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- EIN 74-1142851
- (832) 667-1000
- 8334 Nrg Park Houston TX 77054 USA
- www.hlsr.com
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Animal Husbandry, Education, Fairs, Food, Scholarships, Scholarships & Student Financial Aid, Sports
Mission: The houston livestock show and rodeo was organized for charitable, educational and scientific purposes to encourage and promote the breeding, raising and marketing of better livestock and farm products at public fairs and to promote and maintain research and educational functions within the livestock industry. It is the general policy of the show to utilize, in the fiscal year subsequent to which it is earned, the excess of its revenue over expenses for the furtherance of its exempt purpose, including the granting and/or funding of scholarships, educational endowments, agricultural research projects and other similar programs and the funding of related capital additions and improvements. The funds of the houston livestock show and rodeo are used exclusively to meet necessary expenses for its upkeep and operation and in furtherance of the exempt purpose of the organization.
Programs: The 2014 houston livestock show and rodeo set the 20-day total attendance record with entertaining 2,485,721 visitors (all activities on the grounds). The rodeohouston paid attendance record of 1,377,416 fans enjoyed action-packed rodeo performances and superstars in concert. Nine rodeohouston performances landed in the list of the show's top 20 paid rodeo attendance records. The world's championship bar-b-que contest helped kick off the show with 249,332 people in attendance from february 27 - march 1. On thursday, march 6, the show announced the houston livestock show and rodeo reba mcentire scholarship, which will be awarded annually, from 2014 forward, through the show's educational fund. Rodeohouston committed more than $2. 1 million to its contestants in 2014. The 2014 rodeohouston bp super series, an international, invitation-only rodeo, featured 48 of the world's top cowboys and cowgirls in seven events. With the entire purse provided by rodeohouston, and no entry fees required by the contestants, rodeo athletes competed for a share of $1. 68 million in prize money, and each event champion walked away from reliant stadium with at least $50,000, a rodeohouston trophy saddle and a champion buckle. The rodeohouston super shootout: north america's champions presented by crown royal was held sunday, march 23, 2014. This invitation-only, one-day event featured champion athletes from 8 of the best rodeos in the united states and canada. Contestants competed in bareback riding, barrel racing, bull riding, saddle bronc riding and new this year, steer wrestling. With a total purse of $250,000, the super shootout is the richest one-day rodeo event in the world. Each champion earned $25,000 and a champion buckle. This year's livestock competitions and horse shows boasted 28,592 entries including cattle, sheep, goats, swine, rabbits, turkeys, llamas, alpaca, horses, mules, and donkeys. Hosted judging contests included livestock, meat, poultry, wool and mohair, range and pasture plant identification, dairy, horse, wildlife habitat evaluation, floriculture, nursery landscape, tractor technician contest and agricultural mechanics contest. Nine of the junior market and school art auction grand champion and reserve grand champion sales set or matched world records. Junior auction sales totaled $11,790,086. The houston livestock show and rodeo champion wine auction brought in $1,702,175, including a price of $230,000 for the grand champion best of show, and a price of $175,000 for the reserve grand champion best of show. More than 300,000 young amateur artists participated in the school art program in 2014, submitting projects based on western culture, history and heritage. Nearly $6. 4 million in premiums and awards were paid to junior show exhibitors participating in the 2014 show. The houston livestock show and rodeo contributed over $12. 6 million to the houston livestock show and rodeo educational fund in support of $16. 5 million in scholarship, grant, and educational program awards. Approximately 30,000 volunteers on more than 100 different committees donated their time and talent to the show, reducing expenses and assisting in the above listed program accomplishments.
houston livestock show and rodeo makes grants to the affiliated organization houston livestock show and rodeo educational fund (ein: 76:0260204) in support of approximately $16. 5 million in scholarship and educational grants awarded.