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12 funders with a record of paying for “donkey”
Where the money went
Largest: $6,000 to EQUITARIAN INITIATIVE — to study pain relief in donkeys and proper dose of medication (gabapentin) needed to help alleviate pain in donkeys.
Largest: $5,000 to PEACEFUL VALLEY DONKEY RES — to provide a safe and loving environment to all donkeys that have been abused, neglected or abandoned and wild burros under threat of destruction
Largest: $6,700 to PEACEFUL VALLEY DONKEY RESCUE INC — general funds
Wags and Menace Make a Difference FoundationWilmington, DE
13 matching grants · $21,000 · through 2025Largest: $2,500 to PEACEFUL VALLEY DONKEY RESCUE INC — in support of the emergency medical care
Largest: $56,600 to TURNING POINTE DONKEY RESCUE — care of rescued donkeys; purchase and transport of 3 feedlot donkeys
Largest: $10,000 to THE DONKEY SANCTUARY — general operating support
Largest: $2,000 to PEACEFUL VALLEY DONKEY RESCUE — aid donee organization to carry out functions
Largest: $10,000 to LITTLE LONGEARS MINIATURE DONKEY RESCUE — operating expenses
Largest: $15,000 to LONGHOPES DONKEY SHELTER — medical expenses
Largest: $5,000 to PEACEFUL VALLEY DONKEY RESCUE INC — general operating
Largest: $10,000 to HEEHAW DONKEY RESCUE — to rescue, rehabilitate, re-train, and re-home donkeys
Largest: $15,000 to RANCHO BURRO DONKEY SANCTUARY — to promote religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational activities
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →