Pinellas Animal Foundation

What Pinellas Animal Foundation does

Pinellas Animal Foundation (legal name: Pinellas County Animal Foundation, Inc.) is a Florida-incorporated 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1983 as a joint venture with the Pinellas County Veterinary Medical Association (PCVMA). It is headquartered at 10825 Seminole Blvd, Building A, Unit 3, Seminole, FL 33778, and operates with a small staff of roughly 3–5 paid personnel plus a 17-member Board of Directors composed almost entirely of local DVMs, led by President Dr. Don Morgan, Secretary Dr. Hillary Maedel, and Treasurer Dr. Don Howell.

The organization's core products are community service programs rather than technology products. Two keystone offerings anchor its mission: the Pet Professor educational outreach, which reaches over 2,000 elementary school children across nearly 1,000 Pinellas County classrooms annually with responsible pet-care curricula delivered by certified veterinary technicians, and the Pet Loss Support Group, which has provided monthly grief counseling for 34+ years under Janice "Crystal" Finnis, logging 157 counseling hours and 291 calls per year. Complementary programs include $5,000/year in veterinary technician scholarships to Saint Petersburg College (cumulative $65,000 since inception), a Hurricane Assistance Program disbursing $500 grants to non-DVM veterinary staff, and the Great Explorations Veterinary Office exhibit (over 90,000 children reached historically).

PAF's revenue model is community-led fundraising, anchored by the annual Bowser and Catsino Ball gala (25th anniversary in November 2025; 300 attendees; ticketed at $135/individual and table tiers of $1,080 to $1,620), supplemented by the newer Pisha Poo Pickleball and Music Fest and grants from the Edna Klauser Foundation underwriting the Pet Professor program. Distribution is fully domestic, operating in a single Florida county, with no technology platform, no app, and no disclosed revenue figures.

Name

Pinellas Animal Foundation

Legal name

Pinellas County Animal Foundation, Inc.

Website

https://pinellasanimalfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pinellas Animal Foundation is a Seminole, Florida-based 501(c)(3) non-profit, founded in 1983 with the Pinellas County Veterinary Medical Association, that delivers elementary-school pet-care education, grief counseling for pet owners, and veterinary technician scholarships across Pinellas County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Welfare Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education & Community Outreach (Responsible Pet Ownership) (BPAGAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Animal Welfare & Advocacy Organizations (AFAEALAC)

Keywords

• Pet education programs
• Grief counseling services
• Veterinary scholarships
• Animal welfare nonprofit
• Community outreach programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Seminole

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Fundraising: Annual Bowser and Catsino Ball gala generates scholarship funds and charitable donations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pinellas Animal Foundation delivers community-funded pet education and grief-support services through two keystone programs: the Pet Professor school outreach program (reaching over 2,000 children annually in Pinellas County classrooms on responsible pet care and safety) and the Pet Loss Support Group (professional grief counseling for pet owners). It also provides veterinary technician scholarships to St. Petersburg College students, hurricane relief grants to non-DVM veterinary staff, and operates annual fundraising events.

Product overview

Pinellas Animal Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 1983 as a partnership between veterinarians and the community. The organization operates educational and service programs centered around two keystone offerings: the Pet Professor educational outreach program for children and the Pet Loss Support Group for grieving pet owners. Additional programs include annual fundraising events (Bowser and Catsino Ball, Pisha Poo Pickleball and Music Fest), veterinary technician scholarships, and hurricane relief assistance. The organization does not offer a technology product but provides community service programs focused on animal welfare and pet owner support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pet Professor: Educational outreach program teaching elementary school children about responsible pet care, safety and ownership. Educates over 2,000 children in Pinellas County classrooms annually.
• Pet Loss Support
• Bowser and Catsino Ball

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,000+ children educated annually through Pet Professor program
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pinellas County Veterinary Medical AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1983Founded in 1983 as a joint effort with PCVMA to enhance pet-human bond awareness and provide pet education for Pinellas County pet owners. PCVMA co-organizes annual Bowser and Catsino Ball and supports educational programs.
• Saint Petersburg College (SPC) Veterinary Technology ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1983PAF provides $5,000 scholarships per year to SPC Veterinary Technician Students through Bowser and Catsino Ball fundraising. SPC provides program instructors Jennelle Miller and Nikki Riggs as Pet Professors.
• Humane Society of North PinellasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Pinellas Pet Education Partnership contributing volunteers and screened pets to Pet Professor classroom visits.
• Pinellas County Animal ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Pinellas Pet Education Partnership contributing to Pet Professor educational program in schools.
• SPCA of Pinellas CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Pinellas Pet Education Partnership contributing to Pet Professor educational program in schools.
• FETCH's Kilo-9 FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-beneficiary of Pisha Poo Pickleball and Music Fest fundraising event alongside PCVMA's PAF.
• Ferg's Sports Bar (St. Petersburg)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partner for 1st Annual Pisha Poo Pickleball and Music Fest fundraising event in April 2025.
• Pinellas County School Speaker's BureauminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner in Pinellas Pet Education Partnership facilitating Pet Professor program entry into county schools.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ASPCA: National animal welfare organization with broad programs in adoption, anti-cruelty, and public education. Matches PAF in mission focus on pet-owner responsibility and the human-animal bond, but operates across all 50 states versus PAF's single-county footprint.
• Petco Love (formerly Petco Foundation): National grantmaking charity funding veterinary care access, adoption, and pet welfare programs. Comparable to PAF in operating as a grantmaker/intermediary for community animal welfare, though at significantly greater scale.
• Best Friends Animal Society: National no-kill animal welfare nonprofit with community education, lifesaving, and sanctuary programs. Comparable to PAF in combining owner education, outreach, and welfare-advocacy roles in the nonprofit stack.
• Humane Society of the United States (HSUS): The largest U.S. animal welfare organization, running national education, advocacy, and shelter-rescue programs. Comparable to PAF as a 501(c)(3) with a strong pet-owner education and advocacy mission, though at vastly greater geographic and financial scale.
• PetSmart Charities: One of the largest funders of pet welfare and owner-education programs in North America. Comparable to PAF in channeling funds toward responsible-pet-ownership education and shelter/rescue grants for local communities.
• American Humane: National animal welfare nonprofit focused on the human-animal bond, rescue, and humane education. Aligns with PAF's mission emphasis on the pet-human bond and responsible pet ownership education.

Direct peers

• Marin Humane: A similarly-sized community-based animal welfare nonprofit in Marin County, CA, providing humane education, pet loss support, and shelter services. Closest structural analog to PAF: small footprint, education- and grief-counseling-led programming, county-school partnerships.

Regional players

• Humane Society of Tampa Bay: Regional animal welfare nonprofit headquartered in the Tampa Bay area, operating community education, adoptions, and shelter programs. Comparable to PAF as a similarly sized, geographically adjacent Pinellas/Tampa nonprofit delivering education- and welfare-focused services.
• SPCA of Pinellas County: A Pinellas-County based animal welfare nonprofit providing shelter, adoption, and educational programs. Overlaps with PAF on local animal welfare advocacy and school-based Pet Professor programming (the organizations are also formal partners).

Emerging players

• Greater Good Charities: National nonprofit distributing charitable funds to animal welfare, hunger, and humanitarian programs. Comparable to PAF in grantmaking-style fundraising (e.g., hurricane assistance, scholarships) applied to animal welfare causes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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