Funding search · EIN 271045290 · Palos Heights, IL
George Reed McNeill Animal Welfare Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 50
- grants reported
- $1.3M
- total given
- 2020–2024
- filing years
- $27,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Illinois Horse Rescue of Will Count5 grants · $186,000
- Braveheart Animal Rescue5 grants · $168,250
- The Center5 grants · $158,428
- Spay Illinois Pet Well Clinics4 grants · $144,545
- Naws Humane Sociaty4 grants · $128,500
- Estelle Marcus Animal Clinic5 grants · $123,965
- Paws Chicago4 grants · $83,734
- Save a Pet4 grants · $78,750
- Traveling Tails3 grants · $72,880
- Naws Humane Society1 grant · $35,750
Giving over time
Grant history
All 50 reported grants, largest first.
- $57,086
Spay Illinois Pet Well Clinics · Lisle, IL · 2023
General animal welfare
- $56,750
Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General animal welfare
- $47,250
Braveheart Animal Rescue · Brookfield, IL · 2021
General animal welfare
- $47,200
The Center · Palos Park, IL · 2021
General animal welfare
- $42,000
Illinois Horse Rescue of Will Count · Beecher, IL · 2021
General animal welfare
- $38,873
Estelle Marcus Animal Clinic · Munster, IN · 2021
General animal welfare
- $38,380
Traveling Tails · Palos Heights, IL · 2022
General animal welfare
- $38,000
Naws Humane Sociaty · Mokena, IL · 2021
General animal welfare
- $36,000
Illinois Horse Rescue of Will Count · Beecher, IL · 2024
General animal welfare
- $36,000
Illinois Horse Rescue of Will Count · Beecher, IL · 2023
General animal welfare
- $36,000
Illinois Horse Rescue of Will Count · Beecher, IL · 2022
General animal welfare
- $36,000
Illinois Horse Rescue of Will Count · Beecher, IL · 2020
General animal welfare
- $35,750
Naws Humane Society · Mokena, IL · 2024
General animal welfare
- $35,712
Spay Illinois Pet Well Clinics · Lisle, IL · 2021
General animal welfare
- $34,490
The Center · Palos Park, IL · 2022
General animal welfare
- $33,000
Braveheart Animal Rescue · Brookfield, IL · 2024
General animal welfare
- $33,000
Braveheart Animal Rescue · Brookfield, IL · 2023
General animal welfare
- $33,000
Naws Humane Sociaty · Mokena, IL · 2022
General animal welfare
- $30,738
The Center · Palos Park, IL · 2023
General animal welfare
- $30,250
The Center · Palos Park, IL · 2024
General animal welfare
- $30,000
Naws Humane Sociaty · Mokena, IL · 2020
General animal welfare
- $29,901
Spay Illinois Pet Well Clinics · Lisle, IL · 2022
General animal welfare
- $28,468
Estelle Marcus Animal Clinic · Munster, IN · 2022
General animal welfare
- $28,000
Save a Pet · Grayslake, IL · 2024
General animal welfare
- $27,500
Naws Humane Sociaty · Mokena, IL · 2023
General animal welfare
- $27,500
Braveheart Animal Rescue · Brookfield, IL · 2022
General animal welfare
- $27,500
Braveheart Animal Rescue · Brookfield, IL · 2020
General animal welfare
- $26,666
Paws for a Cause · Naperville, IL · 2024
General animal welfare
- $26,643
Estelle Marcus Animal Clinic · Munster, IN · 2024
General animal welfare
- $22,000
South Suburban Humane Society · Matteson, IL · 2021
General animal welfare
- $21,846
Spay Illinois Pet Well Clinics · Lisle, IL · 2020
General animal welfare
- $21,000
Save a Pet · Grayslake, IL · 2022
General animal welfare
- $18,000
Traveling Tails · Palos Heights, IL · 2023
General animal welfare
- $17,500
Save a Pet · Grayslake, IL · 2023
General animal welfare
- $17,233
Estelle Marcus Animal Clinic · Munster, IN · 2023
General animal welfare
- $16,500
Traveling Tails · Palos Heights, IL · 2024
General animal welfare
- $15,750
The Center · Palos Park, IL · 2020
General animal welfare
- $15,000
Alive Rescue · Chicago, IL · 2021
General animal welfare
- $14,000
Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General animal welfare
- $12,748
Estelle Marcus Animal Clinic · Munster, IN · 2020
General animal welfare
- $12,250
Save a Pet · Grayslake, IL · 2021
General animal welfare
- $10,500
Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
General animal welfare
- $9,959
Tlc Animal Shelter · Homer Glen, IL · 2020
General animal welfare
- $6,750
South Suburban Humane Society · Matteson, IL · 2022
General animal welfare
- $6,500
Tlc Animal Shelter · Homer Glen, IL · 2021
General animal welfare
- $5,000
Back To Basics · Bloomington, IN · 2022
General animal welfare
- $2,500
Back To Basics · Bloomington, IN · 2020
General animal welfare
- $2,484
Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General animal welfare
- $1,000
Back To Basics · Bloomington, IN · 2023
General animal welfare
- $200
Turtle Hospital · Marathon, FL · 2020
General animal welfare
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