Humane America Animal Foundation
Claremont, CA · EIN 95-4761276. Reported 99 grants totalling $11.1M to 70 organizations across tax years 2021-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Humane America Animal Foundation, the IRS classifies it under animal welfare rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE D200) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 70 distinct organizations, with 18% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 54% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $40,000. Half of what it reported fell between $15,000 and $120,000; the smallest was $5,130 and the largest $1,505,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Solutions Action | Washington, DC | $2,015,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Good Food Institute Inc | Arlington, VA | $1,329,390 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Humane League | Rockville, MD | $880,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Karuna Foundation | Niwot, CO | $755,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lead for Farmed Animals | Denver, CO | $430,680 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pollination Project Foundation | Martinez, CA | $405,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Roots Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $385,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lever Foundation Growth Fund | Lancaster, PA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Accountability Board Inc | Wakefield, MA | $330,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Animal Charity Evaluators | Covina, CA | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Material Innovation Institute | Napa, CA | $314,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mercy for Animals | Los Angeles, CA | $280,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lever Foundation Inc | Lancaster, PA | $240,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Effective Ventures Foundation USA | San Francisco, CA | $230,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Humane World for Animals Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | $205,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $165,743 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Proveg International Incorporated | Pittsfield, MA | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fish Welfare Initiative | Normal, IL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sentient Media | San Francisco, CA | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greener By Default | Chicago, IL | $135,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Faunalytics | Olympia, WA | $102,090 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Animal Wellness Action | Santa Monica, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Animal Equality | West Hollywood, CA | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Founders Pledge Inc | New York, NY | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Innerspace Inc | Boston, MA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Competitive Markets Action | Washington, DC | $73,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meridian Institute | Drexel Hill, PA | $70,375 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aquatic Life Institute Inc | Rye, NY | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clean Air Task Force Inc | Boston, MA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dharma Voices for Animals | San Francisco, CA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Plant Based Foods Institute | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pivot Food Investment Inc | New York, NY | $57,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Farm Action Fund | Mexico, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Organization for Competitive Markets | Lincoln, NE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Veterinary Association for Farm Animal Welfare | Milwaukee, WI | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Agfood Future Foundation | Wesley Chapel, FL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beyond Carnism Inc | Orlando, FL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Physicians Association for Nutrition USA Inc | Holland, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Breakthrough Institute | Berkeley, CA | $37,970 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Compassion in World Farming | New York, NY | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Claremont Graduate University | Claremont, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ideagarden Institute Incorporated | Healdsburg, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rethink Priorities | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rancho Compasion | Nicasio, CA | $26,263 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Global Food Partners Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Humane World for Animals International | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Institute for Humane Education | Surry, ME | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Connect for Animals Inc | New York, NY | $23,463 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Essential Impact Inc | Concord, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | Sacramento, CA | $17,535 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Textile Exchange | Burbank, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vegan Outreach Inc | Sacramento, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Well-Fed World | Washington, DC | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Innovate Animal Ag | Sacramento, CA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Animal Defense Partnership Inc | Ardsley, NY | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Live Love Animal Services Incorporated | Long Beach, CA | $10,075 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Balanced Inc | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Educated Choices Program Inc | Peachtree Corners, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rescue My Animal | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scarlet Moon Inc | Bangor, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Underdog Animal Rescue and Rehab | Moab, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Jewish Food Ethics | Erie, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Diego Humane Society and SPCA | San Diego, CA | $6,786 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Contemporary Sciences Inc | North Potomac, MD | $6,666 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brighter Green Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Thrive Philanthropy Incorporated | Albany, NY | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lifeline Animal Project Inc | Atlanta, GA | $5,130 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
23 of 70 (33%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- The Humane League (us)
RESTRICTED $500K OPEN WING ALLIANCE GRANTS, $100K ANIMAL POLICY ALLIANCE GRANTS - Karuna Foundation
RESTRICTED TO SPONSORED ORGANIZATION VEGAN FRIENDLY ISRAEL - Lead for Farmed Animals
MODEL C GRANTING SPONSORSHIP BY HAAF, TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF DONATIONS RECEIVED ON THEIR BEHALF FOR LEAD CONFERENCE - Animal Charity Evaluators
TO SUPPORT VOX'S COVERAGE OF FARM ANIMAL WELFARE AND RELATED TOPICS - The Humane Society of the United States
RESTRICTED TO HSUS'S FARM ANIMAL PROTECTION DIVISION - Lever Foundation Inc
SUPPORT WORK IN CHINA AND ASIA
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 64 of 70 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | $339,754 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 28 | $2,783,865 | $33,985 |
| 2023 | 56 | $7,967,547 | $62,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
26% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $40,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Humane America Animal Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 54 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 5 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 310 N Indian Hill Blvd 800, Claremont, CA, 91711.
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