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US nonprofit · EIN 454668951 · Canyon, TXiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 454668951) - 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 tenure.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 (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2012.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Dove Creek Equine Rescue & Sanctuary's network

12 people6 organisationsi12 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

12 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 12 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Dusty DoyleBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Greg KerleyBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Haley MillerBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Jade MillerBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Joni Wood-MartinBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Julie Phillips PuckettBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Kaitlin BrownBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Kim TaylorBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Laurie Higgins-KerleyExec Directo2020
6 yrs
Lexa CraddockBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Lisa OroscoBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Whitneyrose UpchurchBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

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
Kaitlin BrownBoard Member$0
Lexa CraddockBoard Member$0
Dusty DoyleBoard Member$0
Laurie Higgins-KerleyExec Directo$0
Greg KerleyBoard Member$0
Haley MillerBoard Member$0
Jade MillerBoard Member$0
Lisa OroscoBoard Member$0
Julie Phillips PuckettBoard Member$0
Kim TaylorBoard Member$0
Whitneyrose UpchurchBoard Member$0
Joni Wood-MartinBoard Member$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Dove Creek Equine Rescue & Sanctuary
EIN
454668951
Address
16201 Gordon Cummings Rd, Canyon, TX, 79015-8300
State
Texas
Mission
Our mission is to restore the dignity, purpose, and wholeness of unwanted horses who need a second chance in life and humans who need healing and direction by providing compassionate care, connection and education. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
D20 Animal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Animal-Related
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2012
Principal officer
Laurie Higgins-Kerley (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2012
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsLaurie Higgins-Kerley
≥3years on the filingsGreg Kerley
≥3years on the filingsJulie Phillips Puckett
≥3years on the filingsKaitlin Brown

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
$1.1m
Total liabilities
$19
Net assets or fund balances
$1.1m
Contributions and grants received
$973k
Program service revenue
$16k
Employees
7
Volunteers
158

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.2m$510k$650k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Dove Creek Equine Rescue And Sanctuary likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Texas
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Active
Formed
28 February 2012
Registered agent
Not stated

This register does not publish officers or directors.