California · Nonprofit
CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,000 to it, the largest being STRUGAR FAMILY FOUNDATION ($1,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $8.1M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $1k
- Net assets
- $6.6M
What California Thoroughbred Breeders Association does
Mission
To create an environment of education for the membership so as to bring about the betterment of the conditions for those involved in the agricultural production of california-bred thoroughbreds; to assist in all ways appropriate, including legislatively, to maximize the quality and profitability of the product of the members and the efficiency of their operation; and to enhance all economic conditions related to the growth and vitality of the thoroughbred industry in california.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Registration of thoroughbred horses in california & incentive awards:thoroughbred horses that are registered are eligible for incentive awards funded through pari-mutual wagering on authorized races mostly conducted or produced in california. As the recognized registering agency, the association collects and distributes various incentive awards to thoroughbred breeders and owners of california-bred thoroughbreds and california based stallions. The association also conducts an annual auction of thoroughbreds, for which it receives entry fees and a commission from the sale of horses.
Conduct annual northern california yearling sale:the annual ctba sale brings together sellers and buyers for the advancement of horse racing in california. In 2025, more than 15 consignors participated and over 80 horses were sold at the ctba sale.
Ctba publishes a monthly magazine: california thoroughbred to which all members receive annual subscriptions. California thoroughbred magazine has long been recognized as a leading industry publication. We are dedicated to building upon that foundation. One way this is being achieved is by working together in providing articles that are significant in assisting in farm management and animal husbandry. The magazine also brings together advertisers and a precise target market. Stallion owners are able to cost effectively reach the real decision-makers with their advertising dollars.
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $5.3M to $12M (+125%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Doug Burge
CEO & gm
Board chair
Justin Oldfield
Chairperson
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION's grant income comes from California funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION?
- CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,000 to it, the largest being STRUGAR FAMILY FOUNDATION ($1,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $1,000 in grants to CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION.
- Who is the largest funder of CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION?
- STRUGAR FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing