Shining Horizons Therapeutic Riding Association Inc.
Charitable organization · Saint John, New Brunswick · BN 827716044RR0001 · Complementary or Alternative Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($385,917) as filed with the CRA.
Shining Horizons Therapeutic Riding Association Inc. is a charitable organization based in Saint John, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under complementary or alternative health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $437K in revenue and $386K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 51% from donations, 11% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 89% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Shining Horizons Therapeutic Riding Association a registered charity offers a horseback riding program (equine therapy) to youth from St. Stephen to Sussex with but not limited to autism cerebral palsy down syndrome and neuromuscular disorder as a source of enjoyment therapeutic exercise and recreational sport. Established in 1996 SHTRA was born out of the need of a mother in Saint John who was looking for an activity to enhance the life of her young child born with cerebral palsy for whom therapeutic riding was discovered to be the best activity. We bring together youth with disabi…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $437K | $386K | $363K | $1,914 | — | $144K |
| 2023 | $495K | $450K | $428K | $1,606 | — | $93K |
| 2022 | $353K | $483K | $439K | $8,947 | — | $48K |
| 2021 | $410K | $426K | $379K | $14K | $0 | $178K |
| 2020 | $331K | $310K | $293K | $2,501 | — | $184K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$220K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kent Grass (co-president); Ann Rosemary Bone (co-president & secretary); Patrick Horsman (treasurer); MacGregor Hope (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Shining Horizons Therapeutic Riding Association Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 827716044RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.