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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 92-0483479

Fire Horse Refuge Inc

A private foundation in Denison, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 22 grants and $44,851 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
Our main purpose is to rescue unhandled mustangs from the slaughter pipeline and find them safe, stable, and loving homes. This is accomplished by purchasing horses at auctions, from kill buyers and feedlots, and facilitating their placement into sanctuaries and private homes.

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Assets and giving by year

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $44,851

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $24,564

  • Tax year 2024

    $38,155

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $40,701

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $229

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Nirvana Mustang SanctuaryAtlanta, TX

    For various fundraisers to care for and save equine from the slaughter pipeline. We have also done monthly sponsorships for some of the rescue horses.

    $15,405
  2. Individual

    FOR VARIOUS FUNDRAISERS TO CARE FOR AND SAVE [individual] FROM THE SLAUGHTER PIPELINE

    $9,465
  3. Individual

    Donations to go towards operations.

    $7,406
  4. Individual

    For various fundraisers to care for and save equine from the slaughter pipeline

    $1,672
  5. Individual

    For various fundraisers to care for and save equine from the slaughter pipeline

    $1,530
  6. Diamond Bar Ranch IncWellston, OK

    For various fundraisers to care for and save equine from the slaughter pipeline.

    $1,280
  7. Habitat for HorsesAlvin, TX

    Monthly sponsorship to support BLM mustang

    $1,213
  8. Individual

    For various fundraisers to care for and save equine from the slaughter pipeline.

    $1,126
  9. Individual

    For various fundraisers to care for and save equine from the slaughter pipeline.

    $910
  10. Individual

    For various fundraisers to care for and save equine from the slaughter pipeling

    $908
  11. Individual

    For mustang gelding lot#600 louisana.

    $675
  12. Colorado Gives FoundationArvada, CO

    Ongoing operations

    $624
  13. Individual

    For BLM mustangs odin and aurelius.

    $538
  14. Individual

    Multiple donations to go towards grant matching.

    $400
  15. Individual

    Fundraiser for deposit for donkeys at last chance.

    $342
  16. Individual

    Ongoing operations

    $299
  17. EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA

    Ongoing operations.

    $260
  18. Individual

    For various fundraisers to care for and save equine from the slaughter pipeline

    $250
  19. Individual

    For various fundraisers to care for and save equine from the slaughter pipeline.

    $220
  20. Individual

    To finish fundraiser for BLM mustang named lady.

    $125
  21. Paw 4 the FoundationFort Worth, TX

    Care of mother and baby donkey rescued from bowie.

    $103
  22. Individual

    For various fundraisers to care for and save equine from the slaughter pipeline.

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Animals3 grants $2,59675% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $62418% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $2607% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas3 grants $16,721
  2. Oklahoma1 grant $1,280
  3. Colorado1 grant $624
  4. California1 grant $260

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Shelley CatesPresident Hours 20Pay $0
  • Alan MartinDirector Hours 4Pay $0
  • Lindsay CatesTreasurer Hours 11Pay $5,179
  • Courtney RiceSecretary Hours 23Pay $1,883
  • Sean PollaroDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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