Huff Animal Protection Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker South Bend, IN EIN: 38-6540017

Huff Animal Protection Trust is a private foundation, based in South Bend, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $144K. Net investment income was $153K.

Huff Animal Protection Trust at a glance

In short: Huff Animal Protection Trust gave $144K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$144,000
-4.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
-25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$24,000
+28.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$30,000
Total assets
$1,784,007
-0.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Huff Animal Protection Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Catsnip Etc: $35KCatsnip Etc$35KHumane Society of Elkhart County: $30KHumane Society of ElkhartCounty$30KHumane Society of St Joseph County: $30KHumane Society of St JosephCounty$30KThe Meow Mission: $30KThe Meow Mission$30KFrantz L Dantzler Friends for Life: $12KFrantz L Dantzler Friends forLife$12KAnimal Acres Inc: $7KAnimal Acres Inc$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Catsnip Etc ($35K). Together the top 6 received $144K.

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants across all recorded years

35<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 35 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MishawakaBristolGoshenNotre DameCromwellElkhartIndianapolisSouth Bend

How Huff Animal Protection Trust gives

  • Giving grew 24% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 131% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K8 grants2021 6 grants2022 7 grants2023 8 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $116K (2022) to $151K (2021). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $144K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Catsnip Etc Goshen, INCharitable$35,000
Humane Society of Elkhart County Bristol, INCharitable$30,000
Humane Society of St Joseph County Mishawaka, INCharitable$30,000
The Meow Mission Mishawaka, INCharitable$30,000
Frantz L Dantzler Friends for Life Notre Dame, INCharitable$12,000
Animal Acres Inc Cromwell, INCharitable$7,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,784,007$156,178$170,156$144,0006$147,668$152,733$112,842
2024$1,797,985$110,588$177,812$150,0008$155,069$105,915$104,397
2023$1,865,209$26,668$154,694$131,0007$131,625$39,497$95,907
2022$1,993,235$273,657$141,547$116,0006$119,432$267,742$102,919
2021$1,861,125$219,496$189,590$151,2158—$214,902$110,102

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Huff Animal Protection Trust reported a distributable amount of $113K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Huff Animal Protection Trust's only listed officer is 1st Source Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2022 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • 1st Source Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $19K (2022) → $19K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: First Source Bank (2021) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

1ST Source Bank — Trustee: $19K1ST Source BankTrustee$19K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $19K, to 1ST Source Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Huff Animal Protection Trust

How much does Huff Animal Protection Trust give each year?

Huff Animal Protection Trust gave $144K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $150K across 8 grants.

What is Huff Animal Protection Trust's typical grant size?

Huff Animal Protection Trust's median grant in 2025 was $30,000, and its average grant was $24,000, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Huff Animal Protection Trust give grants?

Huff Animal Protection Trust gives mostly in Indiana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Mishawaka, IN (2 grants).

Does Huff Animal Protection Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Huff Animal Protection Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (6 grants).

Who are Huff Animal Protection Trust's largest grantees?

Huff Animal Protection Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Catsnip Etc ($35,000), Humane Society of Elkhart County ($30,000) and Humane Society of St Joseph County ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 66% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Huff Animal Protection Trust?

Huff Animal Protection Trust reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $148K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $113K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Huff Animal Protection Trust's EIN?

Huff Animal Protection Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-6540017. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 1, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 4, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 14, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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