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12 funders with a record of paying for “feline”
Where the money went Gs Humane Corp → Flatbush Cats Inc: $1.6M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Liebchen's Gift Foundation → Exotic Feline Rescue: $880K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Petsmart Charities Inc → Felines Inc: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Everycat Health Foundation Inc → North Carolina State University: $189K across 1 grant, latest 2024 D'agostino Foundation → Caring Fields Felines: $135K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Knopf Family Foundation Inc → Caring Fields Felines: $130K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc → Feline Rescue and Rehome: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Ahimsa Foundation → Florida's Forgotten Felines: $49K across 3 grants, latest 2024 R Terry Everett Foundation → Felines Under Rescue: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Duffield Family Foundation → Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Bernice Barbour Foundation Inc 5487-00-40 → Merrimack River Feline Rescue: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Fluff Buddies: $19K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gs Humane Corp → Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition Inc: $710K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Liebchen's Gift Foundation → Exotic Feline Rescuse: $190K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Petsmart Charities Inc → Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee: $105K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Everycat Health Foundation Inc → University of California Davis: $104K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc → Floridas Forgotten Felines: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ahimsa Foundation → Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society: $26K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Duffield Family Foundation → Fieldhaven Feline Center: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Knopf Family Foundation Inc → Salem Animal Rescue League: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Bernice Barbour Foundation Inc 5487-00-40 → Friends of Felines Inc: $20K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Fieldhaven Feline Center: $19K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gs Humane Corp → American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Dba Aspca: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Everycat Health Foundation Inc → Colorado State University: $92K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc → Taos Feral Feline Friends: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Ahimsa Foundation → Ouabache Valley Felines and Friends: $24K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Feline Network of the Central Coast: $16K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Petsmart Charities Inc → Furrr Feline Rescue: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Bernice Barbour Foundation Inc 5487-00-40 → Advocates 4 Animals Feline Rescue: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Duffield Family Foundation → Salem Friends of Felines: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gs Humane Corp → Animal Care Centers of Nyc (Acc): $345K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gs Humane Corp → Tufts University: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gs Humane Corp → Long Island University: $54K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Everycat Health Foundation Inc → Texas A & M Agrillife Research: $52K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Everycat Health Foundation Inc → University of Missouri: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Everycat Health Foundation Inc → Michigan State University: $49K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Everycat Health Foundation Inc → University of Illinois: $28K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Everycat Health Foundation Inc → University of Wisconsin: $27K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gs Humane Corp → Happy Cat Inc: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc → Feral Feline Coalition of Ocean Springs: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc → Front Porch Felines: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc → Florida's Forgotten Felines: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc → Frisky Feline Rescue: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Napa Humane (the Humane Society of Napa County & Spca Inc): $13K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gs Humane Corp → Shelter Animals Count - A National Database Initiative: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Rescue Angels Inc: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → El Dorado County Humane Society: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc → Fluffy Felines: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Petsmart Charities Inc → Fisher Valley Felines: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Petsmart Charities Inc → Kaydees Promise Feline Rescue: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Petsmart Charities Inc → Fieldhaven Feline Center: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Petsmart Charities Inc → Gods Feral Felines Inc: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Petsmart Charities Inc → Whatcom Feline Alliance: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Humane Society of Napa County & Spca Inc (Napa Humane): $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Petsmart Charities Inc → The Feline Foundation of Greater Washington Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Front Porch Felines- Granted in 2022 Check Replaced in 2023: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Agee Memorial Wildlife Fund (Aka Fat Kitty City): $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Duffield Family Foundation → University of Wisconsin-Madison: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Hearts That Purr Feline Guardians: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Duffield Family Foundation → Feline Rescue Inc: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Duffield Family Foundation → Rocky Mountain Feline Rescue: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gs Humane Corp → Jaegers Run Animal Rescue Inc: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Duffield Family Foundation → Misfit Felines: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gs Humane Corp → Double D Bar Ranch Inc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gs Humane Corp: $3.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Gs Humane Corp $3.2M Liebchen's Gift Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Liebchen's Gift Foundation $1.1M Everycat Health Foundation Inc: $593K on this topic. Open the funder. Everycat Health Foundation Inc $593K Petsmart Charities Inc: $463K on this topic. Open the funder. Petsmart Charities Inc $463K Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc: $225K on this topic. Open the funder. Leslie L Alexander Foundation… $225K Knopf Family Foundation Inc: $150K on this topic. Open the funder. Knopf Family Foundation Inc $150K D'agostino Foundation: $135K on this topic. Open the funder. D'agostino Foundation $135K Thornton S Jr and Katrina D: $106K on this topic. Open the funder. Thornton S Jr and Katrina D $106K Ahimsa Foundation: $99K on this topic. Open the funder. Ahimsa Foundation $99K The Duffield Family Foundation: $70K on this topic. Open the funder. The Duffield Family Foundation $70K Bernice Barbour Foundation Inc 5487-00-40: $58K on this topic. Open the funder. Bernice Barbour Foundation In… $58K R Terry Everett Foundation: $40K on this topic. Open the funder. R Terry Everett Foundation $40K Flatbush Cats Inc: received $1.6M on this topic Flatbush Cats Inc $1.6M Exotic Feline Rescue: received $880K on this topic Exotic Feline Rescue $880K Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition Inc: received $710K on this topic Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare… $710K American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Dba Aspca: received $350K on this topic American Society for the Preven… $350K Animal Care Centers of Nyc (Acc): received $345K on this topic Animal Care Centers of Nyc (Acc) $345K Felines Inc: received $300K on this topic Felines Inc $300K Caring Fields Felines: received $265K on this topic Caring Fields Felines $265K Exotic Feline Rescuse: received $190K on this topic Exotic Feline Rescuse $190K North Carolina State University: received $189K on this topic North Carolina State University $189K Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee: received $105K on this topic Feral Feline Friends of East Te… $105K University of California Davis: received $104K on this topic University of California Davis $104K Colorado State University: received $92K on this topic Colorado State University $92K Feline Rescue and Rehome: received $75K on this topic Feline Rescue and Rehome $75K Tufts University: received $65K on this topic Tufts University $65K Florida's Forgotten Felines: received $64K on this topic Florida's Forgotten Felines $64K Long Island University: received $54K on this topic Long Island University $54K Texas A & M Agrillife Research: received $52K on this topic Texas A & M Agrillife Research $52K Fieldhaven Feline Center: received $50K on this topic Fieldhaven Feline Center $50K University of Missouri: received $50K on this topic University of Missouri $50K Michigan State University: received $49K on this topic Michigan State University $49K Felines Under Rescue: received $40K on this topic Felines Under Rescue $40K Floridas Forgotten Felines: received $40K on this topic Floridas Forgotten Felines $40K Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association: received $30K on this topic Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni… $30K Merrimack River Feline Rescue: received $30K on this topic Merrimack River Feline Rescue $30K Taos Feral Feline Friends: received $30K on this topic Taos Feral Feline Friends $30K University of Illinois: received $28K on this topic University of Illinois $28K University of Wisconsin: received $27K on this topic University of Wisconsin $27K Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society: received $26K on this topic Merrimack River Feline Rescue S… $26K Ouabache Valley Felines and Friends: received $24K on this topic Ouabache Valley Felines and Fri… $24K Happy Cat Inc: received $24K on this topic Happy Cat Inc $24K Salem Animal Rescue League: received $20K on this topic Salem Animal Rescue League $20K Feral Feline Coalition of Ocean Springs: received $20K on this topic Feral Feline Coalition of Ocean… $20K Front Porch Felines: received $20K on this topic Front Porch Felines $20K Friends of Felines Inc: received $20K on this topic Friends of Felines Inc $20K Fluff Buddies: received $19K on this topic Fluff Buddies $19K Feline Network of the Central Coast: received $16K on this topic Feline Network of the Central C… $16K Frisky Feline Rescue: received $15K on this topic Frisky Feline Rescue $15K Furrr Feline Rescue: received $15K on this topic Furrr Feline Rescue $15K Napa Humane (the Humane Society of Napa County & Spca Inc): received $13K on this topic Napa Humane (the Humane Society… $13K Shelter Animals Count - A National Database Initiative: received $10K on this topic Shelter Animals Count - A Natio… $10K Rescue Angels Inc: received $10K on this topic Rescue Angels Inc $10K El Dorado County Humane Society: received $10K on this topic El Dorado County Humane Society $10K Fluffy Felines: received $10K on this topic Fluffy Felines $10K Fisher Valley Felines: received $10K on this topic Fisher Valley Felines $10K Kaydees Promise Feline Rescue: received $8K on this topic Kaydees Promise Feline Rescue $8K Advocates 4 Animals Feline Rescue: received $8K on this topic Advocates 4 Animals Feline Resc… $8K Gods Feral Felines Inc: received $7K on this topic Gods Feral Felines Inc $7K Whatcom Feline Alliance: received $7K on this topic Whatcom Feline Alliance $7K Humane Society of Napa County & Spca Inc (Napa Humane): received $6K on this topic Humane Society of Napa County &… $6K The Feline Foundation of Greater Washington Inc: received $5K on this topic The Feline Foundation of Greate… $5K Front Porch Felines- Granted in 2022 Check Replaced in 2023: received $5K on this topic Front Porch Felines- Granted in… $5K Agee Memorial Wildlife Fund (Aka Fat Kitty City): received $5K on this topic Agee Memorial Wildlife Fund (Ak… $5K Salem Friends of Felines: received $4K on this topic Salem Friends of Felines $4K University of Wisconsin-Madison: received $4K on this topic University of Wisconsin-Madison $4K Hearts That Purr Feline Guardians: received $3K on this topic Hearts That Purr Feline Guardia… $3K Feline Rescue Inc: received $3K on this topic Feline Rescue Inc $3K Rocky Mountain Feline Rescue: received $3K on this topic Rocky Mountain Feline Rescue $3K Jaegers Run Animal Rescue Inc: received $2K on this topic Jaegers Run Animal Rescue Inc $2K Misfit Felines: received $2K on this topic Misfit Felines $2K Double D Bar Ranch Inc: received $1K on this topic Double D Bar Ranch Inc $1K 12 funders, 60 recipients, grants matching “feline” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $500,000 to FLATBUSH CATS INC — feline welfare - support purchase of real estate for org to use as nonprofit vet clinic in brooklyn, ny
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Largest: $7,000 to FIELDHAVEN FELINE CENTER — spay/neuter program benefiting community cats in marysville and the 95901 area code. the program includes surgeries, vaccinations, and parasite treatment.
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Largest: $189,363 to North Carolina State University — feline health research grants: capk23-003-2, ec25s - 06, ec24f-290, ec24f-281
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Largest: $300,000 to FELINES INC — adoptions, transport
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Largest: $45,000 to FELINE RESCUE AND REHOME — animal rescue
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Largest: $19,000 to FLORIDA'S FORGOTTEN FELINES — support for animals
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Largest: $30,000 to WISCONSIN FOUNDATION AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION — feline h5n1 outbreak response
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Largest: $35,000 to CARING FIELDS FELINES — for the medical care including microchips and vaccines and food for the felines at caring fields
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Largest: $780,000 to EXOTIC FELINE RESCUE — animal welfare
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Largest: $39,000 to CARING FIELDS FELINES — new sanctuary-no kill feline rescue
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Largest: $10,000 to Merrimack River Feline Rescue — feral cat spay/neuter
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Largest: $10,000 to FELINES UNDER RESCUE — charitable activities; spay/neuter services for felines
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