Grant Application Information
Welcome to the Animal Caretakers Impact Fund. Our mission is simple: "Helping humans who help animals". We are dedicated to supporting human and companion animal health and welfare by improving conditions surrounding veterinary care, animal caretaking, and animal adoption. We believe in fostering empathy, durable change and innovation within the animal welfare sector to keep professionals in the field and humans together with their animals.
Purpose and Focus Areas
The fund provides support for 501(c)(3) nonprofits and their programs that facilitate successful adoptions and animal retention through public education and medical care, and initiatives that support veterinary professionals and animal care and welfare staff.
Our priorities for the 2026 grant cycle are ranked as follows:
- Caregiver Support: Initiatives to improve the welfare of professional animal caregivers including those in the veterinary field as well as shelter, humane society and rescue staff (e.g., programs to minimize burnout and compassion fatigue, funds for networking and professional development, public education on the issues facing this group).
- Guardian Assistance: Support programs to ensure companion animal guardians can stay with their pets (e.g., providing medical, behavioral and other assistance).
Grant Facts
Grant Sizes Available: Between $5,000 and $50,000 per award.
Geographic Focus: Organizations must be operating within Utah.
Grant Term: Initial grants are for a 12-month term.
Funding Type: We support both program-specific projects and general operating support related to infrastructure building aligning with our stated mission or the implemented projects.
Grant Application Opening:
- The grant portal opens on June 1, 2026 and will be open for three months.
- Applicants whose proposals are not selected will be notified via email.
- Applicants that are selected will be notified and we may request a site visit or face-to-face conversation.
Reporting and Communications: We require a six-month check-in and a year-end report that will ask you to cover both qualitative and quantitative measures.
