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Public charity · Washington, DC (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Animal Welfare Institute

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Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
1 totaling $8,000
Typical grant
$8,000 to $8,000 (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask
About $8,000, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
Where it gives
Fentress County · plus 28 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Total giving that year
$785K

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$502K—0
2023$785K$8,0001

How to apply

Public charities don't report how to apply on their IRS return. Check its website for open grant rounds, or search GrantMe for its programs.

Board and officers

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  • Alan KessockTreasurer
  • Caroline Griffin EsqVice chair
  • Cathy LissChair
  • Chris Miller DvmDirector
  • Jill CareyDirector
  • Mary Lee Jensvold PhdSecretary
  • William Stokes DvmDirector
  • Paul MarchioneChief operations officer
  • Robin JacobsohnGeneral counsel
  • Susan MillwardExecutive director/ceo
  • Annmarie BlaneyDirector of government affairs
  • David TilfordSenior writer/editor
  • Dena JonesDir of farmed animal programs
  • Donald J SchubertSenior policy advisor
  • Johanna HamburgerDir of terrestrial wildlife

As listed in its 2023 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

What it funds most often

  • Animal protection

Tennessee organizations it funded

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Tennessee grants from Animal Welfare Institute
RecipientWherePurposeAmount
Odd Man Inn Animal RefugeJamestown, Fentress CountyAnimal protection$8,000

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