The Irene C Evans Charity Trust is strongly focused on animal welfare, routinely funding humane societies, animal rescue groups, and adoption centers across the U.S. Most grants are unrestricted general support for frontline rescue and shelter operations, and the foundation makes repeat gifts to several organizations. Their giving is driven by direct-service animal protection and shelter needs rather than policy or advocacy work.
Concentrated, mission-focused giving: a small number of medium-sized grants largely within the animal-welfare sector, including repeat unrestricted gifts to a few core grantees rather than broad, one-off funding.
A defining feature of Irene C Evans Charity Trust is its repeated unrestricted support for animal welfare organizations, with several recipients appearing across multiple years. The trust’s recent giving centers on humane societies, rescue groups, and adoption centers, and the grant amounts suggest a steady pattern of relatively targeted operating support rather than large program-specific awards. Among its larger recent gifts are $20,000 to Lollypop Farm in Fairport, NY, and $20,000 to Louisiana Spca in New Orleans, LA, both labeled unrestricted general support. Those gifts sit alongside repeat funding to Humane Society of Rochester and Louisiana Spca, indicating sustained relationships with specific frontline animal-protection organizations. The foundation also supports local rescue work, including Rude Ranch Animal Rescue in Harwood, MD, and Etosha Rescue & Adoption Center in Seguin, TX. Across the available grants, the trust appears to favor direct-service animal organizations that manage sheltering, rescue, and adoption functions rather than advocacy or policy work.
Animal rescue and adoption is the clearest theme in the grant record. The trust gave $20,000 to Lollypop Farm in Fairport, NY, for unrestricted general support, and it made the same type of award to Louisiana Spca in New Orleans, LA. It also supported Etosha Rescue & Adoption Center in Seguin, TX with $10,000, again as unrestricted general support. Repeat grants show up in shelter-focused work too: Humane Society of Rochester received grants of $17,000 in 2024 and $15,000 in 2023, while Louisiana Spca received $17,000 in 2024 and $15,000 in 2023. A separate stream of support went to Rude Ranch Animal Rescue in Harwood, MD, with grants of $10,000 in both 2024 and 2023.
Typical grants cluster in a narrow range: the p25 is $10,000, the median is $15,000, and the p75 is $16,000. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Humane Society of Rochester, Louisiana Spca, and Rude Ranch Animal Rescue. The trust appears to be a private grantmaker making unrestricted general support awards. It does not fund individuals and is not listed as making program-related investments. The pattern is consistent with flexible operating support for animal welfare nonprofits rather than one-time project grants.
$50K
$1.1M
$159K
$76K
Most grants fall between $10K and $16K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$16K
About 15% of grants go to recipients in LA.
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Notable grantees: Louisiana SPCA, Humane Society of Rochester, Lollypop Farm, Rude Ranch Animal Rescue, Etosha Rescue & Adoption Center
The trust gives nationally within the U.S., and every recent grant in the provided sample went to a U.S. recipient. New York and Louisiana appear repeatedly through grantees in Fairport and New Orleans. Maryland is also prominent in the recipient list via Harwood, while Texas appears through Seguin. The top state by grant count is Maryland, even though the trust’s headquarters are in Dallas, TX. Recent grants also reached Washington, DC through Humane Soc of US.
Its recent grants go to animal welfare organizations, especially humane societies, animal rescue groups, and adoption centers. Examples in the record include humane societies in Fairport, NY and Rochester, NY, a rescue and adoption center in Seguin, TX, and an animal rescue group in Harwood, MD.
The grants shown are labeled unrestricted general support. That includes awards of $20,000 to Lollypop Farm and Louisiana Spca, and repeat unrestricted gifts to Humane Society of Rochester and Rude Ranch Animal Rescue.
The grant-size distribution is fairly tight: p25 is $10,000, median is $15,000, and p75 is $16,000. Recent awards in the sample range from $10,000 to $20,000.
Yes. Humane Society of Rochester appears in 2023 and 2024, Louisiana Spca appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Rude Ranch Animal Rescue appears in 2023 and 2024. That points to recurring support rather than one-off gifts.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOUISIANA SPCA | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $20,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| LOLLYPOP FARM | FAIRPORT, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| ETOSHA RESCUE & ADOPTION CENTER | SEGUIN, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| LOUISIANA SPCA | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $20,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| LOLLYPOP FARM | FAIRPORT, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| ETOSHA RESCUE & ADOPTION CENTER | SEGUIN, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF ROCHESTER | FAIRPORT, NY | $17,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| LOUISIANA SPCA | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $17,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| RUDE RANCH ANIMAL RESCUE | HARWOOD, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF ROCHESTER | FAIRPORT, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| LOUISIANA SPCA | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $15,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| RUDE RANCH ANIMAL RESCUE | HARWOOD, MD | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HUMANE SOC OF US | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
LOLLYPOP FARM
$20,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
RUDE RANCH ANIMAL RESCUE
$10,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
RUDE RANCH ANIMAL RESCUE
$10,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
HUMANE SOC OF US
$10,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL