2025-03-13T10:50:28-05:00 2024-12-31 582487348 APRIO ADVISORY GROUP LLC 212 W MATTHEWS ST STE 102 MATTHEWS NC 28105 990 2024-01-01 471761541 EQUUVATION INC EQUU 7049313413 196 OLD STAGECOACH LANE STATESVILLE NC 28625 ERICA A DE FLAMAND PRESIDENT 7049313413 2025-03-06 1 0 JULIE AYERS P00197994 7048411120 2025-03-06 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ERICA A DE FLAMAND 501691 0 X NA X NC EQUUVATION INC. IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ASPIRES TO PROMOTE INNOVATION, EDUCATION, COLLABORATION, AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE DELIVERY IN ANY FIELD OF ACTIVITY CENTERED AROUND THE HORSE-HUMAN CONNECTION. FOUNDED BY A COLLABORATIVE GROUP OF INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, EQUUVATION AIMS TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT ACCESSIBLE, INCLUSIVE, AND ETHICAL THERAPEUTIC SERVICES LONG INTO PERPETUITY.EQUUVATION WORKS TO SET AND SUPPORT MODEL STANDARDS AND EXAMPLES OF PRACTICE IN THREE PILLARS OF FOCUS AS IT RELATES TO THE EQUINE-ASSISTED SERVICES INDUSTRY: 4 4 6 0 0 0 314571 493693 16297 7465 0 0 378 533 331246 501691 0 0 0 0 104994 124099 0 0 16999 202114 230154 307108 354253 24138 147438 42406 189844 0 0 42406 189844 X EQUUVATION INC. IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ASPIRES TO PROMOTE INNOVATION, EDUCATION, COLLABORATION, AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE DELIVERY IN ANY FIELD OF ACTIVITY CENTERED AROUND THE HORSE-HUMAN CONNECTION. FOUNDED BY A COLLABORATIVE GROUP OF INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, EQUUVATION AIMS TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT ACCESSIBLE, INCLUSIVE, AND ETHICAL THERAPEUTIC SERVICES LONG INTO PERPETUITY.EQUUVATION WORKS TO SET AND SUPPORT MODEL STANDARDS AND EXAMPLES OF PRACTICE IN THREE PILLARS OF FOCUS AS IT RELATES TO THE EQUINE-ASSISTED SERVICES INDUSTRY:THERAPY + EDUCATION CENTERTHINK TANKSANCTUARY 0 0 13720 2490 EQUINE-FACILITATED PSYCHOTHERAPY (EFP)EFP IS A FORM OF EXPERIENTIAL THERAPY THAT INCLUDES HORSES AND DONKEYS (EQUINES), AND PROVIDES CLIENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE SELF-AWARENESS, AND TO RE-PATTERN MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIORS AND FEELINGS. ACTIVITIES WITHIN EFP SESSIONS ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE CLIENT'S INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: HERD OBSERVATION, GROOMING, LEADING, ROUNDPEN, OBSTACLES, AND INTRODUCTION TO ADVANCED HORSEMANSHIP SKILLS. EFP HAS PROVEN BENEFICIAL FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY TRAUMA AND ABUSE; EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, PTSD, AUTISM; OR MANAGING A CHRONIC ILLNESS OR PAIN. 6650 3125 EQUINE-ASSISTED LEARNING (EAL)EAL IS AN EXPERIENTIAL APPROACH THAT INCLUDES HORSES AND DONKEYS (EQUINES), AND PROVIDES CLIENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD MUSCLE MEMORY AROUND ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS AND QUALITIES OF HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS SUCH AS EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, EMPATHY, BOUNDARIES, PROBLEM-SOLVING, SELF-REGULATION, SELF-ADVOCACY AND MORE BY WAY OF CONNECTING WITH EQUINES. OUR CORE EAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE: INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY EAL SESSIONS GROUP EAL RETREATS AND WORKSHOPS READING-AT-THE-RANCH AN AFTER-SCHOOL LITERACY AND COMMUNICATION PROGRAM. JR.EQ. EAL PROGRAMS FOR TWEENS AND TEENS, AGES 10-17, WHO ALREADY HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH HORSES AND EQUESTRIAN SPORTS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE CENTERED AROUND CREATING INCLUSIVE, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES BUILT ON THE FOUNDATION OF THE HORSE-HUMAN CONNECTION AND AIMED TO MEET THE INDIVIDUAL EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL NEEDS OF ALL PARTICIPANTS. 7431 1850 THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP (TH)A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP WITH HORSES, OUR THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP PROGRAM COMBINES ELEMENTS OF EQUINE-ASSISTED LEARNING (EAL GROUNDWORK) AND THERAPEUTIC RIDING (TR - MOUNTED). PARTICIPANTS BENEFIT FROM AN INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM WHICH INCLUDES DEVELOPMENT AND PRACTICE OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS, DAILY HORSE CARE, GROOMING, TACKING AND FOUNDATIONAL VAULTING AND RIDING SKILLS. TH IS OFFERED BY CREDENTIALED EDUCATORS AND PATH INTL. CERTIFIED THERAPEUTIC RIDING INSTRUCTORS (CTRI). SESSIONS MAY BE PRIVATE OR SEMI-PRIVATE AND ARE TAILORED TO THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, AGE AND GOALS OF THE PARTICIPANTS. THE TH PROGRAM IS THE MOST SIMILAR TO TRADITIONAL THERAPEUTIC RIDING MODELS, BUT WITH A SPECIFIC, PERSONALIZED GOAL-ORIENTED APPROACH FOR EACH CLIENT AND THEIR FAMILY. THE CLIENT PROFILE FOR OUR THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP PROGRAM IS YOUTH, AGES 3-17, WITH A DISABILITY, MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS OR IMPACT OF TRAUMA. 4975 533 THE DISCOVERY TRAIL (DT)THE DISCOVERY TRAIL IS AN EQUINE-ACCESSIBLE, MULTI-DIMENSIONAL OUTDOOR SENSORY EXPERIENCE INTENDED FOR THERAPEUTIC AND EDUCATIONAL USE; WITH THE MISSION TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR GUESTS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES TO: EXPERIENCE THE OUTDOORS IN A SAFE AND DELIGHTFUL WAY; REACH FOR AND ACHIEVE THERAPEUTIC AND EDUCATIONAL GOALS; AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM, AND DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP WITH HORSES. EQUUVATION OFFERS THE "ADOPT-A-TRAIL-STATION" PROGRAM WHICH IS A GREAT WAY FOR FAMILIES, GROUPS AND BUSINESSES TO GET INVOLVED IN THE TRAIL; AND MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL FOR OUR PROGRAMS!SPARK* SCHOLARSHIPSSPARK* SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FOR YOUNG RIDERS (AGE 18 AND UNDER; ANY EQUESTRIAN DISCIPLINE) WHO EXEMPLIFY SPORTSMANSHIP, HORSEMANSHIP, A DESIRE TO LEARN, WORK HARD AND SHOW STEWARDSHIP IN OUR EQUESTRIAN COMMUNITIES. ANNUAL CLINIC, LESSON AND COMPETITION MINI-GRANTS ARE AWARDED BASED ON AN APPLICATION, AUDITION AND REVIEW PROCESS. SPARK* SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS AND PRIVATE DONATIONS. EQUUVATION AWARDS SPARK* SCHOLARSHIPS BASED ON AN APPLICATION PROCESS, REVIEW BOARD AND DEPENDING ON THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ANY GIVEN YEAR. 4975 533 32776 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X ERICA A DE FLAMAND 7049313413 225 OLD STAGECOACH LANE STATESVILLE NC 28625 X ERICA A DE FLAMAND PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TRACY BYRNES SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 HUNTER MCINTOSH MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA WOLVERTON MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 493693 493693 SERVICE PROGRAMS 900099 7465 7465 7465 REFUNDS 900099 533 533 533 501691 7998 0 0 95429 95429 28670 28670 1877 1877 10568 10568 529 529 3480 3480 ANIMAL CARE 84914 84914 PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE 53084 32776 20308 REPAIRS 46877 46877 FUNDRAISING/GRANTWRITIN 16999 16999 11826 11826 354253 32776 304478 16999 42406 189844 42406 189844 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 42406 189844 42406 189844 42406 189844 147438 0 X 0 0 0 X 235747 317909 224811 314948 494226 1587641 5384 55456 42524 16297 7465 127126 241131 373365 267335 331245 501691 1714767 0 0 0 1714767 241131 373365 267335 331245 501691 1714767 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: THERAPY + EDUCATION CENTER BASED OUT OF A NATURALLY-RICH EQUESTRIAN PROPERTY AT THE "CROSSROADS" OF NORTH CAROLINA, EQUUVATION HAS CREATED A SAFE AND THOUGHTFUL SPACE FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS TO SEEK HEALING AND EDUCATION. ON THE THERAPEUTIC SIDE, WE OFFER EQUINE-ASSISTED THERAPIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES; THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, PTSD, ADHD, AND AUTISM; AND THOSE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY TRAUMA, ABUSE, OR CHRONIC ILLNESS. ON THE EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION SIDE, WE PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF OUTDOOR LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AGES, AS WELL AS CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS LEADERSHIP, TEAM- BUILDING, AND MINDFULNESS RETREATS. LOCATED CONVENIENTLY IN STATESVILLE, NC WHERE I-77 AND I-40 MEET, EQUUVATION DRAWS CLIENTS AND VOLUNTEERS FROM MORE THAN 14 SURROUNDING COUNTIES, AS WELL AS GROUPS FROM VIRGINIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA. THINK TANK EQUUVATION WAS DEVELOPED WITH THE BELIEF THAT COLLABORATION IS THE KEY TO SUSTAINABILITY, AND TO MAKING A BIGGER IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITIES. AIMING TO BE THE CATALYST FOR WORKING TOGETHER ON BIG IDEAS, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, AND CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE FIELD, EQUUVATION IS DEDICATED TO BUILDING A CREATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE SPACE FOR OUR INDUSTRY. ON AVERAGE, WE COLLABORATE WITH MORE THAN 25 EDUCATIONAL AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS EACH YEAR TO OFFER PROGRAMS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR OUR INDUSTRY, INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM, AND APPROACHES TO EQUINE-ASSISTED SERVICES AND ALSO SHARED FUNDRAISING AND OUTREACH EVENTS. SANCTUARY THROUGH THE MINDFUL DEVELOPMENT OF EQUUVATION'S FACILITY, BOTH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS ARE ABLE TO FIND SANCTUARY. AS A "SENSORY FRIENDLY" FACILITY, DISRUPTIVE NOISES AND DISTRACTIONS ARE KEPT TO A MINIMUM DURING CLIENT SESSIONS. HORSE AND ANIMAL CARE PRACTICES ARE DEDICATED TO THE LIFETIME EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL NEEDS OF THE ANIMALS CHOSEN TO BE PARTNERS IN THIS WORK. WE MODEL A HORSE-FORWARD APPROACHKIND, ETHICAL AND SAFE HORSEMANSHIP PRACTICESPRIORITIZING AN UNDERSTANDING OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION AND CONSENT. FURTHERMORE, NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION SANCTUARY STATUS DEFINES THE FARM AS A SAFE SPACE FOR ALL WILDLIFE. EQUUVATION IS PROUD TO HAVE EARNED THE CANDID (FORMERLY GUIDESTAR) PLATINUM SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY. WE WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MORE ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY IMPACT AS WELL AS OUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. PLEASE CONTACT US AT INFO@EQUUVATION.ORG TO SCHEDULE A VISIT TODAY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AFTER FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.