Grants awarded
Who does Empty Cages Forever Charitable Trust fund?
Empty Cages Forever Charitable Trust has awarded $1.5 million across 102 grants to 46 grantees between 2021 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in animals. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $5,000 and $20,000.
Total awarded
$1.5M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
46
Grants
102
Years
2021–2025
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 | Support |
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The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA INC
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$180K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| N No Dogs Left Behind INC | $170K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$100K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| H Helping Hands Humane Society INC | $84K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$75K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
Big Oaks Rescue Farm
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$65K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | SC | |
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$57K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | GA | |
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$56K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NJ | |
| P Palmetto Animal Welfare Services INC | $54K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | SC | |
Four Paws International INC
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$50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MA | |
| A Almost Home Wellness Center | $45K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$40K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | SC | |
| T The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Always and Furever Midwest Animal | $35K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends of Screven | $33K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Peaceful Fields Sanctuary Corporation
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$30K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
Pets with Disabilities INC
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$28K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MD | |
| M Muva Rufferz Rescue INC | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A All Bassets Cherished Basset Hound | $25K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Home for Good Dog Rescue INC | $22K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Paws of War INC | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | VA | |
| N No Trouble at All Animal Outreach | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | SC | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Big Dog Haven INC
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$20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| G Guardians of Rescue | $20K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Friends of Screven County Animals | $18K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$18K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | GA | |
| P Palmetto Animal Welfare Services INC | $16K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Sweet Onion Animal Protection Society | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Jenkins County K911 Rescue | $12K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Mutts and Mittens Manor | $12K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| K Keeper of the Wild Wildlife Rescue | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N No Trouble at All Animal Outreach | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$10K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NJ | |
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | SC | |
Releash Atlanta INC
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$10K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | GA | |
Cat Around Town Project
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$7K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | SC | |
| W Whiskers Animal Rescue and Sanctuary | $6K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$6K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NJ | |
| H Hasty's Haven INC | $6K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Big Dog Haven INC | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cat Around Town Project | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Cotton Branch Farm Animal Sanctuary | $1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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