Virginia · Nonprofit
Military Equestrian Foundation
Military Equestrian Foundation (Virginia) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $2,500 to it, the largest being THE BRENNAN FAMILY FOUNDATION ($2,500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $41k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $3k
- Net assets
- $-10019
What Military Equestrian Foundation does
Mission
The Military Equestrian Foundation operates as a nonprofit organization dedicated to charitable and educational purposes in accordance with Section 170c3 and Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Our mission is to provide support and resources to military personnel through equestrian programs promoting physical and mental well-being. By offering equine therapy and training we aim to enhance the lives of service members and veterans fostering a sense of community and healing through interaction with horses.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
The Military Equestrian Foundation facilitated more than 260 riding opportunities for its members during a 7-month season. These opportunities included access to riding lessons club chukkars and trail riding events. Through these activities members were able to enhance their equestrian skills build camaraderie within the military equestrian community and enjoy the benefits of equine-assisted activities.
$41,706 spent63% of program spendingThe Military Equestrian Foundations Polo Program actively engaged in 15 Tournament events within the local Polo community fostering connections and social opportunities within the equine community. Through these events participants gained access to valuable networking opportunities while showcasing their equestrian skills and building camaraderie with fellow enthusiasts. This program not only promoted the sport of polo but also facilitated a sense of community and support among members of the local equestrian community.
$23,500 spent35% of program spendingThe Military Equestrian Foundations Work2Ride Program provided a total of 104 hours of equine management training to veteran participants. This initiative aimed to impart skills in horse care responsibility and horsemanship while fostering a sense of community and support among members. Veterans exchanged their assistance in caring for the organizations horses for the opportunity to learn and develop valuable equestrian skills.
$1,240 spent2% of program spendingFundraising donation
$0 spent0% of program spendingGeneral operating expenses
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $66,446.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 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 2024 to 2025, from $45k to $4k (−92%).
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.
18% of Military Equestrian Foundation’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (97% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Amos Peterson
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of Military Equestrian Foundation’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
Military Equestrian Foundation draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Virginia, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
Military Equestrian Foundation's revenue fell 62% between 2023 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,277 public benefit nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like Military Equestrian Foundation
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 Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Military Equestrian Foundation: 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 Military Equestrian Foundation?
- Military Equestrian Foundation (Virginia) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $2,500 to it, the largest being THE BRENNAN FAMILY FOUNDATION ($2,500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Military Equestrian Foundation have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $2,500 in grants to Military Equestrian Foundation.
- Who is the largest funder of Military Equestrian Foundation?
- THE BRENNAN FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $2,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Military Equestrian Foundation find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. 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 2023–2025), 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