The Pennsylvania Equine Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
233007348
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Mohnton, PA, USA
Phone
4849557070
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Other Services - Specialty Animals

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,318
Expenses
$4,318
Assets
$51,738
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CAROLYN RINGLER (PRESIDENT)
  • SERENA NACE (VICE-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CAROLYN RINGLER (PRESIDENT)
  • SERENA NACE (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • JEANNE GOFORTH (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To support education safety and other programs which benefit equines in Pennsylvania. To work on programs which teach people how to take better care of their horses and programs which ensure that trails used by equestrians are safe and well-maintained.

What it reported doing in 2025

Volunteers use donated funds to support education and trail sustainability for the use of equines in the state of pa. This supports equine learning center and trail stewardship program.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 50% for direct work, and 50% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 80
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.3%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 31.7%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 11.98; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -9.5% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.3% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2015 to 2025
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.