Nonprofit · EIN 39-1959653
EXCEPTIONAL EQUESTRIANS COMPANY
Tax-exempt · DE PERE, WI 54115
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,011,410 | $811,798 | $199,612 | $2,530,605 | $32,982 | $2,497,623 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,017,267 | $812,911 | $204,356 | $2,344,776 | $48,014 | $2,296,762 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,970,607 | $732,721 | $1,237,886 | $2,129,063 | $37,740 | $2,091,323 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $651,511
- Program service revenue
- $335,431
- Investment income
- $21,978
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$2,371
- Other revenue
- $2,490
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $109,900
- Other salaries and wages
- $363,809
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $522,891
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $55,172
- Occupancy
- $32,868
- Travel
- $2,644
- Depreciation
- $42,877
- Program services (functional)
- $517,268
- Management and general (functional)
- $204,492
- Fundraising (functional)
- $90,038
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,344,776
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,530,605
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $32,982
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,497,623
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $367,146
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $708,110
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,789,513
- Gross receipts
- $1,017,007
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- WI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LISA KAFKA | CEO Officer | 40 | $109,900 |
| MICHAEL TELZEOW | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $44,712 |
| ELIZABETH MOBERG-WOLFF | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATT FLANAGAN LEFT IN 2025 | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER GARTZKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALYSSA GROMOWSKI | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAINA STUEBNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY KOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAX RANGO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT BLOEDORN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN REINKE-CULLINANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERICA STEVENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ABIGAIL PENDERGAST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA BURNETTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNA DAIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LISA KAFKA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $109,900 | $8,458 |
| ELIZABETH MOBERG-WOLFF | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY LEVERSON LEFT IN 2024 | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TROY CHALTRY LEFT IN 2024 | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT FLANAGAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY BARNICK LEFT IN 2024 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNA DAIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER GARTZKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALYSSA GROMOWSKI | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAINA STUEBNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA PINTAR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY KOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAX RANGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LISA KAFKA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $105,600 | $9,695 |
| ELIZABETH MOBERG-WOLFF | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY LEVERSON | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TROY CHALTRY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT FLANAGAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY BARNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNA DAIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER GARTZKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALYSSA GROMOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAINA STUEBNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1130 ORLANDO DR, DE PERE, WI 54115-9484
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LISA KAFKA, 1130 ORLANDO DRIVE, DE PERE, WI 54115
- Signed the 990
- LISA KAFKA, CEO
- Phone
- (920) 347-3174
- Return prepared by
- HAWKINS ASH CPAS LLP
Mission
IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH THE HEALING POWER OF HORSES.
Program accomplishments
- THE PROGRAM PROVIDED SKILLED, QUALITY THERAPY/HIPPOTHERAPY SERVICES PROVIDED BY LICENSED AND SPECIALLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS. ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE ASSESSED BY A LICENSED THERAPIST TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE PROGRAM PARTICIPATION, AND TO DEVELOP INDIVIDUALIZED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. IN 2025, 3,303 HIPPOTHERAPY SESSIONS WERE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, SENSORY AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. PROGRESS TOWARD GOAL ACHIEVEMENT IS DETERMINED VIA OBJECTIVE TESTING, OBSERVATION, AND QUARTERLY REPORTING. THE ADAPTIVE RIDING PROGRAM OFFERS THERAPEUTIC MOVEMENT OF THE EQUINE WHILE TEACHING BASIC HORSEMANSHIP SKILLS. ADAPTIVE RIDING OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SKILL PROGRESSION AND ADVANCEMENT AS GOALS ARE MET IN HIPPOTHERAPY. THIS PROGRAM IS LED BY A PATH CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR AND MONITORED BY A HIPPOTHERAPY CLINICAL SPECIALIST. IN 2025, ADAPTIVE RIDING PARTICIPANTS WERE PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 435 SESSIONS. THE TAKING THE LEAD PROGRAM WORKS WITH INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND MENTAL HEALTH. LED BY OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND AN EQUINE SPECIALIST IN MENTAL HEALTH, THE TAKING THE LEAD PROGRAM ADDRESSES EMOTIONAL SELF-AWARENESS, SELF-ESTEEM, CONFIDENCE, COMMUNICATION, AND PROBLEM SOLVING TO OFFER COPING STRATEGIES TO BE INCORPORATED INTO DAILY LIFE. IN 2025, 15 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM. FUNDING FOR ALL PROGRAMS COMES FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES INCLUDING THE CHILDRENS LONG TERM WAIVER PROGRAM, IRIS AND LAKELAND CARE, PRIVATE PAY, AND GRANT AND FUNDRAISING INCOME WHICH ASSISTS IN COVERING THE SHORTFALL AS FEES CHARGED DO NOT COVER THE EXPENSE OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES.Expenses $517,268 · revenue $340,292
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 39-1959653
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,530,605
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,017,007
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,011,410 | $811,798 | $2,530,605 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,017,267 | $812,911 | $2,344,776 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,970,607 | $732,721 | $2,129,063 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $687,103 | $606,746 | $882,476 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 39-1959653).
Questions about EXCEPTIONAL EQUESTRIANS COMPANY
- What is the EIN of EXCEPTIONAL EQUESTRIANS COMPANY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EXCEPTIONAL EQUESTRIANS COMPANY is 39-1959653.
- Is EXCEPTIONAL EQUESTRIANS COMPANY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to EXCEPTIONAL EQUESTRIANS COMPANY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EXCEPTIONAL EQUESTRIANS COMPANY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of EXCEPTIONAL EQUESTRIANS COMPANY due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EXCEPTIONAL EQUESTRIANS COMPANY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of EXCEPTIONAL EQUESTRIANS COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LISA KAFKA.
- Who are the officers and directors of EXCEPTIONAL EQUESTRIANS COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $109,900 (LISA KAFKA, CEO).
- How much revenue does EXCEPTIONAL EQUESTRIANS COMPANY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,011,410, expenses of $811,798 and total assets of $2,530,605 at year end.
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