DRAFT GRATITUDE

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Winchester, NH | www.draftgratitude.com

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DRAFT GRATITUDE

EIN: 47-2346625

Contributions tax deductible
as of September 2024

IRS BMF 509(a)(2)
as of September 09, 2024

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Mission

Draft Gratitude gives senior farming horses a second chance and a place to call home.

Ruling year info

2015

President

Rebecca Roy

Main address

148 Ashuelot Street

Winchester, NH 03470 USA

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EIN

47-2346625

Subject area info

Animal welfare

Population served info

Adults

NTEE code info

Animal Protection and Welfare (includes Humane Societies and SPCAs) (D20)

IRS subsection

501(c)(3) Public Charity

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Tax forms

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Communication

Blog

Programs and results

Reports and documents

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Aged farming draft horses have spent years in harnesses working. Many end up at high risk auctions and ultimately slaughter. They deserve a soft landing and safe retirement.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Rescue & Rehabilitation of Draft Horses

Draft Gratitude was established in 2014 to give unwanted senior working horses a second chance and a place to call home. Our primary focus is the rescue and rehabilitation of senior farming horses. Once rehabilitated, the horses are available for adoption to approved homes. Rescued horses that are not adoptable for various reasons will live out their days safely with us in sanctuary.

Population(s) Served

Adults

Adoption

Rehabilitated draft horses may be adopted to approved, forever homes.

Population(s) Served

Adults

Where we work

Photos

Videos

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of animals with freedom from fear and distress

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Rescue & Rehabilitation of Draft Horses

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Number of animals vaccinated

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Rescue & Rehabilitation of Draft Horses

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Number of animals rescued

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Rescue & Rehabilitation of Draft Horses

Type of Metric

Context - describing the issue we work on

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Number of animals with freedom to express normal behavior

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Rescue & Rehabilitation of Draft Horses

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Reports and documents

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

What is the organization aiming to accomplish?

Our goal is to provide quality care that is timely, responsible, and reasonable, with a focus on quality of life for unwanted draft horses.

What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?

Maintaining relationships where these horses are coming from without judgement.

Maintaining our established relationship with our veterinarian.

Interacting visually and physically with every horse in our care twice per day to catch any needs or differences in behavior as early as possible.

Having funds available for acute veterinary needs so that appropriate care can be delivered without concern of affording it.

Maintain appropriate veterinary records in combination with regular health checks of our herd including timely vaccines, hoof care, and dental work.

What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

We have developed a great team of care providers. Being proactive with regular health checks, appropriate hoof care, and appropriate dental care combined with a proven feeding program goes a long ways toward maintaining healthy draft horses.

What have they accomplished so far and what's next?

Since 2014, (as of October 2020) we have saved 52 draft horses from slaughter.
We will keep saving the lives of unwanted draft horses within our means.
We have earned our Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries Verification.

Financials

DRAFT GRATITUDE

Fiscal year: Oct 01 - Sep 30

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

NET GAIN/LOSS: in

Note: When component data are not available, the graph displays the total Revenue and/or Expense values.

Liquidity in 2023

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

0.59

Average of 0.08 over 7 years

Months of cash in 2023

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

0.6

Average of 0.1 over 7 years

Fringe rate in 2023

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

9%

Average of 1% over 7 years

Funding sources

Source: IRS Form 990

Assets & liabilities

Source: IRS Form 990

Financial data

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Digitizing IRS form 990 data

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Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Oct 01 - Sep 30

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Revenue
Contributions	$61,073
Program Services	$0
Investments	$0
Special Events	$16,272
Sales	$0
Other	$4,254
Total Revenue	$81,599

Expenses
Grants	$0
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$0
Professional Fees	$75
Occupancy	$70,854
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$1,487
Other Expenses	$8,038
Total Expenses	$80,454
Net Gain/Loss	$1,145

Revenue
Contributions	$84,052
Program Services	$0
Investments	$0
Special Events	$26,518
Sales	$0
Other	$2,160
Total Revenue	$112,730

Expenses
Grants	$0
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$0
Professional Fees	$735
Occupancy	$99,103
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$1,473
Other Expenses	$9,561
Total Expenses	$110,872
Net Gain/Loss	$1,858

Revenue
Contributions	$69,122
Program Services	$0
Investments	$2
Special Events	$22,246
Sales	$0
Other	$2,350
Total Revenue	$93,720

Expenses
Grants	$0
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$0
Professional Fees	$951
Occupancy	$81,515
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$533
Other Expenses	$8,725
Total Expenses	$91,724
Net Gain/Loss	$1,996

Revenue
Contributions	$105,774
Program Services	$0
Investments	$13
Special Events	$1,475
Sales	$0
Other	$1,200
Total Revenue	$108,462

Expenses
Grants	$0
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$0
Professional Fees	$950
Occupancy	$87,385
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$1,152
Other Expenses	$5,466
Total Expenses	$94,953
Net Gain/Loss	$13,509

Revenue
Contributions	$99,367
Program Services	$0
Investments	$31
Special Events	$30,000
Sales	$0
Other	$2,250
Total Revenue	$131,648

Expenses
Grants	$0
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$0
Professional Fees	$1,505
Occupancy	$115,513
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$1,202
Other Expenses	$10,496
Total Expenses	$128,716
Net Gain/Loss	$2,932

Revenue
Contributions	$109,526
Program Services	$0
Investments	$16
Special Events	$25,672
Sales	$0
Other	$2,250
Total Revenue	$137,464

Expenses
Grants	$0
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$9,694
Professional Fees	$1,571
Occupancy	$125,068
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$1,191
Other Expenses	$13,621
Total Expenses	$151,145
Net Gain/Loss	($13,681)

Revenue
Contributions	$148,372
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$3
Special Events	$21,913
Sales	$0
Other	$1,150
Total Revenue	$171,438

Expenses
Program Services	$145,034
Administration	$19,117
Fundraising	$7,987
Total Expenses	$172,138
Net Gain/Loss	($700)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$725
Advertising & Promotion	$2,622
Information Technology Expenses	$4,410
Insurance Expenses	$1,984
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

DRAFT GRATITUDE

Balance sheet

Fiscal Year: Oct 01 - Sep 30

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

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Assets	Oct 01, 2016	Sep 30, 2017	Change
Contributions	$61,073
Cash & Equivalents	$2,628	$3,773	$1,145
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$2,628	$3,773	$1,145

Liabilities	Oct 01, 2016	Sep 30, 2017	Change
Total Liabilities	$0	$0	$0

Fund balance	Oct 01, 2016	Sep 30, 2017	Change
Net Assets	$2,628	$3,773	$1,145

Assets	Oct 01, 2017	Sep 30, 2018	Change
Contributions	$84,052
Cash & Equivalents	$3,773	$6,891	$3,118
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$3,773	$6,891	$3,118

Liabilities	Oct 01, 2017	Sep 30, 2018	Change
Total Liabilities	$0	$1,260	$1,260

Fund balance	Oct 01, 2017	Sep 30, 2018	Change
Net Assets	$3,773	$5,631	$1,858

Assets	Oct 01, 2018	Sep 30, 2019	Change
Contributions	$69,122
Cash & Equivalents	$6,891	$7,627	$736
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$6,891	$7,627	$736

Liabilities	Oct 01, 2018	Sep 30, 2019	Change
Total Liabilities	$1,260	$0	($1,260)

Fund balance	Oct 01, 2018	Sep 30, 2019	Change
Net Assets	$5,631	$7,627	$1,996

Assets	Oct 01, 2019	Sep 30, 2020	Change
Contributions	$105,774
Cash & Equivalents	$7,627	$36,136	$28,509
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$7,627	$36,136	$28,509

Liabilities	Oct 01, 2019	Sep 30, 2020	Change
Total Liabilities	$0	$15,000	$15,000

Fund balance	Oct 01, 2019	Sep 30, 2020	Change
Net Assets	$7,627	$21,136	$13,509

Assets	Oct 01, 2020	Sep 30, 2021	Change
Contributions	$99,367
Cash & Equivalents	$36,136	$39,068	$2,932
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$36,136	$39,068	$2,932

Liabilities	Oct 01, 2020	Sep 30, 2021	Change
Total Liabilities	$15,000	$15,000	$0

Fund balance	Oct 01, 2020	Sep 30, 2021	Change
Net Assets	$21,136	$24,068	$2,932

Assets	Oct 01, 2021	Sep 30, 2022	Change
Contributions	$109,526
Cash & Equivalents	$39,068	$25,387	($13,681)
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$39,068	$25,387	($13,681)

Liabilities	Oct 01, 2021	Sep 30, 2022	Change
Total Liabilities	$15,000	$15,000	$0

Fund balance	Oct 01, 2021	Sep 30, 2022	Change
Net Assets	$24,068	$10,387	($13,681)

Assets	Oct 01, 2022	Sep 30, 2023	Change
Contributions	$148,372
Cash & Equivalents	$25,387	$8,917	($16,470)
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$15,770	$15,770
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$25,387	$24,687	($700)

Liabilities	Oct 01, 2022	Sep 30, 2023	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$0	$0
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$15,000	$15,000	$0
Total Liabilities	$15,000	$15,000	$0

Fund balance	Oct 01, 2022	Sep 30, 2023	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Unrestricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Net Assets	$10,387	$9,687	($700)

DRAFT GRATITUDE

Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitions

Fiscal Year: Oct 01 - Sep 30

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

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Business model indicators

Profitability	2023
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation	$1,179
As % of expenses	0.7%
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation	-$700
As % of expenses	-0.4%

Revenue composition
Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted)	$171,438
Total revenue, % change over prior year	0.0%
Program services revenue	0.0%
Membership dues	0.0%
Investment income	0.0%
Government grants	0.0%
All other grants and contributions	99.3%
Other revenue	0.7%

Expense composition
Total expenses before depreciation	$170,259
Total expenses, % change over prior year	0.0%
Personnel	15.3%
Professional fees	0.7%
Occupancy	6.8%
Interest	0.0%
Pass-through	0.0%
All other expenses	77.1%

Full cost components (estimated)	2023
Total expenses (after depreciation)	$172,138
One month of savings	$14,188
Debt principal payment	$0
Fixed asset additions	$17,649
Total full costs (estimated)	$203,975

Capital structure indicators

Liquidity	2023
Months of cash	0.6
Months of cash and investments	0.6
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets	-0.4

Balance sheet composition	2023
Cash	$8,917
Investments	$0
Receivables	$0
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE)	$21,673
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE)	27.2%
Liabilities (as a % of assets)	60.8%
Unrestricted net assets	$0
Temporarily restricted net assets	N/A
Permanently restricted net assets	N/A
Total restricted net assets	$0
Total net assets	$9,687

Key data checks

Key data checks	2023
Material data errors	No

Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

Documents

Letter of Determination

Form 1023/1024 is not available for this organization

President

Rebecca Roy

Rebecca Roy is the founder and president of Draft Gratitude. She grew up on a small farm with draft horses. In addition to taking care of unwanted draft horses, she runs a small farm stand, works in her husband's business, and is raising a 9 year old son. After its first two years, Draft Gratitude grew into a consistently self-supporting organization under Rebecca’s helm. This success was due her the integrity, transparency, work ethic, and willingness to learn. Rebecca brought a marketing degree, business management experience, and a love of senior draft horses to the drawing board. From there she spent countless hours studying nonprofit best practices for fundraising, acknowledgments, storytelling, bookkeeping, donor management, social media, and more. Rebecca takes pride in providing care, kindness, and compassion to the draft horses that are lucky enough to make their way to Draft Gratitude.

Number of employees

Source: IRS Form 990

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Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Compensation

Other

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Compensation data

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There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.

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Board of directors
as of 05/10/2024

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Board of directors data

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Board chair

Rebecca Roy

Cathy Hartle

Jessica Beaman

Carissa Tripi

Alana Michaud

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 1/31/2024

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity

White/Caucasian/European

Gender identity

Female, Not transgender

Sexual orientation

Heterosexual or Straight

Disability status

Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

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Mission

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Programs and results

Reports and documents

What we aim to solve

Our programs

Rescue & Rehabilitation of Draft Horses

Adoption

Where we work

Our results

Evaluation documents

Number of animals with freedom from fear and distress

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Type of Metric

Direction of Success

Context Notes

Number of animals vaccinated

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Type of Metric

Direction of Success

Context Notes

Number of animals rescued

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Type of Metric

Direction of Success

Context Notes

Number of animals with freedom to express normal behavior

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Type of Metric

Direction of Success

Context Notes

Goals & Strategy

Reports and documents

Charting impact

What is the organization aiming to accomplish?

What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?

What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

What have they accomplished so far and what's next?

Financials

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

Liquidity in 2023 info

0.59

Months of cash in 2023 info

0.6

Fringe rate in 2023 info

9%

Funding sources info

Assets & liabilities info

Financial data

Digitizing IRS form 990 data

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Business model indicators

Capital structure indicators

Key data checks

Operations

Documents

President

Rebecca Roy

Number of employees

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Compensation data

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Board of directors data

Rebecca Roy

Board leadership practices

Board orientation and education

CEO oversight

Ethics and transparency

Liquidity in 2023

Months of cash in 2023

Fringe rate in 2023

Funding sources

Assets & liabilities