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Humane America Animal Foundation at a glanceMostly funded, not a grantmaker: see who funds it →

· Public charity

Humane America Animal Foundation

To promote and implement innovative and effective programs that have significant and measurable benefit for animals and people.

$9.6M
Granted FY2023
56
Grants FY2023
18
States reached
$1.5M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Food & Nutrition$6.7MAnimals$3.4MEnvironment$923kInternational$480kEducation$338kCommunity Improvement$95kScience & Tech$87kPublic Benefit$73kOther$0
02FY2023 · 56 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 56 grants below total $7,967,547, the rows itemized in this filing. The $9,624,426 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,656,879 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k4 grants · $26k
  • $10k–50k20 grants · $478k
  • $50k–250k23 grants · $2.4M
  • $250k+9 grants · $5.1M
$65,000
Median grant
18
States reached
$40M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FOOD SOLUTION ACTION$1,505,000
THE HUMANE LEAGUE (US)$755,000
THE GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE$560,000
KARUNA FOUNDATION$515,000
THE POLLINATION PROJECT FOUNDATION$390,000
LEAD FOR FARMED ANIMALS$372,308
NEW ROOTS INSTITUTE$370,000
LEVER FOUNDATION GROWTH FUND$350,000
ANIMAL CHARITY EVALUATORS$265,000
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES$205,000
THE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD$180,000
MATERIAL INNOVATION INSTITUTE$175,000
LEVER FOUNDATION INC$165,000
SENTIENT MEDIA$140,000
GREENER BY DEFAULT$135,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY21–23, $613k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 93% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%RETHINK PRIORITIES: $30k → 10%PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATION FOR NUTRITION USA INC: $40k → 10%THE POLLINATION PROJECT FOUNDATION: $390k → 13%THE POLLINATION PROJECT FOUNDATION: $15k → 10%COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INC: $38k → 17%ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION: $100k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WA
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
PA
CT
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
VA
MD
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Grants abroad, by region: $1.6M on the FY2023 return

Schedule F, as filed: 7 regions, $1.5M to organizations and $75k to individuals. The IRS asks for region and purpose, not the recipient, so no country or grantee can be named here.

Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)$1.0M · 63% · 13 grants

Stated purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT · GENERAL SUPPORT, SUPPORT REROOT ASIA PROGRAM · GENERAL SUPPORT, TO IMPROVE FISH WELFARE

East Asia and the Pacific$326k · 20% · 7 grants · 1 person

Stated purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT · PROTEIN TRANSITION IN CHINA · WELFARE MATTERS

South America$115k · 7% · 4 grants

Stated purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT

Middle East and North Africa$50k · 3% · 2 people

Stated purpose: FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

North America (Canada and Mexico)$48k · 3% · 3 grants

Stated purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT · GENERAL SUPPORT, MODEL C GRANTING FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, RELEASE OF FUNDS FOR MISSION ALIGNED WORK

Sub-Saharan Africa$42k · 3% · 3 grants

Stated purpose: FRIENDS OF THE ANIMAL WELFARE, ENVIRONMENT, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NEXUS RESOLUTION SIDE EVENT DURING THE AMCEN1 MEETING HELD ON 17TH AUGUST 2023 IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA. · RESTRICTED FOOD SYSTEM RESEARCH GRANT "WHAT ARE EVIDENCE BASED STRATEGIES TO PREVENT FURTHER INTENSIVE ANIMAL FARMING IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES?" · SUPPORT VEGAN VIDEO DOCUMENTARY AND VEGAN COMMUNITY BUILDING

Russia and Neighboring States$25k · 2% · 1 grant · 1 person

Stated purpose: COVER OFFICE SPACE FOR 1 YEAR · FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving. Grants abroad on Schedule F are filed by region, purpose and amount with no recipient name, so they are shown by region and cannot be placed on the country map or matched to a grantee.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 7% of Humane America Animal Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Humane America Animal Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 6.3% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$9.4M · 26 repeat orgs$2.3M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +38% since the first grant, against +31% for those funded once.

26 repeat relationships: 24 still active in FY2023, 2 since wound down; 27 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
19

Total granted

$9.4M
$375k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+38%
+31%

Still filing today

96%
84%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.9M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23
AnimalsFood & NutritionHuman ServicesEnvironmentEducationPublic BenefitOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • FS
    FOOD SOLUTIONS ACTION
    2× · 2022–2023 · $2.0M · revenue +111% · 82% of their budget
  • TG
    THE GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE INC
    3× · 2017–2023 · $1.3M · revenue +432%
  • TH
    THE HUMANE LEAGUE
    3× · 2020–2023 · $900k · revenue +43%

Funded once

  • CA
    COMPANIONS AND ANIMALS FOR REFORM AND EQUITY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $113k · revenue +50%
  • PA
    PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATION FOR NUTRITION USA INC
    one grant, 2022 · $40k · revenue +1%
  • CG
    Claremont Graduate University
    one grant, 2021 · $30k · revenue -24%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Animal Outlook Inc

Animal outlook is a national animal protection organization working to end the abuse of farmed animals using a variety of strategies, including investigations, legal advocacy, corporate and food system reform, and vegan outreach.

Animals
2
Global Animal Partnership
Animals
3
A Greener World

A Greener World empowers sustainable solutions in agriculture, promoting and supporting real-life farming models to the public and offering farmers and ranchers practical guidance, resources and support on achieving truly sustainable…

Food & Nutrition
4
A Just World

Our mission is to promote a world where all beings live a just life of dignity and respect. To this end, we engage in practical actions, raise funds, spread understanding and foster compassion.

Animals
5
Institute for Animal Happiness

Growing respect and acceptance for veganism through our dedicated work of rescue and creative care, impactful vegan food programs, vibrant education, and consistent advocacy; all strengthened by our engagement with a rising global network…

Animals
6
Animal Agriculture Alliance

The animal agriculture alliance is a nonprofit organization that helps bridge the communication gap between farm and fork. we connect food industry stakeholders, engage food chain influencers and promote consumer choice by helping key…

Food & Nutrition
7
Animal & Vegan Advocacy International Inc

Animal and Vegan Advocacy International, Inc. is dedicated to creating a world in which animals are removed from the food system and other human uses. It furthers this mission by convening advocates through an international conference…

Animals
8
Food Animal Concerns Trust (Fact Inc)

Food animal concerns trust (fact) promotes the safe and humane production of meat, milk, and eggs. fact envisions that all food-producing animals be raised in a healthy and humane manner so that everyone will have access to safe and…

Animals
9
Center for a Humane Economy Inc

There are many pathways for improving the lives of animals, but encouraging corporations to embed animal protection values into their production practices, supply chains, marketing efforts and research and development activities may be the…

Animals
10
Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy Inc
Philanthropy
11
Zero Foodprint

Zero foodprint is mobilizing the food world around agricultural climate solutions. our work aims to create a circular economy that incentivizes practices that actively draw down carbon dioxide and offer our best hope of addressing the…

Food & Nutrition
12
Humane Farm Animal Care

Every farmer and rancher participating in the Certified Humane program had to modify their operations to meet the Animal Care Standards and be certified. Schedule O

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mercy for Animals Inc; the most unlike its peers is Balanced Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

74 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 74 of the 78 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
18
Early backer (in before they grew)
74/74
Grantees still filing
47/74
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FOOD SOLUTIONS ACTION: $2,015,000 · Food & NutritionFOOD SOLUTIONS ACTIONTHE GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE INC: $1,334,590 · Food & NutritionTHE GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE INCGLOBAL FOOD PARTNERS INC: $671,398 · Food & NutritionGLOBAL FOOD PARTNERS INCNew Roots Institute: $385,000 · Food & NutritionNew Roots Institute+12 more: $403,166 · Food & Nutrition+12 moreTHE HUMANE LEAGUE: $900,000 · AnimalsTHE HUMANE LEAGUEKaruna Foundation: $755,000 · AnimalsKaruna FoundationLEVER FOUNDATION GROWTH FUND: $350,000 · AnimalsLEVER FOUNDATION GROWTH FUNDANIMAL CHARITY EVALUATORS: $325,000 · AnimalsANIMAL CHARITY EVALUATORSMERCY FOR ANIMALS INC: $280,000 · AnimalsMERCY FOR ANIMALS INCLEVER FOUNDATION INC: $240,000 · AnimalsLEVER FOUNDATION INCHumane World for Animals Inc: $212,000 · AnimalsHumane World for Animals IncFISH WELFARE INITIATIVE: $150,000 · AnimalsSENTIENT MEDIA: $140,000 · Animals+18 more: $567,458 · Animals+18 moreLEAD FOR FARMED ANIMALS: $430,680 · OtherLEAD FOR FAR…PROVEG INTERNATIONAL INC: $160,000 · OtherPROVEG INTER…RETHINK CHARITY: $110,000 · OtherRETHINK CHAR…FAUNALYTICS: $102,090 · OtherFAUNALYTICSCOMPETITIVE MARKETS ACTION INC: $73,000 · OtherFARM ACTION FUND: $50,000 · OtherFOUNDERS PLEDGE INC: $95,000 · OtherFOUNDERS PLE…TIDES FOUNDATION: $80,000 · OtherTIDES FOUNDA…Meridian Institute: $70,375 · OtherPLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND INC: $60,000 · OtherCARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE: $75,000 · OtherCARNEGIE END…+5 more: $84,903 · Other+5 moreTHE POLLINATION PROJECT FOUNDATION: $405,000 · Human ServicesANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION: $100,000 · Human ServicesPHYSICIANS ASSOCIATION FOR NUTRITION USA INC: $40,000 · Human ServicesCompassion in World Farming Inc: $37,500 · Human ServicesRethink Priorities: $30,000 · Human ServicesMATERIAL INNOVATION INSTITUTE: $314,000 · EnvironmentPROJECT INNERSPACE INC: $80,000 · EnvironmentCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $70,000 · EnvironmentThe Breakthrough Institute: $62,970 · Environment+1 more: $5,500 · EnvironmentEFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATION USA INC: $230,000 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $196,835 · EducationORGANIZATION FOR COMPETITIVE MARKETS: $50,000 · EducationClaremont Graduate University: $30,000 · Education+2 more: $20,000 · EducationTHE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD INC: $330,000 · Public BenefitPIVOT FOOD INVESTMENT INC: $57,000 · Public Benefit+1 more: $5,500 · Public Benefit
Food & Nutrition$4,809,154Animals$3,919,458Other$1,391,048Human Services$612,500Environment$532,470Education$526,835Public Benefit$392,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFOOD SOLUTIONS ACTION: $2,015,000 over 2y, 82% of budgetTHE GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE INC: $1,334,590 over 3y, 4.9% of budgetTHE HUMANE LEAGUE: $900,000 over 3y, 4.1% of budgetKaruna Foundation: $755,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetGLOBAL FOOD PARTNERS INC: $671,398 over 3y, 50% of budgetTHE POLLINATION PROJECT FOUNDATION: $405,000 over 2y, 32% of budgetNew Roots Institute: $385,000 over 1y, 23% of budgetLEVER FOUNDATION GROWTH FUND: $350,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetTHE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD INC: $330,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetANIMAL CHARITY EVALUATORS: $325,000 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetMATERIAL INNOVATION INSTITUTE: $314,000 over 3y, 15% of budgetMERCY FOR ANIMALS INC: $280,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetLEVER FOUNDATION INC: $240,000 over 3y, 5.8% of budgetEFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATION USA INC: $230,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $212,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $196,835 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPROVEG INTERNATIONAL INC: $160,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetFISH WELFARE INITIATIVE: $150,000 over 3y, 15% of budgetSENTIENT MEDIA: $140,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetGREENER BY DEFAULT: $135,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetCOMPANIONS AND ANIMALS FOR REFORM AND EQUITY INC: $112,943 over 1y, 15% of budgetRETHINK CHARITY: $110,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetFAUNALYTICS: $102,090 over 2y, 6.1% of budgetANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION: $100,000 over 1y, 6.3% of budgetAnimal Equality: $95,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetFOUNDERS PLEDGE INC: $95,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPROJECT INNERSPACE INC: $80,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetTIDES FOUNDATION: $80,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE: $75,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMPETITIVE MARKETS ACTION INC: $73,000 over 1y, 8.0% of budgetMeridian Institute: $70,375 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPLANT BASED FOODS INSTITUTE: $70,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetDHARMA VOICES FOR ANIMALS: $70,000 over 2y, 8.8% of budgetAQUATIC LIFE INSTITUTE INC: $70,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $70,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Breakthrough Institute: $62,970 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetPLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND INC: $60,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPIVOT FOOD INVESTMENT INC: $57,000 over 3y, 100% of budgetFARM ACTION FUND: $50,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetORGANIZATION FOR COMPETITIVE MARKETS: $50,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetPHYSICIANS ASSOCIATION FOR NUTRITION USA INC: $40,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetBEYOND CARNISM INC: $40,000 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetAGFOOD FUTURE FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetCompassion in World Farming Inc: $37,500 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetRethink Priorities: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIDEAGARDEN INSTITUTE INCORPORATED: $30,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetClaremont Graduate University: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRANCHO COMPASION: $26,263 over 3y, 5.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

The Quinn FoundationRsf Social Finance IncAnimal Charity Evalua…Effective Ventures Fo…Karuna FoundationTipping Point Private…The Greenbaum Foundat…Good Ventures Foundat…Kh Dominion Foundatio…Aceso Foundation IncSilicon Valley Commun…Vegfund Inc
The Quinn FoundationKS53.2× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Quinn Foundation · Rsf Social Finance Inc · Animal Charity Evaluators · Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc · Karuna Foundation · Tipping Point Private Foundation · The Greenbaum Foundation · Good Ventures Foundation · Kh Dominion Foundation 5507-21-40 · Aceso Foundation Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Vegfund Inc

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Humane America Animal Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Humane America Animal Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 100%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 34%
  • Project Innerspace Inc: 34% of income from government
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
10get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Humane America Animal Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Humane America Animal Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 78 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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