Grants for animal organizations

Name: Top 25 grants made to animal-focused nonprofit organizations
Creator: Cause IQ
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7,178 animal-focused nonprofit organizations received at least $185.1 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 14,821 grants made from 5,295 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,000. Of these 5,295 foundations, 63% made just a single grant to animal orgs, and 11% made grants to four or more animal orgs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.

$185,092,731

Total grant dollars given to animal organizations

14,821

Number of grants made annually to animal organizations

5,295

Number of grantmakers funding animal organizations

$1,000

Median grant size to animal organizations

Foundations that support animal-focused nonprofit organizations

Out of all grants made to animal organizations, 84% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 69% of the dollar-value of grants to animal orgs. Foundations funding animal orgs also made grants to animal shelters, specific population service providers, international humanitarian organizations, wildlife sanctuaries, and multiservice human service organizations.

Foundation size

Foundation size	Number of grantmakers
Small	4,459
Medium	526
Large	307

Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type	Number of grantmakers
Community	93
Private	4,746
Corporate	224
Other	232

Grants made

Grants made to animal orgs	Number of grantmakers
1	3,361
2-3	1,318
4-10	493
11+	123

Top 10 foundations supporting animal-focused nonprofit organizations

Grantmaker	State	Geographic focus	Percent of grant dollars to animal orgs	Number of grants made to animal orgs	Median grant size
Abbvie Foundation	IL	National	0.7%	498	$100
Chubb Charitable Foundation	PA	National	1.7%	353	$75
Carmax Foundation	VA	National	2.7%	269	$500
Shell Oil Company Foundation	TX	National	1.4%	268	$500
JP Morgan Chase Foundation	NY	National	0.1%	263	$450
Pedigree Foundation	TN	National	32.2%	231	$1,000
Salesforce Com Foundation	CA	National	0.1%	207	$100
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT)	TN	Metro	0.4%	201	$250
Greatergoodorg Good Charities	WA	National	4.7%	197	$2,696
Synchrony Foundation	CT	National	0.3%	185	$104

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Animal-focused nonprofit organizations grantees

Animal organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 88% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 34% of all animal orgs.

Grant amounts

Size of grant	Number of grants
<$10k	14,792
$10k-$25k	0
$25k-$100k	0
$100k+	29

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue	Median grant size
<$100k	$1,000
$100k-$500k	$1,000
$500k-$1M	$1,000
$1M-$5M	$1,000
>$5M	$1,000

Grantee states

State of grantee	Number of grants
California	1,783
New York	1,247
Florida	989
Texas	873
Other	9,929

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee	Number of grants
New York City	1,269
Washington DC	1,020
Los Angeles	546
Chicago	491
Other	9,812

Top 25 grants made to animal organizations

Grantee	Grant size	Purpose	Grantmaker
Omaha Zoo Foundation	$32,000,025	Capital Campaign	Walter Scott Family Foundation
Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC)	$11,272,126	General Purpose	The Sheth Sangreal Foundation
Monterey Bay Aquarium	$10,000,000	$5 Million for Conservation and Science Prorgams, $5 Million for Conservation Research Programs	The Chicago Community Trust
Ducks Unlimited	$8,513,338	Policy	The Pew Charitable Trusts (Pew)
The Humane Society of the United States	$8,153,353	Cash Transfers	The Fund For Animals
Monterey Bay Aquarium	$6,410,000	Mbaq	David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Humane Society International (HSI)	$6,026,650	Program Grant	The Humane Society of the United States
Humane Society International (HSI)	$6,026,650	General Support Including Care of Liberia Chimps	The Humane Society of the United States
Mercy for Animals	$5,601,200	Animal Welfare	Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)
The Humane League	$5,015,000	Animal Welfare	Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)
Omaha Zoo Foundation	$5,000,000	Capital Fund/renovation	Robert B Daugherty Foundation
Nashville Zoo	$4,970,658	Support Toward the Zoo'S $195 Million "grow Wild" Capital Campaign.	The Frist Foundation
The Humane Society of the United States	$4,927,207	Intercompany Activity	The Fund For Animals
The Humane Society of the United States	$4,853,582	Intercompany Activity	Humane Society International (HSI)
Wayside Waifs	$4,050,930	Animal-Related	Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Gigi's Shelter for Dogs	$4,000,000	Conservation	The Columbus Foundation
Trout Unlimited	$3,403,051	Various Conservation	National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Humane Society International (HSI)	$3,129,242	Salaries	The Humane Society of the United States
Ducks Unlimited	$2,989,922	Various Conservation	National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
The Fund For Animals	$2,916,932	Salaries	The Humane Society of the United States
American Humane - First To Serve	$2,905,873	General Support	Sag-Aftra Producers Industry Advancement and Cooperative Fund
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)	$2,750,000	Northern Great Plains Conservation Initiative Phase Ii	Margaret A Cargill Philanthropies (MACP)
Columbia Animal Shelter	$2,700,000	Rescue of Unwanted Animals	The Harold and Judy Mckonly Family Foundation
North Shore Animal League America	$2,630,000	An Unrestricted Grant To Further the Donee's Exempt Purpose	The Rachael Ray Foundation
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation	$2,573,344	Conservation and Science	David and Lucile Packard Foundation

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Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Animal organizations" category for this page is determined by the "D00: Animal Related: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.