Austin Pets Alive

What Austin Pets Alive does

Austin Pets Alive is a nonprofit animal welfare organization founded in 1998 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, with a mission to make Central Texas a no-kill region. The organization operates animal rescue and adoption programs serving the Central Texas community, supported by a team of 51-100 employees under the leadership of President and CEO Ellen Jefferson. Its operations are funded primarily through philanthropic grants from animal welfare foundations, corporate partners, and likely individual donations and adoption-related fees (the latter not disclosed in available data).

The organization has maintained ongoing relationships with major institutional funders, most notably Maddie's Fund, which has provided multiple grants totaling approximately $1.2M across 2022 and 2023 (with individual tranches of $10,000, $562,500, and $625,000), as well as PEDIGREE Foundation, which contributed a $50,000 grant in 2023 and in-kind support in 2022. In November 2025, the organization became a potential beneficiary of Hollywood Feed's Emergency Relief Fund, which supports animal rescues affected by natural disasters in Texas, including Kerr County flood response.

The underlying technology and operational platform are not disclosed in the available data — the organization's website rendered only a loading/verification page at the time of data collection, providing no insight into proprietary software, data systems, or technical architecture. As a nonprofit, the business model centers on grant-funded program delivery, donor-supported operations, and adoption-related revenue, with no disclosed pricing model, commercial customer base, or technology monetization streams.

Name

Austin Pets Alive

Legal name

Austin Pets Alive

Website

https://austinpetsalive.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Austin Pets Alive is a nonprofit animal welfare organization founded in 1998 in Austin, Texas, dedicated to making Central Texas no-kill through rescue, adoption, and community animal care programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Austin Pets Alive rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes dogs and cats at risk of euthanasia in Central Texas as part of its no-kill mission. Core services include animal rescue and transport, behavior and medical rehabilitation, foster care placement, and adoption into permanent homes. The organization also supports the broader rescue community through pet food and supply assistance and participation in emergency relief efforts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dog and Cat Adoption Placement of rescued, rehabilitated dogs and cats into permanent adoptive homes in the Central Texas region, targeted at local pet adopters and families.
• Animal Rescue and Transport Rescue, transport, and intake of dogs and cats at risk of euthanasia from partner shelters across Central Texas and beyond.
• Behavior and Medical Rehabilitation In-house and foster-based rehabilitation services for animals with medical conditions or behavioral issues, designed to make them adoption-ready.
• Foster Care Program Volunteer foster network that temporarily houses rescued dogs and cats in private homes, providing socialization, care, and rehabilitation between rescue and adoption.
• Community Pet Support and Disaster Relief Distribution of pet food, supplies, and grant funding to local animal rescues and pet owners in need, including disaster response efforts in Central Texas.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hollywood FeedminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 7 November 2025Hollywood Feed launched an Emergency Relief Fund to support animal rescues affected by natural disasters, including floods in Kerr County, Texas. The company mobilized community support through its Round Up program, online donations, and donations of pet food and supplies, raising thousands of dollars and significant supplies for local rescues. Austin Pets Alive, as an animal rescue organization, is a potential beneficiary of this fund.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Maddie's Fund: Major animal welfare foundation and a significant grantor to Austin Pets Alive. Not a peer operator but a key ecosystem funder and direct grant counterparty.
• PetSmart Charities: Animal welfare grantmaker funding thousands of shelter and rescue organizations nationally. Comparable ecosystem participant and a likely potential funder/partner for Austin Pets Alive.

Broad incumbents

• Best Friends Animal Society: Largest U.S. no-kill animal welfare nonprofit, operating the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and a national network of partner shelters. Comparable as a peer in the no-kill rescue and adoption space with substantially greater national scope.
• ASPCA: National animal welfare nonprofit running shelter, adoption, and rescue programs with a much larger budget. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the animal welfare nonprofit sector.
• Humane Society of the United States: Largest U.S. animal protection organization funding shelters and running rescue initiatives. Operates at a much larger scale but shares the nonprofit animal welfare mission and grant-making role.

Direct peers

• Austin Humane Society: Direct local peer in Austin operating an adoption shelter and spay/neuter programs. Most directly comparable by geography and core mission of rehoming pets in Central Texas.
• PAWS Chicago: No-kill shelter and adoption organization with high live-release rates, comparable in mission and operational model. Closely analogous as a city-anchored no-kill nonprofit.
• SPCA of Texas: Regional animal welfare organization serving North Texas with shelters, adoption, and rescue programs. Directly comparable peer by region-adjacent geography and shelter operations.
• Animal Haven: NYC-based no-kill shelter and adoption nonprofit with foster-based rescue programs. Comparable as a similarly sized municipal no-kill rescue organization.
• Bideawee: Historic no-kill pet welfare organization operating shelters, adoptions, and pet care programs in the NYC area. Comparable in mission and shelter-based operating model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/austinpetsalive
• Facebookfacebook.com/austinpetsalive
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/austin-pets-alive-

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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