• Priority funding areas include, but are not limited to, care for dogs and cats; disaster relief for personal pets; training of service animals for the elderly and disabled; and protection of marine mammals and local wildlife.

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• Grants may be awarded to support general operations, specific programs, and/or capital projects.

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• Typical grant awards range from $5,000 to $15,000.

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• Grantees must be able to demonstrate that they are recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as public charities as defined within the Code.

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• Grant applications should be submitted online through Vesta Fund's grants management system at:

https://glenmede.smartsimple.com/welcome/vesta.

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• Vesta Fund aims to meet on a quarterly basis to consider grant applications. Our grants management system will reflect quarterly application deadlines of February 28th, May 31st, August 31st, and November 30th. Depending on application volume, consideration of a given application may be deferred for up to one quarter. Applicants can expect notification of a grant decision or deferral within one month of the application deadline following their submission. For example, an applicant who submits on May 15th will typically be notified no later than June 30th of an award, declination, or deferral. A deferred application would be considered the following quarter, and a final decision would typically be rendered by September 30th. 

 

• Incomplete applications will not be considered.

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• Grantees can only apply for funding once per given year (ie, 12 months from the last application approach, regardless of past funding decisions).

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• Grantees, regardless of headquarters or locations of administrative offices, must provide direct constituent services for animals within Pennsylvania's Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties.

 

• Grant awards are competitive and not all grant requests will be funded.