Adaptive Riding Institute Dba Horses of Hope Oregon

What it reported doing in 2024

Therapeutic horsemanship offers a valuable experience for individuals of all ages, including children, teenagers, and adults, who face various cognitive, emotional, physical and developmental challenges, such as autism, ptsd, depression, and cerebral palsy. Each 30-minute private or 45 -minute semi-private session is personalized to suit the needs of the rider. Our team creates lesson plans using a mix of activities and arena patterns designed to improve posture, focus and provide a sense of achievement. Riders are supported by trained staff with a lead line, volunteers walking alongside them and specially trained horses to ensure safety. Depending on the riders abilities, they will learn to guide the horse and control its movement. These sessions help develop communication and decision-making skills. Horses of hope Oregon is honored to offer a free program to our community veterans. A healing and gratifying experience, working through visible and invisible wounds of service. Combining horsemanship and equine facilitated learning creates a unique program for veterans looking for community and support. This 1-hour weekly program gives the veteran an opportunity to spend time developing a relationship with their horse and learning new skills to be applied to their every day life. We are grateful for all the sacrifices veterans have made for us and are excited to have the opportunity to partner with them. Our hands-on, experiential programs emphasize working with horses to foster self-awareness and develop essential life skills. Participants work with the horses on the ground, honing critical thinking through tasks that involve sequencing, decision-making, and problem-solving. By observing the horses behavior, participants gain valuable insights that they can apply to their own lives. We partner with local agencies and schools, including the salem-keizer school district, to design and tailor programs that provide a distinctive and transformative experience with horses.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 52.9%; rating input score 53
• Program expense ratio: 78.4%; rating input score 78
• Fundraising efficiency: $13.52 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 33.3%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.95; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 14% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 23.5% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 24.7% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings