Saddle Up

Analysis

Saddle Up is a registered charity in United States, based in Franklin, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Saddle Up reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.5m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.6m (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Saddle Up sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charm City Care Connection Inc ($1.6m), Lafayette General Foundation Inc ($1.6m) and Miles for Migraine ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $694k. At year end it held assets of $10.8m against liabilities of $101k, net assets of $10.7m.