Thomas C. McGowan Fund for Animals

STATUS: Accepting applications

APPLICATION PROCESS:  There is a short application for this grant.  See link below.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, December 1, 2020

GRANT TOTAL: There is a total of $27,000 to distribute

GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Grants will be announced late-December

DESCRIPTION: The Thomas C. McGowan Fund for Animals was established through a gift from the late Thomas McGowan. Mr. McGowan had a passion for animals and wanted to ensure that there would be funding on Cape Cod and the Islands to support their welfare long after his death.

ELIGIBLITY CRITERIA: In establishing the fund, Mr. McGowan focused on animal protection and welfare with a preference for the following: medical treatment; “no-kill” shelters; spaying/neutering programs for domestic animals; the prevention of cruelty to animals; education and building public awareness about issues affecting animals and their welfare.

GRANT APPLICATION: Use this link for all grant applications. Please note: We have updated our grant software.
You will need to create an account to apply for this and other grants that become available. You will only have to create it once to be in our system. Each organization can only have one account. The person creating the account should be the contact person for the organization's proposals. Once you create an account, you will see the appropriate grant application on the APPLY page.

ONLINE HELP: FAQs, tutorials, and other helpful resources.

QUESTIONS:  Contact Dara Gannon, Director of Programs and Donor Services

PAST GRANTS: 2019, 2018