Pet Heaven

Private foundation · Grantmaker Phoenix, AZ EIN: 26-3154453

Pet Heaven is a private foundation based in Phoenix, Arizona. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, including animal-welfare groups and organizations that provide service dogs or related support.

Pet Heaven at a glance

In short: Pet Heaven gave $52K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Arizona. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$52,450
-6.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
13
-7.1% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,035
+0.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$250
Total assets
$14,000
-39.2% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
8% first-time grantees (1 of 13, 2025; small sample)
Primary geography
Arizona (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Pet Heaven

Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to Apply

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

Contact

Mailing address: 2409 E Montebello Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85016-2811
Phone: (480) 203-4802

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Pet Heaven funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Legacy Campanions: $25KLegacy Campanions$25KArizona Humane Society: $25KArizona Humane Society$25KHartt: $500Hartt$500S Florida Wildlife: $250S Florida Wildlife$250Paws of War: $250Paws of War$250Paws for Purple Hearts: $250Paws for Purple Hearts$250Halo Animal Rescue: $250Halo Animal Rescue$250Mutts with a Mission: $250Mutts with a Mission$250Gabriel Angels: $200Gabriel Angels$200Project K-9: $200Project K-9$200

The largest 2025 recipient was Legacy Campanions ($25K). Together the top 10 received $52K.

Grant Size Distribution

55 grants across all recorded years

55<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 55 grants of 55 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

For 2025 grant dollars, the reported recipient-state shares were Arizona 50%, Washington 48%, Virginia 1%, Florida 0%, and New York 0%.

Grant Distribution by State

9states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.

Cities

PhoenixFt LauderdaleNesconsetScottsdalePenngrovePoulsboMesaPHXFrederickKanabMerrifieldPonte VerdeSterlingSan JuanVillalba

Is Pet Heaven open to new grantees?

8%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 1 of 13 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $100; repeat grants $4K. How we count

Medians: $100 first-time, $250 repeat.

  • 92% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 71% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K7 grants2020 9 grants2021 9 grants2022 10 grants2023 14 grants2024 13 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $59K (2023). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $52K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Legacy Campanions Poulsbo, WACharitable Program$25,000
Arizona Humane Society Phoenix, AZCharitable Program$25,000
Hartt Scottsdale, AZCharitable Program$500
S Florida Wildlife Ft Lauderdale, FLCharitable Program$250
Paws of War Nesconset, NYCharitable Prigram$250
Paws for Purple Hearts Penngrove, CACharitable Program$250
Halo Animal Rescue Phoenix, AZCharitable Program$250
Mutts with a Mission Sterling, VACharitable Program$250
Gabriel Angels Phoenix, AZCharitable Program$200
Project K-9 Frederick, MDCharitable Program$200
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$14,000$110,000$119,017$52,45013$52,450$435
2024$23,017$130,000$123,852$56,16514$56,165$982
2023$16,869$128,200$128,200$58,99210$58,992$413
2022$5,164$83,000$80,143$30,6509$30,650$239
2021$2,307$42,077$56,470$18,5059$18,505$387
2020$16,700$46,000$34,400$6,3677—$645

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pet Heaven reported a distributable amount of $435 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for Pet Heaven is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for animal rescue and welfare organizations. The Arizona Humane Society describes its mission as saving vulnerable animals and enriching the lives of pets and people. HARTT says it humanely captures lost family pets and homeless dogs and cats who are severely injured. PAWS OF WAR says it rescues, trains, and places shelter dogs to serve veterans and first responders affected by war. Mutts With a Mission says it trains and provides service dogs for veterans and wounded warriors.

Grantmaking

In 2025, Pet Heaven gave 13 grants totaling $52,450. Grant amounts ranged from $100 to $25,000, with a median grant of $250.

The largest grants were $25,000 each to Legacy Campanions in Poulsbo, Washington, and the Arizona Humane Society in Phoenix. Other listed awards included $500 to HARTT in Scottsdale; $250 each to South Florida Wildlife, Paws of War, Paws for Purple Hearts, Halo Animal Rescue, and Mutts With a Mission; and $200 each to Gabriel Angels and Project K-9.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Gerald Phillips as president and Robert Lloyd as secretary.

Pet Heaven is led by Gerald Phillips, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gerald Phillips

    President

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Lloyd

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    7 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Pet Heaven

How much does Pet Heaven give each year?

Pet Heaven gave $52K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $56K across 14 grants.

What is Pet Heaven's typical grant size?

Pet Heaven's median grant in 2025 was $250, and its average grant was $4,035, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Pet Heaven that year got $100 on average.

Where does Pet Heaven give grants?

Pet Heaven gives mostly in Arizona: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Washington (48%). The most frequent recipient cities were Phoenix, AZ (3 grants).

Does Pet Heaven give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Pet Heaven's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Program" (12 grants).

Who are Pet Heaven's largest grantees?

Pet Heaven's largest 2025 grantees include Legacy Campanions ($25,000), Arizona Humane Society ($25,000) and Hartt ($500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 96% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Pet Heaven?

Pet Heaven reported $14K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $52K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $435 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Pet Heaven fund?

No mission statement for Pet Heaven is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for animal rescue and welfare organizations. The Arizona Humane Society describes its mission as saving vulnerable animals and enriching the lives of pets and people. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Pet Heaven?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Pet Heaven's EIN?

Pet Heaven's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3154453. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Pet Heaven accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 1, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 21, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 17, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 25, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Pet Heaven funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/pet-heaven-morg_2ec577ac665e46e4ab26e7128c488800

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