Bay Area Barns and Trails

MISSION
Bay Area Barns and Trails (BABTT) supports the preservation and maintenance of publicly accessible barns, stables, pastures, staging areas, horse camps, and trails throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma Counties.

HISTORY
Bay Area Barns and Trails was incorporated as a California non-profit corporation in November 1999 and in March 2004 was confirmed by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity: Tax I. D. # 68-0442986. BABTT is registered with www.Guidestar.org

GRANT PROGRAMS
Since 2000, BABTT has donated $140,000 to land managing agencies, land trusts and equestrian organizations for land, trail and barn acquisition, restoration, construction, education, and capacity building. BABTT grants are listed in PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.

Application form for *2010 Stewardship, Acquisition, Education and Capacity Building Grants (2009 form: View PDF)

* Temporarily suspended - await renewed funding...

"...don't let our trails end like this!"
- Photo: Chip Hankins, Martinez/MHLT Fundraiser, 2003

FINANCIAL SUPPORT COMES ONLY FROM OUR MEMBERS
BABTT receives no public funds. Our ability to provide grants depends entirely upon donations from equestrian organizations, family foundations, stables, tack shops, families and individuals...all of whom believe that there is a critical need to provide lands for horses in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.

VOLUNTEERS DO THE WORK!
Bay Area Barns and Trails is an all-volunteer non-profit organization. Administrative, development and outreach expenses are underwritten by the Board of Directors and the Advisory Board.

1999-2009 STEWARDSHIP AND PRESERVATION GRANTS $140,000
See PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS for more information.