American Riding Club for the Handicapped

What it reported doing in 2023

Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, The American Riding Club for the Handicapped(ARCH) has dusted off the ash from the fire of the last year and slowly pulled its program into operation once again. Although much smaller than it was, ARCH managed to serve some of its student population. This was done with the help of friends and volunteers who volunteered the use of their horses. They trailered in their horses and donated their time and talents to help the disabled work toward their therapy goals. Finding the right horses to replace the ARCH horses that died during the fire has been a challenge. Not just any horse can be a therapy horse. Many horses were volunteered, and a few were chosen as suitable for the challenge. The ARCH horse has to be able to tolerate the sounds a deaf student makes, and tolerate the inquisitive touching of a blind student as well as the sound of a bell to guide that student through a pattern of obstacles. It has to be able to tolerate the off balance or sudden movement a person with Cerebral Palsy might make. We werent able to serve all our former students, because of not having the correct horse for them, but those that we did serve were thankful for the chance to ride again. ARCH will continue to scout for horses that are able to meet the requirements needed to serve the disabled. For over 8 years ARCH has been a member of an affordable housing project called 84 New ETHIC LLC., which provides housing for low income families. Besides the affordable housing units, ARCH continues to provide a housing location for a disabled couple, displaced by a fire that destroyed their home. Our hopes for this couple is that their loss claim against the company that caused the fire will be settled soon. Until then, ARCH will continue to provide a housing location for them as they have no place to go, and no money to replace the home they lost in the fire.ARCH realizes that housing for the disabled is a much needed item and our mission to fund this , is still a work in progress. ARCH is truly rising from the ashes and moving on to a better and more prosperous new year.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 62.6%; rating input score 63
• Program expense ratio: 65%; rating input score 65
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • 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: Fail
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 21.8%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 125.13; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -12.4% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -26.1% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings