Horse "Rescue" - Harmony Meadows

A friend of mine pointed out this "rescue" to me. They claimed to have tax write-offs, etc.

Well, I checked with the IRS, and this "rescue" does not have 501(c)3 status in order to provide persons with tax deductions for being a non-profit organization.

Straight from Harmony Meadows' website:
"Harmony Meadows is a Nonprofit Organization working to help saving unwanted or abused horses."
"Any items or money donated to Harmony Meadows or for Harmony Meadows is a Tax Deduction. We do have forms that will be given to you."

I CAN, however, say that Harmony Meadows is incorporated with the State of Georgia AS a "non-profit" organization (in 2007). They have never received their 501(c)3 status though.

I can't find out any information about adoption on their website or from their director. They offer "fostering," but that's it. They have a handful of acres and over 20 horses. It appears overcrowded to me and does not look like land that should be a horse farm let alone a rescue: mud, steep hills, exposed roots, dried creek beds, half-finished bridges, etc.


*** Be careful when someone claims to be "non-profit." Check with the IRS first.