Animals & Pets Welfare Grants

Questar Corporate Giving Program
180 East First South St.
P.O. Box 45433
Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0433
Telephone: (801) 534-5435
Contact: Janice Bates, Dir., Community Affairs

Sponsoring company: Questar Corporation
Type of grantmaker: Corporate giving program.
Fields of interest: Aging; Aging, centers/services; Animal welfare; Arts; Business school/education; Children/youth, services; Community development; Disabled; Economically disadvantaged; Education; Engineering; Engineering school/education; Family services; Food services; General charitable giving; Health care; Health organizations; Higher education; Homeless; Homeless, human services; Hospitals (general); Human services; Humanities; Museums; Performing arts; Voluntarism promotion
Geographic focus: Colorado; Oklahoma; Utah; Wyoming
Types of support: Annual campaigns, Building/renovation, Continuing support, Emergency funds, Employee volunteer services, In-kind gifts, Loaned talent, Program development, Scholarship funds.
Limitations: Giving primarily in service and operating locations in CO, OK, UT and WY. No support for religious or fraternal organizations. No grants for group trips, exhibitions, or operating expenses.
Application information: Community Rels. Dept. handles giving. Application form not required.
Initial approach: Letter; send to nearest company facility
Copies of proposal: 1
Board meeting date(s): Every 6 to 8 weeks
Financial data: (yr. ended 12/31/94): Total giving, $650,000, including $650,000 for grants.
Sponsoring company information:
Questar Corporation
Salt Lake City, UT
Business activities: Holding company; natural gas and oil distribution.
Financial profile for 1994: Number of employees, 2,600; assets, $1,219,605,000; sales volume, $632,342,000; pre-tax net income, $101,332,000
Subsidiaries and/or Divisions: Celsius Energy Co., Salt Lake City, UT; Mountain Fuel Supply Co., Salt Lake City, UT; Questar Pipeline Co., Salt Lake City, UT; Questar Services Corp., Salt Lake City, UT; Universal Resources Corp., Salt Lake City, UT; Wexpro Co., Salt Lake City, UT. Giving statement: Giving through a formal, structured, direct giving program and two foundations.

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Ray Rowe 1988 Trust for Animals
41 East Bellefonte Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22301
Telephone: (703) 836-7036
Contact: Duncan Forbes, Trustee

Donor(s): Raymond S. Rowe+.
Type of grantmaker: Independent foundation.
Background: Established in 1988 in CA.
Purpose and activities: Giving primarily for habitat protection and animal reintroduction worldwide. Fields of interest: Animal welfare; Animals/wildlife, preservation/protection
Geographic focus: National
Types of support: Building/renovation, Continuing support, Emergency funds, Equipment, Land acquisition, Program development, Research, Seed money.
Limitations: No support for general operating or administrative expenses.
Publications: Occasional report.
Application information: Application form not required.
Initial approach: Proposal
Copies of proposal: 1
Board meeting date(s): Varies
Deadline(s): None
Trustee: Duncan Forbes.
Financial data: (yr. ended 12/31/93): Assets, $1,831,472 (M); expenditures, $130,538; total giving, $107,900; qualifying distributions, $107,900, including $107,900 for 9 grants (high: $30,000; low: $2,000).

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Sacharuna Foundation
c/o Peregrine Financial Corp.
84 State St.
Boston, MA 02109

Donor(s): Lavinia Currier; Jack Robinson.
Type of grantmaker: Independent foundation.
Background: Established in 1985 in NY.
Purpose and activities: Giving primarily for conservation, environmental, and wildlife organizations, and international affairs; some support for historic preservation and cultural programs.
Fields of interest: Animals/wildlife, preservation/protection; Environment; Environment, natural resources; Human rights (international)
Geographic focus: National
Types of support: General/operating support.
Limitations: Applications not accepted. No grants to individuals.
Application information: Contributes only to pre-selected organizations.
Financial data: (yr. ended 12/31/93): Assets, $9,928,308 (M); expenditures, $564,488; total giving, $423,072; qualifying distributions, $771,919, including $423,072 for 33 grants (high: $50,000; low: $175).
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Salwil Foundation
400 Skokie Blvd., Suite 675
Northbrook, IL 60062
Contact: William L. Searle, Pres.

Donor(s): William L. Searle.
Type of grantmaker: Independent foundation.
Background: Established in 1985 in IL.
Fields of interest: Animals/wildlife, preservation/protection; Christian organizations/churches; Education; Environment; Hospitals (general)
Geographic focus: National
Types of support: Annual campaigns, Capital campaigns, General/operating support.
Limitations: Applications not accepted. No grants to individuals.
Application information: Contributes only to pre-selected organizations.
Officers: William L. Searle, Pres.; Sally B. Searle, V.P. and Secy.-Treas.
Director: Marianne L. Papp.
Financial data: (yr. ended 12/31/93): Assets, $2,172,035 (M); expenditures, $110,780; total giving, $109,660; qualifying distributions, $109,660, including $109,660 for 11 grants (high: $21,932; low: $5,000; average: $5,000-$21,932).

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The Shifting Foundation
c/o Ostron, Reisin, Berk & Abrams, Ltd.
455 N. City Front Pl. Dr., Ste. 2600
Chicago, IL 60611

Type of grantmaker: Independent foundation.
Background: Established in 1982 in IL.
Purpose and activities: Support primarily for the economically disadvantaged, hunger relief, social services, health organizations, human and civil rights, environmental and anti-nuclear interests, and Third World development.
Fields of interest: Animals/wildlife,
preservation/protection; Arts; Children/youth, services; Civil rights; Civil rights, race/intergroup relations; Community development; Economically disadvantaged; Education; Environment; Health care; Homeless; Homeless, human services; Human rights (international); International affairs, arms control; International affairs, peace; International relief; Literature; Minorities; Minorities/immigrants, centers/services; Museums; Performing arts; Performing arts, music; Reproductive health, family planning; Visual arts; Women; Women, centers/services
Geographic focus: National
Types of support: Capital campaigns, Continuing support, General/operating support, Program development.
Limitations: Applications not accepted. No grants to individuals.
Application information: The foundation has suspended grantmaking to individual artists.
Number of staff: None.
Financial data: (yr. ended 12/31/96): Assets, $3,821,116 (M); gifts received, $108,969; expenditures, $183,613; total giving, $165,500; qualifying distributions, $165,500, including $165,500 for 28 grants (high: $35,000; low: $500; average: $500-$35,000).
Selected grants: The following grants were reported in 1995.
$35,000 to Boys Club, Omega, San Francisco, CA.
$15,000 to Friends of Photography, San Francisco, CA.
$11,000 to Larkin Street Youth Center, San Francisco, CA.
$10,000 to Childrens Defense Fund, DC.
$10,000 to Natural Resources Defense Council, New York, NY.
$8,000 to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, New York, NY.
$7,500 to Oxfam America, Boston, MA.
$7,500 to Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, MA.
$5,000 to Amnesty International USA, New York, NY.
$1,000 to National Gallery of Art, DC.

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The Stans Foundation
P.O. Box 1018
Arcadia, CA 91077
Telephone: (818) 795-5947

Donor(s): Maurice H. Stans; Kathleen C. Stans+.
Type of grantmaker: Independent foundation.
Background: Incorporated in 1945 in IL.
Purpose and activities: Emphasis on a restoration project, a historical society, and a museum; grants also for public service organizations, research, higher education, and church support.
Fields of interest: Animal welfare; Education; Health organizations; Human services; International affairs; Museums; Political science
Geographic focus: National
Types of support: Annual campaigns,
Building/renovation, Conferences/seminars, Continuing support, Equipment, General/operating support, Research.
Limitations: Applications not accepted. No grants to individuals, or for operating budgets, endowment funds, scholarships, fellowships, or matching gifts; no loans.
Publications: 990-PF.
Application information: Funds fully committed until 2001.
Board meeting date(s): Annually
Officers and Directors:* Steven H. Stans,* Pres., C.E.O., and C.O.O.; Walter Helmick,* V.P.; William Manley,* V.P.; Diane Stans, V.P.; Susan E. Stans, V.P.; Theodore M. Stans,* V.P.; Mary C. Elia, Secy.; Terrell Stans Manley,* Treas.; Marie Gath.
Number of staff: None.
Financial data: (yr. ended 12/31/96): Assets, $2,102,009 (M); expenditures, $140,500; total giving, $71,356; qualifying distributions, $71,356, including $71,356 for 95 grants (high: $10,000; low: $25; average: $25-$73,000).
Selected grants: The following grants were reported in 1994.
$39,431 to Museum of York County, Rock Hill, SC.
$7,000 to Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation, Yorba Linda, CA.
$5,000 to Eisenhower World Affairs Institute, DC.
$2,000 to De Paul University, Chicago, IL.
$2,000 to Huntingtons Disease Society of America.
$2,000 to Pasadena Symphony Orchestra, Pasadena, CA.
$2,000 to Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
$1,500 to African Wildlife Foundation, DC.
$1,250 to Pacific Legal Foundation, Sacramento, CA.
$1,000 to Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN.

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The Stebbins Fund, Inc.
c/o Anchin Block & Anchin L.L.P.
1375 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
Telephone: (212) 840-3456
Contact: Gary S. Castle, Secy.

Donor(s): Members of the Stebbins family.
Type of grantmaker: Independent foundation.
Background: Incorporated in 1947 in NY.
Purpose and activities: Giving primarily for education, including higher education and art education; support also for museums and historic preservation.
Fields of interest: Animal welfare; Arts; Education; Environment; Higher education; Historic preservation/historical societies; Museums
Geographic focus: National
Types of support: Annual campaigns, Capital campaigns, General/operating support.
Limitations: Applications not accepted. Giving primarily in the northeastern U.S. No grants to
individuals, or for endowment funds; no loans.
Application information: Contributes only to pre-selected organizations.
Board meeting date(s): June
Officers and Directors:* Theodore E. Stebbins,* Pres.; Jane S. Sykes,* V.P. and Treas.; James F. Stebbins, V.P.; Gary S. Castle, Secy.; Victoria Stebbins Greenleaf; J. Wright Rumbough, Jr.; Edwin E.F. Stebbins; Michael Morgan Stebbins.
Financial data: (yr. ended 12/31/94): Assets, $2,352,728 (M); expenditures, $166,055; total giving, $123,200; qualifying distributions, $131,628, including $123,200 for 44 grants (high: $22,000; low: $300).
Selected grants: The following grants were reported in 1994.
$22,000 to Yale University, New Haven, CT.
$15,000 to Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
$10,000 to Nature Conservancy, Long Island Chapter, New York, NY.
$5,000 to Civil War Library and Museum, Philadelphia, PA.
$5,000 to National Schools Committee for Economic Education, Cos Cob, CT.
$5,000 to Wildlife Conservation International, DC.
$4,000 to Hollins College, Roanoke, VA.
$3,500 to Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
$2,000 to Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks, Schenectady, NY.
$1,000 to Historic Deerfield, Deerfield, MA.

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The Louis L. Stott Foundation
c/o Kristine Stott
P.O. Box 4449
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

Donor(s): Martha Stott Diener.
Type of grantmaker: Independent foundation.
Background: Trust established in 1968 in PA.
Purpose and activities: Support for scientific and technological research, health services and medical research, and preservation of wildlife; giving also for elementary and secondary education, population control, the environment, law and justice, women, and family planning.
Fields of interest: Animals/wildlife, preservation/protection; Crime/law enforcement; Elementary school/education; Engineering/technology; Environment; General charitable giving; Health care; Medical research; Population studies; Reproductive health, family planning; Science; Secondary school/education; Women; Women, centers/services
Geographic focus: National
Types of support: Annual campaigns, Building/renovation, Continuing support, Emergency funds,
Equipment, General/operating support, Land acquisition, Program development, Publication, Research, Seed money.
Limitations: Applications not accepted. No grants to individuals, or for endowment funds, scholarships, fellowships, conferences, or matching gifts; no loans.
Publications: Application guidelines, program policy statement.
Application information: Contributes only to pre-selected organizations. Unsolicited requests for funds not considered or acknowledged.
Board meeting date(s): July and Aug.
Officers and Trustees:* Edward Barrington Stott,* Chair.; Kristine Stott,* Secy.; Benjamin W. Stott.
Financial data: (yr. ended 09/30/95): Assets, $2,614,747 (M); expenditures, $288,640; total giving, $275,000; qualifying distributions, $277,800, including $275,000 for 4 grants (high: $100,000; low: $25,000; average: $1,000-$5,000).
Selected grants: The following grants were reported in 1995.
$100,000 to Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY.
$100,000 to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, New York, NY.
$50,000 to Planned Parenthood, Tri-County, Harrisburg, PA.
$25,000 to Planned Parenthood of North East Pennsylvania, Trexlertown, PA.

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The Summerlee Foundation
5956 Sherry Ln., Suite 1414
Dallas, TX 75225-8025
Telephone: (214) 363-9000
Contact: Melanie Lambert, Secy., for animal welfare, or
John W. Crain, V.P., for Texas history
FAX: (214) 363-1941

Donor(s): Annie Lee Roberts+.
Type of grantmaker: Independent foundation.
Background: Established in 1988 in TX.
Purpose and activities: Giving limited to 1) the alleviation of pain and suffering and the prevention of cruelty to animals; and 2) for the study, promotion, preservation, and documentation of all facets of TX history.
Fields of interest: Animal welfare; Animals/wildlife, preservation/protection; Historic preservation/historical societies; History/archaeology
Geographic focus: National
Types of support: Building/renovation, Capital campaigns, Conferences/seminars, Curriculum development, Emergency funds, Endowment funds, Equipment, Fellowships, Internships, Land acquisition, Matching funds, Program development, Publication, Research, Seed money, Technical assistance.
Limitations: No support for religious purposes. No grants to individuals.
Publications: Biennial report (including application guidelines), grants list, application guidelines.
Application information: Application form not required.
Initial approach: Letter
Copies of proposal: 1
Board meeting date(s): Bimonthly
Deadline(s): None
Officers and Directors:* Hon. David D. Jackson,* Chair. and Pres.; John W. Crain,* V.P.; Melanie Lambert,* Secy.; Lynn Cuny; Ron Tyler. Number of staff: 2 full-time professional.
Financial data: (yr. ended 06/30/95): Assets, $33,301,500 (M); gifts received, $323,923; expenditures, $1,791,235; total giving, $983,793; qualifying distributions, $1,818,475, including $983,793 for 116 grants (high: $52,966; low: $400; average: $500-$25,000) and $346,692 for set-asides.
Selected grants: The following grants were reported in 1994.
$86,930 to San Jacinto Museum of History, La Porte, TX, To complete book on Samuel Chamberlain.
$63,047 to Texas State Library, Austin, TX, To microfilm Republic of Texas claims files.
$30,000 to Saint Josephs Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, For dormitory.
$25,000 to Galveston Historical Foundation, Galveston, TX, For restoration of Ashton villa.
$25,000 to Texas State Historical Association, Austin, TX, For Handbook of Texas.
$10,850 to Frisco Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Del Norte, CO, For mountain lion/black bear enclosure.
$10,000 to Dallas County Heritage Society, Dallas, TX, To rehabilitate warehouse.
$10,000 to Environmental Investigation Agency, DC, For wild bird and marine mammal project.
$10,000 to Friends of Animals, Norwalk, CT, To purchase anti-poaching patrol vehicle for Senegal.
$10,000 to Petroleum Museum, Midland, TX, For historical photographs.

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Eugene V. & Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
P.O. Box 2422
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2422
Contact: Susan Herter, Exec. Dir.
FAX: (505) 982-7027

Donor(s): Eugene Victor Thaw; Clare Eddy Thaw.
Type of grantmaker: Independent foundation.
Background: Established in 1981 in NY as a private operating foundation; status changed to an independent grantmaking foundation in 1994 in NM.
Purpose and activities: Support for the arts, cultural preservation, ecology and the environment, and animal rights and protection. The trust prefers to make challenge grants that are conditional on recipients matching the funds in an agreed-upon proportion.
Fields of interest: Animal welfare; Arts; Arts, cultural/ethnic awareness; Environment
Geographic focus: National
Types of support: Building/renovation, Conferences/seminars, Curriculum development, Endowment funds, Matching funds, Program development, Research.
Limitations: Applications not accepted. No grants to individuals.
Publications: Biennial report.
Application information: Contributes only to pre-selected organizations.
Board meeting date(s): Fall
Officer and Directors:* Eugene Victor Thaw,* Pres.; William Acquavella; Jeffrey L. Fornaciari; Patricia Tang; Clare Eddy Thaw. Number of staff: 2 full-time professional; 2 part-time
professional.
Financial data: (yr. ended 05/31/95): Assets, $49,920,533 (M); expenditures, $1,421,920; total giving, $1,236,776; qualifying distributions, $1,357,002, including $1,236,776 for grants (high: $300,000) and $120,226 for 2 foundation-administered programs.
Selected grants: The following grants were reported in 1995.
$300,000 to Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, NY, For capital campaign.
$150,000 to Glimmerglass Opera Theater, Cooperstown, NY for 2 grants:
$100,000 (For annual fund), $50,000 (To match NEA challenge grant).
$100,000 to Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO, For Caring for a Gem: the Taylor Museum campaign.
$100,000 to National Museum of the American Indian, DC, For construction fund.
$78,125 to American Friends of the British Museum, North American Gallery, New York, NY.
$8,000 to School of American Research, Santa Fe, NM, For Indian fund Micaceous Pottery project.
$7,500 to Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM, For environmental conference.
$3,500 to Chimayo Cultural Preservation Committee, Chimayo, NM, For Plaza del Cerro restoration.
$1,000 to Northern New Mexico Animal Protection Society, Santa Cruz, NM, For spaying/neutering mobile clinic.

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Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation
The sponsor supports innovative projects nationwide that advance practical solutions to basic problems in U.S. society, with an overall emphasis on education, and program areas in the arts, the environment and learning disabilities. Learning disabilities projects should foster the success of individuals with learning disabilities. The foundation emphasizes strategies that increase public awareness about the nature and importance of learning disabilities; facilitate the access of parents and individuals with learning disabilities to practical information and sources of assistance; expand access to practical information about existing research findings, innovations in learning methods and relevant technology; and increase the use of such information by mainstream teachers, school administrators, pediatricians, family physicians and others. Grants typically range from $10,000 to $50,000.
Contact: Sally Bowles, President (203) 639-5544

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Lawson Valentine Foundation
998 Farmington Ave., Suite 123
West Hartford, CT 06107
Contact: Alice P. Doyle, Trustee

Donor(s): Alice P. Doyle.
Type of grantmaker: Independent foundation.
Background: Established in 1989 in CT.
Purpose and activities: Primary areas of interest include civil rights, race relations, human rights, peace, and the environment.
Fields of interest: Africa; Animals/wildlife, preservation/protection; Asia; Civil rights; Civil rights, race/intergroup relations; Community development; Environment; Human rights (international); International affairs, peace; Latin America; Minorities
Geographic focus: National
Types of support: General/operating support, Program development, Seed money, Technical assistance.
Limitations: No support for religious activities. No grants to individuals.
Publications: Application guidelines, program policy statement.
Application information: Certified mail and express mail not accepted.
Initial approach: Letter
Copies of proposal: 6
Board meeting date(s): Winter and summer
Deadline(s): None
Final notification: After board meeting
Trustees: Alice P. Doyle; Allen Doyle; Valentine Doyle; Lucy Miller; Paul E. Vawter; William D. Zabel. Number of staff: 1 part-time support.
Financial data: (yr. ended 12/31/94): Assets, $7,565,188 (M); expenditures, $1,113,828; total giving, $982,430; qualifying distributions, $1,013,889, including $982,430 for 204 grants (high: $62,000; low: $50; average: $50-$25,000).
Selected grants: The following grants were reported in 1994.
$62,000 to Bennington College, Bennington, VT.
$55,000 to Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC.
$27,000 to American Friends Service Committee, Philadelphia, PA.
$25,000 to Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, New York, NY.
$25,000 to World Neighbors, Oklahoma City, OK.
$24,000 to Northern Forest Forum, Lancaster, NH.
$10,000 to Environment-Business Bureau, San Francisco, CA.
$5,000 to Connecticut Citizen Research Group, Hartford, CT.
$5,000 to Northern Alaska Environmental Center, Fairbanks, AK.
$1,000 to Defenders of Wildlife, DC.

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