The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-0715412

Animal Assistance Foundation

A private foundation in Lakewood, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 64 grants and $1.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Grant cycle opens on september 1. Applications are due by september 30.
Restrictions
Applicants must be a nonprofit organization or government entity located in colorado or that has a direct impact on animals and their owners in colorado. Requests must be for funding which is compatible with the foundation's focus areas: companion animal population control; operational optimization; permanent homes; cruelty prevention and intervention; and innovation.

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Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,520,000

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $21,382,679

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,371,990

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $20,902,644

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,330,000

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $21,882,831

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,294,834

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $21,791,783

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,176,626

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $22,616,327

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,276,883

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $22,133,224

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,306,387

    Grants listed
    75
    Assets, end of year
    $21,484,322

Grants paid in 2025

64 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Noco Humane (formerly Larimer Humane Society)Loveland, CO

    General operating

    $165,000
  2. Humane Colorado (formerly Dumb Friends League)Denver, CO

    Innovation grants

    $103,200
  3. Grand Country Pet PalsGranby, CO

    Capital grants

    $100,000
  4. Noco Humane (formerly Larimer Humane Society)Loveland, CO

    Capital grants

    $100,000
  5. Humane Society of the Pikes Peak RegionColorado Springs, CO

    General operating

    $80,000
  6. Dogster's Spay & Neuter Program D-SnipDurango, CO

    Innovation grants

    $77,800
  7. Second Chance Animal Rescue FoundationLamar, CO

    Innovation grants

    $76,500
  8. Animal Welfare Association of ColoradoDenver, CO

    General operating

    $60,000
  9. Colorado Pet PantryBoulder, CO

    General operating

    $60,000
  10. Dogster's Spay & Neuter Program D-SnipDurango, CO

    General operating

    $60,000
  11. Mesa County Animal ServicesWhitewater, CO

    General operating

    $60,000
  12. Riverdale Animal ShelterBrighton, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $60,000
  13. Humane Society of Boulder ValleyBoulder, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $50,000
  14. Bergen Spay and Neuter AllianceDenver, CO

    Innovation grants

    $30,000
  15. All Breed Rescue & TrainingColorado SPGS, CO

    General operating

    $25,000
  16. Humane Colorado (formerly Dumb Friends League)Denver, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $20,000
  17. Humane Society of Boulder ValleyBoulder, CO

    General operating

    $20,000
  18. JJS Helping PawsCanon City, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $20,000
  19. The Street Do CoalitionFort Collins, CO

    General operating

    $20,000
  20. Lamar Animal ShelterLamar, CO

    General operating

    $18,000
  21. Roice-Hurst Humane SocietyGrand JCT, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $17,000
  22. Foothills Animal ShelterGolden, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $16,000
  23. Los Huerfanos Animal Welfare AssociationWalsenburg, CO

    Innovation grants

    $15,000
  24. Second Chance Animal Rescue FoundationLamar, CO

    General operating

    $15,000
  25. For Pets' Sake Humane SocietyCortez, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $12,500
  26. Colorado Horse RescueLongmont, CO

    General operating

    $10,000
  27. Grant Rivers HumaneGrant Junction, CO

    General operating

    $10,000
  28. Humane Society of the Pikes Peak RegionColorado Springs, CO

    Responsive grants

    $10,000
  29. Los Huerfanos Animal Welfare AssociationWalsenburg, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $10,000
  30. Rezdawg RescueLafayette, CO

    General operating

    $10,000
  31. City of YumaYuma, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $9,000
  32. Colorado Animal RescueGlenwood SPGS, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $9,000
  33. Leadville Lake County Animal ShelterLeadville, CO

    General operating

    $8,000
  34. Mountain Valley Horse RescueMC Coy, CO

    General operating

    $8,000
  35. Summit County Animal Control and ShelterFrisco, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $8,000
  36. Ark-Valley Humane SocietyBuena Vista, CO

    General operating

    $7,000
  37. Cat Care SocietyLakewood, CO

    Organizational capacity

    $7,000
  38. Fort Morgan Humane SocietyFort Morgan, CO

    General operating

    $7,000
  39. Golden Retriever Rescuse of the RockiesArvada, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $7,000
  40. Gunnison Valley AnimalGunnison, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $7,000
  41. Routt County Humane SocietySteamboat SPR, CO

    General operating

    $7,000
  42. Surface Creek Animal ShelterCedaredge, CO

    General operating

    $7,000
  43. Teller County Regional Animal ShelterDivide, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $7,000
  44. Bergen Spay and Neuter AllianceDenver, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $6,000
  45. Colorado Coalition for the HomelessDenver, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $6,000
  46. Grant County Pet PalsGunnison, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $6,000
  47. Safe Harbor Lab RescueGolden, CO

    General operating

    $6,000
  48. South Park Good Samaritan Fund for AnimalsFairplay, CO

    General operating

    $6,000
  49. Eagle Valley Humane SocietyEagle, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $5,000
  50. Humane Society of Pagosa SpringsPagosa SPGS, CO

    General operating

    $5,000
  51. La Plata County Humane SocietyDurango, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $5,000
  52. Meeker Animal ShelterMeeker, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $5,000
  53. Northern Colorado Friends of FeralsFort Collins, CO

    General operating

    $5,000
  54. Pawsitive Pathways IncKim, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $5,000
  55. SpaytodayLakewood, CO

    General operating

    $5,000
  56. Annie and Millie's PlaceLongmont, CO

    General operating

    $4,000
  57. Gunnison Valley AnimalGunnison, CO

    General operating

    $4,000
  58. Humane Society of Moffat CountyCraig, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $4,000
  59. Longhopes Donkey ShelterBennett, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $3,000
  60. Pet Assistance League StoreTrinidad, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $3,000
  61. Rangely Rescue and Rehome Refuge DBA 4R AnimalsRangely, CO

    Organizational capacity

    $3,000
  62. A Cat Rescue Out in the SticksEckley, CO

    Program funding

    $2,000
  63. Front-Porch FelinesFort Lupton, CO

    Colorado animal population

    $2,000
  64. Meeker Animal ShelterMeeker, CO

    Responsive grants

    $1,000

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Grand County Pet PalsGranby, CO

    Program funding

    $100,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Animals31 grants $484,800100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado64 grants $1,520,000

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Ashley BeckCHAIR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Mike DuffyVICE CHAIR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Barbara KrauseTREASURER Hours 3Pay $0
  • Kristie HanssonSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jayme NielsonMEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rebecca L KennedyMEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cathlin Craver DVMMEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jo ScharmannMEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gina Rodriguez DVMMEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Emily StoneEX. DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $189,424

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