Horseman's Welfare Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dover, DE EIN: 23-7097419

Horseman's Welfare Trust is a private foundation, based in Dover, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $7K.

Horseman's Welfare Trust at a glance

In short: Horseman's Welfare Trust gave $7K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Delaware. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$7,000
-68.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,500
-68.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,500
Total assets
$7,107
+42.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Delaware (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 Horseman's Welfare Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Melvin Funeral Home: $5KMelvin Funeral Home$5KUS Bank: $2KUS Bank$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Melvin Funeral Home ($5K). Together the top 2 received $7K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

DoverHarringtonDallasDes MoinesMillsboroNewportSt. LouisFeltonSmyrna

How Horseman's Welfare Trust gives

  • Giving fell 71% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 2 grants2021 7 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2021) to $24K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Melvin Funeral Home Harrington, DEDonation to Benefit for Member$5,000
US Bank Dover, DEDonation to Benefit for Member$2,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$7,107$10,000$7,896$7,0002$7,000$298
2024$5,003$25,900$22,687$21,9002$21,900$167
2023$1,790$4,760$24,742$24,0793$24,079$580
2022$21,772$18,500$24,931$24,3717$24,371$1,220
2021$28,203$20,800$2,003$1,4202—$462
2020$9,406$1,050$683———$442
2019$8,539$50$595———$434

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Horseman's Welfare Trust reported a distributable amount of $298 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Horseman's Welfare Trust is led by Andrew Markano, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Andrew Markano

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Hensley

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sal Dimario

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Kenny Wood (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Salvatore Dimario (2019–2023) — Vice Chair

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 Horseman's Welfare Trust

How much does Horseman's Welfare Trust give each year?

Horseman's Welfare Trust gave $7K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $22K across 2 grants.

How large is Horseman's Welfare Trust?

Horseman's Welfare Trust reported $7K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $298 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Horseman's Welfare Trust operate?

Horseman's Welfare Trust has awarded grants in Delaware, Iowa, Missouri, Texas.

What is Horseman's Welfare Trust's EIN?

Horseman's Welfare Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7097419. 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 January 22, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 18, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 20, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 17, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 26, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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