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HEAL WITH HORSES THERAPEUTIC CENTRE

Charitable organizationComplementary or alternative health care·997 DANFORTH ROAD · HILLIER, ON · K0K 2J0·BN 832977979RR0001

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

Therapy with horses-delivered via the 'Horse Boy Method' and the 'FEEL Method' - Therapy facilitated by Horse Boy/FEEL practitioner volunteer - Children's summer camp (children work with small animals and horses and complete outdoor activities) - Small animal therapy sessions in retirement homes (currently on hold due to COVID will resume as restrictions allow) - Horseback therapeutic nature walks as part of expanded sessions with Horse Boy and FEEL methods noted above - Goat yoga - Mobile Small Animal Therapy. The program as indicated by the name involves taking small animals mobile an Show more

Therapy with horses-delivered via the 'Horse Boy Method' and the 'FEEL Method' - Therapy facilitated by Horse Boy/FEEL practitioner volunteer - Children's summer camp (children work with small animals and horses and complete outdoor activities) - Small animal therapy sessions in retirement homes (currently on hold due to COVID will resume as restrictions allow) - Horseback therapeutic nature walks as part of expanded sessions with Horse Boy and FEEL methods noted above - Goat yoga - Mobile Small Animal Therapy. The program as indicated by the name involves taking small animals mobile and going on-site to visit with clients. This has typically been in retirement residences and LTCs where there is a high demand for small animal therapy and where we can meet the needs of many clients in a single location. The small animals utilized for this program are: young potbelly pigs goats bunnies chickens and a mini horse

New programs

Farm Life Family Experience - A unique 1.5 hour farm experience. Fun for the entire family with all the cuddly animals of Heal With Horses; snuggling with dwarf goats and their kids cuddling with our bunnies and playing with miniature pigs and chickens. Meet our herd of horses and mini donkey martin with a pony ride for the littles included. Clients will leave this experience feeling calm cool and connected to nature. - Equine soul sessions - Leave the outside world at the gate and fall into the world of horses. A place of calm connectedness and tranquility. With these gentle giants as Show more

Farm Life Family Experience - A unique 1.5 hour farm experience. Fun for the entire family with all the cuddly animals of Heal With Horses; snuggling with dwarf goats and their kids cuddling with our bunnies and playing with miniature pigs and chickens. Meet our herd of horses and mini donkey martin with a pony ride for the littles included. Clients will leave this experience feeling calm cool and connected to nature. - Equine soul sessions - Leave the outside world at the gate and fall into the world of horses. A place of calm connectedness and tranquility. With these gentle giants as your teachers and staff as your guides get to know a new side of the County while connecting with your present self. Enjoy a day sharing deep connections through guided equine encounters with our hoofed whispering friends who are known for tapping into human emotions in a big way.

Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗

Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)

From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

85¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 85¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.

Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

15%

Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.

T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

0 yr

Years current reserves could cover program spending.

Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).

T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Total revenue

T1 · computed (open data)

$224K

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

16%

Share of revenue from receipted donations.

T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

25%

Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.

T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Over the years

Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 20192024.

Period endRevenueCents to causeOverheadReserves
2019-12-31$95K84¢16%
2020-12-31$67K87¢11%
2021-12-31$143K91¢9%0.8 yr
2022-12-31$139K85¢15%0.9 yr
2023-12-31$197K86¢14%0.2 yr
2024-12-31$224K85¢15%0 yr
trend

From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗

★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)

Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

Board of directors

6 directors reported · 6 of 6at arm's length

  • LATCHFORD, SUZANNE CEXECUTIVE DIRECTORarm's length
  • MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER ADIRECTOR AND TREASURERarm's length
  • RAFUSE WESTALL, DOREENDIRECTOR AND SECRETARYarm's length
  • ARMITAGE, FREDDIRECTORarm's length
  • LAFAY, BETHDIRECTOR AND BOARD CHAIRarm's length
  • HARRIS, CATHYDIRECTORarm's length

From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗

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