Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 26-2485319 • 501(c)3 • High Springs, FL
Profile
Gentle Carousel Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses is an award winning public charity offering special visits to over 25,000 children and adults each year across the country. The highly trained team of horses and volunteers provide comfort and encouragement inside hospitals, hospice programs, schools, libraries, fire stations and police departments. Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses bring their special love and support to children and adults who have experienced traumatic events or have special needs.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
11th percentile
Higher net margin than 11% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
91st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 27.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
12th percentile
Faster asset growth than 12% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
16th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 16% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$13,706
Down $103,843 (-88%) from 2023
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2023
Net Assets
Down$13,706
Down $103,843 (-88%) from 2023
Revenue
Down$131,897
Down $160,948 (-55%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$235,740
Up $38,645 (+20%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$103,843
Down $199,593 (-208%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
Gentle Carousel is an award winning organization supporting children, seniors, their families and first responders facing challenging circumstances. Serving over 25,000 people per year. We bring little horses to those who need it most.
Gentle Carousel is an award winning organization supporting children, seniors, their families and first responders facing challenging circumstances. Serving over 25,000 people per year.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses continues to support over 25,000 children and their families, seniors, first responders facing life challenging circumstances. Organization purchased custom transportation allowing for safer access to hospitals, schools, libraries and inner-city travel. Gentle Carousel promotes literacy through Reading with Horses. | $0 | $0 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie Garcia-Bengochea | Vice-President, Education Director | FT | $35,673 | - | $35,673 |
| Jorge Garcia-Bengochea | President, Executive Director | FT | $35,673 | - | $35,673 |
| Kevin Bzoch | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Ann Bzoch | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Claudia Stolz | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“Barn expenses, horse care & feed, travel, insurance, farm equipment & maintenance.”
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| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/PersonNm | 1 | Jorge Garcia-Bengochea |
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| IRS990EZ/OtherAssetsTotalDetail/EOYAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/OtherExpensesTotalAmt | 0 | 122474 |
| IRS990EZ/OtherRevenueTotalAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt | 0 | NONE |
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| IRS990EZ/PoliticalCampaignActyInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | Gentle Carousel is an award winning organization supporting children, seniors, their families and first responders facing challenging circumstances. Serving over 25,000 people per year. |
| IRS990EZ/PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt | 0 | 3523 |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramServiceRevenueAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 0 | Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses continues to support over 25,000 children and their families, seniors, first responders facing life challenging circumstances. Organization purchased custom transportation allowing for safer access to hospitals, schools, libraries and inner-city travel. Gentle Carousel promotes literacy through Reading with Horses. |
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| IRS990EZ/ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990EZ/SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SchoolOperatingInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 0 | FL |
| IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTaxInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt | 0 | 262845 |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/PublicSupportPY170Pct | 0 | 0.50630 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Barn expenses, horse care & feed, travel, insurance, farm equipment & maintenance. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 |
| ReasonableCauseExplanation/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Gentle Carousel is a small organization with record keeping maintained by Jorge Garcia-Bengochea. He experienced some health issues making record keeping and filing delayed for a short period. |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonNm | 0 | Jorge Garcia-Bengochea |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonTitleTxt | 0 | President |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PhoneNum | 0 | 3522269009 |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2026-01-17 |
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| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/ZIPCd | 0 | 32655 |
| ReturnHeader/IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd | 0 | 1 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2026-01-17T16:58:02-07:00 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2024-01-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2024-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2024 |
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