The New York Racing Association Foundation concentrates its giving on the welfare of the horseracing community and immediate local social supports tied to its operations. Recent grants show equal, sizable support for injured jockeys and for childcare services serving the Belmont/Jamaica area, indicating a focus on both industry-specific hardship relief and employee/family supports in the racetrack community.
Highly concentrated giving: very few, relatively large grants (equal $100K awards) focused on local, mission-related recipients rather than broad national funding; appears targeted to direct service organizations serving the racing community and adjacent local needs.
A pair of $100,000 general-support grants anchors the New York Racing Association Foundation’s recent giving: one to Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund Inc and one to Belmont Child Care Association Inc. That combination points to a funder that supports both the long-term welfare needs of injured riders and the family services connected to racetrack operations. The foundation’s latest grants also extend beyond those two core priorities. It gave $50,000 grants to Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga Inc, Race Track Chaplaincy of America Inc, Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, Old Friends of Cabin Creek, The Best Foundation, and Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Foundation Inc, plus $10,000 to The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation. Every listed recipient is in the United States, and the grant list shows a pattern of general support rather than project-specific awards. Taken together, the portfolio suggests a foundation funding the horseracing community across rider care, equine aftercare, chaplaincy, and local childcare support tied to racetrack life.
The New York Racing Association Foundation gives across several horse-racing-related support areas. In rider hardship relief, it awarded $100,000 to Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund Inc for general support, reflecting concern for permanently disabled jockeys and injured riders. Family support tied to racetrack operations appears in a $100,000 general-support grant to Belmont Child Care Association Inc. The foundation also funded equine welfare and aftercare organizations: Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga Inc received $50,000 for general support, while Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, Old Friends of Cabin Creek, and Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Foundation Inc each received $50,000 in general support. Another $50,000 general-support grant went to Race Track Chaplaincy of America Inc, which fits the foundation’s community-support pattern around the racing industry.
The recent grants cluster around two sizes: $100,000 awards at the top end, several $50,000 grants in the middle, and a $10,000 grant at the low end. All nine listed grants are marked general support, which indicates flexible funding rather than restricted project grants. The foundation is a private foundation, not a fund for individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The recent list shows multiple grantees in 2025, but only one year is visible here, so recurrence across years cannot be established from this dataset.
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Notable grantees: Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, Inc., Belmont Child Care Association, Inc.
The listed grants all went to U.S. recipients. By city, Lexington appears twice, Saratoga Springs appears twice, and the other named recipient cities each appear once: Elmont, Greenfield Center, Walnut Creek, and New York. The grant list also places one recipient in Kentucky and one in California, while the rest are in New York. Although the foundation’s headquarters are in Jamaica, NY, the recipient pattern is spread across horse-racing and aftercare organizations rather than concentrated only in the headquarters city.
The recent grants support permanently disabled jockeys, childcare connected to Belmont Park operations, therapeutic horse programs, chaplaincy services, and thoroughbred aftercare organizations. All nine listed awards are for general support, showing a broad support pattern within the horseracing community.
In the latest grants list, the foundation made two $100,000 awards, six $50,000 awards, and one $10,000 award. That places most of the giving in the $50,000 range, with two larger anchor grants at $100,000.
No. The recipient list is entirely U.S.-based, but it includes organizations in Kentucky and California as well as New York. Named recipient cities include Lexington, Saratoga Springs, Elmont, Greenfield Center, Walnut Creek, and New York.
The recent grants are all labeled general support. That means the foundation’s visible pattern here is flexible funding rather than narrowly restricted project grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERMANENTLY DISABLED JOCKEYS FUND INC | LEXINGTON, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BELMONT CHILD CARE ASSOCIATION INC | ELMONT, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THERAPEUTIC HORSES OF SARATOGA INC | SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RACE TRACK CHAPLAINCY OF AMERICA INC | LEXINGTON, KY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THOROUGHBRED RETIREMENT FOUNDATION | SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OLD FRIENDS OF CABIN CREEK | GREENFIELD CENTER, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE BEST FOUNDATION | WALNUT CREEK, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THOROUGHBRED AFTERCARE ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC | LEXINGTON, KY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE JOCKEY CLUB SAFETY NET FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
PERMANENTLY DISABLED JOCKEYS FUND INC
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BELMONT CHILD CARE ASSOCIATION INC
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THERAPEUTIC HORSES OF SARATOGA INC
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
RACE TRACK CHAPLAINCY OF AMERICA INC
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THOROUGHBRED RETIREMENT FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OLD FRIENDS OF CABIN CREEK
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE BEST FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THOROUGHBRED AFTERCARE ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE JOCKEY CLUB SAFETY NET FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT