Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United KingdomIrelandUnited States (current)New ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland
US nonprofit · EIN 452632601 · Sharon, CTiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 452632601) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2015.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Equus Effect

Donations deductible
Revenue
$393k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$347k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$978k
$335k liabilities
Net assets
$643k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
4.0 years on average
Staff
2
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
8
named in Part VII
Exemption reinstated on 15 May 2014. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2014 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
How am I connected?

Equus Effect's network

7 peoplei7 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Aida MysanBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Andrus NicholsBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Dr F Towne AllenPresident2023
3 yrs
Mimi EstesCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Oscar MartinezTreasurer2020
6 yrs
S Meghan FlanaganBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Susan F Filan (also filed as Susan Filan)Vice President2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Christine GouldingCompany secretary2018
Gaylord MeyerVice Presidentsince 2018
Jane StrongExecutive Director/Board Msince 2018
Jesi SarnoFormer Executive Directorsince 2019
Oscar MartinezTreasurersince 2018
Patty GaneyCompany secretary2019
Robert CafferyPresident2019
Robert CaffreyPresident2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Jane StrongExecutive Director/Board M30$32k
Dr F Towne AllenPresident2$0
Oscar MartinezTreasurer2$0
S Meghan FlanaganBoard Member2$0
Mimi EstesSecretary2$0
Aida MysanBoard Member2$0
Andrus NicholsBoard Member2$0
Susan F FilanVice President2$0

About

Legal name
Equus Effect
EIN
452632601
Address
37 Drum Rd, Sharon, CT, 06069-2601
State
Connecticut
Mission
To help veterans and others in transition rebuild healthy relationships at home, work and school through meaningful engagement with horses. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
F30 Mental health and crisis intervention
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2012
Principal officer
Jane Strong (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsSusan F Filan
≥6years on the filingsOscar Martinez
≥3years on the filingsDr F Towne Allen
≥3years on the filingsMimi Estes

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$978k
Total liabilities
$335k
Net assets or fund balances
$643k
Contributions and grants received
$338k
Program service revenue
$72k
Employees
2

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$393k$347k$46k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.