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Brooke USA Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Lexington, KY EIN: 33-1173163 Website

The organization was established to support sustainable equine welfare programs across asia, africa, the middle east and the americas through fundraising and stewarding donations to the areas of greatest need.

Brooke USA Inc at a glance

In short: Brooke USA Inc gave $30K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$30,000
-40.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-60.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$15,000
+49.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$2,260,928
+15.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Brooke USA Inc

Who Brooke USA Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Rural Veterinary Experience Teachin: $20KRural Veterinary ExperienceTeachin$20KEquitarian Initiative: $10KEquitarian Initiative$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Rural Veterinary Experience Teachin ($20K). Together the top 2 received $30K.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

LexingtonSanta RosaStillwaterWestportDixonEl DoradoLakewoodMetaireMetairieTucsonTusconWellington

How Brooke USA Inc gives

  • Giving grew 50% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grant2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 3 grants2023 5 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2019) to $52K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $30K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rural Veterinary Experience Teachin Dixon, CASupport$20,000
Equitarian Initiative Stillwater, MNSupport$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,260,928$1,666,636$1,464,270$30,0002$38,360
2024$1,960,609$1,855,391$1,370,836$50,3505$32,748
2023$1,453,576$930,841$1,243,641$51,7103$26,395
2022$1,297,381$1,012,618$1,160,859$20,0001$9,121
2021$1,432,714$1,105,861$1,097,279$23,0002$9,959
2020$1,438,897$992,605$1,237,592$12,5002$4,703
2019$1,680,130$1,997,665$1,241,756$10,5001$4,811

About Brooke USA Inc

Based on IRS filings

Brooke USA Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Lexington, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $30K. Net investment income was $38K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Brooke USA Inc is led by Emily Marquez-Dulin, CEO on every filing since 2024; 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Emily Marquez-Dulin

    CEO

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $152K (2024) → $168K (2025)

  • Jim Hamilton Dvm

    Chair

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Rombauer

    Trustee & Director

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Trustee & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dwayne Hildreth

    Trustee & Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gill Johnston

    Trustee & Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Schechter

    Trustee & Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Tattersall

    Trustee & Director

    Officer → Trustee & Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Roth

    Trustee & Director

    Officer → Trustee & Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sally Frick

    Trustee & Director

    Officer → Trustee & Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amal Murgian

    Trustee & Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Virtue

    Trustee & Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vicky Busch

    Trustee & Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Jones

    Chairman Emeritus

    Chairman → Chairman Emeritus, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Bair

    Secretary

    Trustee & Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Holly Sampson

    Treasurer

    Officer → Trustee & Director, 2023

    Trustee & Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julia Wilson Dvm

    Vice Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: John Nicholson (2019–2024) — Trustee & Director
  • Former: Mark Beausoleil (2019–2024) — Trustee & Director
  • Former: Julia Wilson (2020–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Pernilla Ammann (2020–2024) — Trustee & Director
  • Former: Stuart Winston (2020–2024) — Trustee & Director
  • Former: Tami Fratis (2020–2024) — Trustee & Director
  • Former: Emily Marquez- Dulin (2019–2023) — CEO
  • Former: Jim Hamilton (2022–2023) — Chairman
  • Former: Lisa Spoden (2022–2023) — Trustee & Director
  • Former: Tannetta Fentener Van Vlissingen (2022–2023) — Trustee & Dirc
  • Former: Barbara Gilbert (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: James Wolf (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Jane Holderness Roddam (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Katherine Kaneb (2019–2021) — Chairman
  • Former: James Hamilton (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Marcia Kulak (2019) — Director
  • Former: Scott Hayes (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Emily Marquez-Dulin — CEO: $168KEmily Marquez-DulinCEO$168K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $168K, to Emily Marquez-Dulin (CEO).

Frequently asked questions about Brooke USA Inc

How much does Brooke USA Inc give each year?

Brooke USA Inc gave $30K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $50K across 5 grants.

How large is Brooke USA Inc?

Brooke USA Inc reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.

What is Brooke USA Inc?

Brooke USA Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Lexington, KY. It holds $2.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Brooke USA Inc operate?

Brooke USA Inc has awarded grants in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota.

What is Brooke USA Inc's EIN?

Brooke USA Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-1173163. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 20, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 4, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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