Virginia · Grantmakers

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 2 of 4

26. Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $178K · through 2024 · 4.0% of their giving
$280K
27. Give Back Foundation
121 grants to 29 organizations · largest $87K · through 2025
$1.8M
28. Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge
21 grants to 6 organizations · largest $88K · through 2024 · 3.1% of their giving
$312K
29. Virginia Environmental Endowment
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $196K · through 2024 · 2.7% of their giving
$338K
30. Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation
16 grants to 4 organizations · largest $37K · through 2024 · 3.0% of their giving
$280K
31. American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $17K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$40K
32. Greater Good Charities
25 grants to 11 organizations · largest $42K · through 2024 · 2.9% of their giving
$271K
33. Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$450K
34. Meat Institute
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2024 · 5.1% of their giving
$110K
35. Bedford Community Health Foundation
9 grants to 2 organizations · largest $9K · through 2024 · 7.9% of their giving
$60K
36. Leonardo Dicaprio Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $200K · through 2019 · 1.3% of their giving
$300K
37. National Housing and Health Care Trust Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2023 · 1.9% of their giving
$210K
38. Virginia Eastern Star Philanthropic Account
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $7K · through 2024 · 39.6% of their giving
$20K
39. Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $81K · through 2024 · 2.7% of their giving
$144K
40. Give Lively Foundation Inc
27 grants to 9 organizations · largest $71K · through 2025
$615K
41. United Way of South Hampton Roads
12 grants to 7 organizations · largest $135K · through 2021
$375K
44. The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County
29 grants to 6 organizations · largest $40K · through 2024
$397K
47. Marin Community Foundation
14 grants to 6 organizations · largest $601K · through 2024
$1.5M
52. United States Energy Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $340K · through 2024
$791K
53. California Community Foundation
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $211K · through 2024
$1.5M
55. Fremont Area Community Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $190K · through 2024
$240K
56. Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
21 grants to 12 organizations · largest $60K · through 2022
$327K
58. The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024
$520K
60. Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $176K · through 2024
$435K
63. Maine Community Foundation Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $178K · through 2024
$358K

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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