MAIN STAY THERAPEUTIC FARM INC
Mission Statement
Main Stay’s mission is to encourage, enrich and empower individuals through the therapeutic benefits of horses, animals and nature in an uplifting and nurturing setting. Main Stay is a place where bodies are challenged, minds embrace possibilities, and spirits are renewed. Main Stay is a human services agency that provides therapeutic horsemanship and riding lessons, equine and animal assisted learning, and adaptive gardening activities programs. Main Stay partners with horses, animals and nature to address a wide variety of needs including physical, cognitive, emotional, social and behavioral disabilities. Participants observe and interact with animals through hands on sessions. Main Stay holds the highest level of accreditation as a Premier PATH, Intl. Center (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship, International). Main Stay is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization and is committed to keeping its services affordable and attainable to those who need it most. Client fees represent less than 20% of our annual budget. Main Stay receives no state or federal funding and instead relies on donations from individuals and private foundations, corporate sponsorships and fundraising activities to make up the difference.
Financial Overview — FY 2025
Compared with Peers
FY 2025| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
75.1% | 85.4% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
13.3% | 11.5% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
11.5% | 0.5% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Fundraising efficiency
Fundraising expenses / gross fundraising income
· lower is better
|
615.4% | 140.2% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
46.7 mo | 9.3 mo |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
1.8% | 12.0% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
82.1% | 92.3% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
16.4% | 5.5% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
18.0% | 5.6% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
-13.8% | 2.7% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.4M | $1.6M | $6.1M | 75.1% | 22 |
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $6.3M | 78.1% | 27 |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $6.3M | 82.8% | 29 |
| 2022 | $997K | $1.1M | $6.2M | 84.0% | 24 |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $1.0M | N/A | — | 20 |
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