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12 funders with a record of paying for “cats”
Where the money went Best Friends Animal Society → Stray Cat Alliance: $588K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Petsmart Charities Inc → Rescue Cats of Florida Inc: $353K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → Georgia Police K9 Foundation Inc: $310K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Pepper Whiston Foundation → American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $229K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Dallas Cat Lady: $212K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc → The Cat Network: $145K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Knopf Family Foundation Inc → Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League: $130K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Duffield Family Foundation → Alliance for Contraception in Cats & Dogs: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Humane Society of the United States → Alliance for Contraception in Cats & Dogs: $90K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Bernice Barbour Foundation Inc 5487-00-40 → Alley Cat Advocates Inc: $46K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation of Middle → Pet Community Center: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Kitten Rescue: $20K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → No Kill Glynn County Inc: $290K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Feral Friends Community Cat Alliance: $206K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Pepper Whiston Foundation → International Fund for Animal Welfare: $159K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Petsmart Charities Inc → Flatbush Cats Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc → Palm Beach Island Cats Inc: $105K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Best Friends Animal Society → Shadow Cats: $90K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Knopf Family Foundation Inc → Dogs & Cats Forever Inc: $90K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Duffield Family Foundation → San Diego Humane Society: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Humane Society of the United States → Stray Cat Alliance: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bernice Barbour Foundation Inc 5487-00-40 → Oregon Humane Society: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation of Middle → New Leash On Life: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Fixnation Inc: $20K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → Camden County Georgia Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit: $217K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pepper Whiston Foundation → Connecticut Humane Society: $159K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Petsmart Charities Inc → Cat Kids Rescue Inc: $142K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc → Port City Cat Rescue: $95K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Knopf Family Foundation Inc → Darbster Foundation: $80K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → North Texas Cat Rescue: $79K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Best Friends Animal Society → Cats Meow Inc: $76K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Duffield Family Foundation → Nevada Humane Society: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bernice Barbour Foundation Inc 5487-00-40 → Community Animal Welfare Society: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation of Middle → Nashville Cat Rescue: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Humane Society of the United States → Hawaiian Humane Society: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Fieldhaven Feline Center: $19K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pepper Whiston Foundation → Animal Legal Defense Fund: $159K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Pepper Whiston Foundation → Our Companions Animal Rescue & Sanctuary: $149K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Pepper Whiston Foundation → Panthera: $146K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Pepper Whiston Foundation → Best Friend Animal Society: $146K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Pepper Whiston Foundation → Every Cat Health Foundation: $146K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Pepper Whiston Foundation → Alley Cat Allies: $139K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → Paws 4 Liberty: $134K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → Humane Society of Camden County Inc: $124K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Pepper Whiston Foundation → Animal Ark Wildlife Sanctuary: $119K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Petsmart Charities Inc → Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc → Cats Exclusive Inc: $93K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc → Street Cat Hub: $90K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc → Beyond Nine Cat Rescue: $85K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Petsmart Charities Inc → Wild Cat Foundation Inc: $83K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Mollie's Cat Place: $76K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Dallas Cat Rescue: $74K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → Pilots N Paws: $74K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc → Save Our Cats and Kittens: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc → House of Happy Cats and Dogs: $70K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pepper Whiston Foundation → One Health Organization: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Best Friends Animal Society → Wild Blue Cats: $65K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc → Truly All Cats Trapping & Rescue: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Knopf Family Foundation Inc → Caring Fields Felines: $65K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Pepper Whiston Foundation → Alley Cat Rescue: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Pepper Whiston Foundation → Big Cat Initiative: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Petsmart Charities Inc → Feral Cat Warriors Inc: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → Everypet: $58K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → Paws4liberty Inc: $58K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Pepper Whiston Foundation: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Pepper Whiston Foundation $1.7M Willard Family Charitable Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Willard Family Charitable Fou… $1.3M Petsmart Charities Inc: $888K on this topic. Open the funder. Petsmart Charities Inc $888K Best Friends Animal Society: $819K on this topic. Open the funder. Best Friends Animal Society $819K Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc: $818K on this topic. Open the funder. Leslie L Alexander Foundation… $818K Communities Foundation of Texas Inc: $647K on this topic. Open the funder. Communities Foundation of Tex… $647K Knopf Family Foundation Inc: $365K on this topic. Open the funder. Knopf Family Foundation Inc $365K The Duffield Family Foundation: $200K on this topic. Open the funder. The Duffield Family Foundation $200K The Humane Society of the United States: $166K on this topic. Open the funder. The Humane Society of the Uni… $166K Bernice Barbour Foundation Inc 5487-00-40: $116K on this topic. Open the funder. Bernice Barbour Foundation In… $116K The Community Foundation of Middle: $105K on this topic. Open the funder. The Community Foundation of M… $105K Thornton S Jr and Katrina D: $59K on this topic. Open the funder. Thornton S Jr and Katrina D $59K Stray Cat Alliance: received $588K on this topic Stray Cat Alliance $588K Rescue Cats of Florida Inc: received $353K on this topic Rescue Cats of Florida Inc $353K Georgia Police K9 Foundation Inc: received $310K on this topic Georgia Police K9 Foundation Inc $310K No Kill Glynn County Inc: received $290K on this topic No Kill Glynn County Inc $290K American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: received $229K on this topic American Society for the Preven… $229K Camden County Georgia Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit: received $217K on this topic Camden County Georgia Sheriff's… $217K Dallas Cat Lady: received $212K on this topic Dallas Cat Lady $212K Feral Friends Community Cat Alliance: received $206K on this topic Feral Friends Community Cat All… $206K International Fund for Animal Welfare: received $159K on this topic International Fund for Animal W… $159K Connecticut Humane Society: received $159K on this topic Connecticut Humane Society $159K Animal Legal Defense Fund: received $159K on this topic Animal Legal Defense Fund $159K Flatbush Cats Inc: received $150K on this topic Flatbush Cats Inc $150K Our Companions Animal Rescue & Sanctuary: received $149K on this topic Our Companions Animal Rescue &… $149K Panthera: received $146K on this topic Panthera $146K Best Friend Animal Society: received $146K on this topic Best Friend Animal Society $146K Every Cat Health Foundation: received $146K on this topic Every Cat Health Foundation $146K The Cat Network: received $145K on this topic The Cat Network $145K Cat Kids Rescue Inc: received $142K on this topic Cat Kids Rescue Inc $142K Alley Cat Allies: received $139K on this topic Alley Cat Allies $139K Paws 4 Liberty: received $134K on this topic Paws 4 Liberty $134K Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League: received $130K on this topic Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League $130K Humane Society of Camden County Inc: received $124K on this topic Humane Society of Camden County… $124K Animal Ark Wildlife Sanctuary: received $119K on this topic Animal Ark Wildlife Sanctuary $119K Palm Beach Island Cats Inc: received $105K on this topic Palm Beach Island Cats Inc $105K Alliance for Contraception in Cats & Dogs: received $100K on this topic Alliance for Contraception in C… $100K Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs: received $100K on this topic Alliance for Contraception in C… $100K Port City Cat Rescue: received $95K on this topic Port City Cat Rescue $95K Cats Exclusive Inc: received $93K on this topic Cats Exclusive Inc $93K Alliance for Contraception in Cats & Dogs: received $90K on this topic Alliance for Contraception in C… $90K Shadow Cats: received $90K on this topic Shadow Cats $90K Dogs & Cats Forever Inc: received $90K on this topic Dogs & Cats Forever Inc $90K Street Cat Hub: received $90K on this topic Street Cat Hub $90K Beyond Nine Cat Rescue: received $85K on this topic Beyond Nine Cat Rescue $85K Wild Cat Foundation Inc: received $83K on this topic Wild Cat Foundation Inc $83K Darbster Foundation: received $80K on this topic Darbster Foundation $80K North Texas Cat Rescue: received $79K on this topic North Texas Cat Rescue $79K Cats Meow Inc: received $76K on this topic Cats Meow Inc $76K Mollie's Cat Place: received $76K on this topic Mollie's Cat Place $76K Dallas Cat Rescue: received $74K on this topic Dallas Cat Rescue $74K Pilots N Paws: received $74K on this topic Pilots N Paws $74K Save Our Cats and Kittens: received $70K on this topic Save Our Cats and Kittens $70K House of Happy Cats and Dogs: received $70K on this topic House of Happy Cats and Dogs $70K One Health Organization: received $70K on this topic One Health Organization $70K Wild Blue Cats: received $65K on this topic Wild Blue Cats $65K Truly All Cats Trapping & Rescue: received $65K on this topic Truly All Cats Trapping & Rescue $65K Caring Fields Felines: received $65K on this topic Caring Fields Felines $65K Alley Cat Rescue: received $60K on this topic Alley Cat Rescue $60K Big Cat Initiative: received $60K on this topic Big Cat Initiative $60K Feral Cat Warriors Inc: received $60K on this topic Feral Cat Warriors Inc $60K Everypet: received $58K on this topic Everypet $58K Paws4liberty Inc: received $58K on this topic Paws4liberty Inc $58K San Diego Humane Society: received $50K on this topic San Diego Humane Society $50K Stray Cat Alliance: received $50K on this topic Stray Cat Alliance $50K Nevada Humane Society: received $50K on this topic Nevada Humane Society $50K Alley Cat Advocates Inc: received $46K on this topic Alley Cat Advocates Inc $46K Pet Community Center: received $40K on this topic Pet Community Center $40K Oregon Humane Society: received $35K on this topic Oregon Humane Society $35K New Leash On Life: received $35K on this topic New Leash On Life $35K Community Animal Welfare Society: received $35K on this topic Community Animal Welfare Society $35K Nashville Cat Rescue: received $30K on this topic Nashville Cat Rescue $30K Hawaiian Humane Society: received $26K on this topic Hawaiian Humane Society $26K Kitten Rescue: received $20K on this topic Kitten Rescue $20K Fixnation Inc: received $20K on this topic Fixnation Inc $20K Fieldhaven Feline Center: received $19K on this topic Fieldhaven Feline Center $19K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “cats” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $4,000 to WHISKER WARRIORS ANIMAL DEFENSE FUND — $2,500 to expand spay/neuter resources $1,500 for cat and dog food for residents and cat food for feral cat caretakers
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Largest: $130,000 to EVERY CAT HEALTH FOUNDATION — for benefit of cats
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Largest: $5,000 to CAT TOWN — online instructor-led course - hard to place cats
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Largest: $50,000 to SURF CAT RANCH FERAL CAT RESCUE — animal rescue
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Largest: $10,000 to CAT TAILS CAT ADOPTION SERVICES INC — adoptions, field initiatives
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Largest: $64,504 to DALLAS CAT LADY — this grant is designated for general support.
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Largest: $25,000 to Oregon Humane Society — ohs salem community cats
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Largest: $195,000 to STRAY CAT ALLIANCE — program service support
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Largest: $50,000 to Stray Cat Alliance — funding to determine baseline community cat populations in south los angeles. grant will pay for data collection and analysis, and integration of cat count data into ongoing commun…
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Largest: $12,000 to MIDDLE TENNESSEE SPAY AND NEUTER CLINIC — to provide free spays and neuters of dogs and cats belonging to low income individuals and also to unowned cats.
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Largest: $40,000 to CATS ANGELS INC SPCA — provide for the welfare of both domestic and feral dogs and cats
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Largest: $25,000 to DARBSTER FOUNDATION — for dog and cat food, veterinary expenses, medical supplies and transport of dogs and cats
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