The Leinonen Charitable Foundation concentrates its modest giving on animal welfare and related programs, funneling nearly all recorded dollars to recurring grants for animal-focused organizations and an animal-related fund at Tufts University. Grants are small and operational in tone (“to help support the organization’s ongoing mission”), suggesting unrestricted support for program continuity rather than targeted project funding. The foundation appears family-directed and locally oriented in Scarborough/ Maine but gives to national animal-welfare organizations as well.
A small, concentrated portfolio of modest, repeat grants—multiple gifts to the same two beneficiaries—focused on sustaining animal-welfare work rather than broad diversification across causes.
$10K
$37K
$2K
$6K
Most grants fall between $1K and $2K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$2K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in UT.
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Notable grantees: The Barkley Fund (Tufts University), Best Friends Animal Society, Local/regional animal welfare and shelter organizations (unspecified)
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Barkley Fund Tufts University | N Grafton, MA | $2,000 | 2025 | To help support the organizations ongoing mission |
| BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY | KANAB, UT | $1,000 | 2025 | To help support the organizations ongoing mission |
| The Barkley Fund Tufts University | N Grafton, MA | $2,000 | 2024 | To help support the organizations ongoing mission |
| BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY | KANAB, UT | $1,000 | 2024 | To help support the organizations ongoing mission |
| The Barkley Fund Tufts University | N Grafton, MA | $3,000 | 2023 | To help support the organizations ongoing mission |
| BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY | KANAB, UT | $1,000 | 2023 | To help support the organizations ongoing mission |
The Barkley Fund Tufts University
$2,000To help support the organizations ongoing mission
BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY
$1,000To help support the organizations ongoing mission
The Barkley Fund Tufts University
$2,000To help support the organizations ongoing mission
BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY
$1,000To help support the organizations ongoing mission
The Barkley Fund Tufts University
$3,000To help support the organizations ongoing mission
BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY
$1,000To help support the organizations ongoing mission