Innovation Grants
Orphan Kitten Club is building and innovating kitten programs in shelters and rescues through our innovation grants. As a national leader in kitten welfare, we partner with mission-aligned shelters and nonprofits in order to move the needle nationally for the neonatal kitten population. Our advisory board of experts thoughtfully selects targeted grants that will spark innovation and advance protections for the tiniest felines.
Here are some of our innovation grant recipients:
Lynchburg Humane Society
With a Mightycat innovation grant, our partners in Lynchburg, Virginia helped 169 (and counting) kittens by creating a marketplace with all the supplies that fosters need – and they called it Mighty Cat Market! Lynchburg Humane Society cares for over 1,900 kittens annually with the help of their nationally-recognized foster program of more than 400 foster homes. You can imagine the costs associated with caring for that many growing kittens, and every foster family needs supplies like high-quality kitten food, heating pads, bottles, blankets, toys…the list goes on and on! The market is located in the Kitten Nursery right off the main lobby and has streamlined the foster check-in and check-out process. But even more so, it has piqued the interest of many new visitors who see just how easy it is to become fosters themselves!
Williamson County Animal Shelter
At Williamson County Animal Shelter in Tennessee, kittens awaiting foster homes receive dedicated attention and specialized care, thanks to a Mightycat innovation grant that funded two Kitten Care Specialist positions! Jordan and Charlie, who are both pre-veterinary students at Southwestern University, provide essential care for kittens under eight weeks old while they’re on-site awaiting foster placement. Their work has become invaluable to the welfare of young kittens across Williamson County! One such kitten is Freya, a three-week-old neonate who struggled to find a foster home due to her high care needs. For nearly two weeks, Freya spent her days in the shelter nursery with the Kitten Care Specialists, who provided the specialized care she needed and helped secure her long-term foster placement. Thanks to this Mightycat grant, kittens like Freya across Williamson County receive the care and support they need!
Capital Humane Society
Capital Humane Society underwent some big renovations in 2023 and were able to build a separate room specifically for the care of neonatal kittens ages 0-4 weeks. Their adorably-named Itty Bitty Kitty Nursery was set up with multiple incubators and all the necessary supplies, but they needed dedicated staff members to help with this vulnerable population of kittens. Thankfully, with the help of Orphan Kitten Club’s Mightycat grant, they were able to hire not one, but two kitten care attendants for their busiest months! These valuable employees were able to provide time, effort, and life-saving support to a total of 196 kittens who came through the nursery program. Once the kittens were 4 weeks old, they were able to transition to their foster homes for another 4 weeks until they were ready to be spayed/neutered and adopted into their forever homes. Capital Humane Society was able to increase their neonatal survival rate and minimize foster home burnout. We call that a win-win for the Itty Bitty Kitty Nursery!
Greater Androscoggin Humane Society
When it comes to animal welfare, there is no shortage of things that can pop up unexpectedly, and our friends in Maine at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society know this all too well. Their state-funded spay & neuter voucher program was put on hold due to legislative issues, veterinary care prices skyrocketed, and many vets offices were not even taking on new patients! All of these factors combined meant that their Kitten Crew Collaboration program was seeing a BIG increase in the number of pregnant cats being surrendered or brought in as strays. With Orphan Kitten Club’s Mightycat grant, GAHS was able to outfit their foster families with all the equipment and supplies needed to help them foster nursing moms with babies, as well as orphaned neonatal kittens. Everything from bottles, formula, thermometers, portable incubators, and even digital kitchen scales were purchased so that the fosters could be fully prepared to give the best care. In fact, over 240 foster kittens were able to benefit from this grant! Having these types of partnerships plays a pivotal role in the success of so many kittens’ lives and we are so grateful for your donations that continue to make this possible.
Homeward Bound Pet Adoption Center
Did you know a consistent diet is crucial for kitten care? If kittens eat multiple kinds of food, it can cause digestive upset, vomiting, and diarrhea, which can be difficult for their little bodies to handle. Before receiving a Mightycat innovation grant, our partners at Homeward Bound Pet Adoption Center relied on donations for food for kittens under 8 weeks old. Though they appreciated all the donations, the variety of foods caused kittens to have digestive issues. Thanks to a Mightycat grant, they were able to purchase a large amount of high-quality kitten food and formula! One kitten who benefited from the high-quality food was Yams. Yams came to Homeward Bound underweight, lethargic, and with hair loss. Despite her rough start, she went to an amazing foster home that nursed her back to health. With the nutrition she needed, Yams quickly put on weight and her coat rejuvenated. Within a few weeks, her foster family fell in love with her and ended up adopting her!
Humane Society for Hamilton County
The Humane Society for Hamilton County in Fishers, Indiana had a goal to assemble Fearless Foster Kits for their network of kitten fosters. With our grant they were able to create a whopping 35 kits and purchase 5 incubators! The kits were a tremendous help to the foster families and contained all the necessary items to set kittens up for success. Kits included food, bottles, syringes, and scales to measure weight and ensure proper growth. They also included a heartbeat simulator to help the kittens rest easy at night, and playpens to give them freedom during the day to run around and burn off all that playful energy! The foster families that frequently care for neonates were given incubators to help the tiniest and most vulnerable kittens stay safe and warm in a controlled environment. All in all, 317 kittens were directly impacted by this life-saving grant. That’s 317 full bellies, warm bodies, and cuddly cuties who were given their best chance at survival and are now thriving with their forever families – all thanks to you. Our Mightycat grant program wouldn’t be possible without the generous donations from supporters like you!
Humane Society of Chittenden County
Orphan Kitten Club is so proud to have helped the Humane Society of Chittenden County with their neonatal kitten foster program! HSCC had a robust network of 130 fosters, but only 4 knew how to bottlefeed kittens. Since kittens between 0-4 weeks are the most vulnerable population, they knew they needed more fosters with this very important skill set. With a $5,000 grant from Orphan Kitten Club, HSCC was able to invite current fosters to learn how to bottle feed. Over the course of 5 weeks, volunteers would come in for training where they reviewed videos, educational materials, and got hands-on bottle feeding experience. With the hope of eventually doubling their network of skilled volunteers, this program can become self-sustaining. Current fosters will be able to take their training and skills to mentor new fosters!
Kitty Bungalow
Thanks to the emergency “go-bags” provided by a Mightycat Program Grant, over 157 neonatal kittens received life-saving care when they needed it most. Our partners at Kitty Bungalow created The Emergency Action for Kittens (EAK) Squad, a dedicated team trained to respond swiftly to urgent situations involving neonate kittens. When there’s an immediate need at the end of the day, such as kittens at risk in shelters, the EAK Squad springs into action. Their primary objective is to pull these vulnerable kittens from shelters, providing them with immediate care and support. With the support of “go-bags” provided through Mightycat funding, the EAK Squad has all the tools needed to keep neonates alive. One such kitten was Taquito! At just two days old, Taquito was struggling to survive. Thanks to the quick action of Kitty Bungalow’s Squad and the availability of an incubator purchased for the “go-bag”, within hours, Taquito was on the road to recovery and was able to continue her journey in the comfort of a foster home equipped with an incubator.
Lawrence Humane Society
Veterinarians play such a crucial role in lifesaving! Having a veterinarian on staff is a great privilege many rescues do not have. Thanks to a MightyCat Program Grant, our partners at Lawrence Humane Society were able to hire a veterinarian who specializes in neonatal kitten care! Dr. Schneider-Frederick provided critical kitten care education and training to Lawrence Humane staff and fosters, becoming an incredible new component of their program. One such kitten impacted was Oliver. He was unfortunately going to be euthanized because he had pneumonia, diarrhea, and severe URI symptoms at approximately 5 weeks old. Dr. Schneider-Frederick received him, immediately placed him in an incubator, and began care. After a thorough exam and x-rays, it was determined that Oliver did not have pneumonia but was dehydrated, had experienced physical trauma, had an inner ear infection, and parasites (including toxoplasmosis). Dr. Schneider-Frederick worked round-the-clock to keep Oliver alive, and when he showed signs of recovery, he was transferred to an expert foster home. Eventually, Oliver was healthy enough to be neutered and made ready for adoption, with Dr. Schneider-Frederick performing his surgery. Oliver was quickly adopted and is now living a wonderful, pampered life!
Love Your Feral Felines
What’s the best thing you can do to support kitten fosters? Give them the proper training and equipment! Thanks to Orphan Kitten Club’s Mightycat grant, Love Your Feral Felines created a “Kitten SOS (Saving Orphaned Souls) Kit” for their volunteers, and what a difference it has made! LYFF was able to purchase reusable equipment such as nebulizers, incubators, oxygen concentrators and connectors, while also creating single-use kits containing tube-feeding supplies, miracle nipples, syringes, and formula. Now with the right tools on hand, they made a call to their existing network of foster volunteers and recruited new fosters. Two training sessions were held – first, to introduce bottle-feeding, stimulation, and wellness evaluation. Second, an advanced training session for critical kitten care and hands-on tube-feeding training. Both sessions were led by LYFF’s partner veterinarian and their in-house neonate expert.
Orphan Kitten Project at UC Davis
Thanks to a Mightycat grant, our partners at the Orphan Kitten Project at UC Davis are providing plasma treatments for newborn kittens! This potentially lifesaving treatment is crucial for young kittens who haven’t received the needed antibodies from their mom. During the first 48 hours of life, kittens receive colostrum, an antibody-rich fluid from their mother’s mammary glands. Without colostrum, kittens are more likely to get diseases. By injecting Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP), kittens can receive the antibodies needed to build immunity. FFP is the liquid component of anticoagulated (not clotted) blood that has been frozen within 8 hours of collection. One kitten that received this lifesaving treatment was Blitz. He was brought to OKP by a community member in Vacaville, CA. Blitz was soaked wet, with his umbilical cord still attached, super weak, and less than one day old. Thanks to MightyCat funding, OKP purchased a bag of fresh plasma that was injected into Blitz. He was closely monitored and slowly gained weight, becoming a thriving kitten. As a singleton, Blitz joined other kittens of similar age, was bottle-fed, and cared for by a loving foster who later adopted him and gave him a forever home.
Pasadena Humane Society
For 120 years the Pasadena Humane Society has cared for animals in need. Back in 2019, Orphan Kitten Club’s Mightycat grant program was able to offer a lifesaving grant to fund a kitten nursery, where they began caring for unweaned kittens, achieving an amazing ZERO euthanasia rate for underage and underweight kittens! And today, OKC continues to support Pasadena’s endeavors to expand their existing kitten program. By awarding this grant, Pasadena Humane Society was able to hire a temporary Kitten Care Coordinator who networked with community members, created social media posts, educated new and existing foster families, and ultimately increased 400 fosters to a whopping 829 – how amazing is that!?
Providence Animal Rescue League
How did the New Kittens on the Block program at Providence Animal Rescue League (PARL) become the neonatal kitten specialist group in Providence, Rhode Island? Step by step, of course! With Orphan Kitten Club’s Mightycat grant, this organization was able to expand its existing program with funding to cover the cost of kitten supplies and medical treatments for vulnerable kittens. One of the kittens who benefited directly from this was Mittens. Left on a porch in the blazing August heat with six of his littermates, Mittens was a 4-week-old orphaned kitten suffering from an infestation of fleas and internal parasites. Thankfully, PARL was able to intervene and provide the specialized care Mittens and his siblings needed. Not only did he survive, but he thrived with medical intervention and a loving foster home. Now, Mittens is in his loving forever home and serves as a testament of the transformative power of community support!
Rogue Valley Humane Society
What does flooring have to do with kitten rescue? Quite a lot in a nursery! Our partners at Rogue Valley Humane Society needed to redo the flooring in their kitten nursery ward, and thanks to a MightyCat grant, they made it happen! Ensuring things are hygienic and properly sanitized is crucial, especially in a kitten nursery. Young kittens have fragile immune systems and can catch diseases easily. Rogue Valley removed its wood flooring, which is nearly impossible to properly sanitize, and replaced it with clinical-grade vinyl flooring. This new flooring allows for proper sanitation to avoid potential cross-contamination and disease transfer to kittens. Two of the first kittens who got to experience the newly renovated ward were Serrano and Jalapeno!
San Antonio Pets Alive!
Texans might say “howdy” but our partners at San Antonio Pets Alive! say “meowdy!” Through our Orphan Kitten Club Mightycat grant, our partners in San Antonio were able to hire a seasonal Kitten Foster Coordinator to serve as the point of contact for abandoned or at-risk neonatal kittens. This role is critical for kittens as they make their way through vet triage, get matched with a foster family, undergo vaccinations and spay/neuter surgery, and eventually make it to adoption day.
SpokAnimal C.A.R.E.
Orphan Kitten Club was thrilled to grant SpokAnimal C.A.R.E. in Spokane, WA a $5,000 grant to purchase four incubators. Neonatal kittens can not thermoregulate, and SpokAnimal’s team was doing their best with other alternatives such as electric heating pads and “Snuggle” pads to keep these tiny kittens warm. But while working in an always-busy and hectic shelter environment, it takes a lot of effort to constantly check that heating pads are working properly, maintaining the right temperature, and that no one gets overlooked. With the purchase of these incubators, the kittens that made their way to SpokAnimal received a figurative and literal “warm welcome” – especially important since Washington can have quite cold and perilous weather! In addition to a warm and snuggly environment, these incubators are life-saving for kittens with upper respiratory infections. With the use of humidity and nebulizers, staff will now be able to treat URIs even more quickly and efficiently, resulting in raising the standard of care for sick kittens and increasing their overall save rate!
The Bitty Kitty Brigade
More than 764 kittens have been saved thanks to a Mightycat Innovation Grant that provided our partners at The Bitty Kitty Brigade with much-needed foster supplies. With this $15,000 grant, they were able to purchase heat discs, miracle nipples, syringes, feeding dishes, litter, kitten formula, and wet food! These supplies enabled fosters to have all the necessary items to care for kittens under 8 weeks old in their homes. Over 56 foster homes received Bitty Kitty Bundles to support fostering. One such kitten was Wilfred. Sweet Wilfred weighed as much as a one-week-old kitten but was actually 4 weeks old. His foster used the supplies in the bundle to provide the care Wilfred needed. He started eating “meat shakes” (kitten wet food mixed with water or formula) and began gaining weight. Wilfred is now thriving and doing well!
Kauai Humane Society
Thanks to the support of our MightyCat grant, Kauai Humane Society‘s Fungal Jungal container treats kittens affected by ringworm! One such kitten was Afternoon Tea. During their honeymoon in beautiful Kauai, a couple stumbled upon a tiny 5-week-old kitten all alone. They reached out to our partners at the Kauai Humane Society for assistance. Though the couple loved him and wanted to take him home, they could not – not only was he too young to fly, but he was diagnosed with ringworm. Having a separate area away from kittens without ringworm is important to prevent the spread. This Fungal Jungal container provides a safe and cozy place for kittens to receive treatment. Thanks to your generous support, Afternoon Tea not only conquered ringworm but also found his forever home with the loving couple who found him!
Wisconsin Humane Society
Our friends at the Wisconsin Humane Society are dedicated to caring for the tiniest kittens and have an amazing system in place for kittens with ringworm, a common (and highly contagious!) fungal infection that causes red itchy patches and hair loss. With Orphan Kitten Club’s Mightycat grant, WHS was able to treat 64 ringworm-positive kittens, one of whom is named Mouse. Mouse was 8 weeks old when she was found as a stray. She was very dehydrated and had patches of missing fur and itchy skin – a telltale sign of ringworm. Thankfully, treatments began working quickly and with each passing day Mouse was looking and feeling better. She was in foster care for a month and then quickly found her forever home. Her family says she is a constant source of amusement and isn’t shy about showing off her full coat, giving affectionate headbutts, and circling their legs when asking for attention.
Kitty Bungalow
Meet Zac, the newest Foster Coordinator at Kitty Bungalow in Los Angeles, CA. Thanks to the generous support of a Mightycat grant, Zac’s role has become a reality! This grant has enabled us to cover the salary of this impactful position. Zac’s responsibilities encompass the entire kitten foster population, including providing individualized support and training for new fosters – especially those caring for medical or spicy kittens. This role is also tasked with creating valuable resources for fosters, boosting foster engagement, and assisting with the intake of neonates from local shelters. Through our collaboration, Kitty Bungalow has achieved remarkable outcomes, surpassing their foster goals by a significant margin!
Indyhumane
We partnered with Indyhumane to help improve the lifesaving care of kittens in Central Indiana. Year-round” kitten season has become a reality for Indianapolis, making it absolutely crucial that they increase their capacity to serve the kittens in their community. Orphan Kitten Club provided targeted funding to help this impactful shelter enhance several aspects of its ongoing operations including foster supplies and medical necessities for neonatal kittens. This support allowed Indyhumane to make smart investments in their shelter medicine program that improved lifesaving outcomes for kittens and prevent burnout on their team! We are proud to announce that this grant has already helped them exceed their goals for helping kittens in their community- way to go!
Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland
We partnered with the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland to provide Kitten Preparedness Kits and informational resources for kittens in Westbrook, Maine. These comprehensive foster kits provide an easy way to transport supplies from the shelter to the foster homes. They contain all the necessary components for the successful socialization and growth of underage kittens. Many of the supplies are reusable and can be used to help multiple litters. ARLGP told us “the ability to quickly pull the kits to send out to foster homes has been really useful, as well as the peace of mind of having these vital items readily available. This enabled us to get kittens out the door more quickly and was a time saver for our staff.” This funding has already impacted over 470 kittens! We are so proud to support organizations that want to make the world a safer place for neonatal kittens.
Cat Adoption Team
In Sherwood, Oregon, we partnered with Cat Adoption Team (C.A.T.) to help fund two kitten-focused positions! This $32,000 grant directly sponsored roles on their staff that dramatically impacted their pre-adoption age kittens. This support has allowed C.A.T. to grow and improve its foster program, in turn helping over 700 kittens so far!
Animal House Cat Rescue & Adoption Center
We partnered with Animal House in St. Louis, MO to elevate and expand their kitten care and programming. This funding provided them with vital equipment for the care of neonates, including incubators, warmers, carriers, and easily sanitized work tables dedicated to use with kittens! These supplies allowed them to establish a new workspace, develop specialized kitten procedures and educate their staff. This support has impacted 135 pre-adoption age kittens!
Six Kittens Rescue
Poopsie Daisies, yes, you read that right, is a program we sponsored with Six Kittens Rescue in Bryan, TX. This support provided them with necessary fecal testing, anti-diarrheal medications, and preventatives. Just a single bout of diarrhea can significantly impact the health of a neonatal kitten and, in some instances, could be fatal. Our partnership with this foster-based rescue has helped over 200 kittens!
Tiny Paws
In Stillwater, Oklahoma, we partnered with Tiny Paws Kitten Rescue to create their Whisker Wellness Center, an on-site space for medical treatment. The funds were used to retrofit their space and to design a dedicated medical room! This grant provided new cage banks, a sink, cabinets, shelving, and a fold-down exam table for vet visits, as well as incubators, oxygen concentrators, nebulizers, and other necessary medical equipment. In a subsequent grant, we helped them to expand and improve this medical center and surgery room. Their veterinarians can now perform spay/neuter surgeries on-site in their state-of-the-art surgical suites, increasing the number of kittens they can spay and neuter on a given day!
Meow Parlour
Say “Hello” to Dr. Austin! She has become an extremely valuable part of the Meow Parlor team. OKC granted funding to cover the costs of her weekly vet visits for the 2022 kitten season including diagnostics and fecals for their underage population. This has allowed them to focus on providing more comprehensive medical support to their fosters. Meow Parlor has noticed that their foster homes have recently become more comfortable taking in younger kittens knowing they have the support of Dr. Austin. This grant also provided a new housing option for their socialization-age kittens. This pen provides a safe & easy to clean space that will house kittens for years to come! We are so proud to support this impactful rescue in New York, NY.
Love Your Feral Felines
Meet Kim, the new Little Lion Liason for our partner organization Love Your Feral Felines. This position was sponsored by our Mightycat Program which granted $21,850 towards the salary of this new role. Kim is responsible for expanding their foster program, including a foster mentor program, arranging kitten placement, and much more. This role has been a game-changer for LYFF and has allowed them to save so many more tiny lives. We are so proud to create an impactful job that directly affects the kittens of their community.
Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control
OKC provided a $10,000 grant to our partner, Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This funding was used to support their Fabulous Foster Fandom program to purchase incubators, a cage bank, & lifesaving supplies for their fosters. Fort Wayne’s foster program has grown tremendously in just a short period of time. We are so proud to support them as they further their work with kittens and help more foster families feel comfortable taking on the fragile population of bottle babies! After receiving this grant, the shelter has put 140 more kittens through their foster program in the peak months of April-June than they had in 2020. We love to be a part of their increasing impact on kittens in their community!
Kauai Humane Society
Orphan Kitten Club granted our partner, Kauai Humane Society, $17,000 to help expand their kitten housing & provide life-saving kitten care supplies for their fosters. This grant allowed KHS to rework an area of their shelter lobby to have new state-of-the-art cat towers to house kittens in need of a foster home. This new structure provides a beautiful and comfortable space to showcase kittens while they wait for their prospective foster parents. The kittens in these images found foster placement within hours of being in the towers! This grant has also allowed KHS to purchase the necessary foster supplies to keep their neonates healthy. Since being awarded this grant, they have had over 264 underage kittens come into their shelter and they have been able to provide their fosters with all the formula, wet food, litter, bottles, and nipples they could need. Not once have they had to tell someone they couldn’t provide them with the supplies needed for this life-saving work which is an astounding improvement from previous years! We are so proud to Support KHS as they expand their efforts to help the most vulnerable population.
Rogue Valley Humane Society
Our partner, Rogue Valley Humane Society, in Grants Pass, OR received a $25,000 grant to launch their new Kitten Nursery. This funding helped to create a new onsite neonatal kitten nursery and fund the purchase of life-saving kitten supplies and equipment. The new nursery space has expanded their capacity to provide specialized care for multiple litters of neonates. This grant has also allowed RVHS to dedicate more staff and vet tech time to attend to critical kittens and ensure that they are providing the highest quality of care. We are so proud to support this organization as they expand their efforts in having a self-sustaining kitten nursery.
San Antonio Pets Alive!
In 2021, our partner, San Antonio Pets Alive!, anticipated an increase in kittens with the launch of their new Public Intake Program. In order to prepare for this influx in kittens, SAPA! applied for funding to purchase proper housing for kittens and moms with babies. Orphan Kitten Club granted $12,500 to cover the costs of new state-of-the-art cage banks for this vulnerable population. It is very important to decrease levels of stress while cats are being housed in a shelter. This is why the kennels have portholes to connect two spaces & create an extra-large condo! This funding was also used to purchase a “play-around” kennel that offers kittens vertical space to climb and explore. We are so happy to fund this project that will help kittens for years to come!
Newborn Kitten Rescue
Our Partners, Newborn Kitten Rescue, in Scottsdale, AZ was granted $9,000 to help fund their “Ringbusters” program. This innovative program impacts one of the most at-risk groups of neonates, those who are suspected to have ringworm. Ringworm is a common fungal infection, however, many kittens are euthanized for this treatable skin condition. This funding was used to purchase the supplies need to safely care for and treat kittens with ringworm. NKR has been able to help this population with a team of specially-trained fosters who can tend to these kittens’ unique needs. Orphan Kitten Club is so proud to support this life-saving program.
Love Your Feral Felines
Love Your Feral Felines was granted $4,500 for their Kitten Campout Kits. This funding was used to purchase foster care supplies for transitional-age kittens. These kits were designed to support kittens 3-8 weeks old and include everything a foster will need to provide a living room campout setup for fostering kittens. Kittens can “camp out” in the foster’s living room with a setup provided by the Kitten Campout Kits. The goal for this project is to make fostering feel more accessible to people who may not have a spare bedroom to house kittens. These kits include a pop-up playpen, litter box, litter scoop, toys, bed, blankets, hiding tent, litter, bowls, and nutritious food. Many of the supplies are reusable and these kits will help save kittens for years to come!
Stray Paws Animal Haven
OKC granted Stray Paws Animal Haven $13,450 to support their underage kitten program. This funding helped them achieve two goals- to outfit a kitten room in their warehouse & to create comprehensive foster kits. They went from having a simple tabletop setup to having a dedicated area where they can isolate kittens, hold them overnight, and provide critical care. Their ‘Wait Till 8’ kitten kits have allowed people in their community to be empowered to foster the kittens they find. We are so proud to support this impactful rescue and the work they do to serve the kittens in El Monte, CA.
Lawrence Humane Society
Lawrence Humane Society in Lawrence, KS was awarded a $17,850 grant in order to build a kitten care system at their shelter. This funding helped cover the costs of carefully curated kitten supply kits, kitten incubators, and a Kitten Specialist Fellowship Stipend. The combination of supplies and a dedicated staff member has proven to be a huge success! We are so proud to support LHS on their pathway to improve the care that they are able to provide for neonatal kittens in their community!
LifeLine Animal Project
OKC awarded a $25,000 grant to the LifeLine Animal Project in Atlanta, GA. This funding was used to upgrade their underage kitten program! Lifeline purchased foster kit supplies, a kitten kennel to specifically help kittens with ringworm, and specialized equipment to help the most vulnerable neonates.
Newborn Kitten Rescue
We provided Newborn Kitten Rescue with a $12,800 Mightycat grant! This funding will allow them to have 2 days of vet tech coverage each week through the 2021 kitten season. Kelly, photographed here on the right, is their amazing new vet tech. We are so happy to assist with this impactful position!
Planned PEThood
Planned PEThood of Duluth, Georgia received an $11,000 Mightycat grant to help with their neonatal kitten expansion project. This funding covered the cost of supplies for kitten foster kits, a new incubator, and a bank of cages in their rescue area to house kittens temporarily while they await foster placement.
San Antonio Pets Alive!
We provided a $ 17,500 Mightycat Grant to help San Antonio Pets Alive! support the most vulnerable population they serve: neonatal kittens. This funding helped cover essential items needed for pre-adoption age kittens while they are in foster homes. This investment will assist SAPA significantly during the upcoming kitten season. They expect to care for close to 1,000 neonatal kittens in 2021!
Tiny Paws Kitten Rescue
Our partners, Tiny Paws Kitten Rescue, in Stillwater, Oklahoma received a $12,500 grant. This funding was used to enhance their Rescue Medical program and give rescued newborn kittens the best chance at survival. With this investment, Tiny Paws was able to hire a part-time Medical Coordinator and two part-time medical technicians! These extra staff members have been crucial to their rescue 2021 and will dramatically increase the number of kittens they can save.
Little Lion Foundation
Long Beach rescue, The Little Lion Foundation, received a $3,000 grant at the end of 2020. This funding allows them to have a licensed veterinarian come into their kitten nursery for 2 hours every week to provide herd health to their “little lions”. Having this support is so valuable to the rescue and has allowed them to learn so much more about caring for these tiny kittens. In early 2021, a 5-week old kitten named Penguin was found in the pouring rain and brought to LLF. Immediately, their onsite veterinarian was standing by and provided Penguin with the medical attention he needed to thrive! We are so happy to support his impactful organization in their rescue efforts.
Meow Parlour
Our NYC partner, Meow Parlour, received a $4,500 grant to cover the cost of a new incubator & life-saving kitten care supplies. Multiple litters of kittens have been saved because of this funding. They shared a story Sprinkle, a premature kitten found outside on a cold November day. She was the first kitten to come to them since receiving the grant and was, therefore, the first to benefit from the incubator, formula, and food. The first few weeks were challenging as she had developmental delays and other challenges, but despite all the odds, she thrived and is now adopted!
