Walking Horse Trainers' Association
Promote, support, and improve the Tennessee walking horse
Walking Horse Trainers' Association at a glance
- Total assets
- $330,569
- +11.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $410,852
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $6,618
- Expenses (2025)
- $376,052
- +17.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Walking Horse Trainers' Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2022 it made 2 grants totaling $107K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fast Inc Shelbyville, TN | See Part IV | $100,000 |
| The Center for Family Development Shelbyville, TN | Support Charitable | $7,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $330,569 | $410,852 | $376,052 | — | — | $6,618 |
| 2024 | $295,941 | $401,488 | $318,874 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $212,921 | $379,323 | $383,365 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $218,652 | $421,279 | $454,767 | $107,000 | 2 | $213 |
| 2021 | $257,468 | $503,175 | $474,964 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $227,974 | $390,834 | $401,859 | — | — | — |
About Walking Horse Trainers' Association
Based on IRS filings
Walking Horse Trainers' Association is a public charity, based in Shelbyville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $331K in total assets. Net investment income was $7K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Walking Horse Trainers' Association is led by Spencer Benedict, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Spencer Benedict
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
$995 (2024) → $0 (2025)
Brad Beard
Director
Director → 2nd Vice President, 2023
2nd Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
$720 (2020) → $0 (2025)
Laurie Toone
Director
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
$4K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Link Webb
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$4K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Scott Beaty
Director
On filings since 2020
$650 (2021) → $0 (2025)
Wayne Dean
Director
On filings since 2020
26 hrs/week
$170 (2024) → $0 (2025)
Dan Waddell
Director
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
$15K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Rodney Dick
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rodney Slagle
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charlie Green
Director
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robby Bradley
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Bill Young
Executive of
1st Vice President → President, 2022
President → Executive of, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edgar Abernathy
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Clay Sanderson
2nd Vice President
Director → 2nd Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Herbert T. Derickson IV (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jamie Hankins (2020–2024) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Larry George (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Blaise Broccard Herder (2024) — Director
- Former: Aaron Self (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Bill Cantrell (2020–2023) — 1st Vice President
- Former: Jerry Williams (2023) — Director
- Former: Keith Blackburn (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Layne Leverette (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Russ Thompson (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Dickie Gardner (2022) — 2nd Vice President
- Former: Ross Campbell (2020–2021) — 2nd Vice President
- Former: Brent Colburn (2021) — Director
- Former: Mickey McCormick (2020) — Director
- Former: Philip Trimble (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $15K, to Dan Waddell (Director). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Walking Horse Trainers' Association
How large is Walking Horse Trainers' Association?
Walking Horse Trainers' Association reported $331K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $411K.
Where does Walking Horse Trainers' Association operate?
Walking Horse Trainers' Association has awarded grants in Tennessee.
What is Walking Horse Trainers' Association's EIN?
Walking Horse Trainers' Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-0816488. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 27, 2026)
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