Animal Welfare Organizations Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Other requirements
- Minimum intake of at least 250 animals Enroll/integrate with Petco Love Lost and share with your community
Overview
The Petco Foundation offers grants aimed at animal welfare organizations, focusing on enhancing adoption and medical care initiatives. With a commitment to lifesaving programs, they invest in organizations that demonstrate accountability and significant impact in their communities. Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations, municipal agencies, and SPCA/humane societies that provide sheltering services. The grant cycle allows for one proposal submission per year, ensuring support for those dedicated to improving the welfare of companion animals.
The Petco Foundation
In partnership with animal welfare organizations and 1,500 Petco stores across the country, we help bring pets together with loving families every day.
About our investments
As one of the nation’s largest funders of animal welfare, we proudly invest in nonprofit organizations that are doing lifesaving work in their communities. We invest in organizations nationwide that do real, lifesaving work. Before awarding grants, we conduct due diligence to ensure grantees can use our investment efficiently and continually endeavor to save as many lives as possible.
Organization types that should apply in this grant category:
- Animal ControlHumane Societies & SPCAsFoster-based rescuesTransport organizations
Eligibility
Minimum intake of at least 250 animals Enroll/integrate with Petco Love Lost and share with your community
What Petco Love actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 784
- Total given
- $21.2M
- Median grant
- $13K
- Range
- $5,004–$1.5M
- By dollars: Texas 22%, California 15%, Florida 6%. Top recipient cities: Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; San Antonio, TX.
Example grants
Austin Pets Alive · Austin, TX
$1.5M
Bettertogether Forever · Glendale, CA
$545K
Brandywine Valley SPCA · West Chester, PA
$336K
Charleston Animal Society · North Charleston, SC
$275K
Jacksonville Humane Society · Jacksonville, FL
$181K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Animal rescue
- Dog rescues
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