USA Equestrian Trust

What they fund

competitionsafetyyouthequineequipmentpurchaseeducationalendowed

Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

• Commonwealth of Kentucky Kentucky Horse Park Commission1 grant · $3.2M
• University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Food and Environment3 grants · $150,000
• Dressage4kids1 grant · $75,000
• Plantation Field Equestrian Events1 grant · $27,250
• University of Florida1 grant · $20,000
• Santa Barbara Equine Assistance and Evacuation Team1 grant · $20,000
• Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation1 grant · $20,000
• American Horse Council Foundation3 grants · $13,000
• American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation2 grants · $10,000
• American Saddlebred Horse & Breeders Association1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

Grant history

All 40 reported grants, largest first.

• $3.2M

  Commonwealth of Kentucky Kentucky Horse Park Commission · Lexington, KY · 2023

  Gift of building and improvements to benefit the equine industry, equine sport and/or the ky horse park commission

• $75,000

  Dressage4kids · Cheshire, CT · 2025

  Operational support

• $50,000

  University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Food and Environment · Lexington, KY · 2025

  Endowed scholarship

• $50,000

  University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Food and Environment · Lexington, KY · 2024

  Endowed scholarship

• $50,000

  University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Food and Environment · Lexington, KY · 2023

  Endowed scholarship

• $27,250

  Plantation Field Equestrian Events · Unionville, PA · 2023

  Construction for additional competition level

• $20,000

  Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2021

  Support the research into equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy

• $20,000

  Santa Barbara Equine Assistance and Evacuation Team · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021

  To fund barn renovations

• $20,000

  University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2021

  Support research into collagen defects in sport horses

• $10,000

  Fair Hill International · Elkton, MD · 2022

  To fund competition site improvements

• $10,000

  American Saddlebred Horse & Breeders Association · Lexington, KY · 2021

  Support the new youth rider program

• $10,000

  Horses N Heroes of Marion County · Citra, FL · 2021

  Support the youth mentorship program

• $7,500

  Retired Racehorse Project · Edgewater, MD · 2023

  Thoroughbred retraining competition

• $6,000

  Peak Pentathlon · Denver, CO · 2021

  Support the horse welfare educational initiative

• $5,000

  Detroit Horse Power · Detroit, MI · 2023

  Youth camp

• $5,000

  Lexington Mounted Unit · Lexington, VA · 2023

  Purchase of horse trailer

• $5,000

  Sunrise Vaulters (Recognized Member of Equestrian Vaulting USA) · Oak Park, CA · 2023

  Vaulting competition

• $5,000

  American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2022

  Support the equine disease communication center

• $5,000

  American Horse Council Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

  Support the equine welfare data collective

• $5,000

  American Horse Council Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

  Support an economic impact study

• $5,000

  Metropolitan Equestrian Team · New York, NY · 2022

  Support competition scholarships

• $5,000

  Simmons' Stable Preservation Fund · Mexico, MO · 2022

  To fund a fence replacement

• $5,000

  The Dressage Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022

  Support the young rider international dream program

• $5,000

  Trot Search and Rescue Mounted Team · Germantown, MD · 2022

  Support the purchase of safety equipment

• $5,000

  United States Saddle Seat Association · Paris, KY · 2022

  Support the saddle seat world cup competition

• $5,000

  American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2021

  Support the equine disease communication center

• $5,000

  Region 10 Arabian Horse Association · Whitewater, WI · 2021

  Support the creation of affiliated 501(c)3 organization

• $5,000

  Sacramento Area Hunter Jumper Association · Sacramento, CA · 2021

  Support the training clinic

• $4,600

  United States Para-Equestrian Association · Wellington, FL · 2023

  Educational videos

• $4,500

  American Morgan Horse Educational Charitable Trust · Lexington, KY · 2022

  Support a genetic mutation study

• $3,800

  Native Horsemanship Youth Program · Poulsbo, WA · 2022

  Support horsemanship courses

• $3,000

  American Horse Council Foundation · McLean, VA · 2023

  Audit of database for horses in transition

• $2,970

  Asbury University · Wilmore, KY · 2022

  Support the purchase of safety equipment

• $2,792

  Camp Ondessonk · Ozark, IL · 2021

  To fund safety equipment for youth

• $2,592

  Southlands Foundation · Rhinebeck, NY · 2021

  To fund safety helmets

• $2,500

  Kentucky Horse Council · Lexington, KY · 2022

  Support educational dinners and training courses

• $2,500

  United States Hunter Jumper Association · Lexington, KY · 2022

  Support the emerging athletes program

• $2,500

  United States Hunter Jumper Association · Lexington, KY · 2021

  Support the emerging athletes program

• $600

  Harness Horse Youth Foundation · Anderson, IN · 2023

  Safety equipment for youth

• $600

  Harness Horse Youth Foundation · Anderson, IN · 2022

  Support the purchase of safety vests for a youth camp

Who else funds this kind of work