Washington · Public charity
Golden Retriever Foundation
The foundation's mission is to fund health research in areas that significantly impact the golden retriever; to education the public about responsible golden retriever ownership; and to assist rescue organizations in placement of displaced golden retrievers.
- $573k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 17
- Grants FY2026
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $9,935
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $124,674
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 6
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 12
- Total assets, FY2026
- $7.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 33% of the organizations Golden Retriever Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $19k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 14 | $563k | 50% |
| FY2025 | 6 | $111k | 33% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $761k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $274k | 80% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $569k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $431k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $552k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $198k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Animal Foundation | $1,082,065 | 5 | 3% |
| American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation | $1,003,764 | 3 | 10% |
| Rescue a Golden of Arizona | $31,146 | 4 | 3% |
| Arizona Golden Rescue | $22,800 | 3 | 3% |
| Golden Beginnings Golden Retriever Rescue Inc | $21,068 | 2 | 3% |
| Golden Retriever Rescue of Atlanta | $17,935 | 2 | 2% |
| Retrieve a Golden of Minnesota (Ragom) Inc | $14,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Golden Retrievers in Need Rescue Service Inc | $13,150 | 2 | 1% |
| Golden Retreiver Rescue Southern Nevada | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Golden Retriever Rescue Of | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Animal Foundation | $1,082,065 | 5 | 3% |
| American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation | $1,003,764 | 3 | 10% |
| Rescue a Golden of Arizona | $31,146 | 4 | 3% |
| Arizona Golden Rescue | $22,800 | 3 | 3% |
| Golden Beginnings Golden Retriever Rescue Inc | $21,068 | 2 | 3% |
| Golden Retriever Rescue of Atlanta | $17,935 | 2 | 2% |
| Retrieve a Golden of Minnesota (Ragom) Inc | $14,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Golden Retrievers in Need Rescue Service Inc | $13,150 | 2 | 1% |
| Golden Retreiver Rescue Southern Nevada | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Golden Retriever Rescue Of | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Golden Retriever Rescue in Nebraska Inc | $8,521 | 1 | 8% |
| Golden Retriever Rescue of Michigan | $8,321 | 1 | n/a |
| Grateful Goldens Rescue of the Low Country | $6,176 | 1 | 5% |
| Golden Retriever Rescue Education and Training Inc | $5,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Southern Arizona Golden Retriever Rescue | $5,533 | 1 | n/a |
| Golden Retriever Rescue of Houston Inc | $5,495 | 1 | 4% |
| Golden Retriever Rescue of Southwest Florida Inc | $5,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Goldens 901 | $5,300 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.5M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Golden Retriever Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · Network for Good · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Golden Retriever Foundation
- How much does Golden Retriever Foundation give?
- Golden Retriever Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $572,591 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 6 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does Golden Retriever Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Animals (53%), Health (39%), Recreation & Sports (0%).
- Who are Golden Retriever Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Morris Animal Foundation ($1.1M), American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation ($1.0M), Rescue a Golden of Arizona ($31k).
- Does Golden Retriever Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Golden Retriever Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Arthur J Gallagher Foundation, Network for Good, Paypal Charitable Giving Fund.
- Where is Golden Retriever Foundation based?
- Golden Retriever Foundation is based in WA.
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