Kentucky · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Animal Welfare in Kentucky

Imperigo has identified 120 funders that made 1,056 grants totaling $40.1M to 132 animal welfare organizations in Kentucky, with a median grant of $13K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Animal Welfare Funding in Kentucky

Total granted $40.1M
Funders 120
Grants 1,056
Organizations funded 132

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. American Fund for Alternatives to Animal Research
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2023 · 3.2% of their giving
$25K
27. Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$775K
28. Hope 4 All
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2020 · 4.0% of their giving
$10K
29. The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc
13 grants to 7 organizations · largest $55K · through 2024
$197K
30. Bourbon Charity
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $17K · through 2020 · 2.1% of their giving
$17K
31. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $524K · through 2024
$879K
32. Mightycause Charitable Foundation
16 grants to 13 organizations · largest $67K · through 2024
$272K
33. Indiana Standardbred Association Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2025 · 2.8% of their giving
$8K
34. Greater Good Charities
8 grants to 5 organizations · largest $10K · through 2024
$36K
35. Kentucky Fried Chicken Foundation Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $10K · through 2024
$20K
36. Central Florida Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2023
$75K
37. Forvis Mazars Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $12K · through 2024
$24K
38. The Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2019
$10K
39. Shirley's Way Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024
$10K
40. Community Foundation of West Kyinc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $37K · through 2024
$37K
41. The Community Foundation of Louisville Corporate Depository Inc
7 grants to 4 organizations · largest $10K · through 2023
$50K
42. Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $11K · through 2022
$21K
43. Community Foundation of South Central Kentucky Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $7K · through 2024
$13K
44. Aes Restaurant Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $7K · through 2024
$7K
45. Marin Community Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024
$150K
46. Felix E Martin Jr Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $13K · through 2023
$13K
47. Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024
$42K
48. Rochester Area Community Foundation
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $15K · through 2021
$32K
49. Columbus Jewish Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022
$20K
50. Silicon Valley Community Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024
$264K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to animal welfare work in Kentucky, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 11 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering animal welfare work, with an address in Kentucky. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable animal welfare funding in Kentucky, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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