Community Foundation Awards $26,000 in Animal Welfare Grants

The Community Foundation of the North State has awarded a total of $26,000 to eight North State organizations who work to support the welfare of animals.

This competitive opportunity is open to nonprofit organizations and public agencies who provide the following services: supporting homeless animals, supporting owned pets (keeping pets in homes), supporting wildlife, supporting organizationally owned working animals that provide services to residents, and disaster preparedness for animals.

Awards were granted to the following organizations:

Buster’s Paw Prints

$3,000

Exodus Farms Ministry

$5,000

Haven Humane Society

$3,000

North State Cat Coalition

$3,000

Siskiyou Humane Society

$3,000

Siskiyou Trap Alter & Release

$3,000

Spay and Neuter Intermountain Pets & Pet Placement (SNIPPP)

$3,000

Turtle Bay Exploration Park

$3,000

“There are so many organizations working with animals in the North State, whether providing animal therapy for those in need, offering spay and neuter and vaccination services, or educating and uplifting,” said Justine Lehman, Program Officer for the Community Foundation. “We are pleased to be able to support these missions with grant dollars. To be able to support general operations means the flexibility for nonprofits to address their most pertinent needs.”