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12 funders with a record of paying for “stray”

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St Louis Community Foundation → Stray Rescue of St Louis: $316K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gerald R Scanlon Charitable Tr → Friends of Strays Inc: $266K across 5 grants, latest 2024Kathryn G Favre Charitable Foundation → Stray Rescue: $56K across 3 grants, latest 2024Levy Family Foundation Inc → Stray Rescue of St Louis: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2025Greater Good Charities → Stray Rescue of St Louis: $39K across 4 grants, latest 2024Quint Family Foundation Inc → The Cat Network Inc: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Lovett Family Foundation → Cochise Canine Rescue: $16K across 4 grants, latest 2024Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Stray Paws Animal Haven: $16K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Pfizer Foundation Inc → Stray Rescue of St Louis: $13K across 5 grants, latest 2024Susanne P Boyd and Darrel Boyd → Pant - Partnership of Animals Needing Transition: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2023Just Four Paws Foundation → Spay Our Strays: $10K across 3 grants, latest 2024Aranosian Family Foundation → Live and Let Live Farm Inc: $10K across 3 grants, latest 2024Kathryn G Favre Charitable Foundation → Stray Haven Rescue: $37K across 3 grants, latest 2024Quint Family Foundation Inc → The Cat Network: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023Greater Good Charities → Just Strays Animal Foundation Inc Dba Simply Cats Adoption Center: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2023Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Stray Cat Alliance: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Lovett Family Foundation → Wildhorse Ranch Rescue: $12K across 4 grants, latest 2024St Louis Community Foundation → Helping Strays of Monroe County: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2024Susanne P Boyd and Darrel Boyd → Stray Help Inc: $10K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Pfizer Foundation Inc → Stray Cat Blue Inc: $8K across 4 grants, latest 2024Just Four Paws Foundation → Stray Cat Alliance: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024Aranosian Family Foundation → Tunica Humane Society: $4K across 3 grants, latest 2024Kathryn G Favre Charitable Foundation → Stray Paws Rescue: $24K across 3 grants, latest 2024Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Sakrescue: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2024Greater Good Charities → Bobbi and the Strays: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021Susanne P Boyd and Darrel Boyd → Cat Wranglers of Claverack: $9K across 2 grants, latest 2025St Louis Community Foundation → Stray Haven Rescue: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024Just Four Paws Foundation → Friends of Feral Felines: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Aranosian Family Foundation → Humane Society International: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Pfizer Foundation Inc → Just Strays Animal Foundation Inc Dba Simply Cats: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Stray Cat Alliance (501c3 Nonprofit): $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Pet Place International: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Bakersfield Strays (A Cooperative Project Between Southern California Pomer: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Agee Memorial Wildlife Inc (Aka Fat Kitty City): $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023Aranosian Family Foundation → No Dogs Left Behind: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2024Aranosian Family Foundation → Four Paws USA: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2024Aranosian Family Foundation → Wag: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2024Just Four Paws Foundation → Infinite Love Animal Rescue: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2025Aranosian Family Foundation → Cullman Area Animal Welfare Assoc: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2024Aranosian Family Foundation → Becky's Gift Equine Relief: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2024Aranosian Family Foundation → Shepherds Beyond Borders: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2024Aranosian Family Foundation → Ring Dog Rescue: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022Aranosian Family Foundation → Save Korean Dogs USA Foundation: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022Aranosian Family Foundation → Maui Humane Society: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023Aranosian Family Foundation → Guardians of Rescue Inc: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022Aranosian Family Foundation → Paisley's Place and Home of the Una: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023Aranosian Family Foundation → Paws of War Inc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022Aranosian Family Foundation → The Romanian League in Defense of A: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023Aranosian Family Foundation → Kindness Ranch Animal Sanctuary: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024Aranosian Family Foundation → Guardians of Rescue: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024Aranosian Family Foundation → Ring Dog Resue: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024Aranosian Family Foundation → Virginia German Shepherd Rescue: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024Aranosian Family Foundation → Delta Rescue: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024Aranosian Family Foundation → Bright Hope Animal Resue: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024Aranosian Family Foundation → Friends of Horn Lake Animal Shelter: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024St Louis Community Foundation: $333K on this topic. Open the funder.St Louis Community Foundation$333KGerald R Scanlon Charitable Tr: $266K on this topic. Open the funder.Gerald R Scanlon Charitable Tr$266KKathryn G Favre Charitable Foundation: $116K on this topic. Open the funder.Kathryn G Favre Charitable Fo…$116KGreater Good Charities: $65K on this topic. Open the funder.Greater Good Charities$65KThornton S Jr and Katrina D: $63K on this topic. Open the funder.Thornton S Jr and Katrina D$63KQuint Family Foundation Inc: $50K on this topic. Open the funder.Quint Family Foundation Inc$50KAranosian Family Foundation: $50K on this topic. Open the funder.Aranosian Family Foundation$50KLevy Family Foundation Inc: $40K on this topic. Open the funder.Levy Family Foundation Inc$40KSusanne P Boyd and Darrel Boyd: $29K on this topic. Open the funder.Susanne P Boyd and Darrel Boyd$29KThe Lovett Family Foundation: $28K on this topic. Open the funder.The Lovett Family Foundation$28KThe Pfizer Foundation Inc: $23K on this topic. Open the funder.The Pfizer Foundation Inc$23KJust Four Paws Foundation: $23K on this topic. Open the funder.Just Four Paws Foundation$23KStray Rescue of St Louis: received $408K on this topicStray Rescue of St Louis$408KFriends of Strays Inc: received $266K on this topicFriends of Strays Inc$266KStray Rescue: received $56K on this topicStray Rescue$56KStray Haven Rescue: received $42K on this topicStray Haven Rescue$42KThe Cat Network Inc: received $30K on this topicThe Cat Network Inc$30KStray Paws Rescue: received $24K on this topicStray Paws Rescue$24KThe Cat Network: received $20K on this topicThe Cat Network$20KJust Strays Animal Foundation Inc Dba Simply Cats Adoption Center: received $16K on this topicJust Strays Animal Foundation I…$16KCochise Canine Rescue: received $16K on this topicCochise Canine Rescue$16KStray Paws Animal Haven: received $16K on this topicStray Paws Animal Haven$16KStray Cat Alliance: received $15K on this topicStray Cat Alliance$15KSakrescue: received $12K on this topicSakrescue$12KWildhorse Ranch Rescue: received $12K on this topicWildhorse Ranch Rescue$12KHelping Strays of Monroe County: received $11K on this topicHelping Strays of Monroe County$11KPant - Partnership of Animals Needing Transition: received $10K on this topicPant - Partnership of Animals N…$10KStray Help Inc: received $10K on this topicStray Help Inc$10KBobbi and the Strays: received $10K on this topicBobbi and the Strays$10KSpay Our Strays: received $10K on this topicSpay Our Strays$10KLive and Let Live Farm Inc: received $10K on this topicLive and Let Live Farm Inc$10KCat Wranglers of Claverack: received $9K on this topicCat Wranglers of Claverack$9KStray Cat Blue Inc: received $8K on this topicStray Cat Blue Inc$8KStray Cat Alliance (501c3 Nonprofit): received $6K on this topicStray Cat Alliance (501c3 Nonpr…$6KStray Cat Alliance: received $6K on this topicStray Cat Alliance$6KFriends of Feral Felines: received $5K on this topicFriends of Feral Felines$5KPet Place International: received $5K on this topicPet Place International$5KBakersfield Strays (A Cooperative Project Between Southern California Pomer: received $5K on this topicBakersfield Strays (A Cooperati…$5KTunica Humane Society: received $4K on this topicTunica Humane Society$4KHumane Society International: received $4K on this topicHumane Society International$4KAgee Memorial Wildlife Inc (Aka Fat Kitty City): received $4K on this topicAgee Memorial Wildlife Inc (Aka…$4KNo Dogs Left Behind: received $3K on this topicNo Dogs Left Behind$3KFour Paws USA: received $3K on this topicFour Paws USA$3KWag: received $3K on this topicWag$3KInfinite Love Animal Rescue: received $3K on this topicInfinite Love Animal Rescue$3KCullman Area Animal Welfare Assoc: received $3K on this topicCullman Area Animal Welfare Ass…$3KBecky's Gift Equine Relief: received $2K on this topicBecky's Gift Equine Relief$2KShepherds Beyond Borders: received $2K on this topicShepherds Beyond Borders$2KRing Dog Rescue: received $2K on this topicRing Dog Rescue$2KSave Korean Dogs USA Foundation: received $2K on this topicSave Korean Dogs USA Foundation$2KMaui Humane Society: received $2K on this topicMaui Humane Society$2KGuardians of Rescue Inc: received $2K on this topicGuardians of Rescue Inc$2KJust Strays Animal Foundation Inc Dba Simply Cats: received $1K on this topicJust Strays Animal Foundation I…$1KPaisley's Place and Home of the Una: received $1K on this topicPaisley's Place and Home of the…$1KPaws of War Inc: received $1K on this topicPaws of War Inc$1KThe Romanian League in Defense of A: received $1K on this topicThe Romanian League in Defense…$1KKindness Ranch Animal Sanctuary: received $1K on this topicKindness Ranch Animal Sanctuary$1KGuardians of Rescue: received $1K on this topicGuardians of Rescue$1KRing Dog Resue: received $1K on this topicRing Dog Resue$1KVirginia German Shepherd Rescue: received $1K on this topicVirginia German Shepherd Rescue$1KDelta Rescue: received $1K on this topicDelta Rescue$1KBright Hope Animal Resue: received $1K on this topicBright Hope Animal Resue$1KFriends of Horn Lake Animal Shelter: received $1K on this topicFriends of Horn Lake Animal She…$1K
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