Jockey Club
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
The organization is dedicated to the improvement of thoroughbred breeding and racing. It fulfills that mandate by serving many segments of the industry through its subsidiary companies and by providing support to a wide range of industry initiatives.
- Income
- $13.5 million
- Spending
- $15.6 million
- Employees
- 34
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $1.0 million, president & chief operating officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- THE JOCKEY CLUB IS THE BREED REGISTRY FOR THOROUGHBRED HORSES IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND PUERTO RICO. THE JOCKEY CLUB WAS FORMED IN 1894 AND ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTAINING THE AMERICAN STUD BOOK TWO YEARS LATER. THE STUD BOOK ENSURES THE CORRECT PEDIGREE AND IDENTIFICATION OF EVERY THOROUGHBRED AND, AS SUCH, IS ESSENTIAL TO THE INTEGRITY OF THOROUGHBRED BREEDING AND RACING. NORTH AMERICAN OWNERS AND BREEDERS REGISTER APPROXIMATELY 18,000 THOROUGHBREDS ANNUALLY WITH THE JOCKEY CLUB. AN INCREASING NUMBER ARE DOING SO THROUGH THE CONVENIENCE OF THE INTERNET UTILIZING THE JOCKEY CLUB'S INTERACTIVE REGISTRATION (IR). THIS IS THE QUICKEST AND EASIEST WAY TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION AND NAMING OF FOALS, INCLUDING SUBMISSION OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS. THE ORGANIZATION IS EXPECTED TO REGISTER 18,000 THOROUGHBRED FOALS IN 2024.
- CONFERENCES: SINCE 1953, THE JOCKEY CLUB HAS HELD AN ANNUAL ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO RACING IN SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY. THE TWO-HOUR CONFERENCE HAS FEATURED A MYRIAD OF IMPORTANT TOPICS AND PROMINENT SPEAKERS FROM THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS ABROAD AND MORE THAN 300 INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS NOW ATTEND. THE CONFERENCE EXAMINES INITIATIVES AND ACTIONS DESIGNED TO HELP THE THOROUGHBRED INDUSTRY.
- THE PUBLICATION OF THE FACT BOOK, WHICH IS A COMPREHENSIVE STATISTICAL AND INFORMATIONAL GUIDE TO THE THOROUGHBRED INDUSTRY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1990.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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