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​Support Art & Equine Programs at Art, Heart & Hoofbeats Sanctuary

Your gift sustains rescued horses and inclusive art and equine programs that serve our community.

Choose How You’d Like to Support AHHS

Donate to the Herd
 

Supports:

  • Hay, feed, and daily care

  • Veterinary and farrier services

  • Shelter and lifelong sanctuary

Donate to Art Programs
 

Supports:

  • Art materials and supplies

  • Teaching artists and facilitation

  • Accessible community art programming

Where Needed Most

​Allows AHHS to direct funds where they are most urgently needed

Donations may be designated to art programs, equine programs, or used where most needed to support the mission.

How Your Donation Supports the
Health and Well-Being of the Herd

How Your Donation Supports Community Programming

The annual cost to care for the herd 
$75,020.+

 

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Healthcare Costs

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The annual cost to offer free or reduced cost accessible community art programming + staffing  $64,600.+

Horse Trim $60 per time

(1 farrier visit to clean, trim and shape horse hooves every 8 weeks, for each horse)

Monthly: $270./Annually: $3240.​

Dental Work $280per time 

(2x a year, each horse)

Monthly $210./Annually: $4,480.

Dewormer $30per horse

(2x a year)

Monthly: $35.​/Annual: $540.​

Vaccines $120per vaccine

Monthly: $80./Annual: $1080.

Vet care $800+ per visit

(emergency and non-emergency care)

Monthly: $600./Annual: $7200.

total =$16,540.00

Food Costs

Art/Equine Wellness (free and reduced cost)

Hay $6./bales 

$18.Daily hay per horse

Monthly: $540.+         

Annually: $6,480.+

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Grain $25+ per bag 

(70+ bags of grain a month)

Monthly: $1750.

Annually: $21,000. 

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Lease land/studio

1,500/Month- 18,000./Year

Insurance

13,000/Year

total = 58,480/Year

Individual Art/Equine Wellness $250. 24 Session

This covers art supplies and two equine education specialists, 

Monthly: $600./Annually $6,000.​
 

Programming Costs $1000. per session

2.5  hour visit 30 x 60= $18,000.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Youth in Justice System
Youth Mental Health Programing, Wellness Support for Women's Shelters,  Blue HeARTS (programming for 1st Responders), Amplifying Abilities, Adult Mental Health Art Programming, The Glen​

$1500.monthly/Annual:$18,000.



 

Small Group Equine Education $150. per person x 4 x 12= $7,200.00
Covers cost of team, equine partners, Blue HeARTS Program, Young Adults Groups, Wellness Small Groups
Monthly/$600./7200.00 yearly


Total = 31,200.00
 

Art Programming (free Services)

Free Monthly Art Class

Art Supplies 250/per class =$3000.
Staff artist 100/per class = $1,200.

Low cost class registration $1,200
total = 7400.

Staff each person works 5 hours a week
Program Coordinator  5200/year
Volunteer Coordinator 5200/year
Equine Educator.           5200/year
Studio Support.              5200/year
Teaching Artists.            5200/year
Monthly total = 26,000.00

Small Group Art Education
$150. per person x 4 x 12= 7,200.00
Covers cost of team, Art Supplies, Young Adults Groups, Blue HeARTS,

Wellness Small Groups
Total=7200.00

Total =33,400.00

Your contribution makes a difference for our rescue horses and allows us to continue our art programming.

Thank you for supporting the well-being of our horse and human herd!

Donate

Your generous donation directly supports the care of our rescue horses and ensures that our fun filled trauma-informed art & Equine programs remain accessible to all who need them. As a registered nonprofit, your contribution is tax-deductible, making your support a meaningful and thoughtful investment in healing.

Together, we can continue shining a light and creating profound change—one healing day at a time. Thank you for being part of this journey and making a lasting impact!

$485 raised

Fundraising goal: $100,000

5 donations

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Donation 

One time

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Amount

one meal

$10

dewormer

$50

4 bags of grain

$200

Other

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Please enter the name of the animal or program you’d love your donation to support (if you have a favorite friend!). Thank you for being part of our healing herd! If no animal is listed, your donation will go into our general fund to support our programming and horse groceries!

Contact Us

13735 County Road 43,

Cologne, MN 55322

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Art, Heart & Hoofbeats 

Cologne, MN

501(c)3 EIN 93-3118987

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