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InstaGrant Program




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Anderson County Care & Control in Anderson, KY received a small building to use as a detached meet & greet area for potential adopters.

What is an InstaGrant?

An InstaGrant is an in-kind gift to a visited shelter to meet a need that materially improves the shelter conditions. InstaGrants are proposed or requested, reviewed and acted upon expeditiously. InstaGrant items are typically essential items not in the shelter’s budget, equipment that makes room for more animals, and above all, improves the level of care and comfort provided to shelter residents. Essential needs have included disinfectant machinery, kennels for expansion, shelter-grade raised dogs beds, and cooling equipment for hot southern summers where dogs are kenneled outside.

Currently, InstaGrants range from about $250 to $2500.

InstaGrant Funding

WWLDO’s pilot InstaGrant program was initially funded by the ASPCA in 2022. The ASPCA has generously funded it repeatedly along with a single donor who matched the ASPCA’s second grant. We’d love to grow our program – if we have more to give we will give it, and your donation to the InstaGrant Fund makes that possible.

If you would like to make a difference to struggling shelters, donations of any amount are greatly appreciated and WILL make a difference.

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Logo with the text: Made Possible by a grant from the ASPCA

The ASPCA is one of the nation’s largest animal welfare grant makers, and since 2001, the ASPCA has given more than $200 million in grants to over 3,500 animal shelters, municipal and governmental agencies, rescue groups, universities and other mission-aligned organizations and programs nationwide.

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CCAPS | Magnolia, AR

Columbia County Animal Protection Society in Magnolia, Arkansas received 10 new gates through our InstaGrant program in July 2024. The rusted, broken gates made it very hard for staff, volunteers, and dogs to move through kennels safely.

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Simply Grace | Tifton, GA

Simply Grace Rescue was gifted 12 brand new raised dog beds in November 2023. These beds allow for increased comfort and temperature regulation in kennel environments which means happier and healthier dogs!

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South Georgia Equine Rescue Waynesville, GA

We gifted South Georgia Equine Rescue 12 fans and 10 canopies in August 2024 to help animals sheltered outside deal with Georgia's heat and humidity. Plus, white noise from the fans helps keep dogs calm!

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Apply for an InstaGrant

To be eligible, you must be a qualified nonprofit or municipal shelter that WWLDO has visited. All InstaGrant requests must be approved by WWLDO’s board.

To request an InstaGrant, please email karenalden@wwldo.org and provide a detailed explanation for the request including cost and supplier information.