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HORSES 4 HEROES INC

Healthy Living through Horses

North Las Vegas, NV   |  www.horses4heroes.org

Mission

Founded in 2006, Horses4Heroes mission is to make horseback riding affordable for, and accessible to, the families of the heroes in our community including, but not limited to:  military personnel (active duty and veterans), police and correction officers, fire fighters/EMTs, hospice and critical care nurses and special needs school teachers.

Ruling year info

2007

President, CEO, Executive Director

Ms Sydney Knott

Main address

4780 W Ann Road Suite 5-106

North Las Vegas, NV 89031 USA

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EIN

20-4872971

NTEE code info

Youth Development Programs (O50)

Equestrian, Riding (N69)

Children's and Youth Services (P30)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Blog

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Every 22 minutes a Veteran, service member or First Responder commits suicide, they feel their lives have no purpose, that they have no place. Thousands of children are living in Foster Care and 80% of 18-year-olds who age out of the Foster Care system (nationwide) end up pregnant, incarcerated or homless. Children today have more anxiety, anger management and behavioral issues than ever before. Time spent with horses, whether in a recreational, instructional or therapeutic program, calms you down, makes you feel loved and needed, less anxious, less angry, and you come away better able to cope with life's challenges.

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?

Operation Free Ride

Free horseback rides for returning combat veterans, service members, and their families.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Life skills workshop for adults.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Life Skills Workshop

Population(s) Served
Adults

Free field trips for elementary school children that teach important life, social and communication skills, while learning about horses, farm animals, ranching and farming. We also invite senior citizens to visit our Farm.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Seniors

Where we work

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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

Charting impact

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

Our goal is to uses horses to empower, engage, inspire, educate, entertain and employ those in our community whose Call of Duty is to Protect, Serve, Teach and Heal. We do this by making equestrian programs affordable and accessible.

Our strategies are to offer low-cost equestrian programs for all ages, including riding lessons, camps, birthday parties, field trips, corporate and special events and free workshops. We hold free open houses and open riding on the weekends with promotions like $5 Fridays and Saddle Up Saturdays and Sundays. In so doing, we hope to serve as an example for our affiliates so they can offer the same programs at their facilities.

Our HQ and flagship facility is located on a 2.5-acre urban ranch in Las Vegas. Here we offer camps, lessons, birthday parties, field trips, and free experiential education sessions with horses.

Horses4Heroes owns and operates the Horses4Heroes Family Equestrian Center, our HQ and Flagship Facility. We are launching a Capital Campaign to purchase this property with the goal of placing it in a Land Trust, to preserve this rural property for future generations. We also are raising funds to put shade over our small riding arena and install walkways and Astro Turf. We are expanding our board of directors and updating our financials.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time

Financials

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Operations

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

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HORSES 4 HEROES INC

Board of directors
as of 11/01/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

MS Sydney Knott

The PR Group

Term: 2007 - 2023

Kim R Westhoff

Retired

Carol Wright

Arbonne

Dorene R Opava

VA RET

Nancy O'Neill

Retired

Amber Seegmiller

Insurance

Teri F Boyle

Human Resources

Ellen j Burson

Public Relations

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 ? No
  • 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 11/1/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 11/01/2022

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.