Advancing Eventing’s Future Together
Through the USEA Foundation

The United States Eventing Association (USEA) Foundation, formerly named the USEA Endowment Trust, was created in 1991 with the initial goal of raising funds to build the USEA headquarters in Leesburg, Virginia. Thanks to the many members of our Association who donated to the Endowment Trust, that goal was achieved, and the Neil R. Ayer Memorial Building was completed and dedicated in 1996. 

The Foundation is charged with building reserves for the long-term security of the USEA and the sport of eventing. Those reserves will offer the means for the USEA to continue to provide programs and services should a crisis occur. In addition, interest from the investment of those funds will be used to enhance the USEA’s many educational programs and to add beneficial new programs as needed.

The USEA Foundation has also become a significant force in the development and administration of grants aiding our members to achieve their goals as well as to fund critical safety and equine medical studies.

This is an exhilarating time as the USEA Foundation works shoulder-to-shoulder with the USEA on fundraising campaigns targeting these worthy goals and strategies. While pursuing its objectives, the USEA Foundation will never lose sight of its enduring core purpose to support the goals of the USEA, preserve and protect the future of eventing in the United States, and enrich the sport for every one of us today and for future generations of eventing enthusiasts.