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Animal Welfare grants for nonprofits in California

2,261 private foundations reported 6,627 animal welfare grants to organizations in California on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $161.7M in all. 997 of them are based in California.

Foundations2,261
Grants on record6,627
Total granted$161.7M
Their typical grant$5,000

Foundations that fund animal welfare in California

20 of the 2,261: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of animal welfare grants to California organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.

  • Amazonsmile Foundation

    Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023
    Invitation Only
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 1,893 Total there $1.3M Typical grant $57 Preselected recipients only
    • Hope for Paws, Beverly Hills - General support$133,571
    • The Cat House on the Kings Inc, Parlier - General support$35,313
    • Beagle Freedom Project, Valley Village - General support$35,075

  • Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

    New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025
    Invitation Only
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 81 Total there $59K Typical grant $600 Preselected recipients only
    • Pasadena Humane Society, Pasadena - Matching contribution (general operating support)$5,393
    • Home Free Animal Rescue & Sanctuary, Newport Beach - Matching contribution (general operating support)$4,000
    • The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc, Laguna Hills - Matching contribution (general operating support)$3,118

  • The Pfizer Foundation Inc

    New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 74 Total there $16K Typical grant $200 Preselected recipients only
    • Orphan Kitten Club Inc, Spring Valley - Volunteer program$1,000
    • Pug Rescue of San Diego County, San Diego - Volunteer program$974
    • California Doodle Rescue, Huntingtn Bch - Matching gifts$950

  • Edward Jones Foundation

    St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 31 Total there $7,758 Typical grant $300 Preselected recipients only
    • Haven Humane Society, Redding - Animal-Related$1,010
    • Hope for Paws, Studio City - Animal-Related$750
    • Farm Animal Refuge, Campo - Animal-Related$655

  • Shell USA Company Foundation

    Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 25 Total there $28K Typical grant $1,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Valley Cats Inc, Westlake Vlg$11,000
    • Return to Freedom Inc, Lompoc$2,000
    • Feral Change, Oakland$1,500

  • Conrad N Hilton Foundation

    Westlake Village, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $287.7M in 2024
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 21 Total there $52K Typical grant $76,000 Describes how to apply
    • Pasadena Humane Society, Pasadena - For general operating support$10,000
    • Paws for Life K9 Rescue, Thousand Oaks - To support the paws for life prison program$10,000
    • Carson Cats Rescue, Manhattan Beach - For general operating support$6,000

  • Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc

    Delray Beach, FL · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 17 Total there $895K Typical grant $35,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Oscar's Place Adoption Center & Sanctuary, Hopland - Animal rescue$175,000
    • Companion Animal Protection Society, Thousand Oaks - Animal rescue$105,000
    • Rusty's Rescue Inc, Lake Elsinore - Animal rescue$90,000

  • The Annenberg Foundation

    Conshohocken, PA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 16 Total there $2.8M Typical grant $25,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Animal Wellness Foundation, Marina Del Rey - Design and operation of the dog bless you doggy day care$2,200,000
    • Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc, Calabasas - The wildlife crossing fund$100,000
    • Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles, San Pedro - General operating support$75,000

  • The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

    Menlo Park, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $625M in 2024
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 15 Total there $739K Typical grant $150,000 Describes how to apply
    • Regents of the University of California Berkeley, Berkeley - For the berkeley wildlife program$400,000
    • California Trout, San Francisco - For general operating support$100,000
    • Regents of the University of California Berkeley, Berkeley - For the berkeley wildlife program$100,000

  • The James Irvine Foundation

    San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 15 Total there $81K Typical grant $10,000 Preselected recipients only
    • San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, San Francisco - For Stockton clinics$25,000
    • South Monterey County Animal Rescue, Soledad - For general operating support$12,000
    • San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, San Francisco - For general operating support$11,807

  • American Express Foundation

    New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $23.2M in 2024
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 13 Total there $1,052 Typical grant $40 Describes how to apply
    • The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc, Laguna Hills - General support$332
    • Mercy for Animals, Los Angeles - General support$140
    • Beagle Freedom Project, Valley Village - General support$126

  • The Duffield Family Foundation Dba Maddie's Fund

    Pleasanton, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $14M in 2024
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 12 Total there $204K Typical grant $3,000 Describes how to apply
    • The Paw Mission Inc, Yucaipa - 2024 - 2025 conference scholarship fund$120,000
    • Free Dog Trainers, Rohnert Park - 30Th anniversary hero awards$30,000
    • Loving Paws Inc, Van Nuys - 30Th anniversary hero awards$30,000

  • Texas Instruments Foundation

    Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $22.6M in 2024
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 12 Total there $24K Typical grant $500 Describes how to apply
    • Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$7,698
    • Bay Area Cats, Cupertino - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$4,500
    • Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation, Monterey - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$2,734

  • Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation

    Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 11 Total there $5.6M Typical grant $200,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Peninsula Open Space Trust, Palo Alto - To support the long-term stewardship of wildlife passage, endangered species conservation and protected…$4,250,000
    • Napa County Land Trust, Napa - To strengthen priority wildlife corridors west of lake berryessa through acquisition and permanent protection…$792,690
    • California Trout, San Francisco - For the removal of the last remaining fish passage barrier in alameda creek, including stream channel and…$415,525

  • Pedigree Foundation

    Franklin, TN · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $1.3M in 2024
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 11 Total there $129K Typical grant $10,000 Describes how to apply
    • Cantu Foundation Inc, San Diego - Animal Rescue Relief Purposes$15,000
    • Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit, San Diego - Animal Rescue Relief Purposes$15,000
    • Los Angeles SPCA, Los Angeles - Animal Rescue Relief Purposes$15,000

  • W M Keck Foundation

    Los Angeles, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $69.7M in 2024
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 11 Total there $61K Typical grant $10,000 Describes how to apply
    • Thrive Animal Rescue Inc, San Diego - For general support of charitable purposes.$20,000
    • The Spayce Project, Los Angeles - For general support of charitable purposes.$10,000
    • Humane Society of Imperial County, El Centro - For general support of charitable purposes.$6,000

  • The Marisla Foundation

    Laguna Beach, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $46.7M in 2024
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 9 Total there $1.1M Typical grant $75,000 Describes how to apply
    • Endangered Habitats League, West Hollywood - General support$300,000
    • Wildaid, San Francisco - General support$300,000
    • Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation, Monterey - General support$150,000

  • Head & Heart Foundation Tr

    Wilmington, DE · latest return: tax year 2025
    Invitation Only
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 8 Total there $825K Typical grant $100,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Wildlife Conservation Network, San Francisco - General support$300,000
    • Wildaid, San Francisco - General support$150,000
    • Donkeyland, Riverside - General support$100,000

  • The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation

    Santa Barbara, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $8.4M in 2024
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 8 Total there $585K Typical grant $30,000 Describes how to apply
    • Santa Barbara Humane Society, Santa Barbara - Transforming the santa barbara humane campus$250,000
    • Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society, Santa Ynez - Support of the syv humane society / dawg 9th annual spay-ghetti dinner; general operating support$165,000
    • Happy Endings Animal Rescue Sanctuary, Solvang - General operating support; support of the 2024 rock for horses event$45,000

  • Analog Devices Foundation

    Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $1.9M in 2024
    Animal Welfare grants in CA 8 Total there $3,456 Typical grant $371 Describes how to apply
    • Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation, Monterey - General support$1,030
    • Pasadena Humane Society, Pasadena - General support$901
    • Companion Animal Community Center Inc, Pacifica - General support$515

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Organizations several of these foundations fund

California organizations that received animal welfare grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.

OrganizationFundersGrants total
The Marine Mammal Center
Sausalito
10$136,353
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation
Monterey
7$161,677
Beagle Freedom Project
Valley Village
7$48,121
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc
San Francisco
6$438,911
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc
Laguna Hills
6$33,308
Muttville
San Francisco
6$25,529
Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA
Burlingame
6$9,097
California Trout
San Francisco
5$608,495
Humane Society Silicon Valley
Milpitas
5$14,057
Performing Animal Welfare Society
Galt
5$3,698

How to use this list

A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in California that we classify as animal welfare, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.

Of these 2,261 foundations, 516 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.

Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.