The Dressage Foundation (TDF) is pleased to announce Jane Fucinaro (NE) as the recipient of the $5,000 Team Tate Mentorship and Leadership Fund Grant for 2024. The Fund, established by the Tate family in 2020, provides financial assistance to dressage professionals to further their business, leadership, and riding skills.
Jane is a United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Certified Instructor, USDF “L” Program graduate with distinction, and a longtime volunteer for the Nebraska Dressage Association. Jane will use the grant to work with her mentor, Sarah Martin, for a month-long intensive training, and to take part in a ten-week Resilience Mindset Training program with TedX speaker, Jamie Haith.
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Jane said, “I am honored to be chosen as the recipient of TDF’s Team Tate Mentorship and Leadership Grant. It is an achievement that has been earned with years of hard work, but also through the guidance and dedication of my mentors, clients, family, and friends, which truly embodies the meaning behind the donor’s vision of this grant. The equestrian business presents many challenges, specifically for me as a new mom, finding a balance between horses, business, and family. I look forward to developing new skills in both my riding and business management, running my business with integrity, and developing horses that are happy to participate in the sport. Thank you to TDF and all the donors for their generous support.”
The goal of the Team Tate Mentorship and Leadership Fund is to provide grants of up to $5,000 for dressage professionals, age 25 and over, to receive business, leadership, or personal coaching education, and to work with their dressage mentors to improve equestrian skills. The online application form can be found at www.dressagefoundation.org. Applications are due on or before July 15th.
For more information about this Fund, contact Sara Weiss, TDF’s Director of Grants and Programs, at (402) 434-8585 or sara@dressagefoundation.org.
To donate to this Fund, visit www.dressagefoundation.org or contact Jenny Johnson, TDF’s Executive Director, at (402) 434-8585 or jenny@dressagefoundation.org.
The Dressage Foundation
The Dressage Foundation is a 501(c)(3), non-profit, tax-exempt, donor-driven organization that is dedicated to educating, supporting, and advancing the sport of dressage. The organization solicits contributions, appropriately allocates the donations, and awards grants to dressage riders, judges, instructors, breeders, high-performance teams, nonprofit equestrian organizations, and more. For more information, please visit www.dressagefoundation.org.
