Military Equestrian Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
921152451
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
The Plains, VA, USA
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Military, Veterans' Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$41,128
Expenses
$69,703
Assets
$3,638
Liabilities
$13,657

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Amos Peterson (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Amos Peterson (Executive Director)
  • Alexander Jenkins (Director and CFO)
  • Mark Gillespie (Vice Director)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Military Equestrian Foundation operates as a nonprofit organization dedicated to charitable and educational purposes in accordance with Section 170c3 and Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Our mission is to provide support and resources to military personnel through equestrian programs promoting physical and mental well-being. By offering equine therapy and training we aim to enhance the lives of service members and veterans fostering a sense of community and healing through interaction with horses.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Military Equestrian Foundations Polo Program actively engaged in 15 Tournament events within the local Polo community fostering connections and social opportunities within the equine community. Through these events participants gained access to valuable networking opportunities while showcasing their equestrian skills and building camaraderie with fellow enthusiasts. This program not only promoted the sport of polo but also facilitated a sense of community and support among members of the local equestrian community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 82% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 59% for direct work, and 41% for member benefits.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 14
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 95.3%; rating input score 95

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -69.5%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.05; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 3.75; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 32.3% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -56.6% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -83.3% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 95.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 5 filed program accomplishments · $66K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • 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 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.