Regina B. Frankenberg Foundation Grant - Endangered Species Conservation

The Regina B. Frankenberg Foundation Grant focuses on supporting organizations dedicated to animal welfare, particularly in protecting endangered species and reducing the homelessness and mistreatment of companion animals. It provides funding for conservation research and capacity-building initiatives, targeting organizations with annual budgets of at least $250,000. Grants are not available for general operating support or projects involving animals held in captivity, ensuring that support is directed towards impactful and ethical animal welfare practices.

Regina Frankenberg directed that the remainder of her estate be used to establish a foundation to support organizations and programs that promote the care, conservation, treatment, well-being and prevention of cruelty to animals.
Funding Interests
Animal welfare, through two focus areas:
Protecting endangered and threatened species by supporting conservation and research; andReducing the homelessness, mistreatment and euthanasia of companion animals through adoption, training, spay/neuter and other programs by providing capacity building and infrastructure grants to organizations doing this work. (see separate grant page here)
Type of Support:

• Project, capital and capacity building

Eligibility

Organizations requesting support must have annual operating budgets of $250,000 or more.Organizations must be classified by the Internal Revenue Service as public charities and tax-exempt under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Ineligibility

The Foundation typically does not provide general operating support.No grants are made to individuals or private foundations or for matching gifts or loans. Organizations receiving support must not engage in or supply animals for vivisection. The Foundation does not provide support for projects in which animals are held in captivity and also does not make grants to wildlife sanctuaries.