To protect animals worldwide by promoting humane treatment, providing rescue and care, advancing animal protection policies, and creating safe environments (sanctuaries) for rescued animals.
A $17.9 million general-support grant to Humane World for Animals International FKA Humane Society International stands out as the largest recent award, and it sits within a pattern of very large institutional grants to animal-protection affiliates and sanctuary partners. Humane World for Animals Inc funds work across animal rescue, policy, sanctuary care, companion-animal access, and protections for wildlife, farmed animals, and animals used in research. Recent awards show that the foundation backs both national advocacy infrastructure and on-the-ground care. Humane Society International received multiple seven-figure general-support grants, while The Fund for Animals Inc also drew repeated large general-support awards across several years. The grantee list also includes Project Chimps, reflecting a clear commitment to long-term care for former research chimpanzees and sanctuary expansion. Alongside those larger awards, the foundation supports community-based animal welfare efforts, including pet food distribution, spay/neuter, low-cost veterinary services, and pet-inclusive housing research. The overall picture is a funder that combines policy, rescue, and direct service support rather than concentrating on a single line of animal welfare work.
Sanctuary care is a visible thread in the grant record. Humane World for Animals Inc gave $6.5 million to Project Chimps in Blue Ridge, GA to fund the planned expansion of chimpanzee sanctuary, and later awarded $2.5 million to Project Chimps Inc in Morganton, GA for sanctuary and care for former research chimpanzees. Companion-animal access is another consistent area: the foundation gave $1,481,798 to Provision Ministry Inc in Westboro, MA to provide pet food to pet owners in need through the Pets for Life program. It made a similar award of $1,174,787 to Companion Animal Alliance in Baton Rouge, LA for pet food distribution through Pets for Life. The grant to Companion Animal Alliance also included funding for data collection on affordable, pet-inclusive housing, plus no-cost pet care supplies and services and support for attendance at Animal CARE EXPO.
Typical grants cluster in the five-figure to low six-figure range, with p25 at $54,481, a median of $85,000, and p75 at $163,697. The top of the distribution is shaped by a few very large institutional awards, but many grants sit well below that level. The record also shows recurring support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Humane Society International, The Fund for Animals Inc, Humane Society Legislative Fund, and Project Chimps. Humane World for Animals Inc is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it also makes program-related investments. Several awards are general support, alongside direct-service and capacity-building grants.
$51.2M
$543.2M
$216.5M
$204.1M
Most grants fall between $54K and $164K, with a median of $85K.
25th Percentile
$54K
Median
$85K
75th Percentile
$164K
About 3% of grants go to recipients in SC.
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Giving is national, with all listed recipient grants going to U.S. organizations. Virginia appears most often by grant count, while only 3% of grants go to recipients in the District of Columbia, where the foundation is headquartered. Recent awards reach a wide set of places, including Blue Ridge and Morganton, Georgia; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Westboro, Massachusetts; Browning, Montana; Bellevue, Washington; and Tulsa-area and other Oklahoma recipients. The geographic pattern is broad rather than regionally confined.
The foundation supports animal rescue and response, animal testing and research issues, sanctuary and animal care, companion-animal access, wildlife protection, farmed animal welfare, equine protection, stopping puppy mills, and protections for dogs and cats. Recent grants also show work tied to chimpanzee sanctuaries and Pets for Life services.
Typical awards fall in the five-figure to low six-figure range. The grant-size distribution shows p25 at $54,481, a median of $85,000, and p75 at $163,697, with some much larger institutional and sanctuary grants above that range.
Yes. The record shows repeat support for organizations such as Humane Society International, The Fund for Animals Inc, Humane Society Legislative Fund, and Project Chimps across multiple years, often through general-support awards and sanctuary-related funding.
The foundation also funds direct services and specialized projects, including pet food distribution through Pets for Life, spay/neuter and veterinary services, affordable pet-inclusive housing research, Animal CARE EXPO participation, and sanctuary expansion for former research chimpanzees.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humane World for Animals International | Washington, DC | $17,483,885 | 2026 | General Support |
| Humane World Action Fund | Washington, DC | $2,275,000 | 2026 | General support |
| Project Chimps Inc | Blue Ridge, GA | $1,500,000 | 2026 | Funding to provide sanctuary and care for former research chimpanzees |
| Companion Animal Alliance | Baton Rouge, LA | $1,079,041In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Geronimo Animal Rescue Team | Globe, AZ | $998,186In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| White Mountain Apache Tribe | Whiteriver, AZ | $810,534In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Hopi Tribe | Kykotsmovi, AZ | $802,146In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| The Blackfeet Tribe of The Blackfeet Nation | Browning, MT | $680,945In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Fund pets for life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Miami Veterinary Foundation | Miami, FL | $541,436In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, funding for free pet care services and funding to attend animal care expo 2025 |
| Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe | Eagle Butte, SD | $529,781In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Ventura County Animal Services | Camarillo, CA | $508,037 | 2026 | Fund pets for life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe | Cass Lake, MN | $497,081In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Fund pets for life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, funding to attend animal care expo 2025 |
| Provision Ministry Inc | Westboro, MA | $448,967In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Zuni Tribe | Zuni, NM | $438,433In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Seattle Humane | Bellevue, WA | $433,257In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Fund pets for life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Chippewa Cree Tribe | Box Elder, MT | $399,217In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Spirit Lake Tribe | Fort Totten, ND | $383,558In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Wichita Animal Action League | Wichita, KS | $378,784In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, funds to care for rescued animals |
| Kansas City Pet Project | Kansas City, MO | $372,159In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, funding to purchase food for the pet pantry |
| Pet Community Center Inc | Nashville, TN | $370,797In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, funding for pet food pantry |
| Rosebud Sioux Tribe (Rosebud Animal Clinic) | Mission, SD | $364,506In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, provide no cost veterinary care for sick or injured animals within local community |
| Dumas Rescue | Garrett, KY | $363,985In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Paws Humane Society | Columbus, GA | $361,336In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| MSPCA Nevins Farm | Methuen, MA | $359,955In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, funds to purchase pet food for community outreach team, funding to attend animal care expo 2025 |
| Fort Belknap Agency (Bureau of Indian Affairs) | Harlem, MT | $314,021In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Ruff Haven Crisis Sheltering | Salt Lake City, UT | $298,853In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, provide pet sheltering for individuals experiencing a crisis or temporary hardship that would otherwise force owner to surrender a pet to a shelter |
| Shoshone-Paiute Tribes | Owyhee, ID | $293,364In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Fund pets for life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Nebraska Humane Society | Omaha, NE | $290,550In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Minn-Kota PAAWS | Fargo, ND | $290,531In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Cherokee Nation | Tahlequah, OK | $289,317In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, funding to attend animal care expo 2025 |
| Colville Confederated Tribes | Nespelem, WA | $287,348In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Idaho Humane Society Inc | Boise, ID | $281,928In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Young Williams Animal Center of East Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | $277,460In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Beyond Fences | Durham, NC | $276,544In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| My Pit Bull is Family | Minneapolis, MN | $272,972In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, funding to attend animal care expo 2025 |
| Quinault Indian Nation | Taholah, WA | $268,589In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Fund pets for life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Southern Souls | Harlem, GA | $264,141In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Friends of The Shelter dba Better Together Animal Alliance | Ponderay, ID | $255,140In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Fund pets for life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| SPCA Serving Erie County | West Seneca, NY | $250,743In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Erwin Unicoi and Unicoi County animal welfare board | Erwin, TN | $250,000 | 2026 | Assist in covering the costs associated with the remediation, renovation, rebuild and expansion of the shelter which was damaged during Hurricane Helene |
| Brother Wolf Animal Rescue Inc | Asheville, NC | $250,000 | 2026 | To assist with all costs associated with the rebuild of the Brother Wolf animal rescue facility which was damaged during Hurricane Helene |
| San Antonio Animal Services | San Antonio, TX | $249,023In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| New Hampshire Humane Society | Laconia, NH | $246,406In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians | Lac du Flambeau, WI | $236,846 | 2026 | Fund pets for life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Center for Animal Rescue and Enrichment of St Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $234,044In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, funding for animal care expo 2025 |
| Southwest Oklahoma Community Action Group | Altus, OK | $232,453In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Fund pets for life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Standing Rock Sioux Tribe | Fort Yates, ND | $224,884In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| MHA Nation -Three Affiliated Tribes | New Town, ND | $218,292In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Carolina Conference of Seventh Day Adventists | Charlotte, NC | $201,901In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care supplies | 2026 | Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program |
| Furry Friends Humane Inc | Jupiter, FL | $200,000 | 2026 | Facilities were damaged by Hurricane Milton, funding to support the construction and outfitting of multiple buildings on the property for use as state-of-art emergency animal shelters |
Humane World Action Fund
$2,275,000General support
Project Chimps Inc
$1,500,000Funding to provide sanctuary and care for former research chimpanzees
Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Geronimo Animal Rescue Team
$998,186In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
White Mountain Apache Tribe
$810,534In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Hopi Tribe
$802,146In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
The Blackfeet Tribe of The Blackfeet Nation
$680,945In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesFund pets for life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Miami Veterinary Foundation
$541,436In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, funding for free pet care services and funding to attend animal care expo 2025
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
$529,781In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Ventura County Animal Services
$508,037Fund pets for life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
$497,081In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesFund pets for life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, funding to attend animal care expo 2025
Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Zuni Tribe
$438,433In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Fund pets for life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Chippewa Cree Tribe
$399,217In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Spirit Lake Tribe
$383,558In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, funds to care for rescued animals
Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, funding to purchase food for the pet pantry
Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, funding for pet food pantry
Rosebud Sioux Tribe (Rosebud Animal Clinic)
$364,506In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, provide no cost veterinary care for sick or injured animals within local community
Dumas Rescue
$363,985In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, funds to purchase pet food for community outreach team, funding to attend animal care expo 2025
Fort Belknap Agency (Bureau of Indian Affairs)
$314,021In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, provide pet sheltering for individuals experiencing a crisis or temporary hardship that would otherwise force owner to surrender a pet to a shelter
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes
$293,364In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesFund pets for life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Nebraska Humane Society
$290,550In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Minn-Kota PAAWS
$290,531In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Cherokee Nation
$289,317In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, funding to attend animal care expo 2025
Colville Confederated Tribes
$287,348In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Young Williams Animal Center of East Tennessee
$277,460In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
My Pit Bull is Family
$272,972In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, funding to attend animal care expo 2025
Quinault Indian Nation
$268,589In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesFund pets for life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Southern Souls
$264,141In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Friends of The Shelter dba Better Together Animal Alliance
$255,140In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesFund pets for life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Erwin Unicoi and Unicoi County animal welfare board
$250,000Assist in covering the costs associated with the remediation, renovation, rebuild and expansion of the shelter which was damaged during Hurricane Helene
Brother Wolf Animal Rescue Inc
$250,000To assist with all costs associated with the rebuild of the Brother Wolf animal rescue facility which was damaged during Hurricane Helene
San Antonio Animal Services
$249,023In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
New Hampshire Humane Society
$246,406In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
$236,846Fund pets for life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Center for Animal Rescue and Enrichment of St Louis
$234,044In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, funding for animal care expo 2025
Southwest Oklahoma Community Action Group
$232,453In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesFund pets for life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
$224,884In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
MHA Nation -Three Affiliated Tribes
$218,292In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Carolina Conference of Seventh Day Adventists
$201,901In-kind: pet food, animal feed and animal care suppliesProvide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
Furry Friends Humane Inc
$200,000Facilities were damaged by Hurricane Milton, funding to support the construction and outfitting of multiple buildings on the property for use as state-of-art emergency animal shelters