Ethel Frends Charitable Foundation
Dallas, TX · EIN 59-7246019. Reported 129 grants totalling $638,500 to 59 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Ethel Frends Charitable Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,500 and $5,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $10,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guide Dogs of America | Sylmar, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Disaster Search Dog Foundation Inc | Santa Paula, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Diego Humane Society & SPCA | San Diego, CA | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Helen Woodward Animal Center | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | $26,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Guide Dogs of the Desert | Palm Springs, CA | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Canine Companions for Independence | Santa Rosa, CA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Humane Society of the United States | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Spay Neuter Imperative Project | Indio, CA | $19,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Woods Humane Society | San Luis Obispo, CA | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Inland Valley Humane Society & SPCA | Pomona, CA | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Volunteers of Burbank Animal Shelter | Burbank, CA | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Care 4 Paws Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ken-Mar Rescue | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Little Angels Service Dogs | Jamul, CA | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Operation Blankets of Love | Grenada Hills, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Riverside Humane Society | Riverside, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Shadow's Fund Inc | Lompoc, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Voice for the Animals Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Police Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | New York, NY | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| ASPCA | New York, NY | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Companion Animal Protection Society (caps) | Thousand Oaks, CA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Love on 4 Paws Inc | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Animal Care & Education (face) | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Street Vet | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Spay-Neuter Action Project | Encinitas, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Canine Support Teams Inc | Menifee, CA | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Basset Hound Rescue of Southern California | Whittier, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Animal Medicine Project Inc | San Pedro, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pasadena Humane Society | Pasadena, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Paws for Purple Hearts | Penngrove, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rancho Coastal Humane Society | Encinitas, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Fix Project Dba Fix Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Feeding Pets of the Homeless | Carson City, NV | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| C a R E 4 Paws Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Paws Rescue | Palm Desert, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Canine Companions | Santa Rosa, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society | Buellton, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spay Neuter Project of Los Angeles Inc | San Pedro, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The People Concern | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Companion Animal Protection Society (caps) | Cohasset, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Labradors and Friends Dog Rescue Group Inc | San Diego, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Animal Rescue Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California Labs & More Dog Rescue | Oceanside, CA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Canine Adoption and Rescue League | Ventura, CA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dogs Trust USA Inc | New York, NY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Little Red Dog Inc | Laguna Hills, CA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pawsitive Teams Inc | San Diego, CA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Street Dog Coalition | Fort Collins, CO | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bark Avenue Foundation | Glendale, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Forte Animal Rescue | Marina Del Ray, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Passion for Paws Rescue Inc | La Jolla, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Affordable Pet Care Group of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bailing Out Bentley | Simi Valley, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc | San Rafael, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lockwood Animal Rescue Center | Frazier Park, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mary S Roberts Pet Adoption Center | Riverside, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wags and Walks | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
35 of 59 (59%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 66%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- San Diego Humane Society & SPCA
SUPPORT FOR CANINE CARE AT - Humane Society of the United States
PETS FOR LIFE PROGRAM LOS - Volunteers of Burbank Animal Shelter
MEDICAL FUND TO REDUCE K9 - Spay-Neuter Action Project
SUPPORT STRENGTHENING PET - Helen Woodward Animal Center
CANINE ADOPTION MEDICAL & - Feeding Pets of the Homeless
SUPPORT FOR EMERGENCY VET
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 94 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | $156,000 | $3,500 |
| 2022 | 32 | $172,500 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 29 | $161,500 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 30 | $148,500 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 89% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ethel Frends Charitable Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 653067, Dallas, TX, 75265. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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