The Guinness Dunn Foundation
The Guinness Dunn Foundation is a Boonton, NJ-based private foundation (EIN 85-4098311) supporting pet owners through programs like a pet food pantry, low-cost spay/neuter, and mobility cart (wheelchair) grants. The organization’s site lists contact details, donation options, and application forms for grant programs. IRS/Form-990 records (ProPublica) corroborate the EIN and recent filings.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small animal-welfare or pet-support organizations (shelters, low-cost clinics, pet food pantry programs, veterinary-bill assistance groups) with concrete project-level requests and local/regional ties.
Good Fit
- • Direct animal-welfare work such as vet-cost assistance, spay/neuter programs, or mobility-cart grants for animals.
- • Requests for modest, project-specific support rather than large unrestricted operating budgets.
- • A clear program description and documented need that matches the foundation’s pet-focused priorities.
- • An introduction or prior relationship with the foundation leadership or a referral from a known partner.
Geography
Grants in the observed years went to multiple states (examples include PA, CO, TN and KY), so giving is multi-state but not broadly national.
Recipient Variety
The latest multi-year filings show a small number of independent recipients (three distinct recipients reported in 2022 and one in 2023), indicating a modest but not overly concentrated recipient set for a micro private foundation.
New Applicants
The foundation’s application defaults indicate it funds only preselected applicants and observed grant behavior is small and selective; although application instructions exist on the website, the combination of a preselection policy and limited, selective giving makes it unlikely an unfamiliar applicant will easily enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
