How much does Hope for Paws give?

Hope for Paws reported 7 itemized grants totaling $285,152, out of $310,776 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 20 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.

What does Hope for Paws fund?

By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Animals (100%).

Who are Hope for Paws's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: La Animal Rescue ($560k), Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats ($150k), Foxy and the Hounds ($127k).

Does Hope for Paws fund new organizations?

In FY2023, 44% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.

Which funders back the same organizations as Hope for Paws?

Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Good Charities, Thornton S Jr and Katrina D Glide Foundation, Sempra Foundation.

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California · Public charity

Hope for Paws

HOPE FOR PAWS rescues dogs and all other animals who are suffering on the streets and in shelters. Our goal is to educate people on the importance of companion animals in our society, to reduce euthanasia rates at shelters, (continued on schedule o) increase adoption rates, and inspire people all over the world to take action in order to…

$311k
Granted FY2024(still arriving): 7
Itemized grants FY2024: 9
Organizations funded FY2023: 44%
First-time grantees FY2023

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Itemized, FY2024: $285k; The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024: $15,000
Largest grant, FY2024: $143,348
Organizations funded a year: 2 to 20; FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024: 4
Total assets, FY2024: $7.2M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 44% of the organizations Hope for Paws funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.

RenewedFirst-time

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

AnimalsEducationPhilanthropyHousing & ShelterOther

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 year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2024still arriving	7	$285k	29%
FY2023	9	$236k	44%
FY2022	2	$181k	50%
FY2021	10	$302k	40%
FY2020	10	$166k	60%
FY2019	17	$335k	65%
FY2018	20	$372k	75%
FY2017	16	$296k	n/a

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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Animals$2.2M

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 FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
La Animal Rescue	$559,656	8	52%
Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats	$150,000	2	24%
Foxy and the Hounds	$126,750	2	32%
Pitties & Pals	$111,895	4	n/a
FixNation Inc	$100,000	2	n/a
The Forgotten Dog Foundation	$72,500	3	14%
Shelter Transport Animal Rescue Team	$70,000	2	5%
Maui Cat Rescue	$63,000	3	36%
Maison Sure Foundation	$60,000	1	11%
Ace of Hearts	$55,000	1	13%

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All grantees of Hope for Paws by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
La Animal Rescue	$559,656	8	52%
Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats	$150,000	2	24%
Foxy and the Hounds	$126,750	2	32%
Pitties & Pals	$111,895	4	n/a
FixNation Inc	$100,000	2	n/a
The Forgotten Dog Foundation	$72,500	3	14%
Shelter Transport Animal Rescue Team	$70,000	2	5%
Maui Cat Rescue	$63,000	3	36%
Maison Sure Foundation	$60,000	1	11%
Ace of Hearts	$55,000	1	13%
The Kris Kelly Foundation	$50,000	3	n/a
Little Red Dog Inc	$47,727	3	5%
At-Choo Foundation	$45,000	3	16%
Bunny World Foundation Inc	$42,000	3	9%
Rescue From the Hart	$30,324	1	n/a
Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center	$30,000	3	3%
Costa Rica Dog Rescue	$30,000	1	n/a
Asociacion Costa Rica	$25,000	1	n/a
Paw Prints in the Sand Inc	$24,500	1	n/a
Avian Underdogs Rescue Association	$21,000	1	n/a
Last Chance Dog Ranch Inc	$20,204	2	17%
Operation Blankets Of Love	$20,000	1	3%
Canine Lymphoma Education Awareness and Research Inc	$20,000	1	19%
For the Love of Street Dogs	$20,000	2	15%
Animal Rescue Mission	$20,000	1	5%
Eskie Rescuers United American Eskimo Dog Rescue	$20,000	1	n/a
Smooch Pooch Dog Rescue	$20,000	2	n/a
Much Love Animal Rescue	$16,500	1	6%
Pacific Wildlife Project	$15,000	1	40%
Big Bones Canine Rescue Services Inc	$15,000	1	1%
Marley's Mutts Dog Rescue Inc	$14,500	1	1%
Hollywood Huskies	$13,560	1	15%
Dream Team Angels Rescue	$12,500	1	n/a
Norcal Bully Breed Rescue	$11,000	2	2%
Frosted Faces Foundation Inc	$10,500	1	3%
Shelter Hope Enterprises Inc D/B/A Shelter Hope Pet Shop	$10,000	1	3%
Last Chance Animal Rescue Inc	$10,000	1	0%
A New Leash on Life Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Kitt Crusaders Inc	$10,000	1	2%
Southern California Labrador Retriever Rescue	$10,000	1	7%
Animal Rescue Team La	$10,000	1	n/a
Foundation for Lovejoy Schools	$10,000	1	n/a
Free Love Animal Rescue	$10,000	1	n/a
SAVE Rescue Coalition	$10,000	1	3%
Hawaii Pet Network Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Pretty Good Cat	$10,000	1	11%
The Pepper Foundation	$10,000	1	11%
Pets in Distress of South Florida Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Dharma Rescue for Cats and Dogs	$10,000	1	11%
Off the Plate Farm Animal Sanctuary	$10,000	1	n/a
Forgotten Paws Animal Rescue	$8,000	1	n/a
Cause for Sb Paws	$8,000	1	9%
Reptile and Amphibian Rescue Network	$8,000	1	n/a
The Lovejoy Foundation Inc	$7,500	1	3%
The Cat Connection	$7,000	1	3%
The Labelle Foundation Inc	$6,000	1	n/a
Doggie Bonez Inc	$5,500	1	4%
Southern California German Shepherd Rescue Inc	$5,000	1	3%
German Shepherd Safe Haven Inc	$5,000	1	29%

Hope for Paws supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 38 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

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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 38.

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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.

Greater Good CharitiesWA31.9× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Good Charities · Thornton S Jr and Katrina D Glide Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Best Friends Animal Society · The Diane Warren Foundation · Mary Jo and Hank Greenberg Animal Welfare Foundation · Petco Love · The Michelson Found Animals Foundation Inc · Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Foundation · The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals · The Sussman Family Foundation Inc · Pedigree Foundation

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 Hope for Paws

How much does Hope for Paws give?: Hope for Paws reported 7 itemized grants totaling $285,152, out of $310,776 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 20 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Hope for Paws fund?: By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Animals (100%).
Who are Hope for Paws's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: La Animal Rescue ($560k), Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats ($150k), Foxy and the Hounds ($127k).
Does Hope for Paws fund new organizations?: In FY2023, 44% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Hope for Paws?: Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Good Charities, Thornton S Jr and Katrina D Glide Foundation, Sempra Foundation.
Where is Hope for Paws based?: Hope for Paws is based in CA.