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Ray Rowe 1988 Tr for Animals

Accepts applications Baltimore, Maryland · EIN 956885584

Ray Rowe 1988 Tr for Animals is a private foundation in Baltimore, Maryland. In tax year 2025 it gave $43,000 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $5,000. 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 $39,954 the year before.

44% 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$40,0009$277,763
2024$39,9549$232,987
2025$43,0009$212,150

How to apply

ContactDuncan Forbes Trustee
2020 Madison Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217-3866
Phone or email(703) 851-8378
What to submitProposal describing need for funds annual report 990PF proof of current 501c3 status. Send documents by US Postal Service only.
RestrictionsThe establishment instrument states ...care and well-being of animals particularly dogs but not necessarily limited thereto.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ray Rowe 1988 Tr for Animals funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania2$10,000
California2$8,000
Massachusetts1$5,000
Maryland1$5,000
North Carolina1$5,000
Texas1$5,000
Virginia1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Womans Animal Center
Bensalem, PA
Prevention of cruelty to animals$5,000
Animal Rescue Inc
Maryland Line, MD
Prevention of cruelty to animals$5,000
BerkeleyEast Bay Humane Society
Berkeley, CA
Prevention of cruelty to animals$5,000
The Wildlife Center of Virginia
Waynesboro, VA
Prevention of cruelty to animals$5,000
Carolina Boxer Rescue
Mint Hill, NC
Prevention of cruelty to animals$5,000
Second Chance Animal Services Inc
East Brookfield, MA
Prevention of cruelty to animals$5,000
Etosha Rescue and Adoption Center
Sequin, TX
Prevention of cruelty to animals$5,000
Providence Animal Center
Media, PA
Prevention of cruelty to animals$5,000
Foster Army Animal Rescue
Riverside, CA
Prevention of cruelty to animals$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ray Rowe 1988 Tr for Animals accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Ray Rowe 1988 Tr for Animals give?

$43,000 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Ray Rowe 1988 Tr for Animals?

Its 2025 filing lists Duncan Forbes (Trustee).

What does Ray Rowe 1988 Tr for Animals fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals.

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