EDUCATIONAL

Approach via the documented offline route: prepare a concise, clearly charitable request directed to the named trustee and submitted by the stated 9/30 deadline (mailed letter and follow-up phone contact appear appropriate). Emphasize animal-welfare mission alignment, need for operating or small program support, and evidence of charitable status; cultivate a relationship over time since the foundation shows a stable repeat-grantee pattern and historically accepts few new entrants.

Source: Zeffy Agent — Mar 2026, IRS Filing — 2024