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Eric Holby Animal Welfare Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$55k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
42
Grants FY2024
36
Organizations funded FY2023
0%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$8,000
Organizations funded a year
36 to 49
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
16
Total assets, FY2024
$945k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Eric Holby Animal Welfare Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23
AnimalsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving42$55k7%
FY202336$45k0%
FY202243$66k9%
FY202149$72k39%
FY202042$45kn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Animals$201kHuman Services$43kEnvironment$10kHealth$8kReligion$5kFood & Nutrition$3kHousing & Shelter$2kArts & Culture$100Other$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
NH
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MT
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WI
NY
MA
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IN
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
C & Ws RUSTIC HOLLOW SHELTER INC$30,04652%
Denver Dumb Friends League$11,00050%
Mower County Humane Society Inc$10,00051%
Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center$9,00050%
The Hermitage No Kill Cat Shelter$8,34750%
Catnap From the Heart$8,00050%
Physicians Committee for Responsible Med$8,00050%
International Wolf Center$7,50050%
Longhopes Donkey Shelter Inc$7,50040%
Cat Care Society$7,00050%
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All grantees of Eric Holby Animal Welfare Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
C & Ws RUSTIC HOLLOW SHELTER INC$30,04652%
Denver Dumb Friends League$11,00050%
Mower County Humane Society Inc$10,00051%
Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center$9,00050%
The Hermitage No Kill Cat Shelter$8,34750%
Catnap From the Heart$8,00050%
Physicians Committee for Responsible Med$8,00050%
International Wolf Center$7,50050%
Longhopes Donkey Shelter Inc$7,50040%
Cat Care Society$7,00050%
Beavers Wetlands & Wildlife Inc$6,500520%
Humane World for Animals Inc$6,02840%
Best Friends Animal Society$5,50040%
West Suburban Humane Society$5,00050%
Cat Depot$4,90050%
Orphans of the Storm$4,50050%
Animal Legal Defense Fund Inc$4,40040%
Felines Inc$4,00040%
The Anti-Cruelty Society$4,00050%
Leech Lake Legacy$4,00051%
Purrfect Pals$3,70040%
Midwest Greyhound Adoption Inc$3,00032%
The Rolling Dog Farm$3,00020%
Anderson Animal Shelter$2,50040%
Defenders of Wildlife$2,50040%
Tails Humane Society$2,50050%
Alley Cat Allies Inc$2,40050%
Alaska Raptor Rehabilitation Center$2,30050%
Farm Sanctuary Inc$2,30050%
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc$2,00010%
United Animal Nations Dba Redrover$2,00020%
The Wilderness Society$1,90050%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$1,50050%
Gregory's Gift of Hope Inc$1,5003n/a
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$1,40050%
Healing Hearts Hooves and Paws Rescue$1,00011%
Paws Chicago$1,00010%
Animal Friends Alliance$50010%
Exotic Feline Rescue Center$50010%
Animal Allies$50011%
Valley of the Kings Sanctuary and Retreat$50010%
Ruff Start Rescue Inc$50010%
Great River Rescue$50010%
Fox Valley Wildlife Foundation$3001n/a
Naperville Area Humane Society$30010%
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 22 recipients with no EIN on record ($87k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Eric Holby Animal Welfare Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetC & Ws RUSTIC HOLLOW SHELTER INC: $30,046 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetDenver Dumb Friends League: $11,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMower County Humane Society Inc: $10,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetColorado Wolf and Wildlife Center: $9,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Hermitage No Kill Cat Shelter: $8,347 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCatnap From the Heart: $8,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetPhysicians Committee for Responsible Med: $8,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Wolf Center: $7,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetLonghopes Donkey Shelter Inc: $7,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCat Care Society: $7,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBeavers Wetlands & Wildlife Inc: $6,500 over 5y, 20% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $6,028 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $5,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWest Suburban Humane Society: $5,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCat Depot: $4,900 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetOrphans of the Storm: $4,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Legal Defense Fund Inc: $4,400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFelines Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Anti-Cruelty Society: $4,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLeech Lake Legacy: $4,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetPurrfect Pals: $3,700 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMidwest Greyhound Adoption Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetThe Rolling Dog Farm: $3,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAnderson Animal Shelter: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDefenders of Wildlife: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTails Humane Society: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAlley Cat Allies Inc: $2,400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAlaska Raptor Rehabilitation Center: $2,300 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFarm Sanctuary Inc: $2,300 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Animal Nations Dba Redrover: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wilderness Society: $1,900 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $1,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $1,400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHealing Hearts Hooves and Paws Rescue: $1,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetPaws Chicago: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Friends Alliance: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetExotic Feline Rescue Center: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAnimal Allies: $500 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetValley of the Kings Sanctuary and Retreat: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRuff Start Rescue Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreat River Rescue: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNaperville Area Humane Society: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArizona-Sonora Desert Museum: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 44.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Petsmart Charities IncPetco LoveAbbVie FoundationThe American Society …Xcel Energy FoundationMightycause Charitabl…Pedigree FoundationGreater Good CharitiesPaypal Charitable Giv…Network for GoodShell USA Company Fou…Muntwyler Wanda Char …
Petsmart Charities IncAZ19.6× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Petsmart Charities Inc · Petco Love · AbbVie Foundation · The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals · Xcel Energy Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Pedigree Foundation · Greater Good Charities · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Network for Good · Shell USA Company Foundation · Muntwyler Wanda Char 0 Main

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Eric Holby Animal Welfare Foundation

How much does Eric Holby Animal Welfare Foundation give?
Eric Holby Animal Welfare Foundation reported 42 grants totaling $54,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 36 and 49 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Eric Holby Animal Welfare Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Animals (71%), Human Services (15%), Environment (4%).
Who are Eric Holby Animal Welfare Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: C & Ws RUSTIC HOLLOW SHELTER INC ($30k), Denver Dumb Friends League ($11k), Mower County Humane Society Inc ($10k).
Does Eric Holby Animal Welfare Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Eric Holby Animal Welfare Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Eric Holby Animal Welfare Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Petsmart Charities Inc, Petco Love, AbbVie Foundation.
Where is Eric Holby Animal Welfare Foundation based?
Eric Holby Animal Welfare Foundation is based in IL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 68 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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