Ushja Foundation Inc.

“The united states hunter jumper association is the foundation's sole member.”

“A copy of the form 990 was provided to members of the organization's board of directors before filing.”

“Written disclosure of conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest are required annually. All volunteers, including officers, directors and committee members as well as ushja employees are provided with compliance forms for completion and submission to the ushja managing director on an annual basis. The forms, which are signed prior to submission,require the signer to also immediately notify ushja of any conflict which may arise after annual signing and submission. Newly elected or appointed committee members must submit the standard disclosure forms referenced above along with their letters or seat acceptance and are not considered to be participating committee members until such forms are filed.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“Scholarships, grants, & contributions - the ushja foundation has multiple scholarships and grants available to ushja members annually. The hamel scholarship for further education is designed to encourage further education among equestrians and will award up to 25k to one ushja member for college, graduate, trade or professional school. The gochman family grant for the us pony finals offers up to three annual grants to young riders to afford them the opportunity to compete in the us pony finals. Due to the pandemic, us pony finals were canceled in 2020. In turn, recipients were selected, and participated in the 2021 us pony finals along with the 2021 recipients of the gochman family grant for us pony finals. Zone scholarships - funds are raised by members of regional zones and awarded as educational scholarships to zone members. The jt tallon memorial equitation grant is awarded to junior ushja members with limited financial resources who have qualified for a national equitation final are provided the support they need to attend. The alvin topping governance grant is awarded annually to assist one ushja member, (25 years of age or under) with funding to support their attendance at the ushja or usef annual meeting. The equestrian helmet safety initiative is dedicated to research that will elevate the study of head impact and concussion risk in an equestrian environment to a new standard. The foundation contributes monies for the research which will be conducted in lab settings and field video data on a variety of equestrian events with significant attention to jumping, where many injuries occur. This project will set the framework to better understand concussive biomechanics in the equestrian industry and better inform helmet manufacturers for improvement with environment-specific design.”

“Historical preservation - the foundation raises funds to aid the ushja's wheeler museum that aims to collect, preserve and share the history of the hunter/jumper sport. Its purpose is one of both preservation and education for those within the hunter/jumper community as well as the general public. To assist the ushja and the wheeler museum, the foundation assists with online video archiving, new exhibits, and preservation of historical artifacts.”

“Fundraising expenses -23,378 special event expenses 23,378”