Foundations that fund animal shelters and rescues nationally

6,802 foundations made gifts to animal shelters and rescues across the country, reaching 13,693 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024.

6,802Foundations gave here
1,822Accept applications
$3,500Typical gift
13,693Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY · EIN 23-7049738664 gifts · typical $320 · 2024664 · $520,413$3202024Invite only
Leslie L Alexander Foundation IncDelray Beach, FL · EIN 75-3126055236 gifts · typical $35,000 · 2024236 · $9,315,000$35,0002024Invite only
Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO · EIN 43-1262762233 gifts · typical $2,500 · 2024233 · $835,531$2,5002024Accepts applications
Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX · EIN 13-6066583196 gifts · typical $782 · 2024196 · $341,361$7822024Invite only
Chubb Charitable FoundationPhiladelphia, PA · EIN 26-2456949187 gifts · typical $200 · 2024187 · $70,171$2002024Accepts applications

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Gift 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 30,658 matched gifts to animal shelters and rescues in the United States in tax years 2022–2025.
  • 13,693 matched organizations received gifts to animal shelters and rescues in the United States in tax years 2022–2025.
  • The typical gift to animal shelters and rescues in the United States was $3,500 in tax years 2022–2025.

Top states

RankStateFoundationsOrganizations
California1,0521,540
New York795704
Florida648917
Texas6191,105
Illinois380422
North Carolina358518
Arizona346377
Pennsylvania337583
Utah33780
Massachusetts323231
Colorado303303
Maryland271250
Michigan262391
Ohio259470
Virginia256402
New Jersey223385
Washington207329
Missouri200258
Georgia199351
Wisconsin195240
Oregon179220
Connecticut177191
South Carolina174222
Minnesota161196
District of Columbia15613
How many foundations fund animal shelters and rescues?

6,802 foundations made gifts to 13,693 organizations nationally in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

1,822 of the 6,802 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.