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Churchill Downs Incorporated Foundation

Louisville, KY

Middleground Capital Charitable

Lexington, KY

Middleground Capital Charitable supports organizations in education, community events, health, and human services, primarily in Kentucky; recent grants also went to recipients in Washington, DC, New York, and Virginia. Its 2025 grants ranged from $34 to $200,000, with a median of $1,560. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Equus Foundation Inc

Westport, CT

The EQUUS Foundation supports U.S. organizations that protect, rehabilitate, retrain, rehome, or retire horses, as well as programs connecting people—especially those with special needs—with horses and educating the public. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,200 to $12,350, with a $7,500 median; applicants must meet its Guardian or Mentor transparency and accountability requirements. The profile describes an application process but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Greater Good Charities

Seattle, WA

Greater Good Charities supports animal welfare, humanitarian aid, conservation, and disaster response, including through cash grants, supplies, and programs. Its 2025 grants had a median of $37,406, though awards ranged widely, and it supports partners in the United States and internationally. Many grants are invitation-only; its website lists opportunities as they become available.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

New York, NY

The ASPCA funds animal welfare organizations and programs nationwide, including shelters, rescue groups, public agencies, and universities, with support for veterinary and shelter capacity, disaster response, research, education, and stronger animal protections. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1,065,500, with a median of $16,001. Application information is provided for specific programs; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

W L Lyons Brown Foundation

Louisville, KY

The W L Lyons Brown Foundation’s 2025 grants supported varied charitable work, with 66% of grant dollars going to Kentucky and 33% to Tennessee; its reported grants ranged from $2,000 to $11.38 million, with a median of $12,000, though totals included large distributions during dissolution. It gave only to preselected organizations, did not accept unsolicited requests, and its final filing indicates it has wound down and stopped grantmaking.

River Farm America Foundation

Saratoga Springs, NY

In 2025, River Farm America Foundation funded a range of charitable work, including animal welfare, community services, disability support, housing, education, and conservation, primarily in New York, with some grants in Massachusetts and Illinois. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $200,000, with a median of $25,000. It supports only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Beyond the Wire Inc

Owings Mills, MD

To provide dedicated and compassionate care for retired and abandoned Maryland thoroughbred race horses, to protect and rehabilitate Maryland thoroughbred race horses; to promote second careers for retired Maryland thoroughbred race horses as hunters, jumpers, dressage, trail companion or therapeutic riding horses; to partner with established equine aftercare programs to provide rehabilitation and retraining for thoroughbred horses retiring from competition in Maryland; to facilitate the adoption of Maryland thoroughbreds retiring from racing competition

Arnall Family Foundation

Oklahoma City, OK

The Arnall Family Foundation funds criminal justice reform, homelessness services, youth welfare and justice, and community work in northeast Oklahoma City, supporting organizations or programs operating in Oklahoma. Its 2024 grants had a median of about $8,900, though awards ranged widely, and it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Aetna Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

Aetna Foundation supported health and wellness, access to health care, and related community needs; its 2021 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $40,000, and went to organizations across multiple states, especially in D.C. and Connecticut. Its 2021 filing was marked final, so it appears to have ended or be winding down grantmaking; that filing said there were no restrictions on who could apply and pointed applicants to its website for application materials.

Teddy Cole Foundation for Horses Inc

San Diego, CA

Lightner Sams Foundation of Wyoming Inc

Teton Village, WY

The Lightner Sams Foundation of Wyoming supports a varied range of work, including community philanthropy, education, land conservation and research, climbing safety, and equine programs. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $53,000, with a median of $5,000; funding went mainly to organizations in Kentucky and Wyoming, with grants also reaching several other states. The foundation accepts unsolicited written requests; applicants should include financial information and proof of tax-exempt status.