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The Michelson Found Animals Foundation

Name: The Michelson Found Animals Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

242
grants reported: $5.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,122
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

animal care rescue neuter spay welfare housing inclusive

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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.

Community Animal Medicine Project2 grants · $850,000
Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity1 grant · $289,701
Fixnation3 grants · $271,000
Snp La1 grant · $205,400
Downtown Dog Rescue3 grants · $203,274
Social Compassion2 grants · $175,000
Spay4la1 grant · $156,300
Simi Valley Non Profit Spay and Neuter Clinic Inco1 grant · $116,950
Better Together Forever3 grants · $112,119
Animal Balance1 grant · $108,644

Giving over time

$1.8M

2022

$1.4M

2023

$2.0M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 242 grants.

$750,000
Community Animal Medicine Project · San Pedro, CA · 2024
Spay/Neuter
$289,701
Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Animal Welfare
$205,400
Snp La · San Pedro, CA · 2022
Spay/Neuter
$156,300
Spay4la · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Spay/Neuter
$125,000
Fixnation · Woodland Hills, CA · 2023
Spay/Neuter Grant
$116,950
Simi Valley Non Profit Spay and Neuter Clinic Inco · Simi Valley, CA · 2023
Spay/Neuter
$108,644
Animal Balance · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Spay/Neuter
$100,000
Community Animal Medicine Project · San Pedro, CA · 2023
Spay/Neuter
$100,000
Social Compassion · Laguna Beach, CA · 2022
Animal Welfare
$96,000
Fixnation · Woodland Hills, CA · 2022
Spay/Neuter
$88,287
Simi Valley Non Profit Spay and Neuter Clinic · Simi Valley, CA · 2022
Spay/Neuter
$87,000
Downtown Dog Rescue · South Gate, CA · 2023
Spay/Neuter & Surrender Prevention
$75,000
Social Compassion · Laguna Beach, CA · 2023
Animal Welfare
$74,501
Better Together Forever · Glendale, CA · 2023
Spay/Neuter & Surrender Prevention
$74,000
The Resue Train · North Hollywood, CA · 2023
Spay/Neuter & Surrender Prevention
$66,274
Downtown Dog Rescue · South Gate, CA · 2022
Pet Surrender Prevention
$60,500
The Rescue Train · North Hollywood, CA · 2022
Pet Surrender Prevention
$57,500
Human Animal Bond Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Pet-Person Bond Research
$55,000
Farm Sanctuary · Watkins Glen, NY · 2023
Farm Animal Welfare
$53,000
The Little Lion Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Pet Welfare
$52,500
Friends To the Forlorn Pitbull Rescue · Dallas, GA · 2022
Animal Rescue & Care
$51,000
The Paw Mission · Yucaipa, CA · 2024
Working Cat Program / Spay/Neuter
$50,000
Downtown Dog Rescue · South Gate, CA · 2024
Spay/Neuter
$50,000
Fixnation · Woodland Hills, CA · 2024
Spay/Neuter
$50,000
Stray Paws Animal Haven · South El Monte, CA · 2024
Spay/Neuter
$50,000
Center for a Humane Economy · Bethesda, MD · 2023
Animal Welfare
$50,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Biodiversity Protection
$43,452
Heaven On Earth · North Hollywood, CA · 2022
Animal Rescue & Care
$41,000
Kitten Rescue · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Animal Rescue & Care
$38,000
Pacific Coast Dog Rescue · Burbank, CA · 2023
Spay/Neuter
$36,962
Kitty of Angels · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Animal Rescue & Care
$36,000
Pacific Coast Dog Rescue · Burbank, CA · 2024
Pet Rescue & Care
$35,000
Companions and Animals for Reform and Equtiy · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Animal Welfare
$35,000
Humane Society of Western Montana · Missoula, MT · 2022
Spay/Neuter
$35,000
The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement · Surprise, AZ · 2022
To help champion, advance, and unify the animal welfare profession
$32,801
Stand Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2024
Spay/Neuter
$32,500
Human Animal Bond Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Pet-Person Relationship Research
$32,499
Better Together Forever · Glendale, CA · 2022
Pet Surrender Prevention
$28,142
The Little Lion Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Spay/Neuter
$28,100
Open Door Veterinary Collective · Grand Rapids, OH · 2024
Hurricane Relief Efforts for Animals
$28,000
Animal Friends Alliance · Fort Collins, CO · 2022
Animal Rescue & Care
$27,500
Stray Cat Alliance · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
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$25,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Biodiversity Protection
$25,000
Dogs Playing for Life · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Pet Rescue & Care
$25,000
Farm Sanctuary · Watkins Glen, NY · 2024
Animal Welfare
$25,000
Humane Society of Western Montana · Missoula, MT · 2024
Pet Welfare
$25,000
Inner City Law Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Pet Legal Clinic
$25,000
The Rescue Train · North Hollywood, CA · 2024
Spay/Neuter
$25,000
Dogs Playing for Life · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Animal Rescue & Care
$25,000
Humane Society of Western Montana · Missoula, MT · 2023
Animal Rescue & Care
$25,000
Inner City Law Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Pet-Related Legal Services Support
$25,000
Stray Cat Alliance · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Spay/Neuter
$25,000
The Giving Spirit · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Underserved Pets Education & Resources
$25,000
The Good Food Institute · Arlington, VA · 2023
Farm Animal Welfare
$25,000
Urban Resource Institute · New York, NY · 2023
Underserved Pets Education & Resources
$25,000
Wolf Connection · Acton, CA · 2023
Animal Rescue & Care
$25,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Biodiversity Protection
$25,000
Farm Sanctuary · Watkins Glen, NY · 2022
Animal Rescue & Care
$25,000
Inner City Law Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Pet-Related Legal Services Support
$25,000
The Good Food Institute · Arlington, VA · 2022
Animal Welfare
$25,000
Wolf Connection · Acton, CA · 2022
Animal Rescue & Care
$23,999
Stand Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2023
Spay/Neuter
$23,800
My Dog Is My Home · Ridgewood, NY · 2024
Pet Rescue & Care
$20,000
My Dog Is My Home · Ridgewood, NY · 2022
In support of the 2023 Co-Sheltering Conference and Co-Sheltering Collaborative and open houses
$20,000
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA · Laguna Hills, CA · 2022
Biodiversity Protection
$20,000
The Little Lion Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2022
Animal Rescue & Care
$20,000
The University of Tennessee · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Underserved Pets Education & Resources
$18,650
California Animal Welfare Association · Penn Valley, CA · 2024
Animal Welfare
$18,000
Mostly Mutts Animal Rescue and Adoption · Kennesaw, GA · 2022
Animal Rescue & Care
$17,500
Helen Sanders Cat Protection and Welfare Society D · Seal Beach, CA · 2023
Spay/Neuter
$16,500
Bakersfield Foundation · Bakersfield, CA · 2022
California Animal Welfare Funders Collaborative Grant
$16,500
Bakersfield Foundation · Bakersfield, CA · 2022
Animal Rescue & Care
$16,300
Housing Equality & Advocacy Resource Team (Heart L · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Pet-Inclusive Housing Support
$16,235
Stand Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2022
Animal Rescue & Care
$15,000
Better Together Animal Alliance · Ponderay, ID · 2024
Pet-Inclusive Housing Support
$15,000
Latino Alliance for Animal Care Foundation · Panorama City, CA · 2024
Spay/Neuter
$15,000
Project Street Vet · Encinitas, CA · 2024
Spay/Neuter
$15,000
Underdog Community Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Pet Rescue & Care
$15,000
Peoria County Animal Protection Services · Peoria, IL · 2023
Animal Rescue & Care
$15,000
California Animal Welfare Association · Penn Valley, CA · 2022
Animal Welfare
$15,000
Critters Without Litters · Bakersfield, CA · 2022
Spay/Neuter
$15,000
Housing Equality & Advocacy Resource Team · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Underserved Pets Education & Resources
$15,000
Inland Valley Humane Society · Pomona, CA · 2022
California Animal Welfare Funders Collaborative Grant
$15,000
Karma Rescue · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Animal Rescue & Care
$15,000
Latino Alliance for Animal Care Foundation · Panorama City, CA · 2022
Animal Rescue & Care
$12,500
Austin Pets Alive · Austin, TX · 2023
Animal Rescue & Care
$12,500
Rock N' Rescue · South Salem, NY · 2022
Animal Rescue & Care
$11,700
County of Madera · Madera, CA · 2022
California Animal Welfare Funders Collaborative Grant
$11,550
City of Avenal · Avenal, CA · 2022
California Animal Welfare Funders Collaborative Grant
$11,350
Humane Society International · Gaithersburg, MD · 2022
Animal Rescue & Care
$10,306
Pets Lifeline · Sonoma, CA · 2022
California Animal Welfare Funders Collaborative Grant
$10,000
Animal Crisis Community Operational Readiness Netw · Chico, CA · 2024
Animal Welfare
$10,000
City of Chula Vista · Chula Vista, CA · 2023
California Animal Welfare Funders Collaborative Grant
$10,000
City of Kerman · Kerman, CA · 2023
California Animal Welfare Funders Collaborative Grant
$10,000
County of Inyo · Independence, CA · 2023
California Animal Welfare Funders Collaborative Grant
$10,000
Friends of Countypets · Houston, TX · 2023
Animal Rescue & Care
$10,000
Nine Lives Foundation · Redwood City, CA · 2023
California Animal Welfare Funders Collaborative Grant
$10,000
Project Street Vet · Encinitas, CA · 2023
Spay/Neuter
$10,000
Bat World Sanctuary · Weatherford, TX · 2022
Animal Rescue & Care
$10,000
County of Los Angeles Dept of Animal Care & Contr · Long Beach, CA · 2022
California Animal Welfare Funders Collaborative Grant

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.