Assistance from The HSUS
Shelter Partners
This program is designed to provide participating shelters with savings on products and services, discounts on HSUS publications, training events, and more. Current offers include free kits from Precious Cat Litters.
Grants Related to the Economic Crisis
American Humane Foreclosure Pets Grant
American Humane offers Foreclosure Pets Grants to help shelters care for companion animals surrendered to shelters as their families can no longer afford them or they are not welcome in their families' new accommodations.
Petco Foundation's "We Are Family Too" Fund
The PETCO Foundation is endeavoring to fund local programs that address the looming difficult financial climate with the "We Are Family Too" fund.
Grant Opportunities from Other Organizations
Bernice Barbour Foundation
c/o Eve Lloyd Thompson
12230 Forest Hill Blvd.
Wellington, FL 33414
561-791-0861
Fax: 561-753-9153
E-mail: eve@bernicebarbour.org
The Bernice Barbour Foundation supports the preservation and care of animals and the prevention of cruelty to animals. The foundation supports nonprofit organizations whose purpose is to benefit animals. Hands-on projects are of special interest. To be considered for funding, organizations must have completed at least one year of hands-on animal care and must spay and neuter all animals before they leave the shelter. Funding requests related to exotic animals, species not indigenous to the United States, or land acquisition will not be considered. The foundation does not fund government agencies, activism, litigation, or indirect costs.
Range: Amount varies.
Deadline: August 10.
Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation
Attn: Pet Program Grants
1954 Innerbelt Business Center Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63114
Build-A-Bear Workshop® donates $1 from the sale of each 16" Bearemy's Kennel Pals® friend (plush dogs sold in their stores) to the Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation to provide grants to animal shelters, pet rescue, and rehabilitation organizations. Grant applications will be reviewed quarterly and awardees will be notified approximately 6–8 weeks after the grant deadline. Grant recipients may reapply for a grant every other year.
Range: Generally from $2,500 to $10,000.
Deadline: Applications accepted year-round and reviewed quarterly.
The DJ&T Foundation
200 N. Larchmont Blvd., Ste. 3
Los Angeles, CA 90004
323-465-9955
The DJ&T Foundation’s goal is to fund subsidized or free spay/neuter clinics—underfunded facilities in particular—in an effort to relieve animal overpopulation. Funding for companion animal voucher programs is offered through the organization’s Spay/Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP grants are to be used only in public outreach programs, to provide spay/neuter surgeries for dogs belonging to people in need of financial assistance. The foundation does not fund grants for feral or adoptive spay/neuter programs.
Range: Amount varies.
Deadline: Applications accepted year-round.
Edith J. Goode Residuary Trust
c/o Donna Pease, Grants Administrator
700 Professional Dr.
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Fax: 301-258-3082
E-mail: info@goodetrust.org
The Edith J. Goode Residuary Trust supports the development of organizational capacity for organizations incorporated for the prevention of cruelty to animals. In particular, the trust supports shelter management and other training costs for shelter personnel. The trust also gives special grants to explore innovative shelter ideas and programs, including evaluation of outcomes. Grants are not provided for lobbying, erecting permanent structures, or paying salaries.
Range: Amount varies based on available funds, but median grants are $3,000-$5,000.
Deadline: Applications accepted year-round and reviewed quarterly.
Handsel Foundation
P.O. Box 1322
Freeland, WA 98249
360-331-7282
E-mail: inquiries@handselfdn.org
The Handsel Foundation gives grants to organizations in California, Oregon, and Washington State working to end companion animal cruelty and neglect. Priority is given to organizations with targeted spay/neuter programs, effective adoption programs, and education programs that address animal cruelty and neglect. The foundation focuses on giving grants to organizations that do not receive wide public support. Further, the foundation is particularly interested in funding smaller animal welfare organizations and programs that have the potential to be models for others working on behalf of companion animals.
Range: Amount varies.
Deadline: Applications accepted year-round
The Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust
H. Richard Obermanns, Executive Director
c/o KeyBank Nonprofit Asset Services
127 Public Sq., 16th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44114-1306
216-752-3301
Fax: 216-752-3308
E-mail: obermanns@aol.com
The primary purpose of the Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust is to promote the humane treatment of companion animals. Proposals related to other species, including wildlife, may also be considered. Projects outside Ohio should be of national scope or significance. Of particular interest are programs in the following areas: humane education, continuing education for shelter staff and volunteers, prevention of human-animal cruelty or violence, and shelter medicine. All recipients must be nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.
Range: Amount varies.
Deadlines: December 1 and June 1 for national programs; March 1 and September 1 for Ohio programs.
Maddie’s Fund
Richard Avanzino, President
2223 Santa Clara Ave., Ste. B
Alameda, CA 94501
510-337-8989
Fax: 510-337-8988
E-mail: info@maddiesfund.org
Maddie’s Fund focuses its grant-giving primarily on collaborative, community-wide projects that include the participation of adoption guarantee organizations (those that save all the healthy and treatable animals in their care), animal control agencies, traditional shelters, and private practice veterinarians. Projects eligible for funding must set forth strategies that result in immediate, direct, and measurable outcomes that increase adoptions and spay/neuter surgeries and reduce shelter euthanasia. The goal of these projects is to establish an adoption guarantee for every healthy shelter pet in their community within five years and then to extend that guarantee to every treatable shelter dog and cat within 10 years. Grants are also awarded to veterinary schools for shelter medicine programs.
Range: Amount varies, but community grants are generally seven-year awards, ranging from $500,000 to $10 million.
Deadline: Applications accepted year-round.
Meacham Foundation Memorial Grant
American Humane Association (AHA)
Meacham Grants
63 Inverness Dr., E.
Englewood, CO 80112-5117
1-800-227-4645
Email: info@americanhumane.org
The Meacham Foundation Memorial Grant (administered by AHA) must be used for construction, capital improvement, or equipment that increases and/or improves the quality of care given to animals. The fund will not provide for vehicles, operating expenses, or general maintenance and upkeep. Recipients must be incorporated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that are current members of AHA at the Agency level.
Range: Up to $4,000.
Deadlines: Grant applications must be postmarked by February 28.
Petco Foundation
Paul Jolly, Director
7262 N. Rosemead Blvd.
San Gabriel, CA 91775
626-287-0952
Fax: 626-287-9704
E-mail: petcofoundation@petco.com
The Petco Foundation’s mission is to support community organizations and efforts that enhance the lives of companion animals while strengthening the bond between people and pets. The foundation was established in 1999 as a result of Petco’s continued hands-on involvement with animal welfare agencies across the country. The foundation has raised and distributed more than $42 million. More than 5,000 local animal welfare groups from around the country have received support from the foundation. Applicants should be local organizations able to enlist the support of their local Petco stores. The Petco Foundation supports the "Think Adoption First" initiative for all species.
Range: Amount varies.
Deadline: Applications accepted year-round.
PetSmart Charities
Susana Della Maddalena, Executive Director
19601 N. 27th Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85027
1-800-423-PETS or 623-587-2832
Fax: 623-580-6561
E-mail: info@petsmartcharities.org
PetSmart Charities, Inc. is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that creates and supports programs that save the lives of homeless pets, raise awareness of companion animal welfare issues, and promote healthy relationships between people and pets. Since 1994, PetSmart Charities has funded more than $70 million in grants and programs benefiting animal welfare organizations and, through its in-store pet adoption program, has helped save the lives of more than 3.3 million pets. PetSmart Charities also provides free educational opportunities via its Webinar program.
Range: Amount varies.
Deadline: Based on state; see website for details.
Ralph and Virginia Mullin Foundation
2401 E. Speedway
Tucson, AZ 85719
520-881-6607
Fax: 520-881-6775
E-mail: rob@hrtucson.com
The Ralph & Virginia Mullin Foundation provides small grants to animal welfare and shelter organizations. The foundation also gives a few gifts annually to organizations that are working to become incorporated and obtain 501(c)(3) status. Those grant recipients must use funds for costs directly related to achieving these goals.
Range: Up to $2,000.
Deadline: September 30.
William and Charlotte Parks Foundation for Animal Welfare
c/o Donna Pease
700 Professional Dr.
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Fax: 301-548-7726
Email: info@parksfoundation.org
The William and Charlotte Parks Foundation for Animal Welfare provides grants for humane programs, including grassroots activities or academic studies in areas such as humane treatment of animals used in research and education; research on euthanasia methods; humane treatment and handling of animals raised for food; population control of companion animals and of so-called pest animals; and international projects to improve conditions for animals. Awards may also be given for projects that benefit animals, shelter construction, or general operating costs. Grants will not normally be awarded to improve animal health, assist local spay/neuter efforts, save endangered species, rehabilitate wildlife, or support political candidates.
Range: Amount varies.
Deadline: May 1.
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