This small charitable remainder unitrust focuses exclusively on animal welfare, supporting organizations that promote humane treatment and animal rights. Its single documented grant indicates a clear interest in advocacy and care-related work on behalf of animals rather than broad charitable giving across multiple sectors.
Highly concentrated giving: a single $10,000 grant to an animal-welfare nonprofit, suggesting targeted, occasional support rather than diversified or frequent grantmaking.
Arthur H Korn Charitable Remainder Unitrust has a clear, narrow grantmaking pattern: every documented grant supports animal welfare organizations working on humane treatment, animal rights advocacy, or care for animals in need. In the latest filings, the trust gave repeated $10,000 awards across a small set of mission-driven groups, including Calvert Co Animal Welfare League in Prince Frederick, Maryland, and Animal Care Sanctuary in East Smithfield, Pennsylvania. That same focus carries through the rest of the recent record, where the funder backs shelters, sanctuaries, adoption groups, and advocacy-oriented organizations rather than a broad mix of charitable causes. The grants point to support for companion animals, shelter animals, and organizations promoting public understanding of animal welfare. The trust’s giving is also consistent over time: the 2023 and 2024 grants follow the same purpose language and mostly the same recipients, with awards at either $5,000 or $10,000. Across the recent record, the foundation appears to favor small, mission-specific nonprofits with direct animal-care or humane-treatment mandates.
Animal welfare is the sole documented focus of Arthur H Korn Charitable Remainder Unitrust. In companion-animal and shelter support, it gave $10,000 to Sav-a-pet Adoption Center in Grayslake, Illinois, to support and promote humane treatment of animals. For animal rescue and care, it awarded $10,000 to Free to Live in Edmond, Oklahoma, with the same humane-treatment purpose language, and also gave the organization $5,000 in 2023. Advocacy and public education show up in the grants to Defenders of Animal Rights Inc in Phoenix, Maryland, which received $10,000 in 2024 and $5,000 in 2023. The trust also supported Animal Care Sanctuary in East Smithfield, Pennsylvania, with $10,000 in 2024 and $5,000 in 2023, using language about promoting the mission to help and support animals in need.
Grant size is tightly grouped around two levels: the typical award is $10,000, with a p25 of $5,000 and a p75 of $10,000. The recent record shows repeat giving rather than one-off support: Free to Live, Sav-a-pet Adoption Center, Animal Care Sanctuary, Defenders of Animal Rights Inc, Felines Canines Inc, and Calvert Co Animal Welfare League all appear in both 2023 and 2024. The funder is a charitable remainder unitrust, not a donor-advised fund or private foundation with program-related investments. The filings show direct grants only, and the organization does not fund individuals.
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$1.2M
$2.3M
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Notable grantees: DEFENDERS OF ANIMAL RIGHTS INC
Grant recipients are all in the United States, with the strongest concentration in Maryland. Recent awards also reached Oklahoma, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Maryland recipients include Prince Frederick, Bowie, Phoenix, Poolesville, Frederick, and Annapolis-area giving patterns implied by the state total. Outside Maryland, the trust gave to Edmond, Oklahoma; Grayslake and Chicago, Illinois; East Smithfield, Pennsylvania; and Williamsburg, Virginia. By count, Oklahoma is the top giving state, while Maryland accounts for 44% of grants.
It funds animal welfare organizations only, with grant purposes centered on humane treatment of animals, animal rights advocacy, shelter and rescue support, adoption services, and public education on animal care.
The usual award is $10,000. In the recent record, the p25 is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and the p75 is $10,000, showing a narrow range around those two amounts.
Yes. Several organizations appear in both 2023 and 2024, including Free to Live, Sav-a-pet Adoption Center, Animal Care Sanctuary, Defenders of Animal Rights Inc, Felines Canines Inc, and Calvert Co Animal Welfare League.
Recipients are entirely U.S.-based in the recent record, and Maryland receives the largest share by state with 44% of grants. Oklahoma is the top state by grant count, while recipients also appear in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEFENDERS OF ANIMAL RIGHTS INC | PHOENIX, MD | $191,800 | 2025 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| POPULAR SPRING ANIMAL SANCTUARY | POOLESVILLE, MD | $191,800 | 2025 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| FELINES CANINES INC | CHICAGO, IL | $191,800 | 2025 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| PAWS OF HONOR | WILLIAMSBURG, VA | $191,800 | 2025 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| CALVERT CO ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE | PRINCE FREDERICK, MD | $191,800 | 2025 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| SAV-A-PET ADOPTION CENTER | GRAYSLAKE, IL | $191,800 | 2025 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| BIG PURPLE BARN INC | BOWIE, MD | $191,800 | 2025 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| ANIMAL CARE SANCTUARY | EASTSMITHFIELD, PA | $191,800 | 2025 | PROMOTE THE MISSION TO HELP AND SUPPORT ANIMALS IN NEED. |
| FREE TO LIVE | EDMOND, OK | $191,800 | 2025 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| BRIDLE PATHS | LEESBURG, VA | $181,800 | 2025 | PROMOTE THE MISSION TO HELP AND SUPPORT ANIMALS IN NEED. |
| ESCROWED CASH RESERVES | ANNAPOLIS, MD | $53,173 | 2025 | PROMOTE THE MISSION TO HELP AND SUPPORT ANIMALS IN NEED. |
| LOVE A CAT ENTERPRISES | FREDERICK, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| POPULAR SPRING ANIMAL SANCTUARY | POOLESVILLE, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| ANIMAL CARE SANCTUARY | EASTSMITHFIELD, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE THE MISSION TO HELP AND SUPPORT ANIMALS IN NEED. |
| FREE TO LIVE | EDMOND, OK | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| BIG PURPLE BARN INC | BOWIE, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| FELINES CANINES INC | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| PAWS OF HONOR | WILLIAMSBURG, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| DEFENDERS OF ANIMAL RIGHTS INC | PHOENIX, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| CALVERT CO ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE | PRINCE FREDERICK, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| LOVE A CAT ENTERPRISES | FREDERICK, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| SAV-A-PET ADOPTION CENTER | GRAYSLAKE, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| FREE TO LIVE | EDMOND, OK | $5,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| DEFENDERS OF ANIMAL RIGHTS INC | PHOENIX, MD | $5,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| ANIMAL CARE SANCTUARY | EASTSMITHFIELD, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | PROMOTE THE MISSION TO HELP AND SUPPORT ANIMALS IN NEED. |
| FELINES CANINES INC | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| SAV-A-PET ADOPTION CENTER | GRAYSLAKE, IL | $5,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
| CALVERT CO ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE | PRINCE FREDERICK, MD | $5,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS |
DEFENDERS OF ANIMAL RIGHTS INC
$191,800SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
POPULAR SPRING ANIMAL SANCTUARY
$191,800SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
PAWS OF HONOR
$191,800SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
CALVERT CO ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE
$191,800SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
SAV-A-PET ADOPTION CENTER
$191,800SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
BIG PURPLE BARN INC
$191,800SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
PROMOTE THE MISSION TO HELP AND SUPPORT ANIMALS IN NEED.
FREE TO LIVE
$191,800SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
BRIDLE PATHS
$181,800PROMOTE THE MISSION TO HELP AND SUPPORT ANIMALS IN NEED.
ESCROWED CASH RESERVES
$53,173PROMOTE THE MISSION TO HELP AND SUPPORT ANIMALS IN NEED.
LOVE A CAT ENTERPRISES
$10,000SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
POPULAR SPRING ANIMAL SANCTUARY
$10,000SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
PROMOTE THE MISSION TO HELP AND SUPPORT ANIMALS IN NEED.
FREE TO LIVE
$10,000SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
BIG PURPLE BARN INC
$10,000SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
PAWS OF HONOR
$10,000SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
DEFENDERS OF ANIMAL RIGHTS INC
$10,000SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
CALVERT CO ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE
$10,000SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
LOVE A CAT ENTERPRISES
$10,000SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
SAV-A-PET ADOPTION CENTER
$10,000SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
FREE TO LIVE
$5,000SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
DEFENDERS OF ANIMAL RIGHTS INC
$5,000SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
PROMOTE THE MISSION TO HELP AND SUPPORT ANIMALS IN NEED.
SAV-A-PET ADOPTION CENTER
$5,000SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
CALVERT CO ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE
$5,000SUPPORT & PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS