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Douglas L Finck Animal Welfare Fund Trust

Preselected recipients only Buffalo, New York · EIN 817043114

Douglas L Finck Animal Welfare Fund Trust is a private foundation in Buffalo, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $22,849 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $22,849 and the largest $22,849. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $14,232 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$00$308,533
2024$14,2321$319,046
2025$22,8491$337,728

How to apply

Douglas L Finck Animal Welfare Fund Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Douglas L Finck Animal Welfare Fund Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts1$22,849

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Dakin Humane Society
Springfield, MA
General support$22,849

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Douglas L Finck Animal Welfare Fund Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Douglas L Finck Animal Welfare Fund Trust give?

$22,849 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $22,849.

Who runs Douglas L Finck Animal Welfare Fund Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists M T Trust Company (Trustee).

What does Douglas L Finck Animal Welfare Fund Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals.

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