Grants awarded
Who does Ethel Frends Charitable Foundation fund?
Ethel Frends Charitable Foundation has awarded $943,000 across 193 grants to 91 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in animals. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $3,000 and $5,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $5,000 versus $3,500 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$943K
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
91
Grants
193
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| G Guide Dogs of America | $60K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$48K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| N National Disaster Search Dog | $30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Guide Dogs of the Desert
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$27K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$26K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
The Humane Society of the United States
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| S Spay Neuter Imperative Project | $24K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Shadow's Fund INC | $24K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$23K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Canine Companions for Independence
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$22K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Volunteers of the Burbank Animal Shelter
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$22K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| P Pasadena Humane Society | $22K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Care 4 Paws INC | $22K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$20K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$20K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation INC
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$20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| S Spay-Neuter Action Project | $19K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| V Voice for the Animals Foundation | $18K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$18K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| A ASPCA | $18K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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$18K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
Los Angeles Police Foundation
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$16K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$15K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Little Angels Service Dogs
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$15K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| C Canine Companions Ltd | $10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | AZ | |
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$10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| I Inland Valley Humane Society & SPCA | $10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Operation Blankets of Love | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Rancho Coastal Humane Society
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$10K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NM | |
| F Foundation for Animal Care & | $10K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N National Disaster Search Dog Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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$10K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Canine Support Teams INC
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$10K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| C C A R E 4 Paws INC | $9K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
The People Concern
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$9K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| L Labradors and Friends Dog | $8K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Inland Valley Humane Society & | $8K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Basset Hound Rescue of Southern California
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$8K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| M Mary S Roberts Pet Adoption | $8K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| H Helen Woodward Animal Center | $8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S San Diego Humane Society & SPCA | $8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Fix Project DBA Fix Long Beach | $8K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Community Animal Medicine Project | $8K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$8K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| C Canine Companions for Independence | $8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Feeding Pets of the Homeless Aka Pets of the Homeless
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$6K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | NV | |
| V Volunteers of Burbank Animal Shelter | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bark Avenue Foundation | $6K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Forte Animal Rescue
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$6K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| C Companion Animal Protection Society (caps) | $6K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Project Street Vet | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Canine Support Teams INC | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Humane World for Animals Fka Humane | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Riverside Humane Society | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Spay Neuter Project of Los Angeles INC | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| R Rancho Coastal Humane Society | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$5K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| W Woods Humane Society | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Paws - Los Angeles | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| G Guide Dogs of the Desert | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Canine Adoption and Rescue League
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$4K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
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$4K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CO | |
Dogs Trust USA INC
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$4K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$4K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| L Los Angeles Police Foundation | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Pawsitive Teams INC
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$4K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| L Little Red Dog INC | $4K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| C California Labs & More Dog Rescue | $4K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Basset Hound Rescue of Southern | $3K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$3K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| C Children's Hospital Los Angeles | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Children's Hospital La | $3K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Guide Dogs for the Blind INC
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$2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| H Humane Society of Pomona Valley INC | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Love on 4 Paws INC | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C California Paws Rescue | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bailing Out Bentley | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| A Animal Rescue Friends of Idyllwild | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| C Community Animal Medicine Project INC | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Paws San Diego County INC | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| W Wags and Walks | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| W Wags and Walks | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lockwood Animal Rescue Center | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F Foundation for Animal Care & Education (face) | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Los Angeles Fire Department (lafd) | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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