TCA Awards 2017 Grants

Seventy-one Thoroughbred industry-related nonprofits received grants totaling $462,139 in 2017.
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Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) has announced that it has awarded grants totaling $462,139 to 71 Thoroughbred industry-related nonprofits that work to uphold TCA’s mission. Additionally, nearly $24,000 was expended from the Horses First Fund within the organization’s last fiscal year to aid in the rescue of the 43 horses abandoned in Mercer County, Kentucky, bringing total support provided to nearly $486,140.

A full list of grant recipients from the last three years is available on the TCA website

The TCA distributes grants to several categories of Thoroughbred-related nonprofits including retirement, rehabilitation, and rehoming organizations; backstretch and farm employee programs; equine-assisted therapy programs; and research organizations. Grants are provided to organizations that successfully meet the criteria set forth in TCA’s annual grant application. Applications for the 2018 grant cycle will be available in early January 2018.

The Horses First Fund was established by LNJ Foxwoods in June 2016 in support of the need for immediate horse rescue efforts in Mercer County, Kentucky. To date, the Horses First Fund has raised $38,000. The horses involved in the Mercer County rescue were successfully rehabilitated and rehomed

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