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H3 Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Stamford, Connecticut · EIN 472395215

H3 Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Stamford, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $254,771 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $8,600 and the largest $105,013. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $224,001 the year before.

57% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$305,96916$1.0 million
2024$224,00111$4.0 million
2025$254,77114$7.0 million

How to apply

ContactJessica Overlander
C/O H/3 Foundation Inc 680, Washington Blvd 7th Floor, Stamford, CT 06901
Phone or email(203) 569-4700, grantrequests@h3foundation.org
What to submitNo prescribed form. Please visit https://www.h3foundation.org/contact for submission details.
DeadlinesNo prescribed deadline.
RestrictionsGrants and awards are limited to those furthering the foundation's animal welfare mission.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What H3 Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York6$131,713
New Mexico1$50,000
Pennsylvania1$25,000
Arkansas1$21,999
Connecticut3$14,707
South Carolina1$10,000
Utah1$1,352

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bideawee Inc
New York, NY
To support charitable activities related to saving homeless and/or abandoned animals.$105,013
New Mexico Wildlife Center
Espanola, NM
To support the rehabilitation and veterinary care for sick, injured and orphaned wild animals.$50,000
Omega Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation Center Inc
Airville, PA
To support charitable related activities related to horse rescue, animal protection and welfare.$25,000
Blind Hope Cat Sanctuary
Rogers, AR
To provide a permanent home to unadoptable, at-risk, or special needs cats.$21,999
North Shore Animal League
Port Washington, NY
To save and rehabilitate the lives of homeless animals and educate the public about the joys and responsibilities of rescue.$12,500
The Little Guild
West Cornwall, CT
To rescue, nurture, and rehabilitate homeless animals.$12,500
Saint Frances Animal Center
Georgetown, SC
To provide a safe and nuturing environment for abandoned and mistreated dogs and cats until they can be placed in loving homes.$10,000
Furrr 911
Crompond, NY
To rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming abandoned and homeless kittens in the metropolitan nyc area.$7,200
Opin Inc
Brooklyn, NY
To support charitable activities that improves animal and community welfare in new york by partnering with veterinary clinics to fund care for abused animals, reduce the number of displaced animals, and assist individuals who cannot afford medical treatment for their pets.$5,000
Pet Animal Welfare Society
Norwalk, CT
To support the rescue and adoption of homeless and abused cats and dogs.$1,407
Best Friends Animal Society
Kanab, UT
To support charitable activities related to sheltering animals in need and providing access to veterinary care.$1,352
New York City Cat Coalition
Bronx, NY
To rescue the most needy cats and kittens from the outdoors or from owner surrender who otherwise would face things like death , severe illness, or an extreme difficult situation.$1,250
The Purr Project Inc
North Haven, CT
To give a second chance to good felines that would otherwise be euthanized because of trauma resulting from overpopulation, injury, abuse, or abandonment and with this, producing in the community more advocates through teaching, research, and the practice of responsible pet ownership.$800
Cat Assistance
Hartsdale, NY
To support charitable activities related to adoption and safe placement of homeless animals.$750

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does H3 Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No prescribed deadline..

How much does H3 Foundation Inc give?

$254,771 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $8,600.

Who runs H3 Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Spencer B Haber (President), John Hoffman (Director), Sheila A Sadighi (Director) and Aaron Warum (Vice President) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does H3 Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals, housing and homelessness and environment and conservation.

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