Animal Welfare Fund
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Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Animal Welfare Fund
Status: Applications are no longer being accepted
Geographic Scope: United States and international
Focus Areas:
Key Information:
Eligibility: Nonprofit animal shelters, rescues, and sanctuary organizations
Past Grant Recipients: The foundation has awarded grants to numerous organizations including Animal Welfare League of Trumbull County, Hospice Pet Advocates, St. Francis Society Inc., Paws4ever, California Bully Rescue, Oregon Humane Society, Kansas City Pet Project, and many others (see full list on website)
Contact: Available through humaneamerica.org website
How to Apply
Application Status
Applications are no longer being accepted for the Animal Welfare Grants.
The foundation has already received four times as many applications as they can fund.
How to Stay Updated
- Join the mailing list by visiting humaneamerica.org
- Subscribe to updates about the fund
- View past grant recipients on the website
What Humane America Animal Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2023
- Grants in 2023
- 56
- Total given
- $7.97M
- Median grant
- $63K
- Range
- $5,500–$1.5M
- By dollars: District of Columbia 33%, California 16%, Colorado 12%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA.
- 4% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
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