The Paul and Pamela Fazio Family Charitable Trust concentrates its giving on animal rescue and select pediatric medical research. The trust is heavily weighted toward funding dog rescue organizations—particularly large-breed and Golden Retriever rescue efforts in South Florida—while also making targeted gifts to national pediatric cancer research. Most support is directed to a small number of organizations, with repeated, sizeable grants to favored grantees.
A $300,000 grant to Big Dog Rescue in 2025 stands out as the trust’s largest recent award, and it points to the foundation’s clearest pattern: sustained support for dog rescue, especially organizations serving homeless dogs and Golden Retrievers. Paul and Pamela Fazio Family Charitable Trust has repeatedly backed the same rescue groups over multiple years, often with sizable awards that suggest long-term relationships rather than one-off gifts. Big Dog Rescue received support in 2023, 2024, and 2025, all tied to sheltering, care, and affection for homeless dogs of all breeds. Golden Retriever rescue also receives consistent attention. Golden Rescue South Florida Inc was funded in 2023 and 2024, while Joshua’s House for Golden Retriever Rescue Inc received grants in 2024 and 2025 for finding homes for stray, abused, or abandoned Golden Retrievers and Golden mixes. The trust also extends beyond animal welfare with targeted grants for pediatric cancer work and a small number of other community causes, but rescue work remains the most visible thread in its giving.
Animal rescue is the dominant theme in the trust’s grantmaking. Big Dog Rescue in Loxahatchee Groves, Florida received $250,000 in 2024 and another $250,000 in 2023 to provide shelter, care, and affection to homeless dogs of all breeds. Golden Retriever rescue is another recurring area: Golden Rescue South Florida Inc in Plantation, Florida received $60,000 in 2023 and $10,000 in 2024 for its Golden Retriever rescue mission. Joshua’s House for Golden Retriever Rescue Inc in Lecanto, Florida was awarded $20,000 in 2025 and $15,000 in 2024 to find homes for stray, abused, or abandoned Golden Retrievers and Golden mixes. The trust also gave $100,000 in 2023 and $60,000 in 2024 to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital for childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Grant sizes cluster toward larger awards, with a p25 of $10,000, median of $45,000, and p75 of $137,500. The pattern is relationship-based: several recipients appear in multiple years, including Big Dog Rescue, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Golden Rescue South Florida Inc, Joshua’s House for Golden Retriever Rescue Inc, and Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue & Sanctuary. The trust is a private family charitable trust, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its recent giving shows repeated support for a narrow set of organizations rather than broad, open grantmaking.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $138K, with a median of $45K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$45K
75th Percentile
$138K
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Concentrated giving: a small number of relatively large grants, repeat funding to core animal-welfare grantees, and occasional targeted gifts to major national medical research organizations.
Notable grantees: Big Dog Rescue, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Golden Rescue South Florida Inc
Giving is regional and heavily concentrated in Florida, where 67% of grants went to recipients in the trust’s HQ state. Florida grantees include Loxahatchee Groves, Plantation, Lecanto, and Boca Raton. Outside Florida, the trust also funded Memphis, Tennessee through St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and Elverta and Alpine Meadows, California. Tennessee is the top state by grant count, even though it is not the headquarters state.
Its most visible focus is dog rescue, especially sheltering homeless dogs and breed-specific Golden Retriever rescue. It also makes targeted grants for childhood cancer research and treatment, plus occasional support for a church and adaptive outdoor recreation for people with disabilities.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Big Dog Rescue, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Golden Rescue South Florida Inc, Joshua’s House for Golden Retriever Rescue Inc, and Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue & Sanctuary.
Recent grants cluster around larger awards, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $45,000, and a p75 of $137,500. The recent list also includes several six-figure gifts, including a $300,000 grant and multiple $250,000 grants.
Most grants go to recipients in Florida: 67% of grants in the recent dataset were awarded to organizations in the HQ state. Other grants went to Tennessee and California.
Yes. It gave $100,000 in 2023 and $60,000 in 2024 to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital for childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases, $30,000 in 2023 to St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Boca Raton, and $5,000 in 2023 to Achieve Tahoe for adaptive outdoor recreation.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG DOG RESCUE | LOXAHATCHEE GROVES, FL | $300,000 | 2025 | TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE SHELTER, CARE AND AFFECTION TO HOMELESS DOGS OF ALL BREEDS. |
| JOSHUA'S HOUSE FOR GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE INC | LECANTO, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO FIND HOMES FOR STRAY, ABUSED, OR ABANDONED GOLDEN RETRIEVERS OR GOLDEN MIXES. |
| HOMEWARD BOUND GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE & SANCTUARY | ELVERTA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO RESCUE, HEAL AND REHOME DISPLACED, ABANDONED, AND HOMELESS GOLDEN RETRIEVERS AND GOLDEN MIXES. |
| BIG DOG RESCUE | LOXAHATCHEE GROVES, FL | $250,000 | 2024 | TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE SHELTER, CARE AND AFFECTION TO HOMELESS DOGS OF ALL BREEDS. |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $60,000 | 2024 | TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO UNDERSTAND, TREAT AND DEFEAT CHILDHOOD CANCER AND OTHER LIFE-THREATENING DISEASES. |
| JOSHUA'S HOUSE FOR GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE INC | LECANTO, FL | $15,000 | 2024 | TO HELP ORGANIZATION IN THEIR GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE MISSION |
| GOLDEN RESCUE SOUTH FLORIDA INC | PLANTATION, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | TO HELP ORGANIZATION IN THEIR GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE MISSION |
| HOMEWARD BOUND GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE & SANCTUARY | ELVERTA, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO HELP ORGANIZATION IN THEIR GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE MISSION |
| BIG DOG RESCUE | LOXAHATCHEE GROVES, FL | $250,000 | 2023 | TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE SHELTER, CARE AND AFFECTION TO HOMELESS DOGS OF ALL BREEDS. |
| BIG DOG RESCUE | LOXAHATCHEE GROVES, FL | $250,000 | 2023 | TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE SHELTER, CARE AND AFFECTION TO HOMELESS DOGS OF ALL BREEDS. |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $100,000 | 2023 | TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO UNDERSTAND, TREAT AND DEFEAT CHILDHOOD CANCER AND OTHER LIFE-THREATENING DISEASES. |
| GOLDEN RESCUE SOUTH FLORIDA INC | PLANTATION, FL | $60,000 | 2023 | TO HELP ORGANIZATION IN THEIR GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE MISSION |
| ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH | BOCA RATON, FL | $30,000 | 2023 | TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE A PLACE TO WORKSHIP TO A DIVERSE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS. |
| GOLDEN RESCUE SOUTH FLORIDA INC | PLANTATION, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | TO HELP ORGANIZATION IN THEIR GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE MISSION |
| ACHIEVE TAHOE | ALPINE MEADOWS, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN BUILDING HEALTH, CONFIDENCE, AND INDEPENDENCE THROUGH OUTDOOR RECREATION. |
BIG DOG RESCUE
$300,000TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE SHELTER, CARE AND AFFECTION TO HOMELESS DOGS OF ALL BREEDS.
JOSHUA'S HOUSE FOR GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE INC
$20,000TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO FIND HOMES FOR STRAY, ABUSED, OR ABANDONED GOLDEN RETRIEVERS OR GOLDEN MIXES.
HOMEWARD BOUND GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE & SANCTUARY
$10,000TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO RESCUE, HEAL AND REHOME DISPLACED, ABANDONED, AND HOMELESS GOLDEN RETRIEVERS AND GOLDEN MIXES.
TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE SHELTER, CARE AND AFFECTION TO HOMELESS DOGS OF ALL BREEDS.
TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO UNDERSTAND, TREAT AND DEFEAT CHILDHOOD CANCER AND OTHER LIFE-THREATENING DISEASES.
JOSHUA'S HOUSE FOR GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE INC
$15,000TO HELP ORGANIZATION IN THEIR GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE MISSION
GOLDEN RESCUE SOUTH FLORIDA INC
$10,000TO HELP ORGANIZATION IN THEIR GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE MISSION
HOMEWARD BOUND GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE & SANCTUARY
$10,000TO HELP ORGANIZATION IN THEIR GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE MISSION
TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE SHELTER, CARE AND AFFECTION TO HOMELESS DOGS OF ALL BREEDS.
TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE SHELTER, CARE AND AFFECTION TO HOMELESS DOGS OF ALL BREEDS.
TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO UNDERSTAND, TREAT AND DEFEAT CHILDHOOD CANCER AND OTHER LIFE-THREATENING DISEASES.
GOLDEN RESCUE SOUTH FLORIDA INC
$60,000TO HELP ORGANIZATION IN THEIR GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE MISSION
ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH
$30,000TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE A PLACE TO WORKSHIP TO A DIVERSE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS.
GOLDEN RESCUE SOUTH FLORIDA INC
$10,000TO HELP ORGANIZATION IN THEIR GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE MISSION
TO HELP ORGANIZATION WITH ITS MISSION TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN BUILDING HEALTH, CONFIDENCE, AND INDEPENDENCE THROUGH OUTDOOR RECREATION.