The Consortium funds research, develops and promotes policy recommendations, and educates stakeholders in support of horse Racing safety and integrity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $35K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$220K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $76K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$105K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$522K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$888K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$463K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$522K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$768K
FY2021$765K
FY2022$719K
FY2023$461K
FY2024$522K
Expenses
$888K
FY2024▲ +34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$702K
FY2021$567K
FY2022$592K
FY2023$663K
FY2024$888K
Net assets
$463K
FY2024▼ -44%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$705K
FY2021$904K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$829K
FY2024$463K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2005.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $752K Management & general 15% · $136K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

26 people listed on the 990; $220K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$220,050Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael D Hardy’s $220K as Executive Director is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Mary Scollay—$32,219$212,980$252,000$222,590
Michael D Hardy$220,050$160,000$24,107——
Dr Dionne Benson—$13,727———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Funds research, develops policy, and educates stakeholders to improve horse racing safety and integrity.

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1 program · $752K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Research, education, and advocacy to ensure the integrity of the horse racing sport and the safety of its PARTICIPANTS.RMTC goals:develop and recommend policies and prohibited practices, and enforcement strategies regarding the use of medications and methods in connection with training and racing HORSES.DEVELOP a durable working…

$752Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$76K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $552K · 2020–2024
University of California DavisFY2024$60,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$26,000
University of California DavisFY2023$12,646
University of FloridaFL · FY2022$27,424
University of California DavisFY2022$20,450
University of California DavisFY2021$58,353
University of California DavisFY2020$131,015

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$522K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$276K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$888K
Ln 25
Programscol B$752K
Managementcol C$136K
Owns and owesPt X
$463K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$468K
Total assetsLn 16$568K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$276K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Total revenueLn 12$522K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$137K
SavingsLn 2$331K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$468K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$568K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K
Net assetsLn 32$463K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$730K$468K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$880K$568K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K$105K
Net assetsLn 32$829K$463K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$162K$162K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$26K$26K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$227K$153K$74K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$91K$61K$30K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$810
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$5K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$14K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$36K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$60K$60K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$192K$192K
Total functional expensesLn 25$888K$752K$136K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $522K$888K−$365K$463K 990 PDF
FY2023 $461K$663K−$202K$829K 990 PDF
FY2022 $719K$592K$127K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $765K$567K$199K$904K 990 PDF
FY2020 $768K$702K$66K$705K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $522,255 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $254,322$228,078
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $188,963$276,325
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,944$17,852
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,882$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $461,111$522,255
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $72,019$187,826
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $325,263$347,089
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $265,715$352,672
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $662,997$887,587
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$201,886−$365,332
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $522,255 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$228,078
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$228,078
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $276,325$276,325
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,852$17,852
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $276,325 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,852$522,255
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $887,587 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $161,826$161,826
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $26,000$26,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $152,620 · Management $74,156$226,776
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $60,940 · Management $29,610$90,550
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,668 · Management $810$2,478
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,705 · Management $2,286$6,991
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,658 · Management $6,636$20,294
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,088$3,088
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $36,339$36,339
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,887$29,887
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,478$5,478
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,928$4,928
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $5,741$5,741
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,325$8,325
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $60,486$60,486
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,837$1,837
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,434$4,434
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $192,129$192,129
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $751,671 · Management $135,916 · Fundraising $0$887,587
Part X · Balance sheet $568,320 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $416,846$136,924
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $313,119$330,961
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $44,659$44,237
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $93,444$51,531
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,117$2,889
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,615$1,778
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $879,800$568,320
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $51,270$105,122
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $51,270$105,122
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $828,530$463,198
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $828,530$463,198
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $879,800$568,320
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $463,198 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$522,255
XI-2 Total expenses$887,587
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$365,332
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$828,530
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$463,198

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