California · Private foundation
John R Peterson Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $984k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 18
- Grants FY2025
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 42%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $2,521
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $231,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 13
- FY2020 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $25M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 42% of the organizations John R Peterson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $204k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 18 | $984k | 56% |
| FY2024 | 12 | $1.0M | 42% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $907k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $913k | 43% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $1.2M | 14% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $622k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Humane Society and Spca | $851,433 | 6 | 0% |
| Lucky Dog Animal Rescue | $639,000 | 5 | 6% |
| Petfix Spay and Neuter | $584,591 | 4 | 54% |
| Aloha Ilio Rescue | $330,774 | 4 | 10% |
| Kauai SPCA | $273,686 | 4 | 56% |
| Los Angeles County Animal Care Foundation | $213,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Maui Humane Society | $157,100 | 5 | 1% |
| Lanai Cat Sanctuary | $128,620 | 4 | 10% |
| Kauai Humane Society Inc | $105,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Good Cat Network | $100,832 | 1 | 48% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Humane Society and Spca | $851,433 | 6 | 0% |
| Lucky Dog Animal Rescue | $639,000 | 5 | 6% |
| Petfix Spay and Neuter | $584,591 | 4 | 54% |
| Aloha Ilio Rescue | $330,774 | 4 | 10% |
| Kauai SPCA | $273,686 | 4 | 56% |
| Los Angeles County Animal Care Foundation | $213,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Maui Humane Society | $157,100 | 5 | 1% |
| Lanai Cat Sanctuary | $128,620 | 4 | 10% |
| Kauai Humane Society Inc | $105,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Good Cat Network | $100,832 | 1 | 48% |
| Spokanimal Care | $53,200 | 1 | 2% |
| Spay-Neuter Action Project | $50,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Lionel S Legacy Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 19% |
| Frosted Faces Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Hawaii Island Humane Society Spca | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Project Heal Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Orphan Kitten Club Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mother of Dragons Rescue | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Southeast German Shorthaired Pointer Rescue Inc | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Paws for Life K9 Rescue | $1,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Pets Are Wonderful Support Los Angeles | $1,718 | 1 | n/a |
| Carolina Loving Hound Rescue | $1,701 | 1 | n/a |
| Foothills Humane Society Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pet Rescue Solutions | $979 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.0M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
John R Peterson Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 17 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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.
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How this is measured
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About John R Peterson Foundation
- How much does John R Peterson Foundation give?
- John R Peterson Foundation reported 18 grants totaling $984,449 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 13 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
- What does John R Peterson Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (100%), Health (0%), Human Services (0%).
- Who are John R Peterson Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: San Diego Humane Society and Spca ($851k), Lucky Dog Animal Rescue ($639k), Petfix Spay and Neuter ($585k).
- Does John R Peterson Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 42% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does John R Peterson Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as John R Peterson Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Good Charities, Petco Love, Petsmart Charities Inc.
- Where is John R Peterson Foundation based?
- John R Peterson Foundation is based in CA.
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