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Grants for Global Stewardship Program

Overview

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.

Thanks to our incredible Grants For Global Stewardship Advisory Committee:

Joann Serafini, Chair

James Cummings

Kirill Elistratov

Jocelyn Hoar

Lars Johansson

Brian Marshall

Sarah McElroy

Robin Nielsen

Stephanie Mathers, Grant Administrator

Monica Stevens, President Jameson Humane

More information on Grant Awardees and the Application Cycle & Process can be found 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.