Mission
ESTABLISHED IN 1943, THE FOUNDATION IS A CHARITABLE TRUST THAT PROVIDES, ON A CONFIDENTIAL BASIS, FINANCIAL RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE THOROUGHBRED INDUSTRY WHO ARE IN NEED. ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE, AND INCLUDES FINANCIAL AID FOR MEDICATION, SURGICAL AND HOSPITAL COSTS, THERAPEUTIC EQUIPMENT, AND BASIC LIVING NEEDS INCLUDING FOOD, RENT AND UTILITIES. ASSISTANCE FROM THE FOUNDATION MAY BE IN THE FORM OF A ONE-TIME LUMP SUM GRANT, PARTICIPATION IN A MONTHLY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OR IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER CHARITIES. SINCE 1985, THE FOUNDATION HAS HELPED MORE THAN 1,000 INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDED MORE THAN $19 MILLION IN SUPPORT.