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Application Due Date
Jul 1, 2026
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Funder Details:
Funder Type:
Private
Funding Frequency:
Annual Grant
Use of Funds:
Capacity Building, Programs/Projects
Funding Duration:
One-Year Grant
Application Type
Full Application
Eligibility:
✅ 501(c)(3) Organizations
Program Areas:
Animals, Research, International, Conservation, Wildlife Habitat
Locations:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Washington DC, Puerto Rico
About The Grant
Regina Frankenberg directed that the remainder of her estate be used to establish a foundation to support organizations and programs that promote the care, conservation, treatment, well-being, and prevention of cruelty to animals.
Funding Interests:
Animal welfare, through two focus areas:
Protecting endangered and threatened species by supporting conservation and research
Reducing the homelessness, mistreatment, and euthanasia of companion animals through adoption, training, spay/neuter, and other programs by providing capacity building and infrastructure grants to organizations doing this work.
Geographic Focus:
With respect to wild animals: National, including U.S. organizations with international programs.
With respect to companion animals: New York City and neighboring counties only.
Type of Support:
Project
Capacity Building
JPMorgan Chase Relationship:
Sole trustee
Requirements
Organizations must be classified by the Internal Revenue Service as public charities and tax-exempt under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Organizations requesting support must have annual operating budgets of $250,000 or more.
The Foundation does not provide support for projects in which animals are held in captivity and also does not make grants to wildlife sanctuaries.
Grantor Information:
Name:
Regina Bauer Frankenberg Foundation
Type:
Private
Contact:
Email: lindsey.s.crane@jpmorgan.com
More Info:
Restrictions:
Not Specified