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HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY INC

EIN 86-1940818 LEXINGTON, KY

Revenue 2024
$50,588,741
Expenses 2024
$52,031,791

Program services were 89.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
06
NTEE code
S41
Classification
2000
Street
201 E MAIN ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SUBJECT TO FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION OVERSIGHT, THE HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY IS CHARGED WITH RECOMMENDING AND IMPLEMENTING UNIFORM SAFETY AND INTEGRITY RULES IN THOROUGHBRED RACING. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. HISA IS IMPLEMENTING, FOR THE FIRST TIME, A NATIONAL, UNIFORM SET OF RULES APPLICABLE TO EVERY THOROUGHBRED RACING PARTICIPANT AND RACETRACK FACILITY. HISA IS COMPRISED OF TWO PROGRAMS: THE RACETRACK SAFETY PROGRAM, WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT ON JULY 1, 2022, AND THE ANTI-DOPING AND MEDICATION CONTROL (ADMC) PROGRAM, WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT ON MAY 22, 2023. THE RACETRACK SAFETY PROGRAM INCLUDES OPERATIONAL SAFETY RULES AND NATIONAL RACETRACK ACCREDITATION STANDARDS THAT SEEK TO ENHANCE EQUINE WELFARE AND MINIMIZE EQUINE AND JOCKEY INJURY. THE PROGRAM EXPANDS VETERINARY OVERSIGHT, IMPOSES SURFACE MAINTENANCE AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS, ENHANCES JOCKEY SAFETY, REGULATES RIDING CROP USE AND IMPLEMENTS VOIDED CLAIM RULES, AMONG OTHER IMPORTANT MEASURES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SUBJECT TO FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION OVERSIGHT, THE HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY IS CHARGED WITH RECOMMENDING AND IMPLEMENTING UNIFORM SAFETY AND INTEGRITY RULES IN THOROUGHBRED RACING. HISA IS IMPLEMENTING, FOR THE FIRST TIME, A NATIONAL, UNIFORM SET OF RULES APPLICABLE TO EVERY THOROUGHBRED RACING PARTICIPANT AND RACETRACK FACILITY. HISA IS COMPRISED OF TWO PROGRAMS: THE RACETRACK SAFETY PROGRAM, WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT ON JULY 1, 2022, AND THE ANTI-DOPING AND MEDICATION CONTROL (ADMC) PROGRAM, WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT ON MAY 22, 2023. THE RACETRACK SAFETY PROGRAM INCLUDES OPERATIONAL SAFETY RULES AND NATIONAL RACETRACK ACCREDITATION STANDARDS THAT SEEK TO ENHANCE EQUINE WELFARE AND MINIMIZE EQUINE AND JOCKEY INJURY. THE PROGRAM EXPANDS VETERINARY OVERSIGHT, IMPOSES SURFACE MAINTENANCE AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS, ENHANCES JOCKEY SAFETY, REGULATES RIDING CROP USE AND IMPLEMENTS VOIDED CLAIM RULES, AMONG OTHER IMPORTANT MEASURES.

  • RACETRACK SAFETY PROGRAM: AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, APPROXIMATELY 76,900 COVERED HORSES AND 36,500 COVERED PERSONS WERE REGISTERED WITH HISA, INCLUDING 1,200 VETERINARIANS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE DAILY AND SPECIALIZED CARE OF EQUINE ATHLETES.IN 2024, HISA COMPLETED ACCREDITATION VISITS AT 22 RACETRACKS, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, SUCH AS ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS IN ADVANCED SURFACE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT, INCREASES IN THE DAILY REPORTING OF SURFACE CONDITION MEASUREMENTS AND TIGHTER CONTROLS OVER STABLE GATE ENTRY AND EXIT PROCEDURES.IN 2024, HISA LAUNCHED HISA CHECK, A PLATFORM THAT ANALYZES DATA FROM HISA'S COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL DATABASE, HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE RECORDS AND OTHER RISK FACTORS TO IDENTIFY HORSES AT INCREASED RISK OF INJURY. HISA ALSO INTRODUCED HISA HORSE IN-SIGHT, A TOOL THAT PROVIDES A COMPLETE VIEW OF A HORSE'S HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE OVER ITS ENTIRE CAREER, HELPING REGULATORY VETERINARIANS MAKE MORE INFORMED, TIMELY AND ACCURATE DECISIONS.IN JULY 2024, HISA'S REVISED RACETRACK SAFETY PROGRAM TOOK EFFECT, BRINGING SIGNIFICANT UPDATES TO RULES ON PROHIBITED PRACTICES, INTRA-ARTICULAR INJECTION STAND-DOWN TIMES, THE VOID CLAIM RULE AND VETERINARIANS' LIST PROTOCOLS, ALL SUPPORTED BY A ROBUST EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.TOGETHER, THESE INITIATIVES CONTRIBUTED TO A RECORD-LOW RACING-RELATED EQUINE FATALITY RATE OF 0.90 PER 1,000 STARTS AT THE 47 RACETRACKS OPERATING UNDER HISA'S RULES. THE RATE OF 0.90 IS A 35% DECREASE FROM THE RATE OF 1.39 REPORTED BY THE EID IN 2021THE LAST FULL YEAR PRIOR TO THE LAUNCH OF HISA'S RACETRACK SAFETY PROGRAMAND A 27% DECREASE FROM THE RATE OF 1.23 THAT HISA REPORTED LAST YEAR. IT ALSO REPRESENTS A 55% DECLINE SINCE 2009, WHEN THE EID FIRST BEGAN REPORTING SUCH FATALITIES, AT A RATE OF 2.00.

    Expenses $4,927,970

  • HISA'S ANTI-DOPING AND MEDICATION CONTROL (ADMC) PROGRAM, WHICH WAS LAUNCHED IN MAY 2023, IS ENFORCED BY THE HORSERACING INTEGRITY & WELFARE UNIT, AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY. IN 2024, MORE THAN 76,500 SAMPLE COLLECTION SESSIONS WERE CONDUCTED BY CERTIFIED SAMPLE COLLECTION PERSONNEL, WITH AN ADVERSE ANALYTICAL FINDING (POSITIVE TEST) RATE OF .48%. COMPARED TO 2023, THE ADMC PROGRAM SHOWED SHORTER TURNAROUND TIMES FOR RESULTS REPORTING IN 2024. ADDITIONALLY, HIWU'S INVESTIGATIONS UNIT RECEIVED MORE THAN 200 TIPS THROUGH THE ANONYMOUS WHISTLEBLOWER PLATFORMS AND NEARLY 500 INVESTIGATIVE INQUIRIES WERE INITIATED. IN TOTAL, 394 NOTICES OF POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS WERE FILED IN 2024, RESULTING IN 368 CHARGES FOR 65 ANTI-DOPING RULE VIOLATIONS AND 303 CONTROLLED MEDICATION RULE VIOLATIONS. FURTHERMORE, HIWU PREPARED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HISA EQUINE ANALYTICAL LABORATORY (HEAL) ACCREDITATION STANDARDS, WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 2025. AN INDEPENDENT LABORATORY EXPERT GROUP WAS ESTABLISHED TO HELP OVERSEE THE ACCREDITATION PROGRAM AND GRANTED PROBATIONARY HEAL ACCREDITATION TO FOUR LABORATORIES BY THE END OF 2024.

    Expenses $41,711,657

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • LISA LAZARUS

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $594,643
    From this org
    $580,843
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,800
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $529,423
    Bonus
    $51,320
    Other
    $100
    Deferred
    $13,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $594,643

  • JIM GATES

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $379,574
    From this org
    $365,820
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,754
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $314,423
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $26,397
    Deferred
    $12,434
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,320
    Filer's total
    $379,574

  • ANJALI SALOOJA

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND COMPLIANCE

    Total calculated
    $247,224
    From this org
    $247,224
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,000
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $17,224
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $247,224

  • JENNIFER DURENBERGER

    DIRECTOR OF EQUINE SAFETY & WELFARE

    Total calculated
    $251,398
    From this org
    $243,208
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,190
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $230,577
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $12,631
    Deferred
    $8,190
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $251,398

  • ANN MCGOVERN

    DIRECTOR OF RACETRACK SAFETY

    Total calculated
    $227,610
    From this org
    $226,188
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,422
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,654
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $17,534
    Deferred
    $1,422
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $227,610

  • MARC GUILFOIL

    DIRECTOR OF STEWARDING & STATE RACING COMMISSION R

    Total calculated
    $212,774
    From this org
    $212,774
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,414
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $9,360
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $212,774

  • KAREN HASSAN

    COMPLIANCE VETERINARIAN

    Total calculated
    $202,590
    From this org
    $191,900
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,690
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,000
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $900
    Deferred
    $7,640
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,050
    Filer's total
    $202,590

  • CHARLES SCHEELER

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • STEVE BESHEAR

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BILL THOMASON

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LEONARD COLEMAN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ADOLPHO BIRCH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOSEPH DE FRANCIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SUSAN STOVER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DG VAN CLIEF

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TERRI MAZUR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $50,588,741
    Expenses
    $52,031,791
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $43,675,102
    Expenses
    $39,060,160
    Contributions
    $2,156,359
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $12,323,223
    Expenses
    $12,942,697
    Contributions
    $216
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.