California · Private foundation
The Cats Meow Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $354
- Granted FY2021
- 2
- Grants FY2021
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $177
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $177
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 21
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 0% of the organizations The Cats Meow Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 2 | $354 | 0% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $6k | 29% |
| FY2018 | 21 | $45k | 57% |
| FY2017 | 17 | $47k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
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 FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wildcat Sanctuary | $18,777 | 4 | 1% |
| Earthjustice | $11,500 | 2 | 0% |
| The Wild Animal Sanctuary | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Owens Foundation Inc | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Wildcare | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Feline Fix | $4,648 | 2 | 0% |
| The Marine Mammal Center | $3,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Friends of Roman Cats | $1,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Hope for Paws | $1,250 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wildcat Sanctuary | $18,777 | 4 | 1% |
| Earthjustice | $11,500 | 2 | 0% |
| The Wild Animal Sanctuary | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Owens Foundation Inc | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Wildcare | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Feline Fix | $4,648 | 2 | 0% |
| The Marine Mammal Center | $3,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Friends of Roman Cats | $1,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Hope for Paws | $1,250 | 2 | 0% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Farm Sanctuary Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| North Valley Animal Disaster Group | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Best Friends Animal Society | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pacific Beach Coalition | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest | $150 | 1 | 0% |
| San Francisco Food Bank | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($22k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Cats Meow 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.
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How this is measured
About The Cats Meow Foundation
- How much does The Cats Meow Foundation give?
- The Cats Meow Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $354 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 21 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does The Cats Meow Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Animals (61%), Environment (19%), Philanthropy (8%).
- Who are The Cats Meow Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: The Wildcat Sanctuary ($19k), Earthjustice ($12k), The Wild Animal Sanctuary ($10k).
- Does The Cats Meow Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Cats Meow 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 The Cats Meow Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The Cats Meow Foundation based?
- The Cats Meow Foundation is based in CA.
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