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US nonprofit · EIN 522214286 · Cerrillos, NMiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 522214286) - 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.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.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Horse Shelter's network

5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

5 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.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 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
A J O'Brien (also filed as AJ O'Brien)Treasurer2018
8 yrs
Berkley ChesenDirector2018
8 yrs
Jennifer RiosPresident2018
8 yrs
Richard HurdleVice Preside2022
4 yrs
Tara EarleyCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Susan M HemmerleExecutive Disince 2020

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
Susan M HemmerleExecutive Di40$99k$15k
Berkley ChesenDirector6$0
Julia PetersDirector1$0
Jennifer RiosPresident10$0
Richard HurdleVice Preside22$0
Tara EarleySecretary1.5$0
A J O'brienTreasurer10$0

About

Legal name
Horse Shelter
EIN
522214286
Address
100 Old Cash Ranch Rd, Cerrillos, NM, 87010-9803
State
New Mexico
Mission
Rescue and rehabilitate abused, abandoned, and neglected horses throughout new mexico. Horses are trained and adopted into the community whenever possible. Most horses are received through new mexico government agencies. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
D200 Animal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Animal-Related
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2000
Principal officer
Jennifer Rios (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2000
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsA J O'Brien
≥8years on the filingsBerkley Chesen
≥8years on the filingsJennifer Rios
≥8years on the filingsTara Earley

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
$24.3m
Total liabilities
$189k
Net assets or fund balances
$24.1m
Contributions and grants received
$1.3m
Program service revenue
$15k
Employees
39
Volunteers
133