ILLINOIS EQUINE HUMANE CENTER NFP

Our goal is to save a horse or horses lives, so that they can live peacefully without the anxiety of a next meal, abuse or transported to slaughter. Our goals are to take in as many horses as our donation and grant proceeds will allow. We work within the community and are all volunteers. Horses enjoy grazing on green grass and drinking cool fresh water (summer months). The Illinois Equine Humane Center horses appreciate their human volunteers; and the volunteers love the horses.

Fundraising, grant solicitations, increasing our volunteer base, and adoption needs are the Illinois Equine Humane Center's focus for the next many years. Our strategic initiatives of rescuing and rehabilitating starving or abused horses can only continue with donations from those who care enough to make a contribution. Although one does not like to mention fundraising as a strategic initiative, it is imperative to this not for profit's survival. With the right amount of donations and grants, we can make a difference in an equine's life. Thank you.

Our capability strength is every single volunteer and each loyal donor. Without these two sets of individuals, we cannot survive and continue the good work of horse rescue and rehabilitation. Our volunteer numbers remain constant with a solid core of volunteers and others who help when time allows. Our donor base has increased slightly given a social media push in 2022. We are focused on community integration; clinics and events for children so that the local community knows we are present and ready to help a horse in need.

Calendar year 2022 was a good year as we were able to help horses and also fix some fencing to keep our horses and volunteers safe. Sound trivial but is important. We had more individuals reach out with questions around horse rescue and also volunteering. Maintaining volunteers during the very cold winter months is difficult but as warmer weather presents, so do new volunteers.