Funding search · EIN 204747466 · Lincolnwood, IL
Powell Foundation
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
- $383,500
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $6,250
- 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.
- Colorado Animal Rescue Express4 grants · $45,000
- Rocky Mountain Raptor Program4 grants · $45,000
- Best Friends Animal Society4 grants · $40,000
- Sit Stay Read4 grants · $40,000
- Tree House Humane Society4 grants · $31,000
- Dogs for Better Lives2 grants · $30,000
- Dogs for the Deaf2 grants · $25,000
- Save a Pet4 grants · $20,000
- Pet Partners4 grants · $20,000
- Defenders of Animal Rights4 grants · $17,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 50 reported grants, largest first.
- $15,000
Dogs for Better Lives · Central Point, OR · 2025
Animal welfare
- $15,000
Rocky Mountain Raptor Program · Fort Collins, CO · 2025
Animal welfare
- $15,000
Colorado Animal Rescue Express · Englewood, CO · 2024
Animal welfare
- $15,000
Dogs for Better Lives · Central Point, OR · 2024
Animal welfare
- $12,500
Dogs for the Deaf · Central Point, OR · 2023
Animal welfare
- $12,500
Dogs for the Deaf · Central Point, OR · 2022
Animal welfare
- $10,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2025
Animal welfare
- $10,000
Colorado Animal Rescue Express · Englewood, CO · 2025
Animal welfare
- $10,000
Sit Stay Read · Chicago, IL · 2025
Animal welfare
- $10,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2024
Animal welfare
- $10,000
Rocky Mountain Raptor Program · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
Animal welfare
- $10,000
Sit Stay Read · Chicago, IL · 2024
Animal welfare
- $10,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2023
Animal welfare
- $10,000
Colorado Animal Rescue Express · Englewood, CO · 2023
Animal welfare
- $10,000
Rocky Mountain Raptor Program · Fort Collins, CO · 2023
Animal welfare
- $10,000
Sit Stay Read · Chicago, IL · 2023
Animal welfare
- $10,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2022
Animal welfare
- $10,000
Colorado Animal Rescue Express · Englewood, CO · 2022
Animal welfare
- $10,000
Rocky Mountain Raptor Program · Fort Collins, CO · 2022
Animal welfare
- $10,000
Sit Stay Read · Chicago, IL · 2022
Animal welfare
- $8,000
Tree House Humane Society · Chicago, IL · 2025
Animal welfare
- $8,000
Tree House Humane Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
Animal welfare
- $7,500
Tree House Humane Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Animal welfare
- $7,500
Animal Rescue Aid · Jasper, GA · 2022
Animal welfare
- $7,500
Tree House Humane Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Companion Animal Program · Chatham, MA · 2025
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Envisioning Access · Boston, MA · 2025
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Pet Partners · Bellevue, WA · 2025
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Save a Pet · Grayslake, IL · 2025
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Companion Animal Program · Chatham, MA · 2024
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Defenders of Animal Rights · Phoenix, MD · 2024
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Envisioning Access · Boston, MA · 2024
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Pet Partners · Bellevue, WA · 2024
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Save a Pet · Grayslake, IL · 2024
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Animal Rescue Aid · Jasper, GA · 2023
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Companion Animal Protection Society · Cohasset, MA · 2023
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Defenders of Animal Rights · Phoenix, MD · 2023
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Envisioning Access · Boston, MA · 2023
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Pet Partners · Bellevue, WA · 2023
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Pets for the Elderly · San Tan Valley, AZ · 2023
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Save a Pet · Grayslake, IL · 2023
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Barnswallowa Wild Bird Concern · Wauconda, IL · 2022
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Companion Animal Protection Society · Cohasset, MA · 2022
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Defenders of Animal Rights · Phoenix, MD · 2022
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Helping Hands Monkey Helpers for the Disabled · Boston, MA · 2022
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Neads · Princeton, MA · 2022
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Pet Partners · Bellevue, WA · 2022
Animal welfare
- $5,000
Save a Pet · Grayslake, IL · 2022
Animal welfare
- $3,000
Barnswallowa Wild Bird Concern · Wauconda, IL · 2023
Animal welfare
- $2,000
Defenders of Animal Rights · Phoenix, MD · 2025
Animal welfare
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