Who funds Animal Legal Defense Fund?
Sacramento, California · EIN 94-2681680 · NTEE D012 · 501(c)(3)
126 private foundations paid Animal Legal Defense Fund 238 grants on IRS Form 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $3M in all. Its IRS activity code (NTEE D012) places it in animal welfare.
All years on file, including returns before 2022.
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Foundations that funded it
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Largest grants since 2022
Largest first. The purpose is what the foundation wrote on its return, for the tax year shown.
- Carroll Petrie Foundation · 2023 - Criminal Justice and Litigation Programs$250,000
- Pepper Whiston Foundation · 2025 - For all animals with special focus on cats$130,000
- The Educational Foundation of America · 2023 - Animal law education, expertise and opportunities for under-resourced communities$121,000
- Fred and Donna Nives Foundation · 2025 - General operating support.$115,000
- Kirkpatrick Foundation Inc · 2023 - Holding factory farms to account in oklahoma$100,000
- Fred and Donna Nives Foundation · 2024 - Partnership via criminal justice program with national council of juvenile and family court judges.$85,000
- Winifred Stevens Foundation · 2023 - Using strategic litigation to hold factory farms to account$80,000
- Farvue Foundation Inc · 2025 - General support$75,000
- Farvue Foundation Inc · 2024 - Support$75,000
- Winifred Stevens Foundation · 2024 - Using strategic litigation to hold factory farms to account$70,000
- Fred and Donna Nives Foundation · 2024 - Partnership via criminal justice program with the association of prosecuting attorneys.$65,000
- William C Borst Trust Uw · 2023 - General operating$60,000
- William C Borst Trust Uw · 2025 - General operating$50,000
- The Shared Earth Foundation · 2025 - To provide support for sustainability of this organization, which acts as lawyer, advocate and legislative model for protections of…$50,000
- William C Borst Trust Uw · 2024 - General operating$50,000
- The Mental Insight Foundation · 2024 - Charitable$50,000
- The Shared Earth Foundation · 2024 - To provide support for sustainability of this organization, which acts as lawyer, advocate and legislative model for protections of…$50,000
- Farvue Foundation Inc · 2023 - Support$50,000
- The Mental Insight Foundation · 2023 - Charitable$50,000
- The Shared Earth Foundation · 2023 - To provide support for sustainability of this organization, which acts as lawyer, advocate and legislative model for protections of…$50,000
- Hollyjolly Foundation Inc · 2023 - General purpose grant$50,000
- Regina Bauer Frankenburg Foundation for Animal Welfare · 2023 - General$40,000
- Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation · 2023 - To carry out specific charitable, educational, and cultural projects$40,000
- Lynn Courtney Foundation · 2023 - General support$37,900
- Cottonwood Spring · 2025 - General support$35,000
Organizations the same foundations fund
Organizations paid by many of the same foundations since 2022, by how much their lists of funders overlap.
- Farm Sanctuary IncWatkins Glen, NY · 30 shared funders
- Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DC · 35 shared funders
- Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UT · 44 shared funders
- Marine Mammal CenterSausalito, CA · 20 shared funders
- African Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC · 19 shared funders
- Center for Biological Diversity IncTucson, AZ · 18 shared funders
- Feed the Children IncOklahoma City, OK · 18 shared funders
- Oxfam-America IncBoston, MA · 19 shared funders
By tax year of the funder's return
| Year | Grants | Foundations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | $597K |
| 2024 | 86 | 85 | $965K |
| 2023 | 104 | 100 | $1.4M |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | $48K |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | $1,075 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $15K |
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How this page is made
Each grant comes from a foundation's IRS Form 990-PF and was linked to this EIN only when this was the single organization in the IRS Business Master File with that name in that state. Grants written under a different spelling, or where several organizations share the name, are not counted here, so the real totals can be higher. Government grants and gifts from individuals do not appear on these returns.
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-2681680
- IRS Business Master File record updated Nov 9, 2026; listed in Publication 78 (eligible for deductible contributions)
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