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12 funders with a record of paying for “feral”
Where the money went The Roger James Charitable Foundation → Feral Cat Spay-Neuter Project: $561K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Carolyn S & Donald F Obrecht Foundation → Cat Care Durango: $480K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → Georgia Police K9 Foundation Inc: $310K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Feral Friends Community Cat Alliance: $206K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Petsmart Charities Inc → Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee: $105K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Angela J Bowen Conservancy Foundation → Friends of the Animal Shelter in Hancock County: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Fleming Family Foundation → Kitty Karma of Delray Inc: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Sperl Family Foundation → Fix Nation: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Bernice Barbour Foundation Inc 5487-00-40 → Animal Rescue Veterinary Services: $33K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax → Mid-Cities Community Cats: $20K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Sakrescue: $18K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Just Four Paws Foundation → Friends of Feral Felines: $10K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Roger James Charitable Foundation → Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon: $561K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → No Kill Glynn County Inc: $290K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Petsmart Charities Inc → Feral Cat Warriors Inc: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Panther City Feral Cat Coalition: $56K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Carolyn S & Donald F Obrecht Foundation → Dogster's Spay and Neuter Program: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Bernice Barbour Foundation Inc 5487-00-40 → Merrimack River Feline Rescue: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Fleming Family Foundation → Palm Beach Island Cats: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Angela J Bowen Conservancy Foundation → Mississippi Spay and Neuter: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Sperl Family Foundation → Petsmart: $20K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax → Friends of Arlington Animal Services: $20K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Feral Cat Caretakers Coalition: $17K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Just Four Paws Foundation → Spay Our Strays: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → Camden County Georgia Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit: $217K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Petsmart Charities Inc → San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition: $39K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Angela J Bowen Conservancy Foundation → Friends of Jackson County Animal Shelter: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Fleming Family Foundation → Kitty Karma of Delray Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Bernice Barbour Foundation Inc 5487-00-40 → Friends of Felines Inc: $20K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax → Panther City Feral Cat Coalition: $20K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Feline Network of the Central Coast: $16K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Sperl Family Foundation → Shadow Hills Pet Clinic: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Just Four Paws Foundation → Fluffy Felines: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Carolyn S & Donald F Obrecht Foundation → Cat Care Tnr of Sw Colorado: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → Paws 4 Liberty: $134K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → Humane Society of Camden County Inc: $124K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → Pilots N Paws: $74K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → Everypet: $58K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → Paws4liberty Inc: $58K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → Camden County Sheriff's Office K-9 Fund: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → Cats Angels Inc Spca: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → Mission K9 Rescue: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Willard Family Charitable Foundation → First Coast No More Homeless Pets: $34K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Petsmart Charities Inc → Focus On Ferals Inc: $32K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Angela J Bowen Conservancy Foundation → Friends of Animal Shelter Hancock County: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bernice Barbour Foundation Inc 5487-00-40 → Fix Our Ferals: $19K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Petsmart Charities Inc → Feral Cat Program of Georgia Inc: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Angela J Bowen Conservancy Foundation → Friends of Jackson County Animal Shelter Pets: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Fix Our Ferals Dba Animal Fix Clinic: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Motherlode Feral Cat Alliance: $9K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Petsmart Charities Inc → Stray Feral Cat Rescue Associates of Minnesota: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Northern Colorado Friends of Ferals: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Petsmart Charities Inc → Gods Feral Felines Inc: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Fix Our Ferals (Dba Animal Fix Clinic): $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Just Four Paws Foundation → Stray Cat Alliance: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Whisker Warriors Animal Defense Fund: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → North Eastern Colorado Feral Cat Coalition: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Kims Nurturing Nest Animal Sanctuary: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Willard Family Charitable Foundation: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Willard Family Charitable Fou… $1.4M The Roger James Charitable Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Roger James Charitable Fo… $1.1M Carolyn S & Donald F Obrecht Foundation: $535K on this topic. Open the funder. Carolyn S & Donald F Obrecht… $535K Petsmart Charities Inc: $267K on this topic. Open the funder. Petsmart Charities Inc $267K Communities Foundation of Texas Inc: $262K on this topic. Open the funder. Communities Foundation of Tex… $262K Angela J Bowen Conservancy Foundation: $165K on this topic. Open the funder. Angela J Bowen Conservancy Fo… $165K Bernice Barbour Foundation Inc 5487-00-40: $101K on this topic. Open the funder. Bernice Barbour Foundation In… $101K Fleming Family Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder. Fleming Family Foundation $100K Thornton S Jr and Katrina D: $93K on this topic. Open the funder. Thornton S Jr and Katrina D $93K The Sperl Family Foundation: $76K on this topic. Open the funder. The Sperl Family Foundation $76K Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax: $59K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Foundation of North… $59K Just Four Paws Foundation: $24K on this topic. Open the funder. Just Four Paws Foundation $24K Feral Cat Spay-Neuter Project: received $561K on this topic Feral Cat Spay-Neuter Project $561K Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon: received $561K on this topic Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon $561K Cat Care Durango: received $480K on this topic Cat Care Durango $480K Georgia Police K9 Foundation Inc: received $310K on this topic Georgia Police K9 Foundation Inc $310K No Kill Glynn County Inc: received $290K on this topic No Kill Glynn County Inc $290K Camden County Georgia Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit: received $217K on this topic Camden County Georgia Sheriff's… $217K Feral Friends Community Cat Alliance: received $206K on this topic Feral Friends Community Cat All… $206K Paws 4 Liberty: received $134K on this topic Paws 4 Liberty $134K Humane Society of Camden County Inc: received $124K on this topic Humane Society of Camden County… $124K Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee: received $105K on this topic Feral Feline Friends of East Te… $105K Panther City Feral Cat Coalition: received $76K on this topic Panther City Feral Cat Coalition $76K Pilots N Paws: received $74K on this topic Pilots N Paws $74K Friends of the Animal Shelter in Hancock County: received $70K on this topic Friends of the Animal Shelter i… $70K Feral Cat Warriors Inc: received $60K on this topic Feral Cat Warriors Inc $60K Everypet: received $58K on this topic Everypet $58K Paws4liberty Inc: received $58K on this topic Paws4liberty Inc $58K Kitty Karma of Delray Inc: received $50K on this topic Kitty Karma of Delray Inc $50K Fix Nation: received $50K on this topic Fix Nation $50K Dogster's Spay and Neuter Program: received $50K on this topic Dogster's Spay and Neuter Progr… $50K Camden County Sheriff's Office K-9 Fund: received $50K on this topic Camden County Sheriff's Office… $50K Cats Angels Inc Spca: received $40K on this topic Cats Angels Inc Spca $40K Mission K9 Rescue: received $40K on this topic Mission K9 Rescue $40K San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition: received $39K on this topic San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition $39K First Coast No More Homeless Pets: received $34K on this topic First Coast No More Homeless Pe… $34K Animal Rescue Veterinary Services: received $33K on this topic Animal Rescue Veterinary Servic… $33K Focus On Ferals Inc: received $32K on this topic Focus On Ferals Inc $32K Merrimack River Feline Rescue: received $30K on this topic Merrimack River Feline Rescue $30K Palm Beach Island Cats: received $30K on this topic Palm Beach Island Cats $30K Mississippi Spay and Neuter: received $30K on this topic Mississippi Spay and Neuter $30K Friends of Jackson County Animal Shelter: received $25K on this topic Friends of Jackson County Anima… $25K Friends of Animal Shelter Hancock County: received $25K on this topic Friends of Animal Shelter Hanco… $25K Kitty Karma of Delray Inc: received $20K on this topic Kitty Karma of Delray Inc $20K Petsmart: received $20K on this topic Petsmart $20K Friends of Felines Inc: received $20K on this topic Friends of Felines Inc $20K Mid-Cities Community Cats: received $20K on this topic Mid-Cities Community Cats $20K Friends of Arlington Animal Services: received $20K on this topic Friends of Arlington Animal Ser… $20K Fix Our Ferals: received $19K on this topic Fix Our Ferals $19K Sakrescue: received $18K on this topic Sakrescue $18K Feral Cat Program of Georgia Inc: received $17K on this topic Feral Cat Program of Georgia Inc $17K Feral Cat Caretakers Coalition: received $17K on this topic Feral Cat Caretakers Coalition $17K Feline Network of the Central Coast: received $16K on this topic Feline Network of the Central C… $16K Friends of Jackson County Animal Shelter Pets: received $15K on this topic Friends of Jackson County Anima… $15K Fix Our Ferals Dba Animal Fix Clinic: received $10K on this topic Fix Our Ferals Dba Animal Fix C… $10K Friends of Feral Felines: received $10K on this topic Friends of Feral Felines $10K Motherlode Feral Cat Alliance: received $9K on this topic Motherlode Feral Cat Alliance $9K Stray Feral Cat Rescue Associates of Minnesota: received $8K on this topic Stray Feral Cat Rescue Associat… $8K Northern Colorado Friends of Ferals: received $7K on this topic Northern Colorado Friends of Fe… $7K Gods Feral Felines Inc: received $7K on this topic Gods Feral Felines Inc $7K Fix Our Ferals (Dba Animal Fix Clinic): received $6K on this topic Fix Our Ferals (Dba Animal Fix… $6K Shadow Hills Pet Clinic: received $6K on this topic Shadow Hills Pet Clinic $6K Spay Our Strays: received $5K on this topic Spay Our Strays $5K Fluffy Felines: received $5K on this topic Fluffy Felines $5K Cat Care Tnr of Sw Colorado: received $5K on this topic Cat Care Tnr of Sw Colorado $5K Stray Cat Alliance: received $5K on this topic Stray Cat Alliance $5K Whisker Warriors Animal Defense Fund: received $4K on this topic Whisker Warriors Animal Defense… $4K North Eastern Colorado Feral Cat Coalition: received $4K on this topic North Eastern Colorado Feral Ca… $4K Kims Nurturing Nest Animal Sanctuary: received $2K on this topic Kims Nurturing Nest Animal Sanc… $2K 12 funders, 57 recipients, grants matching “feral” 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: $100,758 to CAMDEN COUNTY GEORGIA SHERIFF'S OFFICE K-9 UNIT — provide for the welfare of both domestic and feral dogs and cats
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Largest: $6,000 to FERAL CAT CARETAKERS COALITION — 15th community cat workshop, tnr, managed care feral colonies, rescue, fostering, adoptions, veterinary, food and medicines & safe spaces sheltering
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Largest: $13,500 to Animal Rescue Veterinary Services — feral clinic program
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Largest: $146,968 to FERAL CAT SPAY-NEUTER PROJECT — unrestricted general
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Largest: $6,500 to PANTHER CITY FERAL CAT COALITION — for trap-neuter-vaccinate-return services and medical care for injured and ill cats who are feral or abandoned
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Largest: $72,000 to FERAL FELINE FRIENDS OF EAST TENNESSEE — adoptions, field initiatives
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Largest: $55,948 to FERAL FRIENDS COMMUNITY CAT ALLIANCE — this grant is designated for general support.
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Largest: $20,000 to FIX NATION — medical services, including spay and neutering, for feral cats and homeless dogs
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Largest: $20,000 to KITTY KARMA OF DELRAY INC — feral cat management program
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Largest: $35,000 to FRIENDS OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN HANCOCK COUNTY — control of feral and domestic animal populations for wildlife habitat enhancement
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Largest: $180,000 to CAT CARE DURANGO — animal welfare-neutering feral cats
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Largest: $2,500 to Friends of Feral Felines — to control the feral cat popluation
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