Funding search · EIN 530225390 · Washington, DC

The Humane Society of the United States

Name: The Humane Society of the United States grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

258
grants reported: $90.1M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

pets life food through care owners veterinary neuter

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Humane Society International3 grants · $21.2M
Humane World for Animals International Fka Humane Society International1 grant · $17.9M
The Fund for Animals3 grants · $17.9M
Project Chimps2 grants · $7.5M
Humane Society Legislative Fund3 grants · $6.9M
Project Chimps2 grants · $5.0M
Humane World Action Fund Fka Humane Society Legislative Fund1 grant · $2.1M
Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association4 grants · $1.9M
Bethel Friends of Canines4 grants · $676,818
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe4 grants · $610,000

Giving over time

$17.6M

2021

$21.6M

2022

$25.6M

2023

$25.3M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 258 grants.

$17.9M
Humane World for Animals International Fka Humane Society International · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$9.2M
Humane Society International · Washington, DC · 2023
General Support
$7.2M
The Fund for Animals · Washington, DC · 2023
General Support
$6.5M
Project Chimps · Blue Ridge, GA · 2022
Fund the planned expansion of chimpanzee sanctuary, general support
$6.3M
Humane Society International · Washington, DC · 2022
General Support
$6.1M
The Fund for Animals · Washington, DC · 2021
General Support
$5.7M
Humane Society International · Washington, DC · 2021
General support and support for Liberia Chimps
$4.5M
The Fund for Animals · Washington, DC · 2022
General Support
$3.5M
Humane Society Legislative Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General Support
$2.5M
Project Chimps · Morganton, GA · 2024
Funding to provide sanctuary and care for former research chimpanzees
$2.5M
Project Chimps · Blue Ridge, GA · 2023
General Support for chimpanzee sanctuary
$2.1M
Humane World Action Fund Fka Humane Society Legislative Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$1.8M
Humane Society Legislative Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General Support
$1.6M
Humane Society Legislative Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
Funds to cover federal affairs costs
$1.0M
Project Chimps · Blue Ridge, GA · 2021
General Support
$588,600
Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association · Washington, DC · 2022
General Support
$585,644
Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association · Washington, DC · 2023
General Support
$504,877
Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association · Washington, DC · 2021
General Support
$264,681
Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$255,675
County of Ventura Dba Ventura County Animal Services · Camarillo, CA · 2022
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$250,000
Bethel Friends of Canines · Bethel, AK · 2021
Distribute pet food to those in need, provide spay and neuter services and general veterinary services through the pets for life program
$215,000
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes · Owyhee, NV · 2024
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
$197,000
Louisiana Spca · New Orleans, LA · 2021
Funds to purchase vehicle and equipment, provide pet food to pet owners in need
$192,493
The Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Nation · Browning, MT · 2024
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Animal CARE EXPO funding, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
$190,000
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe · Cass Lake, MN · 2024
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
$190,000
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe · Cass Lake, MN · 2021
Distribute pet food to those in need, provide spay and neuter services and general veterinary services through the pets for life program
$176,818
Bethel Friends of Canines · Bethel, AK · 2024
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, funding to attend animal CARE EXPO
$175,000
Altus Animal Welfare Association · Altus, OK · 2021
Distribute pet food to those in need, provide spay and neuter services and general veterinary services through the pets for life program
$169,887
International Fund for Animal Welfare · Washington, DC · 2023
Enhancing capacities of law enforcement in Costa Rica to Counter illegal Wildlife Trafficking
$150,000
Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians · Lac Du Flambeau, WI · 2024
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$150,000
Seattle Humane · Bellevue, WA · 2024
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
$145,604
The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust · Washington, DC · 2021
General Support
$141,860
State Humane Association of California Dba California Animal Welfare Associ · Penn Valley, CA · 2024
Funding for project to develop resources and supPOrt effective evacuation, care and reunification of animals with their people during disasters in the state of California
$141,860
State Humane Association of California Dba California Animal Welfare Associ · Penn Valley, CA · 2023
Funding for a disaster program manager to lead a three year project to develop resources, support the effective evacuation, care and reunification of rescued animals with their people during disasters in California
$140,000
The Trustees of Purdue University Dba Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2023
Funding for the next generation of immunocontraceptive vaccines for wild horses and deer
$133,638
International Fund for Animal Welfare · Yarmouth Port, MA · 2022
Reduce ability of criminal groups to profit from poaching and trafficking of protected animals originating from or transiting through Costa Rica.
$130,000
Friends of the Shelter Dba Panhandle Animal Shelter · Ponderay, ID · 2021
Distribute pet food to those in need, provide spay and neuter services and general veterinary services through the pets for life program
$130,000
Idaho Humane Society · Boise, ID · 2021
Distribute pet food to those in need, provide spay and neuter services and general veterinary services through the pets for life program
$125,000
Quinault Indian Nation · Taholah, WA · 2024
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
$125,000
Bethel Friends of Canines · Bethel, AK · 2023
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$125,000
Quinault Indian Nation · Taholah, WA · 2023
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$125,000
Seattle Humane · Bellevue, WA · 2023
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
$125,000
Bethel Friends of Canines · Bethel, AK · 2022
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$125,000
Seattle Humane · Bellevue, WA · 2022
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$125,000
The Humane Society for Seattleking County · Bellevue, WA · 2021
Distribute pet food to those in need, provide spay and neuter services and general veterinary services through the pets for life program
$122,500
The Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Nation · Browning, MT · 2023
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
$115,000
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe · Cass Lake, MN · 2023
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
$115,000
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe · Cass Lake, MN · 2022
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$115,000
The Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Nation · Browning, MT · 2022
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$115,000
The Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Nation · Browning, MT · 2021
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$110,500
Idaho Humane Society · Boise, ID · 2022
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$110,000
Auburn Valley Humane Society · Auburn, WA · 2022
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$110,000
Yakima Humane Society · Yakima, WA · 2021
Distribute pet food to those in need, provide spay and neuter services and general veterinary services through the pets for life program
$103,000
Peacekeepers Society · Union Gap, WA · 2023
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
$101,000
Auburn Valley Humane Society · Auburn, WA · 2021
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$100,551
Wisconsin Humane Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$100,495
Auburn Valley Humane Society · Auburn, WA · 2023
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$100,000
Auburn Valley Humane Society · Auburn, WA · 2024
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$100,000
Fleet of Angels · Denver, CO · 2024
Purchase of hay for hay bank in Red Bell Run North Carolina, for distribution of hay throughout state in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene
$100,000
Friends of the Shelter Dba Better Together Animal Alliance · Ponderay, ID · 2024
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$100,000
Minn-Kota Paaws · Fargo, ND · 2024
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
$100,000
Idaho Humane Society · Boise, ID · 2023
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
$100,000
Oklahoma Humane Society · Vinita, OK · 2021
Distribute pet food to those in need, provide spay and neuter services and general veterinary services through the pets for life program
$95,000
Idaho Humane Society · Boise, ID · 2024
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
$90,000
Animal Shelter of Wood River Valley Inc Dba Mountain Humane · Hailey, ID · 2021
Distribute pet food to those in need, provide spay and neuter services and general veterinary services through the pets for life program
$90,000
Minn-Kota Paaws · Fargo, ND · 2021
Distribute pet food to those in need, provide spay and neuter services and general veterinary services through the pets for life program
$89,811
San Diego Humane Society and Spca · San Diego, CA · 2021
Support Ramona, CA wildlife center
$85,000
Miami Veterinary Foundation · Miami, FL · 2021
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services.
$82,000
Miami Veterinary Foundation · Miami, FL · 2023
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$80,000
Animal Shelter of Wood River Valley Inc Dba Mountain Humane · Hailey, ID · 2022
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$80,000
Dane County Humane Society · Madison, WI · 2021
Distribute pet food to those in need, provide spay and neuter services and general veterinary services through the pets for life program
$77,800
Trustees of Tufts University Dba Tufts University · Somersville, MA · 2023
Fertility Control Studies for Wild Horses and Burro Populations, and funding to implement wildlife fertility control work
$76,900
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes · Owyhee County, ID · 2023
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
$75,000
Animal Shelter of Wood River Valley Inc Dba Mountain Humane · Hailey, ID · 2024
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$75,000
White Earth Nation · White Earth, MN · 2024
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
$75,000
Minn-Kota Paaws · Fargo, ND · 2022
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$75,000
Wisconsin Humane Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2021
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$71,168
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
Researching access to veterinary care and pet inclusive housing and collecting related data to inform POlicy efforts, research focused on understanding trends in animal law enforcement, research on impacts of adoption p… read allResearching access to veterinary care and pet inclusive housing and collecting related data to inform POlicy efforts, research focused on understanding trends in animal law enforcement, research on impacts of adoption program, funding to attend animal CARE EXPO less
$70,500
Wisconsin Humane Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, animal care expo stipend
$70,000
Minn-Kota Paaws · Fargo, ND · 2023
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
$61,659
San Diego Humane Society and Spca · San Diego, CA · 2022
Support Ramona, CA wildlife center
$60,000
Guardians of Conservation · Freeport, MN · 2023
Shelter and care for a rhino and hippo transferred from a recently closed zoo
$60,000
Kansas City Pet Project · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
$60,000
Wisconsin Humane Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$60,000
Friends of the Shelter Dba Better Together Animal Alliance · Ponderay, ID · 2022
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$60,000
The Trustees of Purdue University Dba Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2022
Funding for the next generation of immunocontraceptive vaccines for wild horses and deer
$50,000
Chimp Haven · Keithville, LA · 2024
TransPOrtation of chimpanzees from New Mexico facility to Chimp Haven in Louisiana, care for chimpanzees after arrival at Chimp Haven facility
$50,000
Animal Shelter of Wood River Valley Inc Dba Mountain Humane · Hailey, ID · 2023
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$50,000
Friends of the Shelter Dba Better Together Animal Alliance · Ponderay, ID · 2023
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services
$50,000
Stray Cat Alliance · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
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 community cat management strategies.
$37,605
Shelter Animals Count · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Support ongoing work to develop a reliable system used to gather animal shelter data
$36,205
Shelter Animals Count · Atlanta, GA · 2024
SupPOrt ongoing work to develop a reliable system used to gather animal shelter data
$32,800
Trustees of Tufts University Dba Tufts University · Somersville, MA · 2021
Fertility Control Studies for Wild Horses and Burro Populations
$32,000
Miami Veterinary Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
$30,500
Shelter Animals Count · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Support ongoing work to develop a reliable system used to gather animal shelter and rescue data, funds for local shelters to support gathering of intake and outcomes data
$30,000
Alliance for Contraception in Cats & Dogs · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Research, implementation and education related to nonsurgical contraception methods and related projects for dogs and cats
$30,000
Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries · Washington, DC · 2024
Funding for sanctuary site visits and technology upgrades
$30,000
Days End Farm Horse Rescue · Woodbine, MD · 2023
Long term veterinary care and shelter for a number of rescued horses
$30,000
The Arizona Pet Project · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Fund Pets for Life activities such as providing pet supplies, spay and neuter services and general veterinary services, Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program
$30,000
Humane Society of Puerto Rico · Guaynabo, PR · 2021
Puerto Rico spay and neuter campaign

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