North Carolina · Nonprofit
EQUUVATION INC
EQUUVATION INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,341,157 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($1,034,650). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 93% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $502k
- Funders on record
- 13
- Grants received
- $1.3M
- Net assets
- $190k
What Equuvation Inc does
Mission
Equuvation Inc. Is a nonprofit organization that aspires to promote innovation, education, collaboration, and professional service delivery in any field of activity centered around the horse-human connection. Founded by a collaborative group of industry professionals, equuvation aims to develop and support accessible, inclusive, and ethical therapeutic services long into perpetuity.equuvation works to set and support model standards and examples of practice in three pillars of focus as it relates to the equine-assisted services industry:therapy + education centerthink tanksanctuary
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Equine-facilitated psychotherapy (efp)efp is a form of experiential therapy that includes horses and donkeys (equines), and provides clients with opportunities to enhance self-awareness, and to re-pattern maladaptive behaviors and feelings. Activities within efp sessions are designed to meet the client's individual goals and may include, but are not limited to: herd observation, grooming, leading, roundpen, obstacles, and introduction to advanced horsemanship skills. Efp has proven beneficial for those impacted by trauma and abuse; experiencing symptoms of anxiety, depression, ptsd, autism; or managing a chronic illness or pain.
$13,720 spent$2,490 earned by the program42% of program spendingEquine-assisted learning (eal)eal is an experiential approach that includes horses and donkeys (equines), and provides clients with opportunities to build muscle memory around essential life skills and qualities of healthy relationships such as effective communication, empathy, boundaries, problem-solving, self-regulation, self-advocacy and more by way of connecting with equines. Our core eal programs include: individual or family eal sessions group eal retreats and workshops reading-at-the-ranch an after-school literacy and communication program. Jr.eq. Eal programs for tweens and teens, ages 10-17, who already have experience with horses and equestrian sports. These programs are centered around creating inclusive, educational experiences built on the foundation of the horse-human connection and aimed to meet the individual emotional, social, psychological and physical needs of all participants.
$6,650 spent$3,125 earned by the program20% of program spendingTherapeutic horsemanship (th)a holistic approach to developing a relationship with horses, our therapeutic horsemanship program combines elements of equine-assisted learning (eal groundwork) and therapeutic riding (tr - mounted). Participants benefit from an innovative curriculum which includes development and practice of communication skills, daily horse care, grooming, tacking and foundational vaulting and riding skills. Th is offered by credentialed educators and path intl. Certified therapeutic riding instructors (ctri). Sessions may be private or semi-private and are tailored to the individual needs, age and goals of the participants. The th program is the most similar to traditional therapeutic riding models, but with a specific, personalized goal-oriented approach for each client and their family. The client profile for our therapeutic horsemanship program is youth, ages 3-17, with a disability, mental health diagnosis or impact of trauma.
$7,431 spent$1,850 earned by the program23% of program spendingThe discovery trail (dt)the discovery trail is an equine-accessible, multi-dimensional outdoor sensory experience intended for therapeutic and educational use; with the mission to create an environment for guests of all ages and abilities to: experience the outdoors in a safe and delightful way; reach for and achieve therapeutic and educational goals; and have an opportunity to learn from, and develop a relationship with horses. Equuvation offers the "adopt-a-trail-station" program which is a great way for families, groups and businesses to get involved in the trail; and mutually beneficial for our programs!spark* scholarshipsspark* scholarships are for young riders (age 18 and under; any equestrian discipline) who exemplify sportsmanship, horsemanship, a desire to learn, work hard and show stewardship in our equestrian communities. Annual clinic, lesson and competition mini-grants are awarded based on an application, audition and review process. Spark* scholarships are funded through grants and private donations. Equuvation awards spark* scholarships based on an application process, review board and depending on the funds available for any given year.
$4,975 spent$533 earned by the program15% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $32,776.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2023 to 2024, from $42k to $190k (+348%).
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.
98% of EQUUVATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 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
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 6 funders, grant income rose $12k → $129k.
7 of 13 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 93% 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 EQUUVATION INC’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.
How concentrated its funding is
EQUUVATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 77% of grant income and the top three 89%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
95% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund EQUUVATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 79% · 2018 100% · 2019 92% · 2020 100% · 2021 85% · 2022 86% · 2023 71% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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.
How long its funders stay
50% of EQUUVATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 54% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
93% of EQUUVATION INC'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. Of the $100k that is directly attributable, 71% of it comes from funders outside North Carolina, across 4 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.2M arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states 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
EQUUVATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 13,754 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,754 health nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like EQUUVATION INC
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 North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
9% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds EQUUVATION INC?
- EQUUVATION INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,341,157 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($1,034,650). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 93% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does EQUUVATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 13 organizations giving $1,341,157 in grants to EQUUVATION INC, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of EQUUVATION INC?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $1,034,650 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like EQUUVATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 13 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