Hoofprints in the Sand Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 882362401
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2023–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
- Location
- Charleston, SC, USA
- Phone
- 8438844618
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Rehabilitative Medical Services
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $144,369
- Expenses
- $152,154
- Assets
- $18,607
- Liabilities
- $7,101
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Sarah Lustig RN CNLCP CDP CBIS (President)
People named in this filing
- Deborah Kennerly (Treasurer)
- Grace Brock (Secretary)
- Dr James Hunt DVM (Board Member)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Hoofprints in the Sand is organized and operated to empower and support those, especially Veterans, suffering from traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as their families, through equine-assisted therapy and outdoor activities, and rehabilitative and therapeutic healing programs.
What it reported doing in 2024
Founded in February 2021, Hoofprints in the Sand is an equine therapy facility that serves Veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI).2024 Program Outcomes and Accomplishments:1. Provided Equine-Assisted Therapy to Veterans: Treated numerous Veterans through our Clinical Equine-Assisted Therapy services, offering evidence-based, trauma-informed care for those living with PTSD, TBI, and other service-related conditions.2. Expanded Leadership Team: Added a new Property and Volunteer Manager, Zain, who oversaw volunteer onboarding and training, horse health and medical administration, and overall property maintenance.3. Established Formal Policy Handbook: Finalized a comprehensive 200-page policy handbook created under the guidance of a CARF specialist. The handbook ensures alignment with CARF standards for quality of care, safety procedures, and organizational protocols.4. Hosted Inaugural Fundraising Gala: Successfully organized and executed the first Hoofprints in the Sand Gala, raising over $75,000 in support of our mission to serve Veterans through equine-based programs.5. Secured Multiple Grant Awards6. Corporate Sponsorship: Received a $10,000 sponsorship in support of program operations.7. Improved Digital Presence: Continued incremental enhancements to our website and social media platforms to improve outreach, transparency, and engagement with the Veteran community.8. Expanded Public Awareness: Our program and mission were featured on several major news and radio outlets, including News Channel 2, News Channel 5, and the Brian Cleary Radio Group network, significantly increasing local visibility and support.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 93% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 73
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 23
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 74.4%; rating input score 74
- Program expense ratio: 70.6%; rating input score 71
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -5.4%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.12; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 72.9% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 58.5% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -28.9% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 74.4% of revenue deployed · 70.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $107K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.