Canine Transportation Van Grants ( previously Mobile Adoption Van Grants)

Canine Transportation Van Grants ( previously Mobile Adoption Van Grants)

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Stanton Foundation
Last Updated: August 03, 2025

Summary

The Stanton Foundation offers the Canine Transportation Van Grants to support animal shelters and rescue groups in the U.S. The program aims to enhance dog adoptions and alleviate euthanasia rates by providing $80,000 for canine transportation vans. Eligible organizations must demonstrate a commitment to transporting dogs to adoption events and maintaining operational costs. Priority is given to open-intake shelters and those seeking their first van, fostering a greater capacity for dog rescues and adoptions.

Overview

Canine Transportation Van GrantsAs part of its mission to strengthen the human/dog bond, the Stanton Foundation supports a grant program aimed at providing small transportation vans to animal shelters and rescue/foster groups with a canine transportation program. The Foundation provides a one-time capital grant of approximately $80,000 for the canine transportation van and associated customization costs.It is the Foundation’s hope that these grants will lead to an increased number of dog adoptions across the country, and therefore an increased number of happy “pups” in their forever homes.PLEASE NOTE: The goal for this grant program is to increase canine adoptions and reduce canine euthanasia due to lack of space in shelters. The primary use of these vans must be to transport dogs to adoption events or from areas with over-crowded shelters to areas with higher demand for canine adoptions. Transportation of canines to/from the veterinarian or spay/neuter clinics is an acceptable use of the van but should not be the organization's primary use for the van.To honor our donor's intent to help dogs exclusively, transportation of other species ("incidental ride-alongs") is permitted but must be kept to a minimum. Use of van for feline only events or programs (such as TNR) is NOT a permitted use of these vans.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Interested organizations must meet the following criteria in order to be considered for a canine transportation van grant:Must be an open-intake U.S. municipal shelter, a 501(c)3 shelter with an open-intake policy, or a 501(c)3 rescue group with a canine transportation program.50% or more of intake (shelters) or animals transported (rescue groups) must be dogs.Canine intake for the past calendar year (2023) must be greater than 50 dogs.Organization must be able to provide at least 3 years of canine intake/outcome records (on request)501(c)3 organizations must be able to provide the past 3 years of 990 tax return forms on request; Municipal shelters must be able to provide documentation of approval for the van grant by the appropriate fiscal authorities on request.Organization must be able to demonstrate the ability to support all operating and repair costs relating to the vehicleincludes all fuel, maintenance, repair, insurance, and upkeep needed to keep the vehicle on the roadOrganization must be able to commit to the program for at least five years.