Funding search · EIN 856377669 · Philadelphia, PA

Empty Cages Forever Charitable Trust

Name: Empty Cages Forever Charitable Trust grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

82
grants reported: $1.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $11,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

expenses medical cats pups torn home

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA4 grants · $170,000
No Dogs Left Behind4 grants · $130,000
Paws of War4 grants · $90,000
Almost Home Wellness Center3 grants · $85,000
Big Oaks Rescue Farm3 grants · $85,000
Home for Good Dog Rescue4 grants · $77,500
Helping Hands Humane Society4 grants · $72,000
Palmetto Animal Welfare Services4 grants · $64,000
Sweet Onion Animal Protection Society4 grants · $60,000
The Sato Project1 grant · $50,000

Giving over time

$358,000

2022

$287,000

2023

$283,500

2024

$315,000

2025

Grant history

All 82 reported grants, largest first.

$50,000
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA · Laguna Hills, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$50,000
The Sato Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$45,000
Almost Home Wellness Center · Aiken, SC · 2025
Medical expenses
$40,000
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA · Laguna Hills, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$40,000
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA · Laguna Hills, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$40,000
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA · Laguna Hills, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$40,000
No Dogs Left Behind · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$35,000
Big Oaks Rescue Farm · Hodges, SC · 2024
Unrestricted
$34,500
Home for Good Dog Rescue · Berkeley Heights, NJ · 2024
Medical expenses
$30,000
No Dogs Left Behind · New York, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$30,000
No Dogs Left Behind · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted
$30,000
Big Oaks Rescue Farm · Hodges, SC · 2023
Unrestricted
$30,000
No Dogs Left Behind · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$30,000
Paws of War · Nesconset, NY · 2022
War-torn pups and cats
$25,000
Muva Rufferz Rescue · Marion, SC · 2025
Unrestricted
$25,000
Four Paws International · Boston, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$24,000
Helping Hands Humane Society · Crawfordville, GA · 2023
Unrestricted
$22,000
Home for Good Dog Rescue · Berkeley Heights, NJ · 2025
Medical expenses
$20,000
Big Oaks Rescue Farm · Hodges, SC · 2025
Unrestricted
$20,000
Paws of War · Nesconset, NY · 2025
War-torn pups and cats
$20,000
Almost Home Wellness Center · Aiken, SC · 2024
Medical expenses
$20,000
Paws of War · Nesconset, NY · 2024
War-torn pups and cats
$20,000
Almost Home Wellness Center · Aiken, SC · 2023
Medical expenses
$20,000
Home for Good Dog Rescue · Berkeley Heights, NJ · 2023
Medical expenses
$20,000
Paws of War · Nesconset, NY · 2023
War-torn pups and cats
$20,000
Pets With Disabilities · Prince Frederick, MD · 2022
Unrestricted
$18,000
Friends of Screven County Animals · Sylvania, GA · 2025
Unrestricted
$18,000
Friends of Screven County Animals · Sylvania, GA · 2024
Unrestricted
$18,000
Friends of Screven · Sylvania, GA · 2023
Unrestricted
$17,000
Helping Hands Humane Society · Crawfordville, GA · 2025
Unrestricted
$17,000
Helping Hands Humane Society · Crawfordville, GA · 2024
Unrestricted
$16,000
Palmetto Animal Welfare Services · Aiken, SC · 2025
Unrestricted
$16,000
Palmetto Animal Welfare Services · Aiken, SC · 2024
Unrestricted
$16,000
Sweet Onion Animal Protection Society · Vidalia, GA · 2024
Unrestricted
$16,000
Palmetto Animal Welfare Services · Aiken, SC · 2023
Unrestricted
$16,000
Sweet Onion Animal Protection Society · Vidalia, GA · 2023
Unrestricted
$16,000
Palmetto Animal Welfare Services · Aiken, SC · 2022
Unrestricted
$15,000
Sweet Onion Animal Protection Society · Vidalia, GA · 2025
Unrestricted
$15,000
Friends of Screven · Sylvania, GA · 2022
Unrestricted
$14,000
Helping Hands Humane Society · Crawfordville, GA · 2022
Unrestricted
$13,000
Sweet Onion Animal Protection Society · Vidalia, GA · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Keeper of the Wild Wildlife Rescue · Walterboro, SC · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
No Trouble at All Animal Outreach · Johns Island, SC · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
No Trouble at All Animal Outreach · Johns Island, SC · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
No Trouble at All Animal Outreach · Johns Island, SC · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Always and Furever Midwest Animal · Spring Hills, KS · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Canine Rescue · North Augusta, SC · 2022
General operating expenses
$10,000
Dogs Deserve Better · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Guardians of Rescue · Smithtown, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Peaceful Fields Sanctuary · Winchester, VA · 2022
Unrestricted
$8,000
Pets With Disabilities · Prince Frederick, MD · 2023
Unrestricted
$6,000
Jenkins County K911 Rescue · Millen, GA · 2022
Unrestricted
$6,000
Mutts and Mittens Manor · Conway, SC · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
All Bassets Cherished Basset Hound · Buffalo, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Always and Furever Midwest Animal · Spring Hills, KS · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Big Dog Haven · Greeneville, TN · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Peaceful Fields Sanctuary · Winchester, VA · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
All Bassets Cherished Basset Hound · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Always and Furever Midwest Animal · Spring Hills, KS · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Big Dog Haven · Greeneville, TN · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Peaceful Fields Sanctuary · Winchester, VA · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
All Bassets Cherished Basset Hound · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Always and Furever Midwest Animal · Spring Hills, KS · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Big Dog Haven · Greeneville, TN · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Mutts and Mittens Manor · Conway, SC · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Peaceful Fields Sanctuary · Winchester, VA · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
All Bassets Cherished Basset Hound · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
Big Dog Haven · Greeneville, TN · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
Byram Animal Rescue Kindness Squad · Stanhope, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
Releash Atlanta · Flowery Branch, GA · 2022
Unrestricted
$4,000
Cat Around Town Project · Camden, SC · 2023
Unrestricted
$3,000
Cat Around Town Project · Camden, SC · 2025
Unrestricted
$3,000
Cat Around Town Project · Camden, SC · 2024
Unrestricted
$3,000
Father John'S Animal House · Lafayette, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$2,000
Hasty'S Haven · Liberty, SC · 2025
Unrestricted
$2,000
Whiskers Animal Rescue and Sanctuary · Southbury, CT · 2025
Unrestricted
$2,000
Hasty'S Haven · Liberty, SC · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
Whiskers Animal Rescue and Sanctuary · Southbury, CT · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
Hasty'S Haven · Liberty, SC · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,000
Whiskers Animal Rescue and Sanctuary · Southbury, CT · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,000
Cotton Branch Farm Animal Sanctuary · Leesville, SC · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,000
Home for Good Dog Rescue · Berkeley Heights, NJ · 2023
Home for cats: unrestricted

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