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UNBRIDLED THOROUGHBRED FOUNDATION
GREENVILLE, NY · EIN 770664331 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE A30 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Small ($100K-$1M) · unbridledsanctuary.org
revenue
$793K
expenses
$614K
net assets
$1.3M
employees
5
volunteers
50
program ratio
92%
mission · from form 990

UNBRIDLED THOROUGHBRED FOUNDATION, ALSO KNOWN AS UNBRIDLED SANCTUARY, PROTECTS EQUINES FROM EXPLOITATION, SUFFERING, AND SLAUGHTER THROUGH RESCUE, SANCTUARY, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. WE PROVIDE LIFELONG CARE TO 60 EQUINES, WHILE ADVANCING EDUCATION IN ARTS, ACADEMIA, ETHICS, AND LITERACY TO INSPIRE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF EQUINE PROTECTION AND WELFARE.

profile · synthesized from sources

Equine protection nonprofit operating Unbridled Sanctuary, rescuing horses, donkeys, and mules from abuse, neglect, and slaughter. Provides lifelong care for over 65 equines while advancing education and advocacy to shift cultural understanding of equine welfare. Founded in 2004 and based in New York, it combines direct sanctuary operations with public outreach and policy work.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Equine Rescue and Sanctuary
Provides life-saving rescue, rehabilitation, and permanent refuge for horses, donkeys, and mules rescued from abuse, neglect, and slaughter
Immersive Education
Offers educational programs that deepen public understanding of equine welfare, ethics, and humane treatment through direct engagement with resident animals
Policy Advocacy
Advances legal protections for equines through advocacy, contributing to landmark legislation in New York and promoting systemic change
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Equine Rescue and Retirement Care 2 activities
    • Documentation and preservation of equine rescue history
      Maintains the largest living archive of documented horse rescue stories in America, chronicling over two decades of rescues from abuse, exploitation, neglect, and slaughter.
    • Equine rescue, rehabilitation, and sanctuary
      Provides life-saving rescue, rehabilitation, and permanent refuge to over 60 horses, donkeys, and mules annually, maintaining sanctuary services for equines rescued from abuse, neglect, slaughter, and exploitation. The organization has safeguarded thousands of Thoroughbreds and other equines since 2004.
  • Animal Protection Advocacy & Campaigns 1 activity
    • Advocacy for equine protection legislation
      Engages in policy advocacy that has contributed to the passage of landmark equine protection laws, including a major state-level law in New York.
  • Equine Health and Welfare Education 1 activity
    • Equine protection education and literacy programs
      Advances education in arts, academia, ethics, and literacy to promote equine protection and welfare, with a focus on building public awareness and ethical understanding of equine treatment.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$793K
Contributions & grants$792K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$570%
Other revenue$492
expenses
Total expenses$614K
Program expenses92%
Admin / overhead1%
Fundraising7%
Salaries & benefits$15K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineFacilities
balance sheet
Total assets$1.58M
Cash$39K
Investments$0
Liabilities$254K
Net assets$1.33M
Liquid reserves0.8 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +20.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 9
  • ANDREW ELSBREE — BOARD MEMBER
  • C MARK CATAUDELLA — BOARD MEMBER
  • CHESTER MARKOWITZ — BOARD MEMBER
  • DIANE CATAUDELLA — BOARD MEMBER
  • LUCIE B MCKINNEY — BOARD MEMBER
  • NORMAN REA — BOARD MEMBER
  • SANFORD GOLDFARB — BOARD MEMBER
  • SHARI RAYMOND — VICE PRESIDENT
  • SUSAN KAYNE — PRESIDENT
relationships · 4

Who they work with

  • American Sanctuary Association Government — Accrediting organization for sanctuary operations
  • Candid/GuideStar Government — Provider of nonprofit transparency accreditation
  • EQUUS Foundation Government — Accrediting organization for equine welfare standards
  • Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries Government — Accrediting organization for animal sanctuary practices
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Education as Cultural Advocacy
    methodology: education_for_animal_welfare
    By integrating equine welfare into arts, academia, ethics, and literacy education, we generate broader societal support, because framing animal protection as a moral and intellectual issue increases public engagement and institutional advocacy.
  • Immersive Education and Ethical Relationship Framework
    methodology: ethical_relationship_with_equines
    By using immersive education and fostering ethical relationships where equines are understood, honored, and heard, we promote lasting behavioral and cultural change, because this approach cultivates empathy and intrinsic respect that underpins long-term protection.
  • Rescue, Sanctuary, and Community Engagement Model
    methodology: rescue_and_sanctuary
    By rescuing equines from exploitation and providing lifelong sanctuary, we prevent suffering and slaughter, because direct intervention combined with community engagement creates sustainable protection and shifts social norms around equine welfare.