FOXIE G FOUNDATION INC
Dedicated to Creating a Brighter Future for Horses and Cats in Need
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The Foxie G. Foundation is an established not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) animal welfare organization dedicated to preventing horses from entering or staying in the slaughter pipeline. Injured race hoses, broodmares whose breeding days are over, slaughter-bound Thoroughbreds, and those in neglect situations find a safe-haven at Foxie G. In addition to the horses, Foxie G. provides a feline spay/neuter, colony care, adoption and sanctuary program for unwanted and feral cats. Foxie G. provides these animals with care and a temporary or permanent home. Foxie G has expanded its mission to serve veterans, first responders and foster and at risk children through equine-assisted therapy. Equine-assisted therapy creates a transformational bond between horse and human that gives both partners a common sense of purpose and self-worth. Equine-assisted therapy has been proven to help with well-being and mental health issues, such as PTSD and suicide prevention.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Low Cost Spay and Neuter for Cats
Provide public education and affordable veterinary services to have a direct hand in offering a positive solution to a rapidly growing issue of cat over population.
Transitioning Thoroughbreds
Horses coming into our adoption program are evaluated, given time to let down or have their injuries heal before being placed in a permanent home. Though ideally we are searching for forever homes for our “kids”, any horse adopted out by The Foxie G Foundation, can return to our farm at any time, for any reason.
TNR
We currently manage 12 feral colonies in Frederick and Carroll County, Maryland. Adoptable cats are placed in forever homes and semi-feral or feral cats and spayed or neutered, vaccinated and returned to the colony.
Sanctuary for Horses and Cats
Horses that are not viable candidates for adoption are placed in our sanctuary program and reside with us permanently. Permanent retirees include Private Slip (18 years old, multiple stakes winner and Maryland Million winner of $607,628), Fireside Brass (21 years old, multiple stakes winner, G3 stakes placed winner of $444,993), Silver Tango (24 years old, multiple stakes winner, G2 stakes placed winner of $474,892). But they don’t need to be stakes winners or winners at all to be in our program.
Cats brought in as strays or from colony relocation are often semi or completely feral. Because these cats typically aren’t suitable for adoption, they too become permanent residents at Foxie G. Our “kitty condo” has an indoor and enclosed outdoor area where they can play and enjoy the weather on nice days, perches and beds.
Where we work
External reviews
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of animals rescued
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of animal adoptions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of sheltered animals
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Foxie G is working towards the day when no horse and cat is euthanized for lack of a home. We are also converting part of the facilities into a therapy center, offering therapy session in collaboration with licensed therapist utilizing many of the sanctuary horses. Through the planned renovation of Foxie G’s facilities a suitable year-round therapy center will be created. The therapy sessions will be conducted by licensed therapists and are scheduled to start in early 2024.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
The Foxie G website contains all basic information regarding the organization (e.g. tax-exempt status,
contact information, who we are, adoptable and sanctuary animals, request for donations and volunteers and an overview of the establishment of the therapeutic program ”Horses Helping People”. We utilize LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram to promote our animals for adoption, advertise fundraising events, and promote a monthly online auction as well as to request donations directly. Our goal is to achieve a total of 2000 followers by end of 2023 and to increase general funding though social media. We also created a quarterly newsletter that we send to supporters. The newsletter includes updates on animals in sanctuary and for adoption, horse tips and other general information about the organization. Each newsletter has a call to action requesting a donation, which has been a successful way to raise funds. We leverage our volunteers to create stories, provide photos of our horses, update on events, and share their love for the animals. We plan to extend these activities to the “Horses Helping People” program. In 2023, we are also implementing Fundly and NonProfit Easy, both platforms that support donor management and fundraising efforts. Our strategies include:
Strategy 1: Revamp our website
Strategy 2: Plan and schedule online social media postings at least twice a week
Strategy 3: Engage social media supporters through auctions, downloadable articles
and newsletters with the goal to receive permission for direct outreach
Strategy 4: Send out press releases
Strategy 5: Schedule Media interviews
Strategy 6: Cultivate relationships with Media to become a resource for specific issues
Strategy 7: Implement Fundly to get overview of donor pipeline
Strategy 8: Annual fundraising campaign
Strategy 9: Strategic direct outreach to current, former and potential new donors
Strategy 10: Personal relationship building with high value donors
Strategy 11: Increased event program at farm supported by new event center and
other locations
Strategy 12: Review grants options for veteran and first responder and apply for
suitable grants
Strategy 13: Direct outreach to gov and NGO (and potentially corporate) organizations
that support veterans and first responders
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
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The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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FOXIE G FOUNDATION INC
Board of directorsas of 10/04/2023
Laurie Calhoun
The Foxie G Foundation Inc.
Term: 2012 -
Kathy Reader
Tom Quinn
Megan Dobbs
Nicole Ausherman
Birgit Girshick
Harry Loso
Dreux Flaherty
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.