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A wildlife conservation organization based in Kenya. Through collaborating closely with local communities, partner NGOs, national parks, and government agencies, it apprehends wildlife criminals, helps compensate herders for predator attacks, teaches humane methods to protect crops, and conducts conservation workshops. To help eliminate lion hunting from the Maasai culture, it partnered with the local Maasai to create the first-ever Maasai Olympics: the hunt for medals, not lions.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
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| One Time Gifts | $500,000 | land subdivision mapping and conservation work |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $100,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $100,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support |
A chimpanzee sanctuary in Louisiana. It provides a home to over 300 chimpanzees, most from government biomedical research centers. In addition to promoting best care practices as a permanent sanctuary, it offers educational outreach programs and works to inspire action for the species on a global scale.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| One Time Gifts | $500,000 | Habitat Expansion Campaign |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| One Time Gifts | $200,000 | Expansion Campaign |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support |
An animal welfare organization that runs educational, public engagement, research, and advocacy initiatives. It focuses on the plight of farmed animals, the impact of industrialized animal agriculture on the environment, public health and social equity. It works to forge a new food system rooted in empathy and justice for animals, people, and the planet.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Animal Connection | $45,000 | general support, $45,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $90,000) |
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| Areas of Exploration | $45,000 | general support |
A national humane education nonprofit. HEART offers direct services to schools and nonprofits to engage youth on how they think about their responsibility to the natural world. Its approach nurtures youth’s natural love and fascination with animals to develop compassion toward not only animals, but also people and the environment.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Animal Connection | $40,000 | general support, $40,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $120,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $40,000 | general support, $50,000 in 2020 and $40,000 in 2021 (payment two of two, total grant amount $90,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $25,000 | capacity building |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 in 2020 and $40,000 in 2021 (payment one of two, total grant amount $90,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | capacity building of HEARTs programs |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support |
An animal protection organization in Silicon Valley. This trusted, best-in-class nonprofit shelter offers quality services that treat and rehabilitate animals and shares its best practices across the country with other organizations. It also works toward finding homes for shelter animals, keeping pets in homes, preventing overpopulation, and educating the community about animal welfare to enhance the human-animal bond.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Family Giving | $10,000 | general support, $10,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $20,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $25,000 | Mutual Rescue, $25,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $50,000) |
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| Family Giving | $10,000 | general support, $10,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $20,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $25,000 | Mutual Rescue capacity support |
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| Areas of Exploration | $25,000 | Mutual Rescue |
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| Family Giving | $25,000 | general support, $25,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $50,000) |
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| Family Giving | $25,000 | general support, $25,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $50,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support |
A nonprofit news organization that covers conservation and environmental issues to fill the gap in mainstream media coverage. The new Mongabay Kids platform was created as an online environmental education platform to connect kids, families, and educators with nature and conservation.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | Mongabay Kids |
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| Areas of Exploration | $75,000 | Mongabay Kids build-out |
An ocean wildlife conservation nonprofit. It provides free education programs for more than 80,000 students and educators each year, working to inspire conservation of the ocean. In addition to giving voice to urgent ocean issues and vulnerable ocean species, it also conducts scientific research and runs conservation and education programs involving threatened species, including sea otters, tuna, and sharks.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Board Directed | $100,000 | general support |
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| Animal Connection | $250,000 | general support, $250,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $750,000) |
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| Board Directed | $100,000 | general support |
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| Responsive | $2,000,000 | general support |
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| Animal Connection | $250,000 | general support, $250,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $750,000) |
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| Board Directed | $100,000 | David Packard Award event |
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| Responsive | $1,507,000 | Special Fund for the Aquarium, COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding |
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| Animal Connection | $200,000 | general support, $200,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $600,000) |
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| Board Directed | $100,000 | general support |
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| Responsive | $1,000,000 | Special Fund for the Aquarium, COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding |
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| One Time Gifts | $1,000,000 | 2019-2024 Comprehensive Campaign |
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| Board Directed | $100,000 | general support |
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| Animal Connection | $200,000 | general support, $200,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $600,000) |
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| Board Directed | $100,000 | general support, Tegan Acton MBA board gift |
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| Animal Connection | $200,000 | general support, $200,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $600,000) |
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| One Time Gifts | $2,000,000 | capital campaign for the new Animal Care Center |
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| Animal Connection | $200,000 | general support |
A companion animal crisis response organization. It works with law enforcement, local agencies, and animal organizations to shelter and care for animals displaced by natural disasters and human cruelty; provides financial assistance and emotional support to owners struggling with economic hardship; and offers educational programming to children to develop empathy and critical thinking skills by exploring the human-animal bond.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Animal Connection | $25,000 | general support |
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| Animal Connection | $25,000 | general support |
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| Animal Connection | $25,000 | general support, $25,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $75,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $25,000 | general support, $25,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $75,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $25,000 | general support, $25,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $75,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $20,000 | general support |
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| Animal Connection | $10,000 | general support |
A snow leopard conservation and research nonprofit in Central Asia. Its community-based conservation programs work to empower people who live in the cat's habitat to help protect their local wildlife and ecosystems. Its research team creates tools and technology to better monitor and study the snow leopard while its networks facilitate the exchange of scientifically sound information to further preservation efforts. It promotes the stories of both the snow leopards and the communities protecting them, to deepen the understanding and importance of these conservation efforts.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $100,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $100,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $100,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $100,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support |
A global community conservation organization that advances the vision and work of Dr. Jane Goodall. It leads a movement of conservation for the common good—one that builds on our connections to each other, our fellow species, and the natural world we all share. Across its programs and reach, JGI works to inspire individual action to protect the world, humans and animals alike.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $200,000) |
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| One Time Gifts | $500,000 | general support |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $200,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support |
A wildlife and wilderness conservation organization in East Africa. The Sheldrick Trust works alongside Kenya’s local people to share narratives of the relationships between Kenyans and wildlife in order to drive connections to a larger community and those around the world.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Responsive | $500,000 | Orphans’ Project |
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| Animal Connection | $75,000 | general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $75,000 | general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $75,000 | general support, $50,000 in 2020 and $75,000 in 2021 (payment two of two, total grant amount $125,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 in 2020 and $75,000 in 2021 (payment one of two, total grant amount $125,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $100,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $100,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $75,000 | general support |
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| Animal Connection | $75,000 | general support |
A global dolphin and whale conservation organization. WDC aims to amaze people with the wonder of whales and dolphins and inspire global action to protect them. Using research, advocacy, and education, the organization emphasizes the importance of conserving and protecting the ocean and its inhabitants.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Animal Connection | $25,000 | general support |
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| Animal Connection | $25,000 | general support, $30,000 in 2020 and $25,000 for 2021 (payment two of two, total grant amount $55,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $30,000 | general support, $30,000 in 2020 and $25,000 for 2021 (payment one of two, total grant amount $55,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $30,000 | general support, $30,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $60,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $30,000 | general support, $30,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $60,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $30,000 | general support |
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| Animal Connection | $30,000 | general support |
A global media-based poaching awareness program. It reduces the underlying demand for poached animals and animal products through public education and outreach. Its main programs focus on elephants, rhinos, sharks, tigers, mantas, and pangolins -- animals most at-risk for poaching. It also has initiatives targeting the issues surrounding climate change and marine protection.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $75,000 | general support |
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| Animal Connection | $75,000 | general support |
A sanctuary for injured, orphaned, or abused wild animals in Half Moon Bay, CA. It provides lifetime care, including quality nutrition, health care, and behavioral enrichment, for over 50 non-releasable wild animals. It also works to inspire curiosity, empathy, and awe in future stewards of the earth through extensive school engagement programs about wild animals.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Animal Connection | $25,000 | general support |
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| Animal Connection | $25,000 | general support, $45,000 in 2021 and $25,000 in 2022 (payment two of two, total grant amount $70,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $45,000 | general support, $45,000 in 2021 and $25,000 in 2022 (payment one of two, total grant amount $70,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $60,000 | general support |
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| Animal Connection | $60,000 | general support, $60,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $180,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $60,000 | general support, $60,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $180,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $60,000 | general support, $60,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $180,000) |
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| Animal Connection | $50,000 | general support |
Acton Family Giving is part of the Wildcard Giving family and complements the work of our two sister organizations.