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In 2024, the Rhode Island Foundation awarded $550,000 in grants to more than two dozen animal welfare programs across the state. Donors have established a number of special funds at the Foundation that relate to the humane treatment and protection of animals. Collectively, these funds enable the Foundation to take a leading role on animal welfare issues through its Program for Animal Welfare (PAW), funding organizations that promote and provide humane treatment of animals or work more generally on the welfare of animals.

The largest grant went to the Potter League for Animals, which received $100,000 for work including subsidizing veterinary care at its Animal Care and Adoption Center in Middletown, surgeries at its Spay and Neuter Clinic in Warwick (in this photo), and buying medical supplies for its Pets In Need Veterinary Clinic in East Providence.