Community Care Grant

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Grant Overview

The Banfield Foundation believes all pets deserve access to veterinary care, whether their owners are able to afford it or not. To make veterinary care possible for pets in need, our Community Care Grants support nonprofit organizations that deliver care to owned pets through their own on-site clinic, mobile clinic, or pop-up clinic. By helping vulnerable pet owners access affordable veterinary care, our goal is to keep pets happy, healthy, and in their existing homes for years to come.

Applications will be accepted and reviewed quarterly throughout the months of January, April, July and October with a deadline for submissions on the last day of these months. We will notify you of the status of your application the subsequent month.

If you have questions, or if you have not yet held a clinic but are organized and confident in your ability to do so, please email Grants@Banfieldfoundation.org.

Eligible programs:

Organizations must have their own veterinarian and veterinary professionals on staff, or must contract with or work with volunteer professionals. Our funds may be used for the direct cost of medications, drugs, vaccines, and medical supplies. The intent of your program must be to help vulnerable or low-income pet owners who may not otherwise be able to access or afford veterinary care for their pets, but you do not necessarily need to screen for income eligibility.

With many owned pets in need of care, our hope is to help as many as possible, and at no or as little cost as possible to the owners. While we may consider funding programs that deliver all types of veterinary care for owned pets, we prioritize free or nearly free preventive and wellness care, as well as basic care to address minor injuries and illnesses (such as ear or eye infections). If appropriate and cost-effective, we may consider providing you an in-kind donation of medications or vaccines in conjunction with a grant award. With many pets in need, we may not be able to approve funding for expensive orthopedic, specialty, or emergency care.

We cannot fund:

This grant is unable to support care for adoptable pets, feral animals, livestock or wildlife, and cannot fund voucher programs, care at for-profit practices, or for our funds to subsidize care at a certain amount per pet. No funds may be used for wages, staff time, overhead, equipment, marketing, pet food, or routine spay/neuter. The intent of your program must not be to generate revenue for your organization.

Gap year requirement:

Organizations can only be approved for funding once per 12 month grant cycle, and for a total of two consecutive years. If you have been approved for a grant within the past 12 months, we are unable to consider you for additional funding at this time. If you have been funded by the Banfield Foundation for the last two years, you will not be considered for a third year of funding. After a gap year, you will, however, be able to apply for funding again. Funding through our Disaster Relief Grant is exempt from the gap year requirement.

If you have any questions on whether your organization is eligible, or any questions related to grant applications, please don’t hesitate to email Grants@banfieldfoundation.org.

Primary Contact Person

First name

Last name

Title

Contact phone

Contact phone extension

Organization Information

Organization name

Organization EIN

Organization phone

Organization website

So that we best understand the scope of your activities and impact, please select ALL categories below that describe your organization and program focuses.

(Select multiple by holding down Ctrl key while clicking each selection)

Organization Address

Mailing address

Physical address

Mailing city

Physical city

Mailing state

Physical state

Mailing postal code

Physical postal code

Clinic Information

Name of clinic program or project

Please provide a brief summary of your funding request
(500 character limit)

Amount requested to support clinic costs over the next twelve months
(you may request up to $10,000)

Estimated number of pets helped with requested grant funds over the next twelve months

Location of your clinic(s)
(select multiple states by holding down Ctrl key while clicking each state)

Specific counties or information about where you serve
(255 character limit)

Clinic Narrative

With respect to the program for which you are requesting funding, describe your clinics and how you deliver care to owned pets in your community. Please copy, paste, and be sure to respond to each of the following:

Do not exceed four pages. Please submit a Word or PDF document.

General information about your organization and your various programs.
Describe the program (for which you are requesting this grant) through which you deliver care to vulnerable owned pets in your community, including whether care is provided at your on-site clinic, mobile, or through pop-up clinics.
Describe the pet owners you assist through your program, including generally why they are unable to access or afford veterinary care.
Our funds support care specifically for vulnerable pets. How will you ensure grant funding will help pets owned by low-income, senior citizens, disadvantaged, at-risk, or pet owners experiencing homelessness, etc. and not the general public you serve?
How often do you provide care to vulnerable owned pets through this program?
What types of care do you provide? Preventive care and vaccines, treatment for minor injuries and illnesses, or all care including urgent?
Do you require owners to pay any amount? Do you require them to demonstrate financial need for your services?
How do you promote your program to pet owners in need?
How long have you been providing veterinary care for owned pets in the community through this program?
Describe your team of veterinary professionals dedicated to this program, including your veterinarian(s).
How do you sustain ongoing costs of your clinics? (Grants, self-sustaining from owners' payments, other?)
This grant helps with the hard cost of medications, drugs, vaccines, medical consumables, and supplies. Exactly what would our funds support? (As outlined in your submitted budget)
How many vulnerable pets do you estimate you'll be able to help with our funding over a twelve-month period?
Describe your plan for evaluating the impact of your clinics on owned pets and on your organization. Do you follow up with pet owners? Are fewer pets relinquished to shelters because of your program?
Will you be collaborating with other organizations? If so please list.

All files attached to this application must total less than 20 MB. Please compress your PDF files at a free resource such as smallpdf.com.

Program Budget

Please attach the following information in Word, Excel or PDF format.

This grant is intended to fund the hard cost that you incur in purchasing medications, drugs, vaccines and supplies for vulnerable pets for twelve months. In your budget, please list out the item for which you are requesting funding, quantities (in single doses or units) needed for twelve months, and your costs.

All files attached to this application must total less than 20 MB. Please compress your files at a free resource such as smallpdf.com

IRS 501(c)(3) Determination Letter or Letter 4076C

If you are a governmental organization and not a 501(c)(3), your Letter 4076C describes your status as a tax-exempt organization.

Photo Attachments

Upload at least one photo, high-resolution preferred, that best represents this program or your organization. Please ensure photo permissions allow for Banfield Foundation’s use.

If you have more than one photo to share, select "Add another response" below. Please attach .jpg or .png files.

All files attached to this application must total less than 20 MB. Please compress your files at a free resource such as smallpdf.com

Other Attachments

If you have any other attachments that you would like to add (e.g. full organizational budget, references from organizations with whom you collaborate, news and PR, or photos) please attach them below. If you have more than one file to attach please select 'Add another response.'

All files attached to this application must total less than 20 MB. Please compress your files at a free resource such as smallpdf.com

Volunteer Opportunities

Would your organization benefit from hosting a group of skilled or unskilled veterinary professionals volunteering for a one-time event, either for this program or any others?

Yes

Please describe your needs for one-time volunteers, including their duties, time commitment, location, dates, and how this would serve your larger goals.

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