Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,213,750
- Total expenses
- $913,996
- Contributions and grants received
- $511,052
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $253,201
- Investment income
- $17,085
- Other revenue
- $432,412
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,165,899
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,475
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,153,424
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $857,982
- Management and general expenses
- $56,014
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $857,982
Program services were 93.9% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$511,052
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE
total $195,980 · related or exempt $195,980
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2b · Program service revenue: BOARDING REVENUE
total $47,221 · related or exempt $47,221
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2c · Program service revenue: HORSE SPONSORSHIPS
total $10,000 · related or exempt $10,000
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3 · Investment income
total $17,085 · excluded $17,085
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$607,700
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$190,829
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $416,871 · excluded $416,871
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $15,541 · related or exempt $15,541
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11e · Other revenue, total
$15,541
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $71,486 · program services $71,486
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $543,544 · program services $543,544
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11b · Fees: legal
total $2,856 · management and general $2,856
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $15,500 · management and general $15,500
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11g · Fees: other
total $10,839 · management and general $10,839
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $14,600 · program services $14,600
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13 · Office expenses
total $3,559 · program services $3,559
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16 · Occupancy
total $51,003 · program services $48,588 · management and general $2,415
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $17,085 · program services $17,085
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23 · Insurance
total $14,394 · program services $12,329 · management and general $2,065
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24a · Other expenses: HORSE EXPENSE
total $85,297 · program services $85,297
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24b · Other expenses: BOARDING EXPENSE
total $45,844 · program services $45,844
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24c · Other expenses: LICENSES AND FEES
total $19,553 · management and general $19,553
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24d · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT
total $7,513 · program services $7,513
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24e · All other expenses
total $10,923 · program services $8,137 · management and general $2,786
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $703,456 · end of year $306,372
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $33,318 · end of year $44,990
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $23,161 · end of year $30,626
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $3,000
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$258,291
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$56,033
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $50,257 · end of year $202,258
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $47,088 · end of year $581,653
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $19,921 · end of year $11,953
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $653 · end of year $522
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $839,706 · end of year $1,153,424
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TARA'S CHANCE IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS THROUGH EQUINE ASSISTED ACTIVITIES AND THERAPIES.
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"PROVIDES THERAPEUTIC HORSEBACK RIDING AND EQUINE-ASSISTED ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, FOCUSING ON FOSTERING PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS YEAR, WE SERVED OVER 100 INDIVIDUALS, CONDUCTING OVER 4,000 HOURS OF INDIVIDUALIZED THERAPY SESSIONS WITH THE HELP OF OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS AND PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS. WE CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY IN OUR SERVICES, WORKING CLOSELY WITH FAMILIES AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO CUSTOMIZE THERAPEUTIC GOALS FOR EACH RIDER.
Expenses $857,982 · Revenue $268,742
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Matthew HowellsMATTHEW HOWELLS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $77,129
- From this org
- $77,129
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Louise HernandezLOUISE HERNANDEZ
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Miriam EveretteMIRIAM EVERETTE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Judy MetzgerJUDY METZGER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Carol GeisbauerCAROL GEISBAUER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dottie JensenDOTTIE JENSEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Paul MillerPAUL MILLER
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Julie MaxJULIE MAX
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Lance MillsLANCE MILLS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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John IsraelJOHN ISRAEL
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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TARA'S CHANCE HOLDING LLC
HOLDING COMPANY · CA · income $0 · assets $351,875
Directly controlled by TARAS CHANCE
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 September 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202612589349302561
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