Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,335,137
- Total expenses
- $1,404,269
- Contributions and grants received
- $668,368
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $575,208
- Investment income
- $2,221
- Other revenue
- $89,340
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,064,926
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $299,790
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $765,136
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,175,393
- Management and general expenses
- $202,647
- Fundraising expenses
- $26,229
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,175,393
Program services were 83.7% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$43,660
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$624,708
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$65,708
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2a · Program service revenue: Equine Lease
total $325 · related or exempt $325
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2b · Program service revenue: Lessons
total $92,896 · related or exempt $92,896
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2c · Program service revenue: Therapy Services
total $481,987 · related or exempt $481,987
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3 · Investment income
total $2,221 · excluded $2,221
-
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$83,801
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$43,660
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $83,801
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
-
11a · Other revenue: Other Income
total $1,999 · related or exempt $1,999
-
11b · Other revenue: Sales Tax Refund
total $3,540 · related or exempt $3,540
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$5,539
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $23,077 · program services $11,539 · management and general $7,615 · fundraising $3,923
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $744,412 · program services $586,004 · management and general $151,809 · fundraising $6,599
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $48,045 · program services $40,424 · management and general $1,176 · fundraising $6,445
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $1,058 · management and general $1,058
-
11g · Fees: other
total $196,502 · program services $167,107 · management and general $29,395
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
-
13 · Office expenses
total $0
-
14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $78,701 · program services $75,363 · management and general $3,008 · fundraising $330
-
17 · Travel
total $0
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $12,880 · program services $11,978 · management and general $644 · fundraising $258
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $56,099 · program services $48,467 · management and general $3,180 · fundraising $4,452
-
23 · Insurance
total $26,030 · program services $24,018 · management and general $1,169 · fundraising $843
-
24a · Other expenses: Supplies
total $105,754 · program services $104,531 · management and general $322 · fundraising $901
-
24b · Other expenses: Operations
total $67,900 · program services $67,900
-
24c · Other expenses: Repairs and Maintenance
total $32,149 · program services $28,412 · management and general $2,102 · fundraising $1,635
-
24d · Other expenses: Vehicle
total $8,001 · program services $8,001
-
24e · All other expenses
total $3,661 · program services $1,649 · management and general $1,169 · fundraising $843
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $93,964 · end of year $122,846
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $21,224 · end of year $39,151
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $237,100
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,740 · end of year $23,189
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,145,102
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$574,705
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $547,393 · end of year $570,397
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $90,507 · end of year $72,243
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $15,905 · end of year $36,101
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $168,295 · end of year $213,661
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $61,194 · end of year $50,028
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $801 · end of year $513,036
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $508,633 · end of year $252,100
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Shining Hope Farms is a Nonprofit organization whose mission is to enable children and adults to reach their full potential through the use of equine-assisted activities and therapy services.Shining Hope Farms operates three locations in the Western Piedmont region of North Carolina, offering equine-assisted services and enriching clinical therapies to benefit individuals of all ages with disabilities, Veterans, and those in need of mental health counseling. We have three farms (Charlotte, Mt. Holly, and Conover, NC) serving 14 surrounding counties as a strategic reach to impact the Greater Charlotte and Hickory Areas. We would love the opportunity for you to tour one of our farms and learn more about the impact we make. Please contact our Development Director Patrice Gibson at [email protected] to schedule a tour today.Shining Hope Farms has received national recognition due to the positive measurableoutcomes of its patients as well as its transparency of accounting p
Activities or mission (Part I)
See Schedule O
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Therapy Services Program: Our THERAPY SERVICES PROGRAM offers physical, occupational, speech, and mental health clinical therapy services, in a traditional clinic setting, as well as in an enriching nature-based setting. We also offer equine movement and interaction where appropriate. In 2024, this program served 392 patients from 15 counties over the course of 5,413 visits between our three locations. See Schedule O for more.
Expenses $912,733 · Revenue $482,207
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Adaptive Riding Program: Our ADAPTIVE RIDING PROGRAM provides goal-oriented, recreational group and private lessons that are conducted by Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International Certified Riding instructors. Lessons have a variety of physical, social, and emotional benefits. In 2024, we served 80 riders over the course of 1,192 weekly lessons in this program. See Schedule O for more.
Expenses $233,130 · Revenue $93,000
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Saddles & Salutes Program: Our SADDLES & SALUTES VETERANS PROGRAM supports Veterans and their families wellness as part of their community reintegration. They can participate in any of our services free of charge, with staff specially trained to work with the Veteran population. In 2024, we helped 5 Veterans through group and individual counseling sessions and 11 Veterans through 176 adaptive riding lessons. See schedule O for more.
Expenses $29,530 · Revenue $1
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
Milinda Kirkpatrick
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $23,077
- From this org
- $23,077
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Kari Saylor
Chair/Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Sheila Gibson
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Claire Chadwick
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alex Bogojevich
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Meagan Ignatowicz
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jean Penner
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Kevin Monroe
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Connie Bowman
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kristen Kannen
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Jim Gallagher
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Karl Kuehn
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Wayne Carter Jr
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Courtney Stuckey Jones
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Timothy Herndon
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Claudia Restrepo-Gartner
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tres Wooldridge
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 30 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543039349302474
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