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Foundations That Fund Animal Welfare in Texas

Imperigo has identified 477 funders that made 8,293 grants totaling $439.2M to 897 animal welfare organizations in Texas, with a median grant of $13K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Animal Welfare Funding in Texas

Total granted $439.2M
Funders 477
Grants 8,293
Organizations funded 897

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Ruby McKibben Foundation for the Protection of Animals
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $4.0M · through 2022 · 50.0% of their giving
$14.0M
2. Leonardo Dicaprio Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $13.6M · through 2019 · 61.3% of their giving
$13.6M
3. Animal Defense League Foundation
8 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.4M · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$9.6M
4. Petsmart Charities Inc
234 grants to 84 organizations · largest $2.3M · through 2024 · 10.0% of their giving
$17.1M
5. Window Ledge Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.7M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$7.6M
6. Petco Love
181 grants to 76 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 13.8% of their giving
$9.4M
7. Communities Foundation of Texas Inc
792 grants to 179 organizations · largest $896K · through 2024 · 3.0% of their giving
$27.6M
8. Tompkins Conservation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.5M · through 2025 · 25.7% of their giving
$3.8M
9. Fayette Animal Shelter Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $636K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.3M
10. The Dallas Foundation
42 grants to 21 organizations · largest $2.2M · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$9.0M
11. Christian Community Foundation Inc
6 grants to 5 organizations · largest $11.0M · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$12.1M
12. Greater Houston Community Foundation
237 grants to 71 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$15.3M
13. Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax
242 grants to 49 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 3.2% of their giving
$6.2M
14. Holdfast Trust
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.9M · through 2024 · 4.8% of their giving
$3.7M
15. Wildarkorg Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $775K · through 2022 · 85.0% of their giving
$782K
16. American Association of Zoo Keepers
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2024 · 45.4% of their giving
$730K
17. Community Foundation of Abilene
29 grants to 8 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 3.7% of their giving
$3.6M
18. The Texas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.1M · through 2023 · 11.7% of their giving
$1.1M
19. San Antonio Area Foundation
78 grants to 28 organizations · largest $1.6M · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$4.9M
20. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
654 grants to 369 organizations · largest $516K · through 2024
$15.3M
21. Gulf Coast Humane Society Endowment Tr C/O James Thaxton
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $172K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$549K
22. The Village Store - a Community Thrift Shop
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $125K · through 2024 · 35.1% of their giving
$493K
23. Houston Arts Alliance
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $730K · through 2024 · 4.4% of their giving
$2.1M
24. Amarillo Area Foundation Inc
41 grants to 14 organizations · largest $291K · through 2024 · 3.7% of their giving
$2.4M
25. Starfall Education Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $160K · through 2024 · 27.0% of their giving
$448K

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

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