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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 4 of 4

85. The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2024
$16K
86. Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Foundati DBA Thoroughbred Aftercare AllianceRegrantor
30 grants to 5 organizations · largest $175K · through 2024 · 13.1% of their giving
$2.8M
87. Standardbred Transition AllianceRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $89K · through 2024 · 42.9% of their giving
$242K
88. Beyond the Wire IncRegrantor
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2025 · 55.3% of their giving
$175K
89. Breeders' Cup LimitedRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $49K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$145K
90. American Association of Equine PractitionersRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023 · 20.8% of their giving
$50K
91. Danville-Boyle County Humane SocietyRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $37K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$37K
92. Racing Medication and Testing ConsortiumRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $66K · through 2020 · 10.8% of their giving
$66K
93. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsRegrantor
14 grants to 5 organizations · largest $100K · through 2023
$697K
94. American Quarter Horse AssociationRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $51K · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$152K
95. The American Anti-Vivisection SocietyRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $18K · through 2025 · 2.8% of their giving
$85K
96. United Professional Horsemen's Association Foundation IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $42K · through 2022 · 4.6% of their giving
$52K
97. Turfmutt FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$10K
98. Equestrian Events IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022 · 17.9% of their giving
$10K
99. The Longleaf Alliance IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$120K
100. Humane Society Silicon ValleyRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2024 · 6.8% of their giving
$15K
101. Petfinder FoundationRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $15K · through 2021 · 4.2% of their giving
$21K
102. American Fundraising Foundation IncRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $16K · through 2019 · 2.4% of their giving
$25K
103. Fund for the Arts IncRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024
$118K
104. SPCA International IncRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $11K · through 2025 · 1.8% of their giving
$29K
105. Banfield FoundationRegrantor
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $20K · through 2022
$60K
106. The Grey Muzzle OrganizationRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $13K · through 2024
$35K
107. Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2019 · 1.8% of their giving
$12K
108. Kathy Virtue Kids Across America Foundation IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2023 · 2.5% of their giving
$8K
109. Central Kentucky Community Foundation IncRegrantor
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $14K · through 2024
$27K

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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