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The Cathy Kangas Foundation for Animals Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$15k
Granted FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0180% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Animals$65kHuman Services$16kCivil Rights$5kCommunity Improvement$4kPhilanthropy$2kYouth Development$2kFood & Nutrition$2kHealth$850Other$0
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$750
Median grant
7
States reached
$6k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$5,145
ANIMAL RESCUE & KG CHARITIES$2,000
GIVE BUTTER SOCIETY WILMINGTON DE$1,508
STRONG PAWS RESCUE INC$1,300
PROJECT PRECIOUS RESCUE$1,150
FREEDOM STREET RESCUE$768
NETWORK FOR GOOD$750
Individual grant recipient$515
WILDLIFE INC$500
SANDY PAWS RESCUE INC$300
TAILS$300
A NEW LEASH ON LIFE$275
ZEN DOG CT INC$200
PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY INC$100
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 (FY23–23, $600) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%TOBY'S DREAM FOUNDATION: $600 → 10%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

MN
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MA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
AZ
NC
DC
LA
MS
AL
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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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

69%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$118k · 17 repeat orgs$52k to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 13 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
37

Total granted

$118k
$47k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-23%
+31%

Still filing today

35%
41%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsCivil RightsArts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesOther
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

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    2× · 2018–2019 · $40k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    2× · 2019–2020 · $18k
  • R
    ROLDAORG
    2× · 2019–2020 · $16k

Funded once

  • CT
    COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $5k · revenue +32%
  • ND
    NOWZAD DOGS NFP
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue -64%
  • SP
    SOUTHERN PINES ANIMAL SHELTERgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +104%
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
Hope Fur Paws Rescue

To help injured, abandoned and unwanted animals. We provide food, vet care that includes heartworm prevention and spay or neuter services, shelter and anything else needed.

Animals
2
Paws and Claws Animal Welfare Society Inc

Animal Rescue

Animals
3
Raskels Rescue
Animals
4
Animal Rescue and Adoption Agency Inc

An animal rescue/adoption Agency. Rescued animals are from kill shelters or owner surrenders facing hardship then rehabbed/medical completed while in foster care then adopted into loving homes.

Animals
5
Paws - Preservation of Animal Welfare & Safety Inc

The organization is a no-kill animal rescue. paws saves lives and prevents suffering by implementing the no-kill philosophy through aggressive spay/neuter programs for owned and unowned animals. this is accomplished by rescuing, fostering,…

Animals
6
Safe Haven Inc
Animals
7
Their Lives Matter

Dog rescue and care nurturing finding a home

Animals
8
Fur Animal Rescue

Animal rescue organization dedicated to finding homes for animals at the animal shelter. we also provde vet care foster homes, and assistance with homing for special needs animals.

Animals
9
Anas Safe Haven Rescue Inc

Animal Welfare

Animals
10
Animal Rescuers Without Borders

Battling against the overpopulation of homeless pets and improving the lives of companion animals through rescue, fostering programs, adoption, pet care, educational programs and of course spaying and neutering.

Animals
11
Paws and Claws Animal Shelter
Animals
12
St Clouds Rescue
Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Adopt-a-Dog Inc; the most unlike its peers is Committee to Protect Journalists Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

29 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. 29 of the 64 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/29
Grantees still filing
12/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $39,955 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $17,824 · OtherIndividual grant recipientROLDAORG: $16,150 · OtherROLDAORGIndividual grant recipient: $7,305 · OtherIndividual grant recipientPAWS: $4,550 · Other+33 more: $35,249 · Other+33 moreADOPT-A-DOG INC: $5,564 · AnimalsADOPT-A-DOG INCANIMAL NATION INC: $5,500 · AnimalsANIMAL NATION INCANIMAL RESCUE & K9 CHARITIES INC: $5,500 · AnimalsANIMAL RESCUE & K9 CHARITIES…NOWZAD DOGS NFP: $5,000 · AnimalsNOWZAD DOGS NFPSOUTHERN PINES ANIMAL SHELTER: $5,000 · AnimalsSOUTHERN PINES ANIMAL SHELTE…WILDLIFE IN CRISIS INC: $4,341 · AnimalsWILDLIFE IN CRISIS INCGREEN HILLS ANIMAL SHELTER INC: $3,239 · AnimalsGREEN HILLS ANIMAL SHELTER I…PROJECT PRECIOUS RESCUE INC: $2,200 · Animals+13 more: $6,392 · Animals+13 moreCOMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS INC: $5,000 · Civil RightsTHE GIVING FUND INC: $1,221 · Arts & CultureNETWORK FOR GOOD: $750 · Public Safety & DisasterTOBY'S DREAM FOUNDATION INC: $600 · Human ServicesAmerican Heart Association Inc: $50 · Health
Other$121,033Animals$42,736Civil Rights$5,000Arts & Culture$1,221Public Safety & Disaster$750Human Services$600Health$50

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetADOPT-A-DOG INC: $5,564 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetANIMAL NATION INC: $5,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetANIMAL RESCUE & K9 CHARITIES INC: $5,500 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetCOMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNOWZAD DOGS NFP: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetSOUTHERN PINES ANIMAL SHELTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWILDLIFE IN CRISIS INC: $4,341 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetGREEN HILLS ANIMAL SHELTER INC: $3,239 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetPROJECT PRECIOUS RESCUE INC: $2,200 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetSTRONG PAWS RESCUE INC: $1,300 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE GIVING FUND INC: $1,221 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $850 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFREEDOM STREET RESCUE INC: $768 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNETWORK FOR GOOD: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMT PLEASANT ANIMAL SHELTER INC: $600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTOBY'S DREAM FOUNDATION INC: $600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWildlife Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNEW CANAAN SOCIETY FOR THE ARTS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDUTCHESS COUNTY SPCA INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSEBRING ANGELS: $500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSAVE THE ANIMALS RESCUE FOUNDATION: $450 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $303 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSandy Paws Rescue Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTAILS: $300 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetA NEW LEASH ON LIFE INC: $275 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTRAYS & OTHERS INC: $200 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSAVE THE CHIMPS INC: $60 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

  • Who funds ADOPT-A-DOG INC ↗
  • Who funds ANIMAL NATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ANIMAL RESCUE & K9 CHARITIES INC ↗
  • Who funds COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS INC ↗
  • Who funds NOWZAD DOGS NFP ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHERN PINES ANIMAL SHELTER ↗
  • Who funds WILDLIFE IN CRISIS INC ↗
  • Who funds GREEN HILLS ANIMAL SHELTER INC ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT PRECIOUS RESCUE INC ↗
  • Who funds STRONG PAWS RESCUE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE GIVING FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds Humane World for Animals Inc ↗
  • Who funds FREEDOM STREET RESCUE INC ↗
  • Who funds NETWORK FOR GOOD ↗
  • Who funds MT PLEASANT ANIMAL SHELTER INC ↗
  • Who funds TOBY'S DREAM FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Wildlife Inc ↗

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.

Chubb Charitable Foun…Petsmart Charities IncJeniam FoundationPaypal Charitable Giv…American Express Foun…Pedigree FoundationThe American Society …The Duffield Family F…Greater Good CharitiesAmica Companies Found…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Pfizer Foundation…
Chubb Charitable FoundationPA14.6× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Chubb Charitable Foundation · Petsmart Charities Inc · Jeniam Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Express Foundation · Pedigree Foundation · The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals · The Duffield Family Foundation Dba Maddie's Fund · Greater Good Charities · Amica Companies Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation 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 The Cathy Kangas Foundation for Animals Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Cathy Kangas Foundation for Animals Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 110%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    11get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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.
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    How do I get to The Cathy Kangas Foundation for Animals Inc?

    Find your warmest path to The Cathy Kangas Foundation for Animals Inc 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 64 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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