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Who funds animal-related: 9,278 foundations in 53 states, $578.4 million in grants

Name: Foundation grants to animal-related nonprofits
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9,278 private foundations paid $578,405,943 to animal-related nonprofits in 53 states and territories, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026.

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9,278Foundations
$578,405,943Total granted

By state

The state is where the recipient is.

State	Foundations	Grants	Total
California	1,488	4,533	$85,798,972
New York	1,209	2,792	$61,396,559
Florida	1,145	2,975	$43,606,075
Texas	804	2,885	$40,344,346
Virginia	610	1,274	$39,384,386
District of Columbia	534	713	$31,904,888
Illinois	462	1,338	$26,747,619
Massachusetts	440	933	$11,842,495
Colorado	439	1,128	$10,302,485
Pennsylvania	437	1,383	$14,374,649
Arizona	416	1,067	$12,724,150
North Carolina	378	1,257	$9,924,475
Ohio	368	1,195	$11,052,439
Oregon	363	827	$13,711,549
Utah	347	492	$8,835,807
Maryland	332	741	$7,064,242
Michigan	325	995	$9,794,456
Washington	306	945	$11,686,163
Wisconsin	294	763	$7,899,051
New Jersey	269	928	$3,807,744
Minnesota	252	658	$5,896,844
Georgia	251	779	$12,164,860
Missouri	249	683	$9,113,619
Connecticut	249	585	$3,449,913
Tennessee	242	767	$4,633,868
Maine	206	386	$6,522,437
South Carolina	198	494	$2,805,801
Indiana	195	745	$6,445,324
Kentucky	173	486	$5,606,012
Louisiana	148	380	$3,337,281
Hawaii	145	268	$7,941,388
Nevada	136	342	$2,780,559
Montana	136	279	$3,099,200
Alabama	133	377	$3,102,675
New Hampshire	117	278	$1,095,241
New Mexico	117	333	$2,933,944
Iowa	113	321	$2,329,086
Oklahoma	108	385	$4,931,536
Wyoming	94	185	$2,538,449
Nebraska	93	248	$8,834,419
Kansas	92	313	$2,754,096
Idaho	80	199	$1,985,628
North Dakota	68	129	$2,237,560
Vermont	66	155	$536,612
Arkansas	66	246	$1,198,155
Rhode Island	65	186	$1,157,983
Mississippi	64	203	$1,390,709
Delaware	55	128	$1,009,245
West Virginia	51	181	$1,357,793
South Dakota	32	83	$2,444,555
Alaska	23	92	$235,592
Puerto Rico	13	47	$130,245
U.S. Virgin Islands	12	19	$202,764

Largest funders

Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients across all states.

Foundation	Based in	Total	Source
The Schmidt Family Foundation	Palo Alto, CA	$11,630,000	apps.irs.gov
Walton Family Foundation Inc	Bentonville, AR	$11,089,254	apps.irs.gov
Interlaken Foundation Inc	New York, NY	$10,550,000	apps.irs.gov
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation	Palo Alto, CA	$10,056,054	apps.irs.gov
The Rob Walton Foundation	Bentonviille, AR	$9,985,418	apps.irs.gov
Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc	Delray Beach, FL	$9,966,500	apps.irs.gov
Amazonsmile Foundation	Seattle, WA	$8,484,746	apps.irs.gov
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation	Los Altos, CA	$7,715,000	apps.irs.gov
The Rachael Ray Foundation	New York, NY	$7,395,000	apps.irs.gov
Margaret A Cargill Foundation	Eden Prairie, MN	$7,175,000	apps.irs.gov
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation	Menlo Park, CA	$6,580,447	apps.irs.gov
Robert W Woodruff Foundation Inc	Atlanta, GA	$6,500,000	apps.irs.gov
The William Penn Foundation	Philadelphia, PA	$5,863,844	apps.irs.gov
The Annenberg Foundation	Conshohocken, PA	$5,205,000	apps.irs.gov
The Duffield Family Foundation Dba Maddie's Fund	Pleasanton, CA	$4,758,233	apps.irs.gov
Arcus Foundation	New York, NY	$4,628,221	apps.irs.gov
Head & Heart Foundation Trust 12319	Wilmington, DE	$4,100,000	apps.irs.gov
The Carl C Icahn Foundation (fka FNDTN for A Greater Opportunity)	Sunny Isles Beach, FL	$4,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Carroll Petrie Foundation	Santa Fe, NM	$3,772,000	apps.irs.gov
Bill and Bea Idema Foundation	Grand Rapids, MI	$3,500,000	apps.irs.gov
Sergey Brin Family Foundation	San Francisco, CA	$3,289,143	apps.irs.gov
Fidelity Foundation	Boston, MA	$3,150,050	apps.irs.gov
The Eunice Joyce Gardiner Charitable Foundation	Palm Beach, FL	$3,065,323	apps.irs.gov
Mercury Foundation	Redwood City, CA	$3,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Boniface Foundation	St Louis, MO	$3,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation Inc	Los Angeles, CA	$2,765,000	apps.irs.gov
Dry Creek Foundation	Pasadena, CA	$2,760,511	apps.irs.gov
The Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation	New York, NY	$2,760,082	apps.irs.gov
Joanie C Bernard Foundation	Cincinnati, OH	$2,732,500	apps.irs.gov
Peter & Paula Fasseas Foundation	Chicago, IL	$2,726,780	apps.irs.gov
Richard King Mellon Foundation	Ligonier, PA	$2,715,000	apps.irs.gov
Walter Scott Family Foundation	Omaha, NE	$2,650,000	apps.irs.gov
Builders Vision Foundation	Chicago, IL	$2,636,648	apps.irs.gov
Wayne and Nan Kocourek Foundation	Buffalo Grove, IL	$2,552,600	apps.irs.gov
The Morgridge Family Foundation	Wilmington, DE	$2,542,758	apps.irs.gov
Jeff and Marieke Rothschild Foundation	Palo Alto, CA	$2,500,000	apps.irs.gov
Wal-Mart Foundation	Bentonville, AR	$2,400,000	apps.irs.gov
The Wildcat Foundation	Fort Worth, TX	$2,298,687	apps.irs.gov
DKR Foundation	Fresno, CA	$2,210,511	apps.irs.gov
Ainslie Foundation	Dallas, TX	$2,150,000	apps.irs.gov
Mansueto Foundation	Chicago, IL	$2,025,000	apps.irs.gov
SFS Foundation	Sioux Falls, SD	$2,000,400	apps.irs.gov
The Rees-Jones Foundation	Dallas, TX	$2,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Bramsen Charitable Foundation Dated November 30 2018	Barrington, IL	$2,000,000	apps.irs.gov
The Quinn Foundation	Leawood, KS	$1,979,500	apps.irs.gov
The Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Foundation	New York, NY	$1,856,080	apps.irs.gov
Kisco Cares Foundation	Carlsbad, CA	$1,817,000	apps.irs.gov
The Knobloch Family Foundation	Wilmington, DE	$1,791,239	apps.irs.gov
Band Foundation	Wilmington, DE	$1,770,000	apps.irs.gov
Thomas and Lis Petersen Private Family Foundation Inc	Ponte Vedra Beach, FL	$1,764,658	apps.irs.gov
John P McGovern Foundation	Houston, TX	$1,630,500	apps.irs.gov
Crankstart Foundation	San Jose, CA	$1,630,000	apps.irs.gov
Dan L Duncan Foundation	Houston, TX	$1,581,612	apps.irs.gov
Richard Brooke Foundation	Omaha, NE	$1,550,000	apps.irs.gov
The Michelson Found Animals Foundation Inc	Los Angeles, CA	$1,541,438	apps.irs.gov
Susie and Gideon Yu Foundation	Palo Alto, CA	$1,500,000	apps.irs.gov
The Meadowview Foundation	San Rafael, CA	$1,500,000	apps.irs.gov
The Timashev Family Foundation	New York, NY	$1,500,000	apps.irs.gov
Wagmore Foundation Agency	Milwaukee, WI	$1,459,279	apps.irs.gov
Walter Family Foundation Inc	Chicago, IL	$1,450,000	apps.irs.gov
The Joanne W Gauntt Foundation Dated	Chicago, IL	$1,440,000	apps.irs.gov
Knopf Family Foundation Inc	Wakefield, MA	$1,421,000	apps.irs.gov
M J Murdock Charitable Trust	Vancouver, WA	$1,415,200	apps.irs.gov
The Marisla Foundation	Laguna Beach, CA	$1,410,000	apps.irs.gov
The G Unger Vetlesen Foundation	New York, NY	$1,375,000	apps.irs.gov
Elmina B Sewall Foundation	Freeport, ME	$1,317,500	apps.irs.gov
Zoetis Foundation Inc	Parsippany, NJ	$1,283,372	apps.irs.gov
Four Lee Foundation	Houston, TX	$1,250,000	apps.irs.gov
Denise and Michael Kellen Foundation Inc	New York, NY	$1,250,000	apps.irs.gov
Scanlan Family Foundation	Chicago, IL	$1,250,000	apps.irs.gov
The Woodtiger Fund	Erwinna, PA	$1,212,000	apps.irs.gov
Wilburforce Foundation	Seattle, WA	$1,190,000	apps.irs.gov
Lilly Endowment Inc	Indianapolis, IN	$1,189,908	apps.irs.gov
The Carol Moss Foundation	Wilmington, DE	$1,171,500	apps.irs.gov
The Sherwood Foundation	Omaha, NE	$1,161,300	apps.irs.gov
The Volgenau Foundation	McLean, VA	$1,160,000	apps.irs.gov
Helen Mull Foundation	Pennington, NJ	$1,150,233	apps.irs.gov
The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation	Atlanta, GA	$1,135,000	apps.irs.gov
Mays Family Foundation	San Antonio, TX	$1,130,000	apps.irs.gov
Walder Foundation	Wilmington, DE	$1,126,091	apps.irs.gov
The Roundhouse Foundation	Sisters, OR	$1,116,500	apps.irs.gov
Robert B Daugherty Foundation	Omaha, NE	$1,100,000	apps.irs.gov
Hadley & Marion Stuart Foundation	Longmont, CO	$1,100,000	apps.irs.gov
Winley Foundation	Rochester, NY	$1,098,000	apps.irs.gov
The Ark Watch Foundation	Los Altos, CA	$1,096,680	apps.irs.gov
Donald J Slavik Family Foundation	Wilmington, DE	$1,071,478	apps.irs.gov
Wendy P McCaw Foundation the Goldman Sachs	Wilmington, DE	$1,015,000	apps.irs.gov
The Conrad Prebys Foundation	San Diego, CA	$1,010,000	apps.irs.gov
W P Carey Foundation Inc	New York, NY	$1,005,000	apps.irs.gov
Ana Maria Weidner Foundation	Kirkland, WA	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment	Boston, MA	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
The Hearthland Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Thomas L Kempner Jr Foundation	Southampton, NY	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
The George and Beverly Rawlings Endowment Foundation Inc	Lagrange, KY	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Herbert A Fritch Family Foundation	Nashville, TN	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
The Forsythe Family Foundation	Northfield, IL	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Lucille S Beeson Char Trust Bond MGMT	Birmingham, AL	$978,588	apps.irs.gov
Adam R Scripps Foundation	Ft Mitchell, KY	$976,688	apps.irs.gov
Gary E Milgard Family Foundation - Mark	Tacoma, WA	$975,000	apps.irs.gov
BRT Charitable Foundation	San Francisco, CA	$930,000	apps.irs.gov

Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.