Mini Horse Helpers

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
463014368
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location
La Grange, TX, USA
Phone
5129176561
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Other Services - Specialty Animals

Reported finances

Revenue
$597
Expenses
$32,237
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Debbie Irwin (President)
  • Sally Van Duyn (Vice-President/Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Debbie Irwin (President)
  • Sally Van Duyn (Vice-President/Executive Director)
  • Loretta Smith (Treasurer)

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

Mini Horse Helpers' mission is to enhance the lives of at-risk children through equine assisted learning using our miniature horses. We partner with other non-profit organizations, in Fayette County Texas, to work with children with autism, children with trauma, at-risk teens, and other children in need of our services. We also offer adult workshops for those who work with autistic children.

What it reported doing in 2024

Mini Horse Helpers provides "mini" camps for at-risk children in Fayette County, TX, a rural area in Central Texas. These "mini" camps are 1-2 hours long and are custom designed to meet each child/children's needs and goals. We have 2 volunteers certified through the Equine Experiential Education Association (E3A) and use equine assisted learning techniques. These volunteers work with the child/children's parents, counselors, teachers, therapists, and advocates to create a customized program for each client. A group of trained volunteers then work with the child/children to achieve their goals through activities and interactions with our miniature horses. In 2024, MHH held 46 client camps before ceasing operations in July 31, 2024.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 46.9%; rating input score 47

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5,299.8%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -18.1% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -23.8% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -27% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 46.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $15K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.