New Eligibility Requirements for 2025 |
The EQUUS Foundation updated its eligibility requirements for equine charities to participate on the Equine Welfare Network and be eligible for funding in 2025.
Member public charities must meet our minimum standards for equine welfare and business practices and are required to attest to the accuracy of the organization's profile annually between December 1 and December 31.
Most member public charities take the additional step to attain the Guardian designation which involves not only making comprehensive data about their programs, horse care practices, and governance available for public scrutiny but also critical information to the EQUUS Foundation which is not made public.
While it is not an accreditation, attainment of the Guardian designation is a recognition of an organization's commitment to transparency and accountability and an opportunity to receive financial support from the EQUUS Foundation.
Mentors are equine charities that meet the EQUUS Foundation highest standards for business and equine welfare practices. The Mentor designation is an accreditation.
Guardians and Mentors are assigned a Star Rating based on the degree to which an organizations meets the EQUUS Foundation requirements for equine welfare and business practices. Mentors receive a 5-Star rating. Guardians may receive a rating ranging from 1 to 4 stars.
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Funding Opportunities Webinar on October 30 |
Only equine charities that attain the 2025 EQUUS Foundation Guardian designation or Mentor accreditation are eligible to receive financial support from the EQUUS Foundation in 2025.
The process consists of two steps. Step One opens on December 1 and closes on December 31. Step One consists of your verifying the information in your organization's profile and our receipt of the assessment we provide to your veterinarian.
Step Two will open on January 1, 2025 for equine charities that have received approval of their Step One submissions. Step Two will close on March 31.
Attainment of the Guardian Designation guarantees a minimum Equine Welfare grant of $500 and access to additional grant programs and campaigns. Equine Welfare Grants range from $500 to $5,000. Recipients are selected in August and announced in September each year.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Funding Opportunities Webinar
October 30, 2024 at 7pm
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Verification of Profile Information
Required to remain on the Equine Welfare Network
December 1 - December 31, 2024
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New Grant Program for Veterans Services
Nominations Open Now Through November 1 |
The EQUUS Foundation established a new grant program thanks to the support of Back on Track. Back on Track Veteran Services Grants will be awarded to 2024 EQUUS Foundation Guardian charities that provide Equine Assisted Services to veterans and/or the family members of veterans.
The Back on Track Veteran Services Grant program is unique in that grant recipients will receive a $500 grant to be used to support the care of a specific equine that provides these services. A minimum of $5,000 will be awarded in 2024.
To apply, the EQUUS Foundation Guardian will need to log into its organization profile, select "BACK ON TRACK VETERANS SERVICES GRANTS", and complete the online application. Applicants must address how the funds will be used, and within six months of receipt of funds, grantees must report on the use of the funds, including bills for services rendered.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE - NOVEMBER 1
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MORE OPPORTUNITIES
EQUUS Foundation
Humanitarian Award
Nominations Close on November 1
The EQUUS Foundation and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) joined together in 2009 to establish the EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award to celebrate the humanitarian achievements made by a member of the equestrian world.
The 2024 EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award will be presented on Thursday, January 23, 2025, in Lexington, Kentucky, at the prestigious Pegasus Awards Dinner held during the USEF Annual Meeting.
The winner may select an equine charity on the Equine Welfare Network of the EQUUS Foundation to receive a $5,000 grant from the EQUUS Foundation.
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$5,000 Champion Volunteer Recognition Grants
The EQUUS Foundation is dedicating a minimum of $5,000 in grants to be awarded to EQUUS Foundation Guardians with volunteers participating in the Champions Program.
At least ten (10) Guardians will be randomly selected annually to each receive a grant of $500 based on the organization's volunteer participation in the Champions program during 2024.
You can enroll your volunteers by logging into your organization's profile. Please make sure your volunteers are enrolled by December 31, 2024, to improve your organization's chances to win a Champion Volunteer Recognition Grant.
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Stay Tuned!
$25,000 Lafitte De Muze Matching Campaign
December 13, 2024
National Day of the Horse
Congress designated December 13th as the National Day of the Horse in 2004 to celebrate the cultural, historic, and economic contributions that horses have made and continue to make.
Thanks to EQUUS Foundation Equine Ambassador, Lafitte De Muze, and his owner, Cheryl Olsten, the EQUUS Foundation Guardian charity you select will receive 100% of your donation of $500 or less made on the National Day of the Horse, December 13, and a matching donation for as long as the $25,000 in matching funds are available.
To allow more charities to benefit from the matching funds, for donations over $500, the Guardian charity you select will receive 100% of your donation, but the donation will not be matched.
Make sure you have logged into your profile to select an equine from among your herd to represent your organization as its Equine Ambassador to participate in the Lafitte De Muze Matching Campaign on December 13.
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PLEASE READ: You are receiving this email because you are listed as the primary contact for your organization's Equine Welfare Network profile. Please do not UNSUBSCRIBE. If you unsubscribe, your profile will be deactivated until you provide another primary contact or resubscribe. Contact us at mail@equusfoundation.org if you no longer wish to serve as your organization's primary contact.
ABOUT EQUUS FOUNDATION: The EQUUS Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity established in 2002, is the only national animal welfare charity and accrediting body in the United States that is 100% dedicated to equine welfare and with the dual mission to protect America's horses from peril and strengthen the bond between people and horses. Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Contact the EQUUS Foundation, Inc., at 168 Long Lots Road, Westport, CT 06880, Tele: (203) 259-1550, E-Mail: mail@equusfoundation.org. Visit: Visit equusfoundation.org. |
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