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Foundations That Fund Animal Welfare in Ohio

Imperigo has identified 259 funders that made 3,306 grants totaling $179.2M to 381 animal welfare organizations in Ohio, with a median grant of $12K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Animal Welfare Funding in Ohio

Total granted $179.2M
Funders 259
Grants 3,306
Organizations funded 381

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. Hunt Staff Benefit Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2024 · 48.0% of their giving
$70K
27. Farmers Charitable Foundation Xxx-Xx-Xxxx
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $113K · through 2025 · 6.3% of their giving
$213K
28. Akron Community Foundation
40 grants to 9 organizations · largest $222K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$1.1M
29. Greater Alliance Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 4.3% of their giving
$300K
30. Erie Amvets Post 55
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $23K · through 2024 · 24.1% of their giving
$65K
31. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
244 grants to 156 organizations · largest $115K · through 2024
$4.2M
32. Valley Save a Pet Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2024 · 58.3% of their giving
$35K
33. Columbus Jewish Foundation
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024
$710K
34. Fiduciary Charitable Foundation DBA Fiduciary Trust Charitable
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $648K · through 2023
$920K
35. Ohio Pet Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $29K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$29K
36. Ottawa County Community Foundation Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $36K · through 2019 · 9.1% of their giving
$61K
37. Cabelas Outdoor Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2019 · 5.3% of their giving
$100K
38. Dayton Foundation Plus Inc
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $460K · through 2024
$860K
39. Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$380K
40. Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen's Association
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 10.3% of their giving
$45K
41. Delaware County Foundation
15 grants to 6 organizations · largest $26K · through 2024 · 2.7% of their giving
$170K
42. Erie County Community Foundation
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $35K · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$185K
43. Indiana Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2020 · 9.0% of their giving
$45K
44. Earthshare Chapters Inc
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $10K · through 2022 · 4.1% of their giving
$92K
45. Dayton Foundation Depository
24 grants to 13 organizations · largest $144K · through 2024
$664K
46. The Stranahan Supporting Organization
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $48K · through 2023 · 3.9% of their giving
$82K
47. Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $70K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$187K
48. Fairfield County Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$154K
49. Wayne County Community Foundation
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $194K · through 2024
$280K
50. Cleveland Bakers Local Union No 19 Charitable Educational and Recreational
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2024 · 67.8% of their giving
$12K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to animal welfare work in Ohio, 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. 15 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 Ohio. 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 Ohio, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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