The Daniel J. Reid Foundation concentrates its modest philanthropic resources on hands-on, community-level charities, with a strong emphasis on animal welfare and rescue work. A substantial share of giving goes to a single repeat grantee (a pet rescue), while the remainder supports direct service organizations serving vulnerable youth and regional arts programming. The foundation appears willing to fund both local service delivery and a few out-of-area nonprofits doing frontline work.
Concentrated giving with a few mid-size grants: heavy, repeated support to one primary animal-rescue grantee plus one-off grants to youth services and a community arts center; total grantmaking is small-scale and focused rather than broadly diversified.
Daniel J Reid Foundation 470052006 gives recurring support to a small set of frontline nonprofits, with animal rescue standing out through repeated gifts to Wishbone Pet Rescue Alliance Inc and I Heart Animal Rescue. The foundation’s recent grant record also shows steady backing for direct-service groups serving children and families, including Covenant House Florida, St Jude Children's Research Hospital Attn Kelly Waddell, and Riley Children's Foundation. Arts and community organizations appear alongside those service priorities, with grants to Saugatuck Center for the Arts, Marietta Arts Council Inc, and North Central College. Most awards are general support, which suggests a preference for flexible operating dollars rather than project-restricted funding. The pattern is shaped by modest-to-mid-sized grants rather than one-off outsized awards, and several recipients appear more than once across the recent list. That mix points to a funder that spreads capital across a few enduring relationships while still making room for local arts groups, education-related charities, and emergency human services. The foundation’s giving reflects hands-on charitable work at the organizational level, especially where core costs help keep services running.
Animal welfare is the clearest throughline in the recent grants. Daniel J Reid Foundation 470052006 gave $20,896 in 2023 and $20,117 in 2024 to Wishbone Pet Rescue Alliance Inc for general support, and it also funded I Heart Animal Rescue twice, with $10,000 grants in both 2023 and 2024. Human services for children and vulnerable families form another cluster: Covenant House Florida received $20,000 in 2023 and $10,000 in 2024, while St Jude Children's Research Hospital Attn Kelly Waddell received $12,000 in 2024 and $6,000 in 2023. The foundation also supported youth and family-facing institutions such as Riley Children's Foundation and Ronald Mcdonald Charities. Arts and community programming are present as well, including Saugatuck Center for the Arts and Marietta Arts Council Inc, both funded with general support.
Typical grant sizes sit in a relatively tight range: p25 is $2,700, median is $5,500, and p75 is $10,000. The recent record shows repeat giving rather than a strictly one-time pattern, with multiple recipients appearing in both 2023 and 2024. Grants are almost all general support, signaling flexible operating funding rather than project-only awards. The foundation funds organizations, not individuals, and there is no indication of program-related investments. Its recent grant list is composed of many small-to-mid-sized awards with a few larger checks at the top of the distribution.
$131K
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$3M
$212K
Most grants fall between $3K and $10K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Notable grantees: Wishbone Pet Rescue Alliance Inc, Covenant House Florida, Saugatuck Center for the Arts
Grant recipients are entirely in the U.S., and the foundation’s top giving state by count is Virginia, even though its HQ is in Missouri. Recent awards also land in Florida, Michigan, Illinois, Tennessee, Indiana, Georgia, Ohio, and Washington, DC. Named recipient cities include Fort Lauderdale, Douglas, Saugatuck, Naperville, Alexandria, Memphis, Indianapolis, Marietta, and Oak Brook. The pattern shows a national footprint rather than a single local market.
The recent grants point to animal rescue, children’s and family services, and arts/community organizations. Examples include Wishbone Pet Rescue Alliance Inc, Covenant House Florida, St Jude Children's Research Hospital Attn Kelly Waddell, and Saugatuck Center for the Arts, all funded with general support.
Yes. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Wishbone Pet Rescue Alliance Inc in 2023 and 2024, Covenant House Florida in 2023 and 2024, I Heart Animal Rescue in 2023 and 2024, and St Jude Children's Research Hospital Attn Kelly Waddell in 2023 and 2024.
The typical award is modest: the p25 grant size is $2,700, the median is $5,500, and the p75 is $10,000. Recent grants range upward from that core, but most awards cluster around general operating support.
By grant count, Virginia is the top state, while the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Recent named recipients also appear in Florida, Michigan, Illinois, Tennessee, Indiana, Georgia, Ohio, Washington, DC, and other U.S. locations.
General support is the common grant purpose in the recent list. That indicates flexible funding for core operations rather than narrowly defined project grants, and it appears across animal rescue, human services, education, and arts recipients.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAPERVILLE EDUCATION FOUNDATION | NAPERVILLE, IL | $22,356 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WISHBONE PET RESCUE ALLIANCE INC | DOUGLAS, MI | $20,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOUNDATION | TUCSON, AZ | $14,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| I HEART ANIMAL RESCUE | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL ATTN KELLY WADDELL | MEMPHIS, TN | $9,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DESIS DEN SENIOR SANCTUARY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $8,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NAPERVILLER RIVERWALK FOUNDATION | NAPERVILLE, IL | $5,200 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ST PETER'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST | ELMHURST, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION | URBANA, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SAUGATUCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS | SAUGATUCK, MI | $5,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $4,478 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ALL SEATED IN A BARN | BAKERSFIELD, CA | $4,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ALAN MADDEN FOUNDATION | BELLVIEW, FL | $4,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| RONALD MCDONALD CHARITIES | OAK BROOK, IL | $4,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SHRINER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN | TAMPA, FL | $2,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH | NAPERVILLE, IL | $2,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ABANDONED PET RESCUE | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $2,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF MARION COUNTY | OCALA, FL | $2,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $2,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DISABILITY NETWORK LAKESHORE | HOLLAND, MI | $1,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WISHBONE PET RESCUE ALLIANCE INC | DOUGLAS, MI | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NAPERVILLE EDUCATION FOUNDATION | NAPERVILLE, IL | $14,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COVENANT HOUSE FLORIDA | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $13,276 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAUGATUCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS | SAUGATUCK, MI | $10,200 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| I HEART ANIMAL RESCUE | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DESIS DEN SENIOR SANCTUARY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL ATTN KELLY WADDELL | MEMPHIS, TN | $9,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE | NAPERVILLE, IL | $5,250 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST ROBERT BELLARMINE SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EMILY'S HOPE | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE GLEASON LAKE ELEMENTARY PTO | PLYMOUTH, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $4,026 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RONALD MCDONALD CHARITIES | OAK BROOK, IL | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF MARION COUNTY | OCALA, FL | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH | NAPERVILLE, IL | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SHRINER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN | TAMPA, FL | $2,276 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ABANDONED PET RESCUE | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SMILE TRAIN INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DISABILITY NETWORK LAKESHORE | HOLLAND, MI | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WISHBONE PET RESCUE ALLIANCE INC | DOUGLAS, MI | $20,117 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAUGATUCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS | SAUGATUCK, MI | $15,400 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL ATTN KELLY WADDELL | MEMPHIS, TN | $12,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA FOUNDATION | DUBLIN, OH | $10,117 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RILEY CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| I HEART ANIMAL RESCUE | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COVENANT HOUSE FLORIDA | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $6,717 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NAPERVILLE EDUCATION FOUNDATION | NAPERVILLE, IL | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE | NAPERVILLE, IL | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
NAPERVILLE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$22,356PROGRAM SUPPORT
WISHBONE PET RESCUE ALLIANCE INC
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
I HEART ANIMAL RESCUE
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
DESIS DEN SENIOR SANCTUARY
PROGRAM SUPPORT
NAPERVILLER RIVERWALK FOUNDATION
$5,200PROGRAM SUPPORT
ST PETER'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SAUGATUCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ALAN MADDEN FOUNDATION
$4,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
RONALD MCDONALD CHARITIES
$4,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH
$2,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ABANDONED PET RESCUE
$2,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF MARION COUNTY
$2,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE SALVATION ARMY
$2,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
DISABILITY NETWORK LAKESHORE
$1,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
WISHBONE PET RESCUE ALLIANCE INC
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NAPERVILLE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$14,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SAUGATUCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS
$10,200GENERAL SUPPORT
I HEART ANIMAL RESCUE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DESIS DEN SENIOR SANCTUARY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST ROBERT BELLARMINE SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EMILY'S HOPE
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE GLEASON LAKE ELEMENTARY PTO
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
RONALD MCDONALD CHARITIES
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF MARION COUNTY
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE SALVATION ARMY
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ABANDONED PET RESCUE
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SMILE TRAIN INC
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DISABILITY NETWORK LAKESHORE
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WISHBONE PET RESCUE ALLIANCE INC
$20,117GENERAL SUPPORT
SAUGATUCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS
$15,400GENERAL SUPPORT
I HEART ANIMAL RESCUE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE SALVATION ARMY
$6,717GENERAL SUPPORT
NAPERVILLE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT