Taras Chance
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.2m
year to 31 October 2024
Expenses
$764k
year to 31 October 2024
Total assets
$860k
$21k liabilities
Net assets
$840k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
14
3.9 years on average
Staff
17
250 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
13
named in Part VII
Taras Chance's network
14 people1 organisationi14 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
14 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.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 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Geisbauer | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Dottie Jensen | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Francine L Flores (also filed as Francine Flores) | Advisory Board | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John Israel | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Judy Metzger | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Julie MAX | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lance Mills | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Larry Houser | Advisory Board | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Louise Hernandez | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Matthew Howells | Executive Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Miriam Everette | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Nancy Capel | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Paul Miller | President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Rudy Lara | Advisory Board | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
13 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Carol Geisbauer | Board Member | since 2020 |
| Deborah D Huff | Board Member | 2019 |
| Francine L Flores | President | 2019 |
| Jeff K Buchanan | Board Member | 2019 |
| Judy Metzger | Company secretary | since 2020 |
| Kelleen R Webster | Secretary/Treas | 2019 |
| Larry Houser | Board Member | since 2019 |
| Leslie Sorrells | Treasurer | since 2020 |
| Louise Hernandez | President | since 2019 |
| Matthew Howells | Executive Dir. | since 2020 |
| Miriam Everette | Board Member | since 2020 |
| Nancy Capel | Board Member | 2023 |
| Susan Smith | Board Member | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 October 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Howells | Executive Director | 40 | $66k | ||
| Louise Hernandez | Vice President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Miriam Everette | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Judy Metzger | Secretary | 4 | $0 | ||
| Carol Geisbauer | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Nancy Capel | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dottie Jensen | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Paul Miller | President | 6 | $0 | ||
| Julie Max | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lance Mills | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| John Israel | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Francine Flores | Advisory Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rudy Lara | Advisory Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Larry Houser | Advisory Board | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Taras Chance
- EIN
- 460941505
- Address
- 219 Claire Ave, Fullerton, CA, 92835-3516
- State
- California
- Mission
- Tara's chance is dedicated to promoting the physical, cognitive, and social well-being of those with special needs through equine assisted activities and therapies. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- E50 Health care
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Health Care
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2012
- Principal officer
- Matthew Howells (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsFrancine L Flores
≥8years on the filingsLarry Houser
≥8years on the filingsLouise Hernandez
≥3years on the filingsCarol Geisbauer
Latest return
year to 31 October 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 October 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $860k
- Total liabilities
- $21k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $840k
- Contributions and grants received
- $571k
- Program service revenue
- $180k
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 250
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.2m | $764k | $392k |
| 2022 | $806k | $636k | $170k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.