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Foundations That Fund Animal Welfare in Virginia

Imperigo has identified 362 funders that made 4,000 grants totaling $249.7M to 385 animal welfare organizations in Virginia, with a median grant of $13K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Animal Welfare Funding in Virginia

Total granted $249.7M
Funders 362
Grants 4,000
Organizations funded 385

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Ruby McKibben Foundation for the Protection of Animals
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $4.0M · through 2022 · 14.1% of their giving
$4.0M
2. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $5.9M · through 2023 · 1.7% of their giving
$29.1M
3. Birdlife International
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.3M · through 2023 · 24.6% of their giving
$2.4M
4. Ian Somerhalder Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2020 · 96.2% of their giving
$1.0M
5. K9 Hurricane's Heroes Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $225K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$635K
6. Petsmart Charities Inc
85 grants to 29 organizations · largest $502K · through 2024 · 2.5% of their giving
$4.2M
7. The Community Foundation Inc
90 grants to 27 organizations · largest $265K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$4.4M
8. Virginia Equine Alliance
11 grants to 2 organizations · largest $162K · through 2024 · 18.6% of their giving
$395K
9. United Way of the National Capital Area
53 grants to 10 organizations · largest $72K · through 2024 · 3.6% of their giving
$1.8M
10. Friends of Toki Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $326K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$326K
11. Mightycause Charitable Foundation
51 grants to 17 organizations · largest $668K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$4.3M
12. Greater Williamsburg Community Trust
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $98K · through 2024 · 14.8% of their giving
$376K
13. Hampton Roads Community Foundation
61 grants to 8 organizations · largest $416K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$2.5M
14. The Community Foundation of the Northern Shenandoah Valley
11 grants to 5 organizations · largest $100K · through 2025 · 12.4% of their giving
$407K
15. Petco Love
58 grants to 25 organizations · largest $245K · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$1.6M
16. Dog Rescue Fund Inc
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $39K · through 2023 · 71.0% of their giving
$195K
17. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
264 grants to 148 organizations · largest $3.4M · through 2024
$8.1M
18. The Pauley Family Foundation
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2023 · 2.8% of their giving
$1.1M
19. Wagner Julia Woods-Tuw
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $29K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$136K
20. Eye of the Eagle Wildlife Sanctuary Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2022 · 10.0% of their giving
$250K
21. Community First - America's Charities
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $68K · through 2024 · 5.2% of their giving
$326K
22. Avaaz Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $375K · through 2023 · 4.0% of their giving
$375K
23. Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia
25 grants to 10 organizations · largest $152K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$516K
24. Billy Hurley III Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2023 · 60.9% of their giving
$70K
25. Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties
36 grants to 11 organizations · largest $28K · through 2023 · 2.6% of their giving
$437K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to animal welfare work in Virginia, 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. 16 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 Virginia. 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 Virginia, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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