Texas · Public charity
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
- 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.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 17 | $475k | 29% |
| FY2024 | 7 | $158k | 14% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $265k | 64% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $282k | 10% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $301k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $225k | 29% |
| FY2019 | 12 | $298k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 13 | $328k | 69% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M Agrilife Research | $483,519 | 8 | n/a |
| American Quarter Horse Association | $344,701 | 8 | 0% |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | $201,252 | 4 | 0% |
| Colorado State University | $191,273 | 5 | n/a |
| University of California Davis | $172,885 | 5 | n/a |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | $144,727 | 2 | 0% |
| Michigan State University | $136,454 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc | $123,042 | 2 | 0% |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $100,045 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Florida | $94,082 | 3 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M Agrilife Research | $483,519 | 8 | n/a |
| American Quarter Horse Association | $344,701 | 8 | 0% |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | $201,252 | 4 | 0% |
| Colorado State University | $191,273 | 5 | n/a |
| University of California Davis | $172,885 | 5 | n/a |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | $144,727 | 2 | 0% |
| Michigan State University | $136,454 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc | $123,042 | 2 | 0% |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $100,045 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Florida | $94,082 | 3 | n/a |
| Iowa State University | $92,400 | 3 | n/a |
| Montana State University | $74,932 | 2 | n/a |
| Tarleton State University | $74,620 | 3 | n/a |
| Nc State University | $53,306 | 3 | n/a |
| The University of Tennessee | $46,676 | 2 | n/a |
| Texas Tech University System | $46,667 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Kentucky | $43,915 | 1 | n/a |
| Auburn University | $42,177 | 3 | n/a |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $37,748 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Georgia | $31,188 | 1 | n/a |
| Racing Medication and Testing Consortium | $25,203 | 1 | 4% |
| Horses Help Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Great Oak Equine Assisted Programs | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cornell University | $14,996 | 1 | 0% |
| Louisiana State University | $14,957 | 1 | n/a |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $13,334 | 2 | n/a |
| Healing Strides of Virginia | $11,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Oregon State University | $11,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Montana State University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding and Educational Center | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Equine Assisted Development | $10,000 | 1 | 5% |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | $9,370 | 1 | n/a |
| Camelot Therapeutic Horsemanship Inc | $9,145 | 1 | 3% |
| Stable-Spirit | $8,800 | 1 | 5% |
| Therapeutic Riding of Tucson Inc | $8,100 | 1 | 1% |
| Three Gaits Inc | $7,730 | 1 | 2% |
| New Beginnings | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Stable Strides Farm | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Helping Horse Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Marion Therapeutic Riding Association Inc | $6,991 | 1 | 1% |
| Hooves of Hope Equestrian Center Inc | $6,320 | 1 | 4% |
| Upside Therapeutic Riding Inc | $6,300 | 1 | 3% |
| Pbj Connections Jedlicka | $6,300 | 1 | 2% |
| Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy Inc | $6,253 | 1 | 0% |
| Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center | $5,650 | 1 | 0% |
| Great and Small | $5,400 | 1 | 2% |
| Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center | $5,400 | 1 | 1% |
| Forward Stride | $5,150 | 1 | 0% |
| Soul Friends Inc | $5,095 | 1 | 3% |
| Dreams on Horseback | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Pal-O-Mine Equestrian Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget American Quarter Horse Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
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
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.
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