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US nonprofit · EIN 571099345 · Bluffton, SCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 571099345) - 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 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).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.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Heroes on Horseback

Donations deductible
Revenue
$244k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$301k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$95k
Minus $2k liabilities
Net assets
$97k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
5.8y av
Staff
5
250 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Heroes on Horseback's network

6 people2 organisationsi6 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (2) 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

6 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 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
George CapuzelloBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Karen NorwoodPresident2018
8 yrs
Nancy MackenzieSecretary-Treasurer2018
8 yrs
Robert E LeeExecutive Director2018
8 yrs
Sophie ClymerBoard Member2025
1 yr
Tony O'BrienBoard Member2025
1 yr
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
Robert E LeeExecutive Director2023

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom 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
Robert E LeeExecutive Director40$64k
Karen NorwoodPresident5$0
Nancy MackenzieSecretary-Treasurer5$0
Sophie ClymerBoard Member5$0
George CapuzelloBoard Member5$0
Tony O'brienBoard Member5$0

About

Legal name
Heroes on Horseback
EIN
571099345
Address
95 Stillwell Rd, Bluffton, SC, 29910-6619
State
South Carolina
Mission
To provide safe, professional and therapeutic equine-assisted activities for individuals (without regard to race, creed or financial need) in the south carolina lowcountry with physical, mental or emotional disabilities. The organization's programs help children and adults overcome barriers that challenge their everyday lives through disabilities such as autism, adhd, down's syndrome... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
N20 Recreation and sports
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Recreation & Sports
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2000
Principal officer
Robert E Lee (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 January 2005
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsKaren Norwood
≥8years on the filingsNancy Mackenzie
≥8years on the filingsRobert E Lee
≥6years on the filingsGeorge Capuzello

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$95k
Total liabilities
Minus $2k
Net assets or fund balances
$97k
Contributions and grants received
$147k
Program service revenue
$53k
Grants and similar paid out
$29k
Employees
5
Volunteers
250

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$244k$301kDeficit $58k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Soar of the Lowcountry (Agent for Special Olympics)Discount or complimentary services are provided to those within the local community who are not in a financial position to pay the fees typi$0