Heart Of Gold Legacy Foundation
Heart of Gold Legacy Foundation is an El Cajon, California nonprofit (est. December 2005) dedicated to the care and protection of animals and to providing financial assistance to animal-welfare organizations. The site lists recipients of donations and provides contact details including phone (619-596-6967), email [email protected], and a physical address in El Cajon.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A registered 501(c)(3) animal-welfare organization — especially a California-based rescue, shelter, foster program, spay/neuter clinic, or assistance-dog program — seeking modest program support.
Good Fit
- • Provides direct animal rescue, shelter, adoption, foster care, or spay/neuter services.
- • Is a California-based nonprofit (or serves California communities).
- • Seeks relatively small, program-specific grants (hundreds to a few thousand dollars).
- • Can supply a 501(c)(3) certificate and a short use-of-funds statement.
- • Has clear, local track record or partnerships that demonstrate practical impact.
Geography
Observed giving (2022) is heavily California-focused (90% of dollars, 94% of grants) with a small out-of-state presence in Arizona; the foundation is based in El Cajon, CA, so the footprint is state-level/regional rather than national.
Recipient Variety
In the latest grant year with activity (2022) the foundation funded 18 distinct independent animal-welfare recipients across multiple California cities, which represents a broad recipient set for a small private foundation.
New Applicants
The foundation publishes an application route (website, email, phone, contact form), an annual September 30 deadline, and application requirements, and it does not indicate grants are preselected; these public cues and the 2022 pattern of many different recipients suggest unfamiliar applicants can plausibly access funding, though recent filings show no recorded grants in 2023–2024 so turnover in practice is imperfectly observed.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
