Funding search · EIN 527018780 · Chicago, IL
The Joanne W Gauntt Foundation Dated
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 59
- grants reported
- $13.8M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $72,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- University of Florida Foundation4 grants · $4.3M
- University of Minnesota Foundation4 grants · $3.0M
- North Carolina Veterinary Medical Fdn4 grants · $1.8M
- Kentucky Humane Society2 grants · $1.4M
- Horse Haven2 grants · $500,000
- Humane Society of Greater Miami4 grants · $360,500
- Aspca2 grants · $300,000
- People Promoting Animal Welfare4 grants · $277,500
- Helping Animals Live and Overcome4 grants · $252,000
- American Society for the Prevention2 grants · $230,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 59 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.9M
University of Florida Foundation · Gainesville, FL · 2022
General
- $1.5M
University of Florida Foundation · Gainesville, FL · 2023
General
- $1.3M
Kentucky Humane Society · Louisville, KY · 2025
General support
- $1.1M
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General
- $950,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General
- $750,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General support
- $700,000
North Carolina Veterinary Medical Fdn · Raleigh, NC · 2025
General support
- $700,000
North Carolina Veterinary Medical Fdn · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General support
- $500,000
University of Florida Foundation · Gainesville, FL · 2024
General support
- $400,000
University of Florida Foundation · Gainesville, FL · 2025
General support
- $300,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General support
- $300,000
North Carolina Veterinary Medical Fdn · Raleigh, NC · 2023
General
- $250,000
Horse Haven · Howell, MI · 2025
General support
- $250,000
Horse Haven · Seymour, TN · 2024
General support
- $175,000
People Promoting Animal Welfare · Greenback, TN · 2024
General support
- $160,000
Aspca · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $150,000
Kentucky Humane Society · Louisville, KY · 2024
General support
- $145,000
Humane Society of Greater Miami · North Miami Beach, FL · 2025
General support
- $140,000
Aspca · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $125,000
Smokey Mountain Animal Care Foundation · Maryville, TN · 2022
General
- $120,000
Humane Society Animal Shelter · Bowling Green, KY · 2024
General support
- $120,000
American Society for the Prevention · New York, NY · 2022
General
- $120,000
Kentucky Equine Humane Society · Nicholasville, KY · 2022
General
- $110,000
American Society for the Prevention · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $105,500
Humane Society of Greater Miami · North Miami Beach, FL · 2023
General
- $100,000
Kentucky Equine Humane Society · Nicholasville, KY · 2023
General
- $100,000
Humane Society of Greater Miami · North Miami Beach, FL · 2022
General
- $100,000
North Carolina Veterinary Medical Fdn · Raleigh, NC · 2022
General
- $75,000
People Promoting Animal Welfare · Greenback, TN · 2023
General
- $72,000
Helping Animals Live and Overcome · Sebastian, FL · 2022
General
- $70,000
Friends Horse Rescue · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2024
General support
- $60,000
Helping Animals Live and Overcome · Sebastian, FL · 2025
General support
- $60,000
Helping Animals Live and Overcome · Sebastian, FL · 2024
General support
- $60,000
Helping Animals Live and Overcome · Sebastian, FL · 2023
General
- $50,000
Miami Dade Animal Services · Doral, FL · 2025
General support
- $50,000
Woodford Humane Society · Versailles, KY · 2025
General support
- $50,000
Paws 2 Care Coalition · Hollywood, FL · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Woodford Humane Society · Thomas Lane, KY · 2024
General support
- $40,000
Friends Horse Rescue · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2025
General support
- $40,000
Paws 2 Care Coalition · Hollywood, FL · 2025
General support
- $35,000
Lexington Humane Society · Lexington, KY · 2022
General
- $30,000
Bowling Green Warren County · Bowling Green, KY · 2025
General support
- $30,000
Lexington Humane Society · Lexington, KY · 2025
General support
- $30,000
Bowling Green Warren County · Bowling Green, KY · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Kentucky Equine Adoption Center · Nicholasville, KY · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Lexington Humane Society · Lexington, KY · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Friends Horse Rescue · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2023
General
- $30,000
Lexington Humane Society · Lexington, KY · 2023
General
- $30,000
Paws 2 Care Coalition · Hollywood, FL · 2023
General
- $30,000
Woodford Humane Society · Thomas Lane, KY · 2023
General
- $30,000
Bowling Green Warren County · Bowling Green, KY · 2022
General
- $30,000
Friends Horse Rescue · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2022
General
- $30,000
Paws 2 Care Coalition · Hollywood, FL · 2022
General
- $30,000
Woodford Humane Society · Thomas Lane, KY · 2022
General
- $25,000
Miami Dade Animal Services · Doral, FL · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Kentucky Equine Adoption · Nicholasville, KY · 2023
General
- $15,000
People Promoting Animal Welfare · Greenback, TN · 2025
General support
- $12,500
People Promoting Animal Welfare · Greenback, TN · 2022
General
- $10,000
Humane Society of Greater Miami · North Miami Beach, FL · 2024
General support
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