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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: May 2025 Expires: May 2027

SIRE - Therapeutic Horsemanship

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(281) 356-7588
11211 Katy Fwy Ste 660
Houston, TX, 77079-2126
http://www.SIRE-HTEC.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

SIRE - Therapeutic Horsemanship meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
The mission of SIRE is to provide a community where horses help people with disabilities and challenges to live their best life.

Year, State Incorporated:
1985, TX

SIRE, Therapeutic Horsemanship, has provided therapeutic services to children and adults with a wide variety of disabilities since 1983.
Counties served include Austin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Montgomery, Waller, and Washington. Most of our clients participate in
therapeutic horseback riding, including our competition program and SIRE's Horses for Armed Forces. SIRE provided over 6800 service hours to 307 unduplicated clients through a combination of our weekly Therapeutic Riding (TR) program (168 clients, 4770 hours), the Equine-Assisted Learning (EAL) program (67 students, 252 hours), the veterans program (72 clients, 660 hours), and the competition program. From our annual survey, 100% report they benefited physically, emotionally/psychologically, or socially from Therapeutic Riding, and 87% of clients report that SIRE has been the best activity of all the various therapies and activities they have tried.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, SIRE - Therapeutic Horsemanship's program expenses were:

Program services $1,428,465
Total Program Expenses $1,428,465

Chair of the Board
Mr. Darren Williams DVM, Owner

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation

Board Size
16

Paid Staff Size
26

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Planned giving arrangements, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 12.54%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on SIRE - Therapeutic Horsemanship's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Contributions $976,418
Tuition $291,370
Special events $271,525
Contributions of nonfinancial assets $45,253
Capital campaign contributions $39,614
Investment and other income $28,509
Less: direct donor benefits $-96,149
Total Income $1,556,540

Programs: 75% Fundraising: 8% Administrative: 17%

Total Income $1,556,540
Total expenses: $1,913,164
  Program expenses $1,428,465
  Fundraising expenses $155,084
  Administrative expenses $329,615
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-356,624
Beginning Net Assets $5,045,090
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $4,688,466
Total Liabilities $3,174,882
Total Assets $7,863,348

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Report completed by:
BBB of Greater Houston and South Texas