2026-08-12T14:34:18-04:00 2025-12-31 260175717 MATHEWS & CRIPE LLC 3430 KORI RD STE 6 JACKSONVILLE FL 32257 990 2025-01-01 593822764 GENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE RESCUE SOCIETY LTD GENT 4434637084 17250 OLD FREDERICK ROAD MOUNT AIRY MD 21771 PETE MCINTOSH TREASURER 4432853835 2026-08-12 true TRACY S CRIPE P00052822 9048868952 2026-08-12 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHRISTINE HAJEK 17250 OLD FREDERICK ROAD MOUNT AIRY MD 21771 11765614 false X WWW.GENTLEGIANTSDRAFTHORSERESCUE.ORG X 2005 MD TO SAVE DRAFT HORSES FROM SLAUGHTER, ABUSE, AND NEGLECT, AND FINDING THEM ADOPTIVE HOMES AS TRAIL AND SCHOOLING HORSES. 6 5 66 0 8715253 11361965 0 28821 185468 597520 157200 9341594 11704633 0 0 2501312 3070173 186767 211192 1156921 5182643 5540841 7870722 8822206 1470872 2882427 13359983 16060397 4403986 3564486 8955997 12495911 X TO SAVE DRAFT HORSES FROM SLAUGHTER, ABUSE, AND NEGLECT, AND FINDING THEM ADOPTIVE HOMES AS TRAIL AND SCHOOLING HORSES. false false . 7065626 GENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE RESCUE FURTHERS ITS MISSION BY ALSO ASSISTING HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES BY OFFERING CONTROL AND CUSTODY DURING LITIGATIONS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT, WE ARE OFTEN ABLE TO OFFER THIS RESOURCE AT NO COST TO THE HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATION, FURTHER EMPOWERING THEM TO ENFORCE ANIMAL WELFARE LAW AND PROTECT MORE HORSES. WE ALSO OFFER OUR RESCUE SERVICES TO PRIVATE OWNERS OF HORSES WHO FIND THEMSELVES UNABLE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE NUTRITION AND/OR MEDICAL CARE TO THE ANIMALS THEY POSSESS, PREVENTING THOSE ANIMALS FROM FURTHER NEGLECT OR SUFFERING AND KEEPING MORE HORSES OUT OF THE HORSE SLAUGHTER AUCTION PIPELINE. GENTLE GIANTS OPERATES SEVERAL PUBLIC SAFETY NET PROGRAMS TO ASSIST ANIMALS IN NEED, SUCH AS OPERATION GELD - A CERTIFICATE BASED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR EQUINE CASTRATIONS WITHIN THE STATE OF MARYLAND; MARYLAND HAY BANK - WHICH PROVIDES SUPPORT OF HAY TO PRIVATE OWNERS FACING A TEMPORARY FINANCIAL CRISIS TO ASSIST THE HORSE OWNER DURING A BRIEF PERIOD OF NEED, AND TO KEEP HORSES IN HOMES; EUTHANASIA ASSISTANCE - TO FINANCIALLY PROVIDE FOR VETERINARY ADMINISTERED HUMANE EUTHANASIA OF HORSES IN EXTREME STATES OF ILLNESS AND INJURY IN WHICH REHABILITATION WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE OR EVEN CRUEL, PREVENTING HORSES WITH GRAVE INJURIES LIKE BROKEN LEGS, THOSE WHO ARE OF ADVANCED AGE, OR THOSE IN LATE-STAGE ILLNESS FROM SUFFERING THE ADDITIONAL HORROR OF LANGUISHING IN THEIR CURRENT STATE OR BEING SHIPPED TO SLAUGHTER IN THEIR FRAGILE CONDITION. GENTLE GIANTS ALSO EXTENDS DONATION-BASED TECHNICAL LARGE ANIMAL RESCUE SERVICES WITHIN A TWO-HOUR RADIUS OF OUR FACILITY. GENTLE GIANTS REACHES HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ANNUALLY TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE HORROR OF HORSE SLAUGHTER THROUGH PUBLIC EXPOSITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS, CLINICS, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, TOURS, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, WEB-BASED INFORMATION, EMAIL, DIRECT MAIL, AND TELEPHONE. IN 2019, GENTLE GIANTS REACHED 1,953,905 INDIVIDUAL AMERICANS TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE FATE OF UNWANTED HORSES IN THE UNITED STATES. 59,381 PEOPLE JOINED MEMBERSHIP IN GENTLE GIANTS, RETURNING 118,762 SIGNED PETITIONS TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE TO STOP THE EXPORT OF HORSES FOR SLAUGHTER. 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FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D GENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE RESCUE FURTHERS ITS MISSION BY ALSO ASSISTING HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES BY OFFERING CONTROL AND CUSTODY DURING LITIGATIONS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT, WE ARE OFTEN ABLE TO OFFER THIS RESOURCE AT NO COST TO THE HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATION, FURTHER EMPOWERING THEM TO ENFORCE ANIMAL WELFARE LAW AND PROTECT MORE HORSES. WE ALSO OFFER OUR RESCUE SERVICES TO PRIVATE OWNERS OF HORSES WHO FIND THEMSELVES UNABLE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE NUTRITION AND/OR MEDICAL CARE TO THE ANIMALS THEY POSSESS, PREVENTING THOSE ANIMALS FROM FURTHER NEGLECT OR SUFFERING AND KEEPING MORE HORSES OUT OF THE HORSE SLAUGHTER AUCTION PIPELINE. GENTLE GIANTS OPERATES SEVERAL PUBLIC SAFETY NET PROGRAMS TO ASSIST ANIMALS IN NEED, SUCH AS OPERATION GELD - A CERTIFICATE BASED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR EQUINE CASTRATIONS WITHIN THE STATE OF MARYLAND; MARYLAND HAY BANK - WHICH PROVIDES SUPPORT OF HAY TO PRIVATE OWNERS FACING A TEMPORARY FINANCIAL CRISIS TO ASSIST THE HORSE OWNER DURING A BRIEF PERIOD OF NEED, AND TO KEEP HORSES IN HOMES; EUTHANASIA ASSISTANCE - TO FINANCIALLY PROVIDE FOR VETERINARY ADMINISTERED HUMANE EUTHANASIA OF HORSES IN EXTREME STATES OF ILLNESS AND INJURY IN WHICH REHABILITATION WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE OR EVEN CRUEL, PREVENTING HORSES WITH GRAVE INJURIES LIKE BROKEN LEGS, THOSE WHO ARE OF ADVANCED AGE, OR THOSE IN LATE-STAGE ILLNESS FROM SUFFERING THE ADDITIONAL HORROR OF LANGUISHING IN THEIR CURRENT STATE OR BEING SHIPPED TO SLAUGHTER IN THEIR FRAGILE CONDITION. GENTLE GIANTS ALSO EXTENDS DONATION-BASED TECHNICAL LARGE ANIMAL RESCUE SERVICES WITHIN A TWO-HOUR RADIUS OF OUR FACILITY. GENTLE GIANTS REACHES HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ANNUALLY TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE HORROR OF HORSE SLAUGHTER THROUGH PUBLIC EXPOSITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS, CLINICS, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, TOURS, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, WEB-BASED INFORMATION, EMAIL, DIRECT MAIL, AND TELEPHONE. IN 2019, GENTLE GIANTS REACHED 1,953,905 INDIVIDUAL AMERICANS TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE FATE OF UNWANTED HORSES IN THE UNITED STATES. 59,381 PEOPLE JOINED MEMBERSHIP IN GENTLE GIANTS, RETURNING 118,762 SIGNED PETITIONS TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE TO STOP THE EXPORT OF HORSES FOR SLAUGHTER. GENTLE GIANTS IS ALSO ACTIVE IN THE MARYLAND HORSE COUNCIL, THE MARYLAND HORSE INDUSTRY BOARD, AND MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF RESCUES AND EQUINE SANCTUARIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 CHRISTINE HAJEK PETER JAMES MCINTOSH, JR. EXEC DIR DR-FINANCE HUSBAND/WIFE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS AND REVIEWS THE TAX RETURN PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES REVIEW THIS ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS, DISCUSSES AND APPROVES ANNUAL COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B SEE 15A. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MISSISSIPPI, MONTANA, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEVADA, NEW YORK, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VIRGINIA, VERMONT, WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN, WEST VIRGINIA, WYOMING, AMERICAN SAMOA, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, GUAM, MARSHALL ISLANDS, N MARIANA ISLANDS, PUERTO RICO, PALAU, VIRGIN ISLANDS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE PUBLIC MAY REVIEW THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND TAX RETURN UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 222,305 0 0 FARRIER 187,381 0 0 AGENCY FEE 161,340 0 0 FARM & BARN SUPPLIES 155,118 0 0 MAILHOUSE AND LASER 50,561 0 66,184 WASTE DISPOSAL 115,197 0 0 AUTO & TRUCK 101,518 0 0 DONATIONS 0 84,615 0 MISCELLANEOUS 48,674 0 33,611 BANK CHARGES 0 77,137 0 DATA PROCESSING 31,518 0 41,257 BACK-END COSTS 27,172 0 35,568 LIST RENTAL 25,373 0 33,214 HORSE RESCUE 55,949 0 0 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 0 51,569 0 VOLUNTEER & STAFF EXPENSE 43,716 0 0 FULFILLMENT 18,031 0 23,602 CONTRACT LABOR & SERVICES 21,067 0 0 TACK 7,593 0 0 TAXES & LICENSES 4,000 0 0 TRAINING 2,608 0 0 BOARDING 2,100 0 0 OFFICE EXPENSE 1,716 0 0 TOTAL 1,282,937 213,321 233,436 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 657,487