Animal Welfare Assistance Group

Boand Family Foundation

Irvine, CA

Carroll Family Charitable Foundation

Carmel, CA

The foundation supports food assistance, health care and research, libraries, education, and human-trafficking prevention and survivor support, with most 2024 funding going to California and additional grants in New York and Tennessee. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $5,000, with a median of $2,500. It accepts unsolicited requests in writing on foundation-provided forms; applicants are asked to include a recommendation from a recent educator or counselor.

Ellman Foundation

Phoenix, AZ

The Ellman Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including arts and culture, civic education, animal welfare, and environmental work, with nearly all recent grant funding going to Arizona. Its 2024 grants had a median of $1,000, though amounts ranged from $100 to $228,123. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Wildcat Cove Foundation

Carmel Valley, CA

The Wildcat Cove Foundation supports qualified 501(c)(3) organizations, including medical and scientific research as well as other charitable work; its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $25,000, with a median of $5,000. Giving was concentrated in California, with smaller grants in Florida, Minnesota, and New York. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Tina De Boer Long Charitable Trust

Cincinnati, OH

The trust funds a varied mix of charitable work, including animal welfare, marine conservation, and youth services. Its 2025 grants ranged from $800 to $56,000, with a median of $5,000, and went mainly to organizations in California, as well as Maryland, Washington, and Hawaii. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

The Sycamore Fund

Las Vegas, NV

The Sycamore Fund supports a range of charitable organizations, including animal welfare, community, and health-related causes. In 2025, it awarded 14 grants totaling $478,000, ranging from $1,500 to $87,000 (median $26,250), primarily to organizations in Nevada, New York, California, Maryland, and Virginia. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Gracie Charitable Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The Gracie Charitable Foundation supports a range of charitable work, including libraries, animal welfare, conservation, hospice care, and ocean health. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $8,000, with a median of $1,000, and went to organizations in California, North Carolina, Oregon, Wyoming, and South Dakota. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Rossi Family Foundation

Pacific Grove, CA

The Rossi Family Foundation supports arts and culture, education, health care, social services, and environmental conservation, with most 2025 grant dollars going to California organizations. Recent grants ranged from $250 to $25,000, with a median of $7,500. It does not accept unsolicited requests; funding is arranged through board members’ personal involvement.

Kinnoull Foundation

Salinas, CA

Based in Salinas, California, Kinnoull Foundation supports animal welfare, wildlife conservation, and organizations promoting traditional Catholic teachings, with 2025 grants ranging from $3,000 to $100,000 and a median of $16,000. Its 2025 giving was concentrated in California, with additional grants to organizations in Missouri, New York, and Washington, DC. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Barnet Segal Charitable Trust

Carmel, CA

The Barnet Segal Charitable Trust supports California charities working in areas including land conservation, the arts, food assistance, and community services. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,000 to $200,000, with a median of $5,000; the trust gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Mary Jo and Hank Greenberg Animal

Santa Monica, CA

The foundation supports animal rescue, rehabilitation, veterinary care, fostering, adoption, and spay/neuter work, with most of its giving in California and some in Nevada. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $100,000, with a median of $25,000. Its 2024 filing says it accepts grant applications and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

The Giant Steps Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The Giant Steps Foundation primarily funds animal welfare, including farmed, wild, and rescued animals, with additional interests in environmental protection, social justice, human health, and education. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,018 to $675,000, with a median of $6,363, and went mainly to organizations in New Mexico, California, and Washington, D.C. It says it does not accept unsolicited funding requests and gives only to preselected organizations.