MISSION
Bay Area Barns and Trails (BABTT) assists equestrian organizations, public and private landowners, land and trail trusts, and other groups working to sustain and enhance the equestrian heritage in the San Francisco Bay Area. BABTT provides financial support, networking and technical assistance which enables our partners to preserve and maintain 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©(3) tax- exempt public charity: Tax I. D. # 68-0442986. BABTT is registered with www.Guidestar.org

Since 1999 BABTT has donated $140,000 to thirty-five land managing agencies, land trusts and equestrian organizations for lands, trails and barns acquisition, restoration, construction, education, startups and capacity building.

GRANT PROGRAMS
Grants are awarded for preservation and restoration of equestrian facilities, trails and trailheads, natural areas and wildlife habitat, parks and public open spaces, working farms, grazing lands, rangeland and ranches.

BABTT grants 1999-2008 may be found on PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS .

To Print the Application form for 2009 Stewardship, Acquisition, Education and Capacity Building Support, Download PDF