grantmaking
"Planet Dog is not just about making quality dog products - or money. It is about caring for others and making a difference."
Alex Fisher, founder of Planet Dog

Grant-Making Goals
The Planet Dog Foundation (PDF) strives to support worthy organizations through a grant-making program designed to financially support 501(c)(3) not-for-profit partners nationwide. The goal of our grant program is to fund new and proven initiatives that bring people and pets together for mutual benefit and support.

Funding is allocated nationwide to promote and financially support service-oriented canine programs. Service-oriented canine programs include the following:

• service dogs

• therapy dogs

• animal assisted therapy

• search and rescue dogs

• police, fire, military dogs

• other innovative canine service programs

IMPORTANT NOTE: ALTHOUGH WE VALUE AND RESPECT THE HARD WORK OF SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAMS, ANIMAL SHELTERS AND RESCUE PROGRAMS, UNFORTUNATELY THEY ARE OUT OF THE SCOPE OF OUR GRANT-GIVING GUIDELINES.

WE DO NOT FUND ANY PROGRAMS ENGAGED IN ANIMAL CRUELTY OR TESTING.

PDF Giving Guidelines
As a small company doing big things, we are looking to support like-minded organizations that will most benefit from our support. As our grants do not exceed $10,000, we will be reviewing annual operational budgets to fund those organizations best able to maximize a PDF grant.

PDF giving will be allocated in two funding streams annually. The Planet Dog Foundation funds only organizations classified as tax-exempt under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service.

We do not fund the following:

• Spay/Neuter Programs

• Adoption Shelters Operating Expenses

• Rescue Program Operating Expenses

• Individuals

• Political Groups

• Religious Groups (or groups with any religious affiliation)

• For-profit organizations

• Scholarship Programs

• Government Agencies

• Non-profit agencies with any determination other than 501(C)(3)

• Programs spending more than 35% of expenses on administrative costs

• Any program engaged in animal testing or animal cruelty.

Application Guidelines & Deadlines:
PDF awards grants twice annually. Applications begin with the submission of a formal letter of intent.

Click Here for instructions in MS Word on submitting a letter of intent. If you would like to see these instructions as a PDF file, click Here.

After review, Planet Dog Foundation staff will contact those organizations who are invited to submit additional materials to complete a full proposal.

Before submitting a letter of intent, be sure you have reviewed our grant-making goals and the list of organizations we do not fund. Ineligible organizations will not be invited to complete a full proposal.

Spring Cycle: Letters of Intent MUST be received by February 15, 2008.

Fall Cycle: Letters of Intent MUST be received by August 1, 2008.

Due to the volume of materials received by the Planet Dog Foundation, we cannot return any submitted items.

We look forward to hearing about your programs. We thank you for the work that you do helping dogs to help people. Please do not hesitate to contact the Executive Director to discuss your programs, your proposal or our work.

To see the programs we have proudly supported in the past, click here.