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US nonprofit · EIN 454783644 · Lexington, KYiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 454783644) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 August 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Foundation Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$6.7m
year to 31 August 2025
Expenses
$5.3m
year to 31 August 2025
Total assets
$10.1m
$83k liabilities
Net assets
$10m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
24
2.2 years on average
Staff
6
26 volunteers
Left since last filing
4
17% of the board
Voting members
24
reported in Part VI
How am I connected?

Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Foundation Inc's network

24 people7 organisationsi24 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (24). Violet dotted lines (8) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

24 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 24 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Aidan ButlerDirector2024
2 yrs
Barbara VanlangendonckDirector2024
2 yrs
Boyd BrowningDirector2025
1 yr
Christina BlackerDirector2024
2 yrs
Craig BandoroffDirector2025
1 yr
Dean RoethemeierDirector2024
2 yrs
Donna BrothersDirector2025
1 yr
Dr Bonnie ComerfordDirector2024
2 yrs
Dr Jeffrey BerkDirector2024
2 yrs
Georganne HaleDirector2024
2 yrs
Jay PrivmanDirector2024
2 yrs
Joe De FrancisDirector2024
2 yrs
John DamicoDirector2024
2 yrs
Larry ConnollyDirector2025
1 yr
Laura BarillaroDirector2024
2 yrs
Madeline AuerbachVice President2024
2 yrs
Mark SimendingerCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Melissa HicksTreasurer2024
2 yrs
Price BellDirector2024
2 yrs
RIC WaldmanDirector2024
2 yrs
Tom CannellDirector2024
2 yrs
Tony AllevatoDirector2025
1 yr
Walt RobertsonPresident2024
2 yrs
Yvonne SchwabeDirector2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 24 →

Pay and hours

year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Walt RobertsonPresident2$0
Madeline AuerbachVice President2$0
Price BellDirector2$0
Melissa HicksTreasurer2$0
Mark SimendingerSecretary2$0
Laura BarillaroDirector1$0
Dr Jeffrey BerkDirector1$0
Christina BlackerDirector1$0
Aidan ButlerDirector1$0
Tom CannellDirector1$0
Dr Bonnie ComerfordDirector1$0
John DamicoDirector1$0
Joe de FrancisDirector1$0
Georganne HaleDirector1$0
Tony AllevatoDirector1$0
Jay PrivmanDirector1$0
Dean RoethemeierDirector1$0
Craig BandoroffDirector1$0
Donna BrothersDirector1$0
Boyd BrowningDirector1$0
Yvonne SchwabeDirector1$0
Barbara VanlangendonckDirector1$0
Ric WaldmanDirector1$0
Larry ConnollyDirector1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Foundation Inc
EIN
454783644
Address
821 Corporate Dr, Lexington, KY, 40503-2748
State
Kentucky
Mission
Thoroughbred aftercare alliance (taa) is an organization designed to serve as both the accrediting body for aftercare organizations that care for thoroughbred horses following the conclusion of their careers as well as a fundraising body to support these approved organizations. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
D20 Animal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Animal-Related
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2011
Principal officer
Melissa Hicks (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 January 2013
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥2years on the filingsAidan Butler
≥2years on the filingsBarbara Vanlangendonck
≥2years on the filingsChristina Blacker
≥2years on the filingsDean Roethemeier

Latest return

year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$10.1m
Total liabilities
$83k
Net assets or fund balances
$10m
Contributions and grants received
$6.2m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$4.1m
Employees
6
Volunteers
26

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$5.9m$4.9m$1m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Old FriendsThoroughbred aftercare$150k
New Vocations Racehorse Adoption ProgramThoroughbred aftercare$150k
Midatlantic Horse Rescue IncThoroughbred aftercare$150k
Second Stride IncThoroughbred aftercare$150k
United Pegasus FoundationThoroughbred aftercare$150k
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation IncThoroughbred aftercare$150k
Rerun IncThoroughbred aftercare$135k
Trrac Thoroughbred AftercareThoroughbred aftercare$110k
After the RacesThoroughbred aftercare$104k
Caribbean Thoroughbred Aftercare IncThoroughbred aftercare$90k
Kentucky Equine Adoption CenterThoroughbred aftercare$70k
Secretariat CenterThoroughbred aftercare$70k
Canter MichiganThoroughbred aftercare$70k
Akindale Thoroughbred RescueThoroughbred aftercare$70k
This Old Horse IncThoroughbred aftercare$66k
Remember Me RescueThoroughbred aftercare$65k
The Foxie G Foundation IncThoroughbred aftercare$65k
Equine Rescue of AikenThoroughbred aftercare$65k
Horse and Hound Rescue FoundationThoroughbred aftercare$60k
Finger Lakes Thoroughbred Adoption ProgramThoroughbred aftercare$56k
Thoroughbred Athletes IncThoroughbred aftercare$55k
Square Peg FoundationThoroughbred aftercare$55k
Down the Stretch RanchThoroughbred aftercare$55k
Win Place Home IncThoroughbred aftercare$54k
Center for Racehorse RetrainingThoroughbred aftercare$53k