Doris Day Animal Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Doris Day Animal Foundation funds a variety of animal and wildlife work.
IP TAKE: A modest grantmaker, the Doris Day Animal Foundation mainly supports programs and initiatives that improve the lives of pets. Most grantees have long relationships with the foundation.
PROFILE: The Doris Day Animal Foundation, established in 1978 by legendary actor and singer Doris Day, seeks “to help animals and the people who love them.” The foundation’s animal welfare-related grantmaking focuses more on domestic animals than those found in the wild.
Grants for Animal Welfare and Rescue
The foundation takes a broad approach to grantmaking and assists organizations providing services for pets and their owners, including spay/neuter procedures, veterinary care, elder pet care, pet food pantries and, in a few instances, wildlife rehabilitation. Some of DDAF’s ‘legacy’ project funding includes World Spay Day, the Doris Day Equine Center (located at Cleveland Amory’s Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas), the Duffy Day Life Saving Program (giving a second chance to older and injured animals that may otherwise face euthanasia), the Doris Day/Terry Melcher Scholarship at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and many others.”
Important Grant Details:
The Doris Day Animal Foundation made about $600,000 in grants in a recent year. Grant are modest and rarely exceed $5,000. Past grantees include the Nebraska Humane Society, The Pet Fund and the Pacific Marine Mammal Center.
The Doris Day Animal Foundation has an open application process, with traditional LOI letters accepted quarterly.
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