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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “rabbits”
Where the money went
Mika FoundationWake Forest, NC
6 matching grants · $246,647 · through 2025Largest: $106,008 to EAST COAST RABBIT RESCUE — rescuing and rehoming abandoned rabbits.
Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $59,730 · through 2024Largest: $12,681 to BUNNY BURROW RABBIT RESCUE — this grant is designated for general support.
Wags and Menace Make a Difference FoundationWilmington, DE
8 matching grants · $13,000 · through 2025Largest: $3,000 to ZOOH CORNER RABBIT RESCUE — in support of the medical fund
Dravet Syndrome FoundationCherry Hill, NJCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2025Largest: $779,250 to Regents of the University of Michigan — 1. university of michigan - special project funding:understanding phenotypes and biomarkers leading to sudep in a transgenic rabbit model - $750,000. this study uses a transgenic r…
The Curry Family FoundationPrairie Village, KS
3 matching grants · $65,000 · through 2025Largest: $25,000 to THE RABBIT HOLE — on-ramp to opening: general operating support for the rabbit hole
Largest: $500,000 to The Rabbit Hole — funds will provide support for general operations and for programmatic and administrative build out in preparation for the grand opening.
New Hampshire Charitable FoundationConcord, NHCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $178,478 · through 2024Largest: $12,000 to House Rabbit Network Inc — for general support
Largest: $20,000 to HOUSE RABBIT NETWORK — to fund animal rescue efforts
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $90,000 · through 2023Largest: $40,000 to House Rabbit Society — general support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
Largest: $377,789 to REGENTS OF UNIV OF CALIF — continue research of the deseases and treatments of the eye, specifically strabismus. funds support research at the univ of calif at san diego. the grant program is "immunohistoche…
Largest: $7,000 to All About Rabbits Rescue Inc — for the rescue of abandoned and neglected rabbits and their placement into loving forever homes
Erie Community FoundationErie, PACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $366,404 · through 2024Largest: $129,569 to ERIE AREA RABBIT SOCIETY & RESCUE — various projects
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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 →