• 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.

 

• 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.