Kentucky · Nonprofit
HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY INC
HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY INC (Kentucky) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,868,907 to it, the largest being The Jockey Club ($1,868,907). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $51M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $1.9M
- Net assets
- $-106974
What Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Inc does
Mission
Subject to federal trade commission oversight, the horseracing integrity and safety authority is charged with recommending and implementing uniform safety and integrity rules in thoroughbred racing. Continued on schedule o. Hisa is implementing, for the first time, a national, uniform set of rules applicable to every thoroughbred racing participant and racetrack facility. Hisa is comprised of two programs: the racetrack safety program, which went into effect on july 1, 2022, and the anti-doping and medication control (admc) program, which went into effect on may 22, 2023. The racetrack safety program includes operational safety rules and national racetrack accreditation standards that seek to enhance equine welfare and minimize equine and jockey injury. The program expands veterinary oversight, imposes surface maintenance and testing requirements, enhances jockey safety, regulates riding crop use and implements voided claim rules, among other important measures.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Racetrack safety program: as of december 31, 2024, approximately 76,900 covered horses and 36,500 covered persons were registered with hisa, including 1,200 veterinarians actively involved in the daily and specialized care of equine athletes.in 2024, hisa completed accreditation visits at 22 racetracks, resulting in significant safety improvements, such as additional investments in advanced surface maintenance equipment, increases in the daily reporting of surface condition measurements and tighter controls over stable gate entry and exit procedures.in 2024, hisa launched hisa check, a platform that analyzes data from hisa's comprehensive medical database, historical performance records and other risk factors to identify horses at increased risk of injury. Hisa also introduced hisa horse in-sight, a tool that provides a complete view of a horse's health and performance over its entire career, helping regulatory veterinarians make more informed, timely and accurate decisions.in july 2024, hisa's revised racetrack safety program took effect, bringing significant updates to rules on prohibited practices, intra-articular injection stand-down times, the void claim rule and…
$4,927,970 spent11% of program spendingHisa's anti-doping and medication control (admc) program, which was launched in may 2023, is enforced by the horseracing integrity & welfare unit, an independent agency. In 2024, more than 76,500 sample collection sessions were conducted by certified sample collection personnel, with an adverse analytical finding (positive test) rate of .48%. Compared to 2023, the admc program showed shorter turnaround times for results reporting in 2024. Additionally, hiwu's investigations unit received more than 200 tips through the anonymous whistleblower platforms and nearly 500 investigative inquiries were initiated. In total, 394 notices of potential violations were filed in 2024, resulting in 368 charges for 65 anti-doping rule violations and 303 controlled medication rule violations. Furthermore, hiwu prepared for the implementation of the hisa equine analytical laboratory (heal) accreditation standards, which went into effect on january 1, 2025. An independent laboratory expert group was established to help oversee the accreditation program and granted probationary heal accreditation to four laboratories by the end of 2024.
$41,711,657 spent89% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $46,639,627.
The organization over time
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Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $5.5M to $13M (+146%).
How it's funded, over time
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0% of HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (61% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 3 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
Lisa Lazarus
CEO
Board chair
Charles Scheeler
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 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 HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY INC’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
HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Kentucky, across 1 state in all.
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.
Against its field
HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 659 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 659 community improvement nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
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In Kentucky
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
90% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
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Questions and answers
- Who funds HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY INC?
- HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY INC (Kentucky) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,868,907 to it, the largest being The Jockey Club ($1,868,907). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $1,868,907 in grants to HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY INC.
- Who is the largest funder of HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY INC?
- The Jockey Club is the largest funder on record, with $1,868,907 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Kentucky. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2022–2024), 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing