California · Nonprofit
CALYPSO EQUESTRIAN
CALYPSO EQUESTRIAN (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $2,400,000 to it, the largest being VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM ($2,400,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.0M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $2.4M
- Net assets
- $371k
What Calypso Equestrian does
Mission
Prevention of cruelty to animals by facilitating the rehabilitation and retraining of horses in transition with a focus on community education and compassionate, responsible horse ownership and care.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Calypso head start programtransitioning horses for a successful lifethe calypso head start program is designed to give every horse we work with the strongest possible foundation for a successful second career. Each horse in our care receives:- comprehensive daily care, including full board, turnout, grooming, blanketing, and individualized nutrition- professional training both on the ground and under saddle- ongoing veterinary oversight, farrier care, dental maintenance, and overall wellness support- thoughtful, controlled exposure to a variety of real-world environments and experiences- careful evaluation of temperament, training, and long-term potential- guidance toward a suitable second career, determined in collaboration with trusted equine professionals- the opportunity for a safe-landing into retirement care as needed. Whenever appropriate, horses may be introduced to local show environments to thoughtfully showcase their development and highlight the potential of second-chance horses. Just as importantly, we take full responsibility for each horse's long-term wellbeing. This includes facilitating and covering the costs associated with retirement, ongoing medical care, and…
$452,143 spent74% of program spendingCreate more kindness programcommunity connectionthe create more kindness program reflects our broader commitment beyond the horses in our direct care. It focuses on education, community engagement, and advancing a more compassionate standard of horsemanship.through this program, we:- support and partner with local equestrian events and organizations to promote horse welfare - create meaningful moments of connection and care for both horses and riders- engage with the community to encourage responsible, thoughtful horsemanship- advocate for positive, lasting change in how horses are cared for across the industrywe remain dedicated to expanding this work and finding new ways to inspire kindness, awareness, and respect for horses at every level of the sport.
$158,135 spentof which $50,000 as grants26% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $610,278.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $6k to $521k (+8188%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of CALYPSO EQUESTRIAN’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (74% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $500k → $1.0M.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CALYPSO EQUESTRIAN’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of CALYPSO EQUESTRIAN's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.4M arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CALYPSO EQUESTRIAN runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 717 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 717 animals nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like CALYPSO EQUESTRIAN
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
92% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CALYPSO EQUESTRIAN: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CALYPSO EQUESTRIAN?
- CALYPSO EQUESTRIAN (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $2,400,000 to it, the largest being VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM ($2,400,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does CALYPSO EQUESTRIAN have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $2,400,000 in grants to CALYPSO EQUESTRIAN, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CALYPSO EQUESTRIAN?
- VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM is the largest funder on record, with $2,400,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CALYPSO EQUESTRIAN find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing