Grants for Global Stewardship Program

Grants for Global Stewardship Program

We’re thrilled to unveil the Grants for Global Stewardship Program! Although we’ve made great strides in animal welfare over the past decade, we can now do so much more by supporting and inspiring others through catalytic grants. This next chapter isn’t just about continuing the work—it’s about accelerating it.

As Helen Keller once said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” This program is a reflection of that spirit—an invitation to work together to create meaningful, lasting change.

A Mission of Protection, Innovation, and Stewardship

At its core, the Grants for Global Stewardship Program is dedicated to saving animals and the planet, and ending suffering through innovation, impact, protection, compassion, and stewardship across the country. Through a thoughtful, outcomes-driven grantmaking process, this national program will fund life-saving projects based on their potential to create a better world—for animals, for people, and for the planet we share.

Spearheaded by Monica Stevens, with the support of Board Member Joann Serafini and a trusted network of advocates, this program is the result of combined thought-leadership and activism in the animal and environmental welfare space. It’s more than a program. It’s a transformational movement!

What Will These Grants Support?

Legal Aid:

• Support for legal cases addressing animal cruelty, neglect, and abuse
• Resources to ensure that justice is pursued and accountability upheld in urgent cases

Animal Welfare & Advocacy Programs:

• Access to spay/neuter services and mobile veterinary wellness clinics
• Community cat support and humane population control
• Aid for families facing pet food insecurity, ensuring animals can remain in loving homes
• Advocacy and education programs that foster compassion, empathy, and awareness in future generations
• Resources to address farmed animal cruelty and horses in need
• These are only a few of the many needs we will be able to fund

Disaster Preparedness, Response & Pet Support for Domestic Violence Survivors:

• Grants for communities to build resilience and readiness in the face of natural disasters
• Emergency resources for survivors of domestic violence, helping them stay safe without having to leave their pets behind

Each grant awarded is more than a gift—it’s a ripple of impact. A chance to empower the visionaries and doers who are out there, every day, building a more humane, sustainable world.

A Platform for Lasting Change

Together, we’re constructing a new platform for long-term impact—one rooted in shared values, collective action, and strategic generosity. This is how we lead with compassion. This is how we drive innovation. This is how we protect what matters most.

Let’s fund the future and make a better world.

Our Spring 2026 Application Cycle will open on February 15, 2026, and close on March 15, 2026, at 5 pm PST, or when our application limit is reached. We welcome registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits, from around the country, working on innovative and impactful projects in animal welfare to apply. International organizations must have a 501(c)(3) designation or an established, documented fiscal sponsorship with a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Please note: During this Spring 2026 cycle, we will be limiting applications to 80. Once 80 applications are received, we will no longer accept additional applications. Grantees are encouraged to prepare and submit their grant applications as early in the grant cycle as possible. The website will be updated during the cycle to reflect the status of applications.  

1. Please download and review the Grant Guideline and Process document. (Clickable link to PDF document - document attached.)
2. If your organization is eligible, prepare the Grant Application. (Clickable link to download the application as Microsoft word doc - document attached.)
3. Submit the application and all required attachments as one, single PDF during the open application cycle. 

Any questions about this process should be sent to: grants@jamesonhumane.org.

Learn more about the Fall 2025 Grantees here.

Donate

For all other inquiries please email Monica Stevens, Founder monica@jamesonhumane.org .

First, please download and carefully review  GFGS Grant Guidelines and Process.

Then, if you qualify to apply, please complete the  2025 GFGS Grant Application during the application window.

The Grants for Global Stewardship inaugural application cycle will open for Fall 2025 on September 1, 2025 and close on September 30, 2025 at 5pm PST.