Likely funders for animal shelters in Massachusetts
731 foundations gave to animal shelters in Massachusetts in tax year 2024: $2,651,939 in all. Here’s who, how much, and who takes applications.
From 2025 IRS e-filed returns. For scale, Massachusetts has 225 small animal welfare nonprofits.
726 more funders aren’t shown. A free account shows the top 10 for any search. Paid plans show up to 50, with full giving histories.
Create free accountGift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.
What the filings show
- Foundations made 1,648 gifts to animal shelters in Massachusetts in tax years 2023–2025.
- The typical gift to animal shelters in Massachusetts was $3,000 in tax years 2023–2025.
- 200 of 731 foundations funding animal shelters in Massachusetts accept applications in tax years 2023–2025.
Cities with gifts to animal shelters in Massachusetts
- Boston 145 foundations · 23 nonprofits
- Worcester 30 foundations · 6 nonprofits
- Springfield 18 foundations · 7 nonprofits
More cities
- Yarmouth Port 75 foundations
- Dedham 58 foundations
- S Weymouth 29 foundations
- Lowell 17 foundations
- Nantucket 17 foundations
- Pittsfield 16 foundations
- E Brookfield 14 foundations
- East Taunton 14 foundations
- Sudbury 14 foundations
- Hopkinton 13 foundations
- Fall River 11 foundations
- Lynn 11 foundations
- Medfield 11 foundations
- Cambridge 10 foundations
- Chelmsford 10 foundations
- Hudson 10 foundations
- New Bedford 10 foundations
- Eastham 9 foundations
- Jamaica Plain 9 foundations
- Quincy 9 foundations
- Salisbury 9 foundations
- Edgartown 8 foundations
- Lexington 8 foundations
- Lincoln 8 foundations
- Vineyard Hvn 8 foundations
- Framingham 7 foundations
- Groveland 7 foundations
- Norfolk 7 foundations
- Gloucester 6 foundations
- Medford 6 foundations
- Orleans 6 foundations
- West Falmouth 6 foundations
- Allston 5 foundations
- Berlin 5 foundations
- Middleboro 5 foundations
- Milton 5 foundations
- Newbury 5 foundations
- Norton 5 foundations
- Rockland 5 foundations
- Sterling 5 foundations
- Tyngsborough 5 foundations
- Waltham 5 foundations
- West Newbury 5 foundations
- Brighton 4 foundations
- Charlestown 4 foundations
- Chilmark 4 foundations
- Falmouth 4 foundations
- Holden 4 foundations
- Leverett 4 foundations
- Lunenburg 4 foundations
- Oak Bluffs 4 foundations
- Provincetown 4 foundations
- Scituate 4 foundations
- Somerville 4 foundations
- Southbridge 4 foundations
- Taunton 4 foundations
- Upton 4 foundations
- Wakefield 4 foundations
- Walpole 4 foundations
- Wayland 4 foundations
- Webster 4 foundations
- Westford 4 foundations
- Andover 3 foundations
- Arlington 3 foundations
- Berkley 3 foundations
- Dover 3 foundations
- Hull 3 foundations
- Ipswich 3 foundations
- Lawrence 3 foundations
- Marion 3 foundations
- Millis 3 foundations
- N Attleboro 3 foundations
- N Dartmouth 3 foundations
- Natick 3 foundations
- North Reading 3 foundations
- Norwood 3 foundations
- Osterville 3 foundations
- Salem 3 foundations
- Shrewsbury 3 foundations
- Wellfleet 3 foundations
- West Boylston 3 foundations
- Westfield 3 foundations
- Westport 3 foundations
- Weymouth 3 foundations
- Winchendon 3 foundations
Types of animal welfare funded in Massachusetts
- Animal shelters & rescue 323 foundations · 231 nonprofits
- Wildlife 66 foundations · 42 nonprofits
- Animal services & training 22 foundations · 23 nonprofits
More ways to find funders in Massachusetts
- Funders that accept applications 200 funders
- Small-grant funders 532 funders with a median gift of $10,000 or less
- Foundations based in Massachusetts 1,409 foundations · 370 take applications
What is a typical grant to animal shelters in Massachusetts?
$2,500, measured as the middle of the median gifts of the foundations listed on this page, from tax year 2024. It is not a promise of what you will be awarded.
Which of these foundations accept applications?
14 of the 25 listed foundations accept unsolicited applications according to their filing. The rest give only to pre-selected charities, so a relationship comes first.
Where do the numbers come from?
Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Each foundation page links to the source filing. LikelyFunders is not affiliated with the foundations listed.