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ONE RED THREAD EQUINE CONNECTION INC
ORCHARD PARK, NY · EIN 932940438 · Form 990EZ · FY2024 · Micro (<$100K) · oneredthread.org
revenue
$11K
expenses
$47K
net assets
$0
employees
—
mission · from form 990

TO CULTIVATE LEARNING AND NURTURE THE HUMAN SPIRIT WITH EQUINE HEALING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNTIES FOR ALL IN A SAFE,INCLUSIVE,ACCEPTED SPACE.

profile · synthesized from sources

One Red Thread Equine Connection Inc is a nonprofit based in Orchard Park, New York, offering ground-based equine programs that support academic, social, emotional, and life skills development for children and adults of all ages and abilities. Using horse interactions without riding, the organization fosters learning through programs like Horse Powered Reading®, life skills activities, field trips, and pen pal initiatives in a safe and inclusive environment.

named programs · 6 · from sources

What they call their work

Book Clubs
Reading groups that encourage critical thinking, reflection, and discussion through shared reading experiences with horses present.
Field Trips
Educational group visits with hands-on horse activities, snacks, and crafts; available at the Orchard Park facility or through mobile visits to schools and organizations in WNY.
Horse Powered Reading®
Integrates social-emotional learning with academics by using ground interactions with horses and props to teach phonemic awareness, decoding, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.
Life Skills
Ground-based equine program helping participants build resilience, communication, confidence, leadership, and emotional regulation skills to address stress, anxiety, trauma, and social challenges.
Pen Pals
Correspondence program pairing participants with horses to foster writing, communication, and emotional connection through letters and drawings.
Workshops and Clinics
Customizable group sessions for schools, families, or organizations focusing on equine-assisted learning, team-building, and skill development.
activities · 5 groups

What they do

  • Therapeutic Equine-Assisted Programs 2 activities
    • Equine-assisted life skills and personal development programs
      Provides structured activities using groundwork with horses to build resilience, communication, leadership, emotional regulation, confidence, teamwork, responsibility, trust, and respect in children and adults.
    • Limited beginner horseback riding instruction
      Offers a limited number of annual beginner horseback riding lessons through private 30-minute sessions at $60 per lesson.
  • Literary Events & Workshops 1 activity
    • Equine-assisted book clubs and literature engagement
      Runs book clubs that promote critical thinking, reading, discussion, and response to literature, integrated with equine interactions to enhance engagement and learning.
  • Structured Literacy Instruction and Dyslexia Support 1 activity
    • Equine-assisted literacy instruction through Horse Powered Reading®
      Delivers literacy education focusing on phonemic awareness, decoding, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension using ground-based horse interactions and metaphor-based learning through the Horse Powered Reading® program.
  • Equine Education and Riding Instruction 1 activity
    • Equine-based educational field trips for youth groups
      Hosts hands-on educational field trips for groups from Western New York, featuring equine activities, snacks, and crafts, with options for on-site or mobile programming.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Equine pen pal program for communication and emotional connection
      Operates a pen pal program where participants exchange letters or drawings with horses to foster writing skills, communication, and emotional connection.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$11K
Contributions & grants$11K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$47K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits—
Grants paid out$7K
balance sheet
Total assets$0
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$0
2 years on record · 2023–2024 · YoY revenue -75.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 4
  • DR CHRISTOPHER KERR — BOARD CHAIR
  • KENNETH KELLER — BOARD SECRETARY
  • LAUREN KERR — BOARD TREASURER
  • MAGGIE KELLER — EXEC DIRECTOR
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Equine-Assisted Experiential Learning
    methodology: experiential_learning
    By engaging participants in structured, ground-based interactions with horses, the organization fosters emotional regulation, communication, and confidence because the experiential nature of these activities provides immediate, non-verbal feedback that promotes self-awareness and behavioral adaptation.
  • Metaphor-Integrated Healing and Learning
    methodology: equine-assisted_therapy
    By using the "red thread" metaphor and equine-assisted metaphors, the organization integrates symbolic, emotionally resonant narratives into therapy and academic skill-building because these metaphors help participants internalize psychological insights and connect emotional growth with cognitive learning.