HORSES ENCOURAGE ADVENTURE LEADERSHIP INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization: HORSES ENCOURAGE ADVENTURE LEADERSHIP INC (EIN 85-3545296)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-07-25
IRS object ID: 202512069349200216
Schema version: 2024v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-07-25T11:45:06-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	843085028	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BRYTEBRIDGE CONSULTING LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7021 UNIVERSITY BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	WINTER PARK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	327926719	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	853545296	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HORSES ENCOURAGE ADVENTURE	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	LEADERSHIP INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	HORS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3157673523	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 278	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHAUMONT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	13622	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ONDRAYA WALKER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3157673523	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-07-23	SignatureDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	false	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MARIA TAPIA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P03242637	PTIN
Phone	8778579002	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-07-25	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Schedule B Not Required	Yes (X)	ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Address	WWW.HORSES-HEAL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$34,586	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$1,345	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue	$32,334	ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Other Revenue Total	$907	OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue	$34,586	TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$10,733	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint	$12,474	OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total	$8,552	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$31,759	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	$2,827	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,090	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$844	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,073	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,090	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,073	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,090	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,073	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,090	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,073	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	H.E.A.L, AT LUCKY STAR RANCH, IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES HEALING, ENCOURAGEMENT, ADVENTURE, AND LEADERSHIP. (H.E.A.L.) WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON SERVING VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY. WE OFFER OUTDOOR THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL AGES.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc Accom	EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING: FOSTERS CONFIDENCE AND INDEPENDENCE FOR THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE. IN THIS MOSTLY NON-RIDING PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS LEARN INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY, RELATIONSHIP,AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND APPRECIATE TEAMWORK, SELFDISCIPLINE, AND TRUST. THROUGH THEIR ACTIVITIES, THEY DEVELOP A SENSE OF PURPOSE AS THEY HELP CARE FOR HORSES WHO CARE FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. PARTICIPANTS LEARN AND IMPROVE SKILLS, SUCH AS: HORSE GROOMING LEADING RECOGNIZING HORSE BODY LANGUAGE AND HORSE COMMUNICATION HOW TO WORK AROUND HORSES SAFELY HORSE CHORES AND SO MUCH MORE EQUINE FACILITATED COUNSELING IN EQUINE FACILITATED COUNSELING, CLIENTS WORK WITH A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, A CERTIFIED EQUINE SPECIALIST, AND A THERAPY HORSE TO ACCOMPLISH PERSONAL GOALS SUPPORTING A TREATMENT PLAN. ALL SESSIONS ARE UNMOUNTED GROUND ACTIVITIES. THE H.E.A.L COUNSELING PROGRAM IS A WELLNESS PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON CLIENT STRENGTHS AND THE POWER OF THE HUMAN-HORSE CONNECTION TO FACILITATE THE HEALING PROCESS. THROUGH EFC, CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN INCREASE SELF- AWARENESS AND LEARN HOW THEIR INTERACTIONS AFFECT OTHERS. COUPLING THE HORSES POWER WITH THE POWER OF THERAPY ALLOWS FOR RAPID MOVEMENT IN REACHING THERAPEUTIC GOALS.	DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses	$25,340	ProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$25,340	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt
ONDRAYA WALKER
PRESIDENT	30.00	$0
ASHELY WARRNIER
TREASURER	4.00	$0
MCKENZIE MURPHY
SECRETARY	4.00	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ONDRAYA WALKER	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	13240 LUCKY STAR RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHAUMONT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	13622	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3157673523	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	false	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (true)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$241	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,300	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,640	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,515	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,345	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$20,041	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$241	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,300	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,640	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,515	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,345	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$20,041	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$20,041	PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support	$20,041	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$47,358	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170	Yes (X)	First5Years170Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8	PAYMENTS 892 SALES 15 TOTAL 907
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 218 OFFICE 585 TRAVEL 105 INSURANCE 4,406 SUPPLIES & MATERIALS 2,811 BANK FEES 71 VEHICLES 18 MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT 73 TAXES & LICENSES 50 QUICKBOOKS FEES 215 TOTAL 8,552
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20	RECONCILIATION -844
FORM 990-EZ, PART III	H.E.A.L, AT LUCKY STAR RANCH, IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES HEALING, ENCOURAGEMENT, ADVENTURE, AND LEADERSHIP. (H.E.A.L.) WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON SERVING VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY. WE OFFER OUTDOOR THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL AGES.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28	EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING: FOSTERS CONFIDENCE AND INDEPENDENCE FOR THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE. IN THIS MOSTLY NON-RIDING PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS LEARN INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY, RELATIONSHIP,AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND APPRECIATE TEAMWORK, SELFDISCIPLINE, AND TRUST. THROUGH THEIR ACTIVITIES, THEY DEVELOP A SENSE OF PURPOSE AS THEY HELP CARE FOR HORSES WHO CARE FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. PARTICIPANTS LEARN AND IMPROVE SKILLS, SUCH AS: HORSE GROOMING LEADING RECOGNIZING HORSE BODY LANGUAGE AND HORSE COMMUNICATION HOW TO WORK AROUND HORSES SAFELY HORSE CHORES AND SO MUCH MORE EQUINE FACILITATED COUNSELING IN EQUINE FACILITATED COUNSELING, CLIENTS WORK WITH A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, A CERTIFIED EQUINE SPECIALIST, AND A THERAPY HORSE TO ACCOMPLISH PERSONAL GOALS SUPPORTING A TREATMENT PLAN. ALL SESSIONS ARE UNMOUNTED GROUND ACTIVITIES. THE H.E.A.L COUNSELING PROGRAM IS A WELLNESS PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON CLIENT STRENGTHS AND THE POWER OF THE HUMAN-HORSE CONNECTION TO FACILITATE THE HEALING PROCESS. THROUGH EFC, CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN INCREASE SELF- AWARENESS AND LEARN HOW THEIR INTERACTIONS AFFECT OTHERS. COUPLING THE HORSES POWER WITH THE POWER OF THERAPY ALLOWS FOR RAPID MOVEMENT IN REACHING THERAPEUTIC GOALS.