Funding search · EIN 421547242 · Westport, CT
Equus Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 66
- grants reported
- $467,371
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $6,050
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Brook Hill Farm6 grants · $43,205
- Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding & Ed3 grants · $33,145
- Horsepower3 grants · $29,280
- Misty Meadows Equine Learning Cente3 grants · $26,676
- Return To Freedom1 grant · $24,000
- Central Kentucky Riding for Hope3 grants · $23,050
- Saving Horses3 grants · $20,460
- Maine State Spca2 grants · $20,000
- Loudoun Therapeutic Riding Foundati3 grants · $19,300
- Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue3 grants · $18,100
Giving over time
Grant history
All 66 reported grants, largest first.
- $24,000
Return To Freedom · Lompoc, CA · 2021
Alliance Grant
- $13,100
Horsepower · High Point, NC · 2023
Equine welfare
- $12,350
Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding & Ed · Harvard, IL · 2024
Equine welfare
- $12,350
Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding & Ed · Harvard, IL · 2024
Equine welfare
- $10,000
Maine State Spca · Windham, ME · 2022
Equine welfare, humanitarian award
- $10,000
Maine State Spca · Windham, ME · 2022
Equine welfare, humanitarian award
- $9,900
Misty Meadows Equine Learning Cente · West Tisbury, MA · 2024
Equine welfare
- $9,900
Misty Meadows Equine Learning Cente · West Tisbury, MA · 2024
Equine welfare
- $9,140
Brook Hill Farm · Forest, VA · 2024
Equine welfare
- $9,140
Brook Hill Farm · Forest, VA · 2024
Equine welfare
- $8,445
Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding & Ed · Harvard, IL · 2023
Equine welfare
- $8,350
Rising Starr Horse Rescue · Wilton, CT · 2024
Equine welfare
- $8,350
Rising Starr Horse Rescue · Wilton, CT · 2024
Equine welfare
- $8,250
Central Kentucky Riding for Hope · Lexington, KY · 2024
Equine welfare
- $8,250
Central Kentucky Riding for Hope · Lexington, KY · 2024
Equine welfare
- $8,090
Horsepower · High Point, NC · 2024
Equine welfare
- $8,090
Horsepower · High Point, NC · 2024
Equine welfare
- $7,700
Brook Hill Farm · Forest, VA · 2023
Equine welfare
- $7,500
United States Equestrian Federation · Lexington, KY · 2024
Equine welfare
- $7,500
United States Equestrian Federation · Lexington, KY · 2024
Equine welfare
- $7,500
The Foundation for the Horse · Lexington, KY · 2021
Veterinary research,emergency grant
- $7,460
Saving Horses · Encinitas, CA · 2023
Equine welfare
- $7,075
Brook Hill Farm · Forest, VA · 2021
Guardian,CTRI,Platinum Performance
- $7,000
Loudoun Therapeutic Riding Foundati · Lovettsville, VA · 2024
Equine welfare
- $7,000
Loudoun Therapeutic Riding Foundati · Lovettsville, VA · 2024
Equine welfare
- $6,876
Misty Meadows Equine Learning Cente · West Tisbury, MA · 2023
Equine welfare
- $6,655
The Shane Center for Therapeutic Ho · Centerburg, OH · 2023
Equine welfare
- $6,550
Central Kentucky Riding for Hope · Lexington, KY · 2023
Equine welfare
- $6,500
Saving Horses · Encinitas, CA · 2024
Equine welfare
- $6,500
Saving Horses · Encinitas, CA · 2024
Equine welfare
- $6,500
Days End Farm Horse Rescue · Lisbon, MD · 2022
Equine welfare, honor,service grant
- $6,500
Days End Farm Horse Rescue · Lisbon, MD · 2022
Equine welfare, honor,service grant
- $6,100
Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue · Dover Plains, NY · 2023
Equine welfare
- $6,000
Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue · Dover Plains, NY · 2024
Equine welfare
- $6,000
Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue · Dover Plains, NY · 2024
Equine welfare
- $5,900
Maine State Society for the Protect · Windham, ME · 2023
Equine welfare
- $5,830
This Old Horse · Hastings, MN · 2024
Equine welfare
- $5,830
This Old Horse · Hastings, MN · 2024
Equine welfare
- $5,775
Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue I · Dover Plains, NY · 2022
Rquine welfare, guardian awards
- $5,775
Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue I · Dover Plains, NY · 2022
Rquine welfare, guardian awards
- $5,500
Horse Haven of Tennessee · Seymour, TN · 2024
Equine welfare
- $5,500
Horse Haven of Tennessee · Seymour, TN · 2024
Equine welfare
- $5,500
Colorado Horse Rescue · Longmont, CO · 2023
Equine welfare
- $5,500
The Foundation for the Horse · Lexington, KY · 2023
Equine welfare
- $5,500
Foundation for the Horse · Lexington, KY · 2022
Veterinary Research Fellowship
- $5,500
Foundation for the Horse · Lexington, KY · 2022
Veterinary Research Fellowship
- $5,480
High Hopes Theraputic Riding · Old Lyme, CT · 2021
Guardian and CTRI grants
- $5,450
Loudoun Therapeutic Riding · Lovettsville, VA · 2022
Equine welfare, ctri grants
- $5,450
Loudoun Therapeutic Riding · Lovettsville, VA · 2022
Equine welfare, ctri grants
- $5,375
High Hopes Theraputic Riding · Old Lyme, CT · 2022
Equine Welfare, CTRI grants
- $5,375
High Hopes Theraputic Riding · Old Lyme, CT · 2022
Equine Welfare, CTRI grants
- $5,300
High Hopes Therapeutic Riding · Old Lyme, CT · 2023
Equine welfare
- $5,300
Loudoun Therapeutic Riding Foundati · Lovettsville, VA · 2023
Equine welfare
- $5,300
Sprout Therapeutic Riding & Educati · Aldie, VA · 2023
Equine welfare
- $5,225
Sprout Therapeutic Riding and · Aldie, VA · 2022
Equine welfare, ctri grants
- $5,225
Sprout Therapeutic Riding and · Aldie, VA · 2022
Equine welfare, ctri grants
- $5,200
Maine State Society for the Protect · Windham, ME · 2024
Equine welfare
- $5,200
Maine State Society for the Protect · Windham, ME · 2024
Equine welfare
- $5,150
Kentucky Equine Adoption Center · Nicholasville, KY · 2023
Equine welfare
- $5,150
Endeavor Therapeutic Horseman · Mount Kisco, NY · 2022
Equine welfare, CTIR grant
- $5,150
Endeavor Therapeutic Horseman · Mount Kisco, NY · 2022
Equine welfare, CTIR grant
- $5,075
Brook Hill Farm · Forest, VA · 2022
Equine Welfare and CTRI Grants
- $5,075
Brook Hill Farm · Forest, VA · 2022
Equine Welfare and CTRI Grants
- $5,075
Central Kentucky Riding for · Lexington, KY · 2022
Equine Welfare and CTRI Grants
- $5,075
Central Kentucky Riding for · Lexington, KY · 2022
Equine Welfare and CTRI Grants
- $5,010
Colorado Horse Rescue · Longmont, CO · 2021
Guardian grant
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