Daily Featured Foundation - 2/16/26

2/16/2026

Here is today’s featured foundation.

BISSELL Pet Foundation

Website: https://www.bissellpetfoundation.org/

Mission & Purpose: To address the pet overpopulation crisis in all 50 states. The foundation provides critical grant funding to help reduce the number of homeless animals in shelters and rescues through adoption, spay/neuter, microchipping, and disaster response.

Broad Funding Guidelines: This is a national foundation that funds 501(c)(3) animal welfare organizations and local government shelters. To be eligible to submit a grant proposal, an organization must first become an approved member of their "Partners for Pets" program and maintain that standing for at least six months. They do not fund general operating expenses or salaries.

Featured Opportunity: Their "Spay/Neuter Grants" are a lifeline for overcrowded shelters. They offer specific, fixed-amount reimbursements ($35 per dog, $25 per cat) to help organizations run high-volume spay and neuter clinics, directly preventing future homelessness.

Recommendation: A local animal shelter or volunteer-led rescue group in the U.S. that needs project-specific nonprofit grants to fund a community-wide spay/neuter initiative or microchipping clinic.