Virginia · Public charity
Virginia Federation of Humane
The VIRGINIA FEDERATION OF HUMANE societies (vfhs) provides progressive leadership, advocacy, resources and support to individuals and organizations committed to improving animal welfare and addressing the issues of animal abuse, neglect, and homelessness in the commonwealth.
- $245k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 10
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $165k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $62,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 11
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $389k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations Virginia Federation of Humane funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $33k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 10 | $165k | 10% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $162k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $50k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $115k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc | $144,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Sussex Countty Animal Shelter | $37,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Dinwiddie County Animal Control | $37,345 | 4 | n/a |
| Brunswick County Animal Shelter | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Newport News Parks & Recreation | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Russell County Animal Shelter | $27,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Northern Accomack Community Cats | $25,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Surry County | $22,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Nottoway County | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Gone to the Dogs Rescue Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc | $144,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Sussex Countty Animal Shelter | $37,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Dinwiddie County Animal Control | $37,345 | 4 | n/a |
| Brunswick County Animal Shelter | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Newport News Parks & Recreation | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Russell County Animal Shelter | $27,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Northern Accomack Community Cats | $25,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Surry County | $22,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Nottoway County | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Gone to the Dogs Rescue Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Island Kitties Rescue | $17,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Page County Animal Shelter | $17,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Gone-To-The-Dogs Rescue Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 17% |
| Chincoteague Island Community Cats | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Bedford Co Fire | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($25k), not named here.
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About Virginia Federation of Humane
- How much does Virginia Federation of Humane give?
- Virginia Federation of Humane reported 10 itemized grants totaling $165,000, out of $245,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 11 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does Virginia Federation of Humane fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Animals (100%).
- Who are Virginia Federation of Humane's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc ($144k), Sussex Countty Animal Shelter ($38k), Dinwiddie County Animal Control ($37k).
- Does Virginia Federation of Humane fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Virginia Federation of Humane?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Virginia Federation of Humane based?
- Virginia Federation of Humane is based in VA.
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