Iowa · Nonprofit
RHYTHMS OF GRACE
RHYTHMS OF GRACE (Iowa) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $83,899 to it, the largest being VARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF IOWA ($22,365). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $233k
- Funders on record
- 10
- Grants received
- $84k
- Net assets
- $90k
What Rhythms of Grace does
Mission
Rhythms of Grace is a volunteer-powered nonprofit partnering with licensed therapists and specially trained horses to bring hope, healing, and belonging to children and adults with disabilities and special needs.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Rhythms of Grace is recognized as an accredited member center of the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Int'l). It is one of eight PATH Int'l centers in the State of Iowa. The Founder is one of 26 PATH Int'l credentialed Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructors in the State of Iowa and one of 6 Equine Specialists in Mental Health and Learning. Adhering to the PATH Int'l industry Standards for safety, facility, programming, policies and procedures is a priority for all aspects of the organization's program services. Equine Assisted Services is an umbrella term encompassing Therapeutic Horsemanship, Equine Assisted Learning and Equine Assisted Therapy, programs which are medically recognized forms of therapeutic intervention for a number of disabilities. In 2025, Rhythms of Grace partnered with 12 special horses to offer 32 weeks of programming and 952 client hours. Clients represent children and adults with more than 35 primary diagnoses in aggregate. Volunteers provided more than 5,250 hours of volunteer time at a value of $182,647.
$44,959 spent$455 earned by the program20% of program spendingEquine Assisted Psychotherapy involves our Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning (ESMHL) partnering with licensed mental health therapists to offer therapy either unmounted or mounted on a horse for rhythmic riding. Both professionals are also trained in Natural Lifemanship, another certification that's foundation is on connected relationships. Eight (8%) percent of programming was mental health therapy. Hippotherapy, also known as Equine Assisted Occupational Therapy (OT), utilizes the movement of horses for adults and children as young as age 2. A licensed occupational therapist partners with Rhythms of Grace's Certified Instructor to offer OT services for a variety of diagnoses including chronic autoimmune disorders, splastic diplegia, cerebral palsy, stroke recovery, and strength building for more positive life experiences. Twenty-four (24%) percent of programming was occupational therapy.
$80,927 spent$16,755 earned by the program36% of program spendingTherapeutic Horsemanship is offered to adults and children age 4 and older. An extensive list of diagnoses are positively impacted by the therapeutic benefits of horsemanship or adaptive riding. Autism, ADHD, Bipolar, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Cerebral Palsy, speech development are all impacted. We teach riding skills. We focus on Physical, Social, Emotional, Fitness, Balance, Coordination, Posture, Calming, Self-Confidence, Sequencing, Empathy, Leadership, etc. Therapeutic riding and therapy is great rehab for people suffering from a stroke. MS, ALS and Parkinson's can be slowed by therapeutic riding. Speech can be regained after trauma. Individuals on the autism spectrum benefit from the flow of oxytocin in the brain and serotonin which help to reduce stress, increase trust, stability and socialization skills. There are 110 movements per minute at the walk, which helps with balance, coordination and strength. Balance is triggered in the inner ear; speech is triggered by riding. Therapeutic riding accounts for 68% for our programming hours.
$98,910 spent$24,857 earned by the program44% of program spendingMiniature Horse Ambassadors:With our miniature horses, we have brightened the lives of seniors in care facilities and children with our reading time with the minis. They've provided education and outreach in community festivals and parades. We will be purchasing a two horse trailer with ramps for the primary purpose of taking the miniature horses out to schools and senior care centers to reach more individuals with the therapeutic benefits of being with horses. Impact Highlights * 100% said Rhythms of Grace met expectations and they recommend us * 74% reported a positive impact on daily life (26% somewhat positive) * 95% reported improved balance/core strength and posture * 80% reported improved emotional regulation, empathy, and confidence 78% reported improved independence, sequencing skills, and sensory attention * 95% reported improved fine motor skills, quality of gait, and flexibility ("Client progress survey results; ~75% participation.")
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $224,796.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 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 2022 to 2023, from $82k to $110k (+33%).
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.
70% of RHYTHMS OF GRACE’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as 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 4 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.
Chief executive
Dawn Carlson
Founder, CEO, Instructor
Board chair
Jacki Fultz
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 5 funders, grant income rose $10k → $31k.
2 of 10 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 16% 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 RHYTHMS OF GRACE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 9 of 10 funders by total. 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
RHYTHMS OF GRACE has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 27% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
67% 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 RHYTHMS OF GRACE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 100% · 2023 53% — 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.
Where its funders are
86% of RHYTHMS OF GRACE's grant income comes from Iowa funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $14k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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
RHYTHMS OF GRACE has grown faster than three-quarters of the 7,883 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,883 health nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like RHYTHMS OF GRACE
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 Iowa
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
93% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for RHYTHMS OF GRACE: 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 RHYTHMS OF GRACE?
- RHYTHMS OF GRACE (Iowa) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $83,899 to it, the largest being VARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF IOWA ($22,365). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does RHYTHMS OF GRACE have?
- IRS filings report 10 organizations giving $83,899 in grants to RHYTHMS OF GRACE, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of RHYTHMS OF GRACE?
- VARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF IOWA is the largest funder on record, with $22,365 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like RHYTHMS OF GRACE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Iowa. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2022–2025), and the filings of 10 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