $12,084 · management and general $1,911 · fundraising $703

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $66,501 · program services $54,125 · management and general $8,800 · fundraising $3,576

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $60,419 · program services $48,761 · management and general $8,109 · fundraising $3,549

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $20,355 · management and general $20,355

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $33,408 · management and general $33,408

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $192,521 · program services $175,454 · management and general $16,206 · fundraising $861

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,565 · program services $607 · management and general $1,013 · fundraising $6,945

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $123,296 · program services $72,370 · management and general $16,698 · fundraising $34,228

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $21,180 · program services $17,093 · management and general $2,843 · fundraising $1,244

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $214,838 · program services $191,568 · management and general $20,445 · fundraising $2,825

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $74,365 · program services $68,222 · management and general $6,143

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $213,235 · program services $211,486 · management and general $1,217 · fundraising $532

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRIBUTED MATERIALS

    total $174,740 · program services $174,740

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE &

    total $59,548 · program services $57,497 · management and general $1,427 · fundraising $624

  • 24d · Other expenses: PUBLIC AWARENESS & EDUC

    total $48,865 · program services $48,865

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $30,422 · program services $14,842 · management and general $14,500 · fundraising $1,080

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $677,226 · end of year $1,378,799

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $611,473 · end of year $677,934

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $737,908 · end of year $947,289

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $57,997 · end of year $48,996

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

    $3,722,089

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

    $607,881

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,981,973 · end of year $3,114,208

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $987,972 · end of year $1,233,592

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $3,832 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $186,463 · end of year $182,835

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $119,245 · end of year $162,502

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $22,385 · end of year $22,300

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,263,295 · end of year $1,183,246

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $57,851 · end of year $29,481

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,385,441 · end of year $3,967,318

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,396,627 · end of year $2,218,806

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO ENSURE QUALITY CARE AND TREATMENT OF HORSES THROUGH INTERVENTION, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.

  • RESCUE AND REHABILITATION - IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL ANIMAL CONTROL AND HUMANE AGENCIES, DAYS END FARM HORSE RESCUE (DEFHR) PROVIDES CRITICAL RESCUE, REHABILITATION AND HUSBANDRY SERVICES FOR HORSES SUFFERING FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT. OUR COMPREHENSIVE CARE PROGRAMS INCLUDE REHABILITATION, TRAINING, ADOPTION SERVICES, HE DEFHR GUARDIAN/ OFF-SITE SANCTUARY PROGRAM, AND THE EQUIDOPT/ ON-SITE FOSTER PROGRAM ALL DESIGNED TO PREPARE FOR AND SECURE SAFE, LOVING, AND LONG-TERM HOMES FOR REHABILITATED HORSES POST LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. EACH YEAR, WE SHELTER AN AVERAGE OF 125-150 HORSES AND SERVE AS THE PRIMARY IMPOUNDING FACILITY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT'S LIVING EVIDENCE IN CRUELTY CASES, OFFERING CRUCIAL FORENSIC DOCUMENTATION, EXPERT TESTIMONY, AND HANDS-ON CRUELTY INVESTIGATION TRAINING FOR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS AND HUMANE SOCIETIES. AS THE ONLY FACILITY IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION PROVIDING THIS LEVEL OF EQUINE CARE AND EXPERTISE, WE OFFER OUR SERVICES AT NO COST TO THE AGENCIES THAT DEPEND ON US. THIS NOT ONLY ENSURES THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF CARE BUT ALSO HELPS SAFEGUARD THE LIMITED BUDGETS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, ALLOWING THEM TO FOCUS THEIR RESOURCES ON INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS. OUR WORK IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROSITY OF FOUNDATIONS AND DONORS, AS WELL AS THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF OUR VOLUNTEERS. ADDITIONALLY, DEFHR OFFERS DISASTER RESPONSE AND LARGE ANIMAL EMERGENCY RESCUE SERVICES, PLAYING A VITAL ROLE IN SAFEGUARDING EQUINES DURING NATURAL DISASTERS AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

    Expenses $1,353,982 · Revenue $86,880

  • HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS - DEFHR'S NATIONAL EQUINE WELFARE CENTER PROVIDES HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROMOTING THE PROPER CARE, TREATMENT, AND TRAINING OF HORSES, FOSTERING A CULTURE OF COMPASSION AND RESPONSIBLE EQUINE OWNERSHIP. OUR DIVERSE EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS INCLUDE THE HIGHLY-REGARDED AND COMPETITIVE INTERNSHIP AND YOUTH PROGRAMS, WHICH PROVIDE HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN EQUINE CARE AND REHABILITATION. IN ADDITION TO THESE FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS, DEFHR CONDUCTS ON-SITE AND OFF-SITE SEMINARS FOR LAW ENFORCERS, ANIMAL WELFARE PROFESSIONALS AND ENTHUSIASTS, ENGAGING YOUTH GROUPS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. EDUCATIONAL TOURS AND INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS ARE DESIGNED TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES, ENCOURAGING A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO ANIMAL WELFARE. DEFHR IS UNIQUE IN THAT OUR NATIONAL EQUINE WELFARE CENTER IS OPEN DAILY TO RECEIVE VISITORS FOR TOURS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

    Expenses $335,304 · Revenue $48,563

  • OUTREACH PROGRAMS - DEFHR'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF HORSES WHILE PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE EQUINE CARE. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE SETTING UP INFORMATIONAL BOOTHS AT FAIRS AND EXPOS, PUBLISHING A MONTHLY VOLUNTEER NEWSLETTER, POSTING ACROSS OUR VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND OFFERING CONSULTATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS LOOKING TO START HORSE RESCUES OR SEEKING GUIDANCE TO IMPROVE EXISTING RESCUE OPERATIONS. DEFHR ALSO PARTICIPATES ACTIVELY IN THE MARYLAND HORSE COUNCIL, HOLDS A BOARD POSITION ON THE MARYLAND HORSE INDUSTRY BOARD REPRESENTING HUMANE SOCIETIES, AND IS A MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE HOMES FOR HORSES COALITION. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE ACCREDITED BY THE GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES, THE THOROUGHBRED AFTERCARE ALLIANCE, AND THE EQUUS FOUNDATION. OUR COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY HAS EARNED US THE HIGHEST SEALS OF EXCELLENCE FROM GUIDESTAR, CHARITY NAVIGATOR, AND THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THROUGH OUR OWNER2OWNER (O2O) PROGRAM, A PUBLIC SAFETY NET, WE ASSIST PRIVATE HORSE OWNERS WHO CAN NO LONGER PROVIDE FOR THEIR HORSES. THIS PROGRAM FACILITATES THE TRANSITION OF HORSES TO NEW OWNERS OR OFFERS HUMANE EUTHANASIA SUPPORT, PREVENTING THESE ANIMALS FROM BURDENING RESCUE FACILITIES OR SUFFERING FURTHER NEGLECT.OUR ROBUST VOLUNTEER PROGRAM INVITES INDIVIDUALS TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE REHABILITATION JOURNEY, OFFERING TRAINING IN HORSE CARE, STABLE MANAGEMENT, AND THE REHABILITATION OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED EQUINES. WE WELCOME VOLUNTEERS AS YOUNG AS FIVE, FOSTERING COMPASSION AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN BOTH ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE.

    Expenses $139,182

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brittany Ebbertt

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Sigrid Haines

    CO-VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Dana Scanlon

    CO-VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christopher Schaefer

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Annie Hankins

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Christa Cooper

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chris Gordon

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Susan Flaherty

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christina King

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Yoram Tanay

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mariana Acevedo

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joann Cangelosi

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sarah Cline

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Hilary Corely

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laura Pennington

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lindsey McGinnis - Resigned

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jonathan Dickey

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jordan Van Oort

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Frank Boston

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Erin Clemm Ochoa

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $152,198
    From this org
    $140,331
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,867
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $116,251
    Bonus
    $19,080
    Other
    $5,000
    Deferred
    $3,879
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,988
    Filer's total
    $152,198

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202600149349300415

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