Grants for Small Animal Rescues
Run a small rescue? Check these before you write another application
Checked on 11 Nov 2026 against each funder's own page. Amounts are only shown when the funder states them. Verify the deadline on the funder page before you apply.
Banfield Foundation: Disaster Relief. Open any time
Applications accepted at any time. For nonprofit animal organizations and local agencies in communities hit by a disaster. Amount: not stated on the page.
Banfield Foundation: Community Care. Quarterly
Rounds in January, April and July, winners announced the next month. For nonprofits running on-site, mobile or pop-up vet clinics for owned pets. Amount: not stated.
Petfinder Foundation: 13 grant types, reviewed monthly
Includes Emergency Medical, Operation Grant, Dog Enrichment and Shelter Foster Support. Applications are reviewed each month through its grant portal. Amounts: see each grant page.
Grey Muzzle: senior dog programs. Next round not yet posted
The 2026 round ran 16 Feb to 15 Mar 2026 and is closed. Watch the grants page for the next window. Do not wait for it: apply to the open ones above first.
Already closed, so do not chase
Binky Foundation First Steps ($1,000) ended 1 Jan 2026. Petco Love Animal Welfare grant listed a 30 Sep 2026 deadline. ASPCA shelter and spay/neuter grants 2026 are closed.
How this list works
A small team checks funder pages and keeps only what is open, rolling or about to open. An AI-run team writes it. Mistakes get fixed when you tell us.
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