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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2023 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $102,053 | $3,603,066 | $3,598,477 | $3,875,992 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 27% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY KENTUCKY HORSE PARK COMMISSIONLEXINGTON, KY | GIFT OF BUILDING AND IMPROVEMENTS TO BENEFIT THE EQUINE INDUSTRY, EQUINE SPORT AND/OR THE KY HORSE PARK COMMISSION | $3,200,000 | 2023 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan F Balch | PRESIDENT AND CEO | 20.00 | $75,000 |
| Fred K Sarver | CHAIRMAN | 1.00 | $0 |
| Linda L Allen | VICE PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $0 |
| Bob Bell | TREASURER |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $3,850,127 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $934,250 | $516,500 | $524,167 | $3,995,770 | $3,964,360 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $402,501 | $578,435 | $553,128 | $5,315,344 | $5,256,280 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $322,842 | $593,361 | $543,044 | $5,462,054 | $5,410,629 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $289,323 | $426,724 | $266,717 | $5,476,342 | $5,238,398 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $521,562 | $423,373 | $366,666 | $5,309,933 | $4,998,809 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $448,289 | $523,030 | $381,797 | $5,821,171 | $5,173,243 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $478,839 | $432,560 | $345,556 | $5,759,465 | $4,825,210 |
| UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTLEXINGTON, KY |
| ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP |
| $50,000 |
| 2023 |
| UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATIONLEXINGTON, KY | TO SUPPORT THE 2018 SADDLE SEAT WORLD CUP | $40,000 | 2018 |
| PLANTATION FIELD EQUESTRIAN EVENTSUNIONVILLE, PA | CONSTRUCTION FOR ADDITIONAL COMPETITION LEVEL | $27,250 | 2023 |
| RACING SURFACES TESTING LABORATORYLEXINGTON, KY | FUND RESEARCH INTO THE EFFECTS OF SHOEING | $25,423 | 2018 |
| HOPE AND HEALING AT HILLENGLADENASHVILLE, TN | TO FUND EQUINE THERAPY FOR VETERANS | $25,000 | 2017 |
| WILLIAM WOODS UNIVERSITYFULTON, MO | CONSTRUCTION OF A VETERINARY CLINIC | $20,000 | 2017 |
| SANTA BARBARA EQUINE ASSISTANCE AND EVACUATION TEAMSANTA BARBARA, CA | TO FUND BARN RENOVATIONS | $20,000 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAGAINESVILLE, FL | SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO COLLAGEN DEFECTS IN SPORT HORSES | $20,000 | 2021 |
| GRAYSON-JOCKEY CLUB RESEARCH FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 6 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.LEXINGTON, KY | SUPPORT THE RESEARCH INTO EQUINE HERPESVIRUS MYELOENCEPHALOPATHY | $20,000 | 2021 |
| AMERICAN ASSN OF EQUINE PRACTITIONERS FOUNDATIONLEXINGTON, KY | TO FUND THE EQUINE DISEASE COMMUNICATION CENTER | $15,000 | 2016 |
| UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATIONWASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITYCOLUMBUS, OH | IDENTIFICATION OF NOVEL DRUG THERAPIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF EQUINE PROTOZOAL MYELOENCEPHALOPATHY (EPM) USING HIGH-THROUGHPUT COMPOUNDING SCREENING | $12,500 | 2018 |
| UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATIONTHE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYCOLUMBUS, OH | EQUINE HEALTH RESEARCH FUND PROJECT: THE PHARMACOKINETICS AND PHARMACODYNAMICS (CARDIOVASCULAR, URINARY, ELECTROLYTE, ENDOCRINE AND BEHAVIORAL) OF INTRAVENOUS MAGNESIUM SULFATE IN HORSES | $12,500 | 2019 |
| UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATIONUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTACOLUMBUS, OH | EQUINE HEALTH RESEARCH FUND PROJECT: INVESTIGATION OF GENETIC RISK FACTORS FOR OSTEOCHONDROSIS IN THE HORSE | $12,486 | 2016 |
| UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATIONUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVISCOLUMBUS, OH | EQUINE HEALTH RESEARCH FUND PROJECT: EFFECT OF ARENA SURFACE ON KINEMATICS OF THE FORE AND HIND LIMBS OF JUMPING HORSES | $12,023 | 2018 |
| UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATIONPURDUE UNIVERSITYCOLUMBUS, OH | EQUINE HEALTH RESEARCH FUND PROJECT: COMPARISON OF INHALED LEVALBUTEROL AND RACEMIC ALBUTEROL IN HORSES AFFECTED WITH RECURRENT AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION (RAO) | $10,609 | 2016 |
| THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCYPITTSBORO, NC | TO FUND A SUMMIT ON ENDANGERED BREEDS | $10,500 | 2018 |
| AMERICAN HORSE COUNCIL FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | SUPPORT THE EQUINE WELFARE DATA COLLECTIVE | $10,000 | 2020 |
| HORSES N HEROES OF MARION COUNTYCITRA, FL | SUPPORT THE YOUTH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM | $10,000 | 2021 |
| AMERICAN SADDLEBRED HORSE ASSNLEXINGTON, KY | SUPPORT YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS | $10,000 | 2020 |
| AMERICAN SADDLEBRED HORSE & BREEDERS ASSOCIATIONLEXINGTON, KY | SUPPORT THE NEW YOUTH RIDER PROGRAM | $10,000 | 2021 |
| FAIR HILL INTERNATIONALELKTON, MD | TO FUND COMPETITION SITE IMPROVEMENTS | $10,000 | 2022 |
| GIRL SCOUTS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIAPITTSBURGH, PA | TO FUND A YOUTH CAMP | $10,000 | 2016 |
| EQUINE ASSISTED TRANSITIONS INCHOPKINSVILLE, KY | TO FUND EQUINE THERAPY FOR VETERANS | $8,000 | 2017 |
| RETIRED RACEHORSE PROJECTEDGEWATER, MD | THOROUGHBRED RETRAINING COMPETITION | $7,500 | 2023 |
| 5.00 |
| $0 |
| Guy R Warner | ASSISTANT TREASURER | 5.00 | $0 |
| Lendon Gray | SECRETARY | 1.00 | $0 |
| William A Roos | ASST SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL | 15.00 | $50,000 |
| Nancy M Cox | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Jamie Link | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202521349349104592
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202421369349101552
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202321309349101602
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202242579349100104
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202133199349102398
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Nov 30, 2019
Filing id 202002899349100715
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Nov 30, 2018
Filing id 201911509349100301
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Nov 30, 2017
Filing id 201821919349100202
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Nov 30, 2016
Filing id 201701239349100725
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.