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American Quarter Horse Foundation

The foundation connects horses and people through charitable giving to support programs that preserve our horses legacy and further the well-being of the american quarter horse family.

$833k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
17
Itemized grants FY2025
7
Organizations funded FY2024
14%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$475k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$18,733
Largest grant, FY2025
$78,871
Organizations funded a year
7 to 13
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
11
Total assets, FY2025
$78M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 14% of the organizations American Quarter Horse Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsEducationYouth DevelopmentAnimalsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving17$475k29%
FY20247$158k14%
FY202311$265k64%
FY202210$282k10%
FY20219$301k67%
FY20207$225k29%
FY201912$298k50%
FY201813$328k69%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Animals$1.9MEducation$591kHealth$162kYouth Development$150kRecreation & Sports$94kHuman Services$26k

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MT
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
OR
IA
OH
PA
CT
CA
CO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
SC
LA
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Texas A&M Agrilife Research$483,5198n/a
American Quarter Horse Association$344,70180%
University of Kentucky Research Foundation$201,25240%
Colorado State University$191,2735n/a
University of California Davis$172,8855n/a
University of Minnesota Foundation$144,72720%
Michigan State University$136,4544n/a
University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc$123,04220%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University$100,0452n/a
University of Florida$94,0823n/a
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All grantees of American Quarter Horse Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Texas A&M Agrilife Research$483,5198n/a
American Quarter Horse Association$344,70180%
University of Kentucky Research Foundation$201,25240%
Colorado State University$191,2735n/a
University of California Davis$172,8855n/a
University of Minnesota Foundation$144,72720%
Michigan State University$136,4544n/a
University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc$123,04220%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University$100,0452n/a
University of Florida$94,0823n/a
Iowa State University$92,4003n/a
Montana State University$74,9322n/a
Tarleton State University$74,6203n/a
Nc State University$53,3063n/a
The University of Tennessee$46,6762n/a
Texas Tech University System$46,6671n/a
University of Kentucky$43,9151n/a
Auburn University$42,1773n/a
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois$37,7484n/a
University of Georgia$31,1881n/a
Racing Medication and Testing Consortium$25,20314%
Horses Help Foundation$20,00022%
Great Oak Equine Assisted Programs$15,0001n/a
Cornell University$14,99610%
Louisiana State University$14,9571n/a
Trustees of Purdue University$13,3342n/a
Healing Strides of Virginia$11,50021%
Oregon State University$11,3001n/a
Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center$10,00011%
Montana State University$10,0001n/a
Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding and Educational Center$10,00011%
Equine Assisted Development$10,00015%
University of Wisconsin Madison$9,3701n/a
Camelot Therapeutic Horsemanship Inc$9,14513%
Stable-Spirit$8,80015%
Therapeutic Riding of Tucson Inc$8,10011%
Three Gaits Inc$7,73012%
New Beginnings$7,50010%
Stable Strides Farm$7,5001n/a
Helping Horse Inc$7,00014%
Marion Therapeutic Riding Association Inc$6,99111%
Hooves of Hope Equestrian Center Inc$6,32014%
Upside Therapeutic Riding Inc$6,30013%
Pbj Connections Jedlicka$6,30012%
Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy Inc$6,25310%
Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center$5,65010%
Great and Small$5,40012%
Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center$5,40011%
Forward Stride$5,15010%
Soul Friends Inc$5,09513%
Dreams on Horseback$5,00011%
Pal-O-Mine Equestrian Inc$5,00010%

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget American Quarter Horse Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAmerican Quarter Horse Association: $344,701 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetUniversity of Kentucky Research Foundation: $201,252 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Minnesota Foundation: $144,727 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Georgia Research Foundation Inc: $123,042 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRacing Medication and Testing Consortium: $25,203 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetHorses Help Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetCornell University: $14,996 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHealing Strides of Virginia: $11,500 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetHearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetBravehearts Therapeutic Riding and Educational Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetEquine Assisted Development: $10,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetCamelot Therapeutic Horsemanship Inc: $9,145 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetStable-Spirit: $8,800 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetTherapeutic Riding of Tucson Inc: $8,100 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetThree Gaits Inc: $7,730 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetNew Beginnings: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHelping Horse Inc: $7,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetMarion Therapeutic Riding Association Inc: $6,991 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetHooves of Hope Equestrian Center Inc: $6,320 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetUpside Therapeutic Riding Inc: $6,300 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetPbj Connections Jedlicka: $6,300 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetHeartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy Inc: $6,253 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLittle Bit Therapeutic Riding Center: $5,650 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGreat and Small: $5,400 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetCheff Therapeutic Riding Center: $5,400 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetForward Stride: $5,150 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSoul Friends Inc: $5,095 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetDreams on Horseback: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetPal-O-Mine Equestrian Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 29.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Oliver-Hoffmann FoundationIL17.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Oliver-Hoffmann Foundation · Christopher Reeve Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About American Quarter Horse Foundation

How much does American Quarter Horse Foundation give?
American Quarter Horse Foundation reported 17 itemized grants totaling $474,657, out of $832,942 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 13 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does American Quarter Horse Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (65%), Education (20%), Health (6%).
Who are American Quarter Horse Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Texas A&M Agrilife Research ($484k), American Quarter Horse Association ($345k), University of Kentucky Research Foundation ($201k).
Does American Quarter Horse Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as American Quarter Horse Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Oliver-Hoffmann Foundation, Christopher Reeve Foundation, Mightycause Charitable Foundation.
Where is American Quarter Horse Foundation based?
American Quarter Horse Foundation is based in TX.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 53 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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