What American Veterinary Medical Foundation does

American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable foundation established in 1963 by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), serving as the association's philanthropic arm. AVMF operates four programmatic pillars: charitable care (the REACH Program, offering up to $2,000 per year per AVMA member in reimbursements for qualifying clients facing financial hardship), disaster relief grants for veterinarians and animal organizations affected by natural and man-made disasters, veterinary and veterinary technician student scholarships, and animal health research grants. In 2025, the foundation distributed over $2 million across these programs, serving more than 1,700 pets through REACH and awarding over 400 scholarships. AVMF also runs specialized programs including the Harold Wetterberg Foundation-funded charitable care for service animals of military veterans, feline health research partnerships with EveryCat Health Foundation, and canine clinical trials funded by the Stanton Foundation.

AVMF's underlying technology is minimal — it does not develop or sell proprietary software products. The foundation operates a grant-making platform distributed through the avmf.org website, which handles applications, donations, and impact reporting. It relies on the AVMA's 105,000+ member veterinarian network as its primary distribution infrastructure, supplemented by donor engagement programs including the Leadership Guild (tiered annual giving from $1,000 to $10,000+), estate giving, workplace matching gifts, tribute cards, and Facebook fundraisers. AVMF has 11-50 employees and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, co-located with its parent AVMA.

AVMF's revenue model is entirely donation-based, with no product sales or service fees. Funding sources include corporate grants (Zoetis Foundation $2.25M annually starting 2026, Purina Pro Plan $1M in 2024, Stanton Foundation $300K annually), individual donors, estate gifts, and matching contributions from partners such as the Auxiliary to the AVMA. Distribution is multi-channel: direct-to-beneficiary grants to AVMA members, organizational grants to animal shelters and disaster-relief partners (including international operations in Ukraine and Guam), and scholarships disbursed through veterinary schools. The 2025-2026 board leadership transition placed Dr. Heather Case as Chair and Dr. Erin Casey as Vice Chair, with Danielle Johnson serving as Executive Director.

Name

American Veterinary Medical Foundation

Legal name

American Veterinary Medical Foundation

Website

https://avmf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

American Veterinary Medical Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation and philanthropic arm of the AVMA, distributing over $2 million annually across veterinary charitable care grants (REACH Program), disaster relief, student scholarships, and animal health research grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Charitable Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Veterinary Services (54194)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterinary Charity Clinics & Medical Aid (BPAGAIAD)

Keywords

• Charitable veterinary grants
• Veterinary disaster relief
• Veterinary student scholarships
• Animal health research grants
• Nonprofit veterinary foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Schaumburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: AVMF raises funds from individual donors, veterinary professionals, corporations, and foundations to support its mission of advancing veterinary medicine through charitable care, disaster relief, education scholarships, and research grants. Revenue is entirely charitable in nature, not earned revenue from product sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

AVMF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation that provides grants and scholarships to support charitable veterinary care, disaster relief, veterinary education, and animal health research. Its flagship REACH Program reimburses AVMA-member veterinarians up to $2,000 per year for treating pets whose owners face financial hardship. Disaster relief grants support veterinarians serving animals in crisis, while scholarships and research grants are funded through corporate partners such as Zoetis Foundation, Stanton Foundation, and EveryCat Health Foundation.

Product overview

American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) is a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation organized as a platform of interconnected programs rather than a single product. The core offerings include the AVMF REACH Program™ for charitable veterinary care grants, Disaster Relief Grants for emergency veterinary support, and Veterinary Student Scholarships funded through partners like Zoetis Foundation and Embrace Pet Insurance. Research Support Grants fund animal health research through partnerships with VPRF, Stanton Foundation, and EveryCat Health Foundation. These clinical programs are complemented by donor engagement programs including the Leadership Guild (a tiered giving program), Estate Giving, Workplace Giving, Tribute Card Program, and Facebook Fundraising tools. Education initiatives include the Axon CE platform and PHP Preventive Healthcare Certificate Program. The foundation distributed over $2 million in 2025 across these programs, serving over 1,700 animals through REACH alone.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AVMF REACH Program: Reaching Every Animal with Charitable Healthcare - A program that helps veterinarians provide charitable care grants for pets whose owners face financial hardship.

Products and services

• AVMF REACH Program A charitable care grant program that provides up to $2,000 per year in reimbursement to AVMA member veterinarians for medical expenses incurred by qualifying clients facing financial hardship, helping pets receive lifesaving care. Available to any of the more than 105,000 AVMA members nationwide.
• AVMF Disaster Relief Grants Reimbursement grants that support AVMA members who provide essential veterinary medical care during natural and man-made disasters, and help veterinarians impacted by disasters themselves. Grants are directed to veterinary practices, animal shelters, and rescue organizations (e.g., Maui Humane Society, Guam Animals in Need, Worldwide Vets Ukraine mission).
• Veterinary Student Scholarships
• Research Support Grants
• AVMF Leadership Guild A donor recognition program with four giving levels: ACT ($1,000/year), GROW ($2,500/year), CREATE ($5,000/year), and INSPIRE ($10,000+/year), offering benefits including personalized certificates, naming opportunities, and impact reports.
• AVMF Estate Giving
• Charitable Care for Service Animals
• AVMF Facebook Fundraising
• AVMF Workplace Giving
• AVMF Tribute Card Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $2 million distributed in charitable veterinary care, disaster relief, and educational grants and scholarships in 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered key, minor and core.

• Guam Animals in Need (GAIN)keyGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 September 2024AVMF provided a $10,000 disaster relief grant to GAIN, Guam's only animal shelter, following Typhoon Mawar. The grant supported recovery efforts including pet food distribution, shelter repairs, and community spay/neuter clinics through the SNIP program.
• Saipan Humane SocietyminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 September 2024Saipan Humane Society coordinated donation of surgical supplies, e-collars, anti-inflammatories, microchips, sedatives, and rabies vaccines for Guam's Typhoon Mawar recovery, working with Greater Good Charities and AVMF.
• EveryCat Health FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 May 2024AVMF partnered with EveryCat Health Foundation to advance feline health through collaborative research grants. Through a generous estate gift from the Donny Baker Trust and AVMF contributions, 13 feline health studies were funded in the 2024 grant cycle, covering acute kidney injury, chronic gingivostomatitis, and inflammatory bowel disease.
• Worldwide VetskeyGTM or Marketing Partner · 2 May 2024AVMF provided a $40,000 grant to Worldwide Vets to support their international charitable mobile veterinary mission in Ukraine, where the team conducted 403 sterilizations, 455 dewormings, and emergency care for 24 animals over a 10-day mission.
• Veterinary Pharmacology Research Foundation (VPRF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 January 2024AVMF and VPRF co-fund veterinary pharmacology research grants and fellowships, supporting studies on safe sedation in birds, pain relief in sheep, gabapentin in cheetahs, antibiotic alternatives in poultry, and metformin for horses with systemic inflammatory response syndrome.
• Maui Humane SocietykeyGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 August 2023AVMF directed $30,000 to Maui Humane Society to support wildfire relief efforts, enabling distribution of over 500,000 pounds of pet food, acquisition of a mobile clinic van, and veterinary services for displaced and injured animals following the August 2023 Lahaina wildfires.
• Greater Good CharitieskeyGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 August 2023Greater Good Charities partnered with AVMF to coordinate disaster relief for animals affected by the Maui wildfires, focusing on spay/neuter surgical support. The organization also received AVMF grants for Guam Typhoon Mawar relief, coordinating supply distribution and shelter support.
• American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAVMF is the charitable arm of AVMA, one of the oldest and largest veterinary medical organizations in the world. AVMF leverages the AVMA's 105,000+ member network to distribute grants and scholarships. The AVMA House of Delegates and AVMA Convention serve as key AVMF fundraising and outreach channels.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Humane Society of the United States: The largest U.S. animal welfare organization, operating across advocacy, rescue, shelter support, and policy. A broader incumbent in the animal welfare space with significantly larger scale than AVMF, but with overlapping disaster response and veterinary care programs.
• ASPCA: A national animal welfare organization operating adoption, anti-cruelty, veterinary, and disaster response programs. A broad incumbent in the U.S. animal welfare space with substantially larger operational scale and brand reach than AVMF.

Direct peers

• Petco Love (formerly Petco Foundation): A national nonprofit operating animal welfare and adoption programs with significant grantmaking to shelter and rescue organizations. Direct peer as a large-scale veterinary/animal welfare charity with a corporate parent (Petco) analogous to AVMF's AVMA relationship.
• PetSmart Charities: A leading funder of animal welfare in North America, supporting adoption, spay/neuter, and disaster relief programs. Direct peer in the animal welfare grantmaking space and a competitor for corporate veterinary philanthropy dollars.
• Morris Animal Foundation: A 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation funding animal health research, particularly in companion animal and equine cancer, disease prevention, and treatment. Directly comparable to AVMF as a veterinary-focused grantmaking foundation with research and student scholarship programs.
• EveryCat Health Foundation: A nonprofit foundation dedicated exclusively to feline health research, funding studies on cat diseases and treatments. Direct peer in the veterinary research grantmaking space and an active AVMF co-funding partner on 13 feline health studies in 2024.
• American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation: A 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation funding health research to prevent, treat, and cure diseases in dogs. Directly comparable to AVMF in scope and donor base, with overlapping research and education programs.
• Veterinary Pharmacology Research Foundation (VPRF): A nonprofit dedicated to advancing veterinary pharmacology research through grant funding. Direct peer and active AVMF co-funding partner, with overlapping research grant programs in veterinary pharmacology.
• Maddie's Fund: A family foundation dedicated to achieving and sustaining a no-kill nation by funding shelter medicine, pet adoption, and animal welfare programs. Direct peer in veterinary and animal welfare grantmaking, with comparable mission overlap on shelter medicine (a focus of AVMF's scholarship program).
• American Humane: One of the oldest U.S. animal welfare organizations, running rescue, military pet reunification, and welfare certification programs. Comparable in mission scope and donor base to AVMF, with overlapping disaster relief and service animal programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AVMF
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• Facebookfacebook.com/AVMFdn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/american-veterinary-medical-foundation

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Profiles3 records

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