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Steps with Horses

Public charity providing mental health treatment and counseling for military veterans, service members and family members, at-risk youth, and others.

Health Fort Worth, TX EIN: 815367560 (IRS) Sign up to see website
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67
Integrity Assessment
Partial transparency
67/100 · methodology

About

Funded professional counseling services for military veterans/service members (and their families), at-risk youth and others in the community with mental health needs. We funded in whole or part 341 counseling sessions to 46 different clients.

Mission

Public charity providing mental health treatment and counseling for military veterans, service members and family members, at-risk youth, and others.

Founder story
Not yet on file. The organization can add how and why it was founded by claiming this profile. Registered with the IRS since April 2017.

Focus & reach

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Verification & registration

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IRS
Exempt Organizations · EIN 815367560
Tax-deductible (Pub 78)
501(c)(03)
Federal tax-exempt subsection
Since 2017

Verified certifications

Confirmed against the issuing authority - not self-reported.

IRS Tax-Deductible since 2017

Integrity assessment

A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.

Registration 16/20
('Government registration ID on record', 8)
('Sourced from official registry', 4)
('Cross-referenced (2+ sources)', 4)
('Profile not yet claimed by organization', 0)
Financial Transparency 24/30
('No financial documents found on website', 0)
('Financial filing on record', 8)
('Revenue figure disclosed', 6)
('Spending figure disclosed', 6)
('Detailed financial breakdown disclosed', 4)
Governance 20/20
('At least 1 officer disclosed', 5)
('3+ officers disclosed', 3)
('Officer titles disclosed', 2)
('Executive compensation disclosed', 4)
('Mission / description on file', 3)
('Founding date on file', 3)
Contact Availability 7/10
('Website', 3)
('No email on file', 0)
('Phone', 2)
('Physical address', 2)
Data Recency 10/20
('Updated within 2 years', 10)
('Newer data needed for full score', 0)
Red flags -5
Transparency checklist
Official registration on file
Financial disclosure published
Website on record
Contact details available
Leadership disclosed
Mission or description published

GiveRadar Analysis

Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations

Based on the records currently verified by GiveRadar, Steps with Horses has a complete profile, cross-referenced across 3 independent sources including the IRS.

  • It has more complete governance disclosure than nearly all similar organizations, because GiveRadar has verified leadership, executive compensation, a mission statement and a founding date. See national comparisons
  • GiveRadar holds 5 years of financial filings for this organization, the most recent for fiscal year 2024. See the filings
  • GiveRadar's profile for Steps with Horses draws on its financial disclosures and its governance, in line with the typical health charities in the United States it tracks. View this cohort
GiveRadar has verified
  • government registration
  • financial records (5 filed years)
  • disclosed leadership
  • a website
  • third-party accreditation
Not yet verified by GiveRadar
  • a contact email
  • a donation page
  • an owner-submitted profile claim

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-07-03. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

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Financials

From irs 990 (fy2024) · FY2024
Annual revenue
$100K-$1M
Reporting year
2024
To programmes
77%
Revenue, FY2020-FY2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Where money goes
Program77%

Leadership & board

Disclosed in official filings
BA
Barbara S••••••
Director
CL
Claude C•••••
Director
EM
Emily M••••••
Director
HA
Hallie S•••••
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 8 similar health in United States
Program spending This charity: 77%
Peer average: 89%
CEO comp as % of revenue This charity: 25.11%
Peer average: 0.48%
Integrity Assessment This charity: 67
Peer average: 90

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Annual revenue
$100K-$1M
77% to programs
Source: IRS 990 (FY2024) why this matters
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Filing history

5 years on file from IRS 990 (FY2024): revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.

Years on record: FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020.
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Taxes

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Staff & volunteers

From filings and published profiles

Employees
8

Leadership

From FY2024 filing

PA
Paul Z••••
President

Officers & trustees (9)

Source: Public filings

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Latest news

From global news sources

3 articles found

From news sources and the organization. Shown for transparency; news never affects the integrity score.

Fort Worth nonprofit harnesses the therapeutic power of horses to help veterans - Fort Worth Report

fortworthreport.org ·

2024 North Texas Giving Day Booster: STEPS With Horses - My Sweet Charity

mysweetcharity.com ·

Exploring Life & Business with Dr. Hallie Sheade of STEPS With Horses - Voyage Dallas

voyagedallas.com ·

Activity timeline

Filings and press mentions, merged

Fort Worth nonprofit harnesses the therapeutic power of horses to help veterans - Fort Worth Report
Aug 2025
fortworthreport.org
Form filed
$0.4M revenue
FY2024
IRS 990
2024 North Texas Giving Day Booster: STEPS With Horses - My Sweet Charity
Sep 2024
mysweetcharity.com
Form filed
$0.3M revenue
FY2023
IRS 990
Exploring Life & Business with Dr. Hallie Sheade of STEPS With Horses - Voyage Dallas
Sep 2023
voyagedallas.com
Form filed
$0.3M revenue
FY2022
IRS 990
Form filed
$0.1M revenue
FY2021
IRS 990
Form filed
$0.1M revenue
FY2020
IRS 990

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Cause areas in United States

How many charities work in each area, with this charity's area highlighted.

Human Services 322,683
Education 195,586
Arts & Culture 133,130
Advocacy & Civil Rights 128,026
Religion 114,636
Health this charity 98,863
Community Development 56,086
Youth Development 53,450
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Most common causes in United States

Causes charities work on most.

Community Development 235,146
Education 159,016
Religion 103,741
Arts & Culture 101,203
Human Rights 76,926
Health 65,250
Youth Development 47,775
Animal Welfare 32,425
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Sources and verification

Registration and legal identity
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search
Financial filings
IRS Form 990 filings - Fiscal year 2024 most recent on file.
Officers and trustees
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search - 33 disclosed in the public registry.
News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News

Data freshness

Last updated
Aug 3, 2026
Registry checked
Aug 3, 2026
Profile completeness
100%

What we know and don't know

Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.

On record · 10
  • Financial data · FY2024 on record
  • Named leadership · 33 officers on file
  • Executive pay · Disclosed
  • Government registration · Registered with an official registry
  • Mission statement · Published
  • Official website · On record
  • Headquarters address · On file
  • Direct contact · Email or phone published
  • Tax-deductibility · Verified
  • Founding date · 2017
Not available · 1
  • Programs & activities
    No named programs listed by the charity

Methodology

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Quick facts about Steps with Horses

What is Steps with Horses?
Steps with Horses is a health publicly-supported charity (509(a)(2)) based in Fort Worth, United States. Funded professional counseling services for military veterans/service members (and their families), at-risk youth and others in the community with mental health needs. We funded in whole or part 341 counseling sessions to 46 different clients.
When was Steps with Horses founded?
Steps with Horses was founded in 2017.
Who leads Steps with Horses?
Paul Ziehe serves as President.
Where is Steps with Horses located?
Headquartered in Fort Worth, TX, United States.
What is Steps with Horses's annual budget?
Annual revenue for fiscal year 2024 is approximately $100K-$1M. 77% of expenses go to program services.
Is Steps with Horses trustworthy?
Steps with Horses has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 67 out of 100 (Partial transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is Steps with Horses's registration number?
IRS EIN: 815367560.
What is Steps with Horses's website?
http://www.stepswithhorses.org