Kentucky · Nonprofit
UNITED PROFESSIONAL HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INC
UNITED PROFESSIONAL HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INC (Kentucky) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $690,385 to it, the largest being MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC ($398,000). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 86% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.7M
- Funders on record
- 15
- Grants received
- $690k
- Net assets
- $3.8M
What United Professional Horsemen's Association Foundation Inc does
Mission
To educate the public in general horsemanship and matters related to the welfare of horses by any means conducive to that end; to educate and train individuals in the art of horsemanship; to encourage and promote horse shows and stimulate interest in and awareness of the general public in horse shows; to encourage, promote, and advance participation in equestrian activities through education and science; to undertake educational programs in equestrian activities through dissemination of equestrian educational materials; to award scholarships to amateur contestants in certain classes of show horse competitions.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Upha ribbons of service - saddleseat equitation riders compete with each other to raise funds for an approved charity. The program requires the equitation riders to commit a designated number of hours to their chosen charity and to help raise awareness and funds.
$179,260 spentof which $141,416 as grants$157,895 earned by the program38% of program spendingAmerican royal program - the upha foundation and the american royal foundation partner for the upha american royal national championship horse show held annually in november at the american royal complex/hale arena in kansas city, missouri, to encourage and promote horse shows, stimulate interest in and awareness of the general public in horse shows and effect a better understanding among associations holding exhibitions of horses, to promote and advance participation in equestrian activities and increase awareness of equestrian sport.
$89,231 spent$90,841 earned by the program19% of program spendingUpha exceptional challenge cup - program for handicapped riders to compete in a national championship equitation class at the american royal championship horse show in kansas city, missouri each november.
$84,576 spentof which $30,500 as grants18% of program spendingOpen gate learning center is an on-site study and learning cneter for young equestrians who are competing for a national world title.
$16,567 spent$28,268 earned by the program3% of program spendingMaria knight scholarship fund awards scholarships to the children of professional (active member) horse trainers based on academic merit and financial need.
$6,724 spentof which $5,312 as grants1% of program spendingUpha classics - classes held throughout the year and a grand championship held for saddlebreds, morgans, and hackney ponies, in order to contribute to the growth and prosperity of the show horse industry.
$90,000 earned by the programProgram support - the upha analyzes and evaluates the needs other organizations dedicated to providing education and science programs in equestrian fields. In the event that these organizations meet certain requirements, the board of directors will approve contributions.
$97,358 spentof which $76,917 as grants$72,422 earned by the program21% of program spending
The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $473,716.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 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 2023 to 2024, from $3.2M to $3.9M (+21%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 7 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
Jennifer Mellenkamp
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $7k → $85k.
10 of 15 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 86% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of UNITED PROFESSIONAL HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION 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.
How concentrated its funding is
UNITED PROFESSIONAL HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 58% of grant income and the top three 74%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
92% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund UNITED PROFESSIONAL HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 96% · 2020 62% · 2021 86% · 2022 99% · 2023 91% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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.
How long its funders stay
29% of UNITED PROFESSIONAL HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 40% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
86% of UNITED PROFESSIONAL HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $98k that is directly attributable, 54% of it comes from funders outside Kentucky, across 5 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $592k arriving through sponsors registered in 10 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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 UNITED PROFESSIONAL HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INC
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 Kentucky
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
68% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Upha Membership Organization Inc · exempt
- Dewey Henderson United Professional Horsemens Org Fund Trust · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds UNITED PROFESSIONAL HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INC?
- UNITED PROFESSIONAL HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INC (Kentucky) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $690,385 to it, the largest being MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC ($398,000). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 86% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does UNITED PROFESSIONAL HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 15 organizations giving $690,385 in grants to UNITED PROFESSIONAL HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INC, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UNITED PROFESSIONAL HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INC?
- MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC is the largest funder on record, with $398,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UNITED PROFESSIONAL HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2018–2024), and the filings of 15 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