This foundation focuses exclusively on animal welfare, providing unrestricted/general operating support to local and regional animal care organizations. Its grants prioritize direct-service groups that run rescue, medical care, and population-control programs rather than advocacy or wildlife conservation. The foundation appears to favor established humane societies and specialized nonprofits that deliver frontline care and lifesaving services.
Concentrated, mission-focused giving: a small number of moderate-size grants, several repeat awards to the same organizations, and preference for unrestricted/general operating support to frontline animal-care groups.
Snipes Louis Fdn for Animal Care directs its giving to animal welfare groups that provide frontline care, with general operating support used across rescue, medical, and population-control services. The pattern is especially clear in Texas, where the foundation has backed both Saving Hope Foundation and Humane Society of North Texas with unrestricted grants in multiple years. Those awards point to a preference for established organizations that are already running day-to-day animal care programs rather than advocacy or wildlife work. The foundation’s recent grants also show support for specialized spay/neuter work and for organizations outside its most common state of giving, including Furlanthropy Inc in Virginia. Across the sample, the grants are framed as general operating support, which signals an emphasis on organizational stability and the capacity to keep shelters, rescue operations, and clinic-based services functioning. The overall picture is of a regional animal-care funder that backs direct-service nonprofits serving companion animals and related humane work.
The foundation’s giving centers on direct animal-care services. In North Texas, it gave $25,000 to Humane Society of North Texas in 2024 and $11,000 in 2023, both as general operating support. It also supported Saving Hope Foundation with $35,000 in 2023 and $21,000 in 2025, again unrestricted. Population-control work is another clear theme. In 2024, Snipes Louis Fdn for Animal Care awarded $15,000 to Spay Neuter Network in Kaufman, Texas for general operating support. That fits alongside its broader preference for groups that provide rescue, medical care, and shelter services for companion animals. The foundation also extends support beyond Texas when the organization fits its animal-care profile, as shown by a $17,000 grant to Furlanthropy Inc in Forest, Virginia for general operating support.
Typical grants fall in a fairly tight range: p25 is $15,500, median grant size is $19,000, and p75 is $24,000. The recent record shows repeated support to the same recipients across years, including Saving Hope Foundation and Humane Society of North Texas, which suggests recurring relationships rather than one-off awards. All listed grants are general operating support, aligning with the foundation’s emphasis on organizational stability and core infrastructure. The foundation is a private foundation, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $16K and $24K, with a median of $19K.
25th Percentile
$16K
Median
$19K
75th Percentile
$24K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Notable grantees: Saving Hope Foundation, Humane Society of North Texas, Furlanthropy Inc, Spay Neuter Network
Grantmaking is regional and heavily centered in Texas, which is the top state by grant count. Fort Worth appears multiple times through awards to Humane Society of North Texas and Saving Hope Foundation, while Kaufman is represented through Spay Neuter Network. Outside Texas, the foundation has also supported Forest, Virginia through Furlanthropy Inc. All listed grants in the sample go to U.S. recipients.
Its grants go to direct-service animal organizations, especially humane societies, shelters, rescue groups, spay/neuter programs, and medical care providers for companion animals. The recent grants are all labeled general operating support, which fits a focus on keeping frontline services running.
Yes. Saving Hope Foundation received $35,000 in 2023 and $21,000 in 2025, and Humane Society of North Texas received $11,000 in 2023 and $25,000 in 2024. That pattern suggests repeat relationships rather than isolated gifts.
The grant-size distribution is fairly concentrated: p25 is $15,500, median is $19,000, and p75 is $24,000. Recent awards range from $11,000 to $35,000, with most listed grants clustering near the middle of that band.
Texas is the top state by grant count. Fort Worth appears more than once, and Kaufman is also represented. The sample also includes one grant to Forest, Virginia, showing that the foundation’s giving is regional rather than limited to one city.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPAY NEUTER NETWORK | KAUFMAN, TX | $35,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $6,100 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SAVING HOPE FOUNDATION | FORT WORTH, TX | $21,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| FURLANTHROPY INC | FOREST, VA | $17,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF NORTH TEXAS | FORT WORTH, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SPAY NEUTER NETWORK | KAUFMAN, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SAVING HOPE FOUNDATION | FORT WORTH, TX | $35,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF NORTH TEXAS | FORT WORTH, TX | $11,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
FURLANTHROPY INC
$17,000GENERAL OPERATING
GENERAL OPERATING