Improving the lives of people and pets through collaboration and grantmaking
Prior to 2006, San Antonio had the third highest euthanasia rate of pets per capita in the country, with 50,000 animals euthanized annually. For 10 years from 2007 – 2017, the San Antonio Area Foundation partnered with the animal welfare community including nonprofit animal shelters, spay/neuter clinics, animal rescue organizations, and involved citizens working with the City of San Antonio to help improve the lives of people and pets through the Animal No-Kill Initiative.
Over 10 years, the San Antonio Area Foundation through its Animal No-Kill Fund and Talk About It! Program helped organize and promote adoption events, pet fiestas, low cost shot clinics and:
These efforts helped increase the live release rate at the City of San Antonio Animal Care Services from 11 percent in 2006 to 90 percent in 2016 and maintain a live release rate of over 90% since then.
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We moved our responsive grantmaking to a multi-year process in 2021. The next open grant process will be held in 2024. Please look for the process information in late 2023 or early 2024.
Funds from our donors who have made legacy gifts specifically to benefit animals are awarded annually to animal welfare nonprofits, continuing to honor the wishes of those donors.
Organizations eligible for funding meet the following criteria:
Applications are accepted every three years to receive a multi-year grant. Please check back for updates on the 2024 timeline.
Animal Services grants do not support the following:
Congrats to our 2021 Animal Services grantees! These are 3-year grants and will be regranted in 2022 and 2023.
Congrats to our 2020 Animal Services grantees!
Congrats to our 2019 Animal Services grantees!
