The Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust invites applications for projects to advance the quality of life for companion animals and native wildlife.
Donor Name: Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust
State: Selected States
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/15/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
It is focused on helping organizations go beyond basic care with innovative projects that provide an enhanced quality of life today and in the future.
Program Areas 
The Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust’s priority is helping organizations go beyond basic care to support initiatives that will provide an enhanced quality of life for homeless and abused companion animals today and in the future.
Funding applications should address one of the following program areas:

Animal Adoption, Behavior Training, and Fostering
Continuing Education and Training
Humane and Wildlife Education
Medical Care, Rehabilitation, and Wellness Care for Animals
Pet and Feral Animal Population Control through Spay/Neuter
Equipment
Other Animal Care Initiatives

Examples of projects preferred by the Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust include:

Animal Adoption, Behavior Training, and Fostering – projects to increase successful adoptions or other non-capital means of expanding shelter capacity.
Continuing Education and Training – opportunities for staff and volunteers to improve delivery of care and retain employees.
Humane and Wildlife Education – school and community programs that address respecting animals, humane care, health issues and human/wildlife conflicts.
Medical Care, Rehabilitation, and Wellness Care for Animals – improving access to care for native wildlife and owned companion animals in under-resourced urban/rural areas, as well as those owned by socially vulnerable populations.
Pet and Feral Animal Population Control through Spay/Neuter – assistance for owned pets from under resourced households, incentive programs encouraging adoptions from shelters and humane control numbers of community cats or dogs.
Equipment – items that directly benefiting homeless or injured animals
Other Animal Care Initiatives – projects that celebrate the human-animal bond.

Eligibility Criteria 

Types of organizations supported by the Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust are limited to:

Humane societies
Animal welfare organizations focused on companion animals
Nonprofit spay/neuter clinics
Native wildlife rehabilitation and nature centers
Educational institutions
Equine organizations providing therapeutic programs or focused on adoption
Other state or community organizations dedicated to companion animals

Eligible organizations must:

Have a current 501(c)(3) ruling from the IRS.
Be in Ohio or selected counties in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York and Wisconsin.
Provide evidence of proper financial stewardship
Financial support from 100% of board members
Pursue a high quality of life for individual animals and improve the situation of significant numbers of animals.
Deliver outstanding humane care, in facilities that meet or exceed accepted health and safety standards
Have written policies on adoption procedures, spaying/neutering companion animals leaving the agency, display/release of wildlife, and keep records on intake/disposition of all animals.
Annual revenue for basic animal sheltering, rescue, and care activities from sustainable sources.

Preference will be given to organizations established for more than five years with an annual budget exceeding $50,000.

For more information, visit KASCT.