Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses

Private foundation · Grantmaker Hortonville, WI EIN: 27-3852057

Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Hortonville, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $427K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K.

Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses at a glance

In short: Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$25,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$25,000
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$426,914
+56.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Kentucky (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

University of Kentucky: $25KUniversity of Kentucky$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Kentucky ($25K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

East DorsetLexington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $25K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Kentucky Lexington, KYFriesian Genetic Research Initiative Fund$25,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$426,914$499,071$345,091$25,0001$356,377—
2024$273,079$307,779$306,874——$293,826—
2023$272,057$243,817$282,983$10,0001$270,063—
2022$310,994$405,795$288,136——$279,763—
2021$195,014$341,288$275,727————
2020$130,403$288,911$238,735————
2019$80,643$303,478$320,286———$46

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses is led by Scott Kelnhofer, Director & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Scott Kelnhofer

    Director & President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rochelle Kelnhofer

    Director, Treasurer & Interim Secretary

    Director, Treasurer & Secretary → Director & Treasurer, 2023

    Director & Treasurer → Director, Treasurer & Interim Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Depuydt

    Director & Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca McCartney

    Director & Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Katherine Fox (2019) — Director, Vet & Head of Resea

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.

Frequently asked questions about Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses

How much does Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses give each year?

Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses?

Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses reported $427K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $499K.

What is Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses?

Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Hortonville, WI. It holds $427K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses operate?

Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses has awarded grants in Kentucky, Vermont.

What is Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses's EIN?

Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3852057. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 11, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 26, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 21, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 29, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 9, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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