SAVING GRACE RESCUE INC

What SAVING GRACE RESCUE INC does

Saving Grace Rescue Inc is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal rescue organization founded in 2010 by Amber Holly, a Registered Vet Technician (LVT/RVT) with 20 years of veterinary medicine experience spanning general, specialty, emergency, zoo, and shelter environments. The organization is named after Grace, a cat with cerebellar hypoplasia who lived with Holly for 17 years and inspired the rescue's specialization in the most vulnerable felines. Its mission targets kittens under 8 weeks old and cats with special needs — including cerebellar hypoplasia (wobbles), blindness, and other medical conditions — populations most likely to be euthanized in traditional shelters due to lack of specialized care resources and adopter interest.

The rescue operates four core programs: Adoption Services that place vetted, vaccinated, and spayed/neutered cats into screened forever homes; a Foster Program recruiting volunteer households to provide feeding, socialization, and basic care while the organization supplies all medicine and veterinary care; a Senior Fospice Program offering end-of-life care for senior cats (with all medical costs covered) currently seeking fosters in the San Francisco and Seattle areas; and Donation Services enabling contributions via PayPal, Venmo, iGive (shop-to-donate), Tiltify, and tribute/birthday cards. Since 2010, the organization reports placing over 3,000 cats and kittens in permanent homes. Operations run on a Squarespace-hosted website with standard payment integrations; there is no proprietary technology stack, no API surface, and no AI/ML components.

Revenue is generated entirely through tax-deductible donations, adoption fees, and tribute/memorial contributions, with the organization stating that 100% of donations and adoption fees go directly to animal care (EIN 27-2987970). The team is small and founder-led, supported by volunteer foster families, a marketing professional, a creative team handling design and web development, and a Registered Vet Technician specializing in Emergency and Critical Care. Geographic operations are concentrated in the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle, with the rescue's founding origin traced to Santa Barbara. No institutional funding, parent company, or equity capital is disclosed.

Name

SAVING GRACE RESCUE INC

Legal name

Saving Grace Rescue Inc

Website

https://savinggracerescue.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Saving Grace Rescue is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal rescue founded in 2010 that specializes in kittens under 8 weeks old and special needs felines. It operates a foster-based network across the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle, placing animals in permanent homes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Rescue and Welfare Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

akta.pro primary industry

Animal Shelters & Adoption Services (BPAGAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Foster & Volunteer Network Programs (BPAGAIAF)

Keywords

• Animal rescue services
• Special needs kittens
• Foster care program
• Cat adoption services
• Nonprofit animal welfare

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Tax-deductible charitable donations from individuals supporting the rescue mission. 100% of donations go directly to care for cats and kittens. EIN 27-2987970 confirms nonprofit status.
2. Adoption Fees: Fees charged for adopting cats and kittens. 100% of adoption fees go directly to supporting rescue operations and cat care.
3. Tribute Donations: Special donations made to honor or celebrate someone, often in lieu of gifts for birthdays or memorials.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Saving Grace Rescue is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit that rescues kittens under 8 weeks old and special needs felines (including those with cerebellar hypoplasia and blindness) that would otherwise be euthanized at shelters. The organization places rescued cats through adoption into screened forever homes, operates a foster care network that supplies all veterinary care, and runs a Senior Fospice Program providing end-of-life care for senior cats. It is funded by 100% of donations, adoption fees, and tribute contributions.

Product overview

Saving Grace Rescue is a non-profit 501(c)(3) animal rescue organization founded in 2010 by Amber Holly (RVT/LVT). The organization focuses on rescuing and rehoming kittens under 8 weeks old and felines with special needs (including cerebellar hypoplasia, blind cats, and other conditions). Their core offerings include an Adoption Services program for placing special needs cats in forever homes, a Foster Program connecting volunteers with kittens and special needs cats, a Senior Fospice Program for end-of-life care of senior cats, and Donation Services enabling supporters to contribute via multiple payment platforms. Since 2010, the organization has helped place over 3,000 cats and kittens in forever homes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adoption Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3,000 cats and kittens placed in forever homes since 2010
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• iGiveminorGTM or Marketing PartnerShop-to-donate partner allowing supporters to earn money for the rescue through online shopping. Over 50,000 causes are listed on the platform, and supporters can add causes if not found.
• TiltifyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonation platform used for fundraising campaigns, enabling donors to contribute to Saving Grace Rescue through the platform.
• PayPalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPayment processing partner for receiving donations via PayPal, with account [email protected]
• VenmominorGTM or Marketing PartnerMobile payment partner for receiving donations via Venmo @savinggracerescue
• Maddie's FundminorOthersAnimal welfare foundation referenced for educational resources on fostering kittens. The rescue directs potential foster parents to Maddie's Fund for additional information on kitten care.
• Humane SocietyminorOthersAnimal welfare organization referenced for educational resources on litter box training and preventing litter box problems. The rescue directs foster parents to Humane Society resources.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tabby's Place: Tabby's Place is a cat sanctuary in New Jersey that specifically serves special-needs and hard-to-place cats. Its exclusive feline focus and special-needs orientation make it a direct peer in the niche Saving Grace occupies.
• Kitten Rescue: Kitten Rescue is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit cat rescue using a foster-based adoption model with emphasis on at-risk kittens and special-needs cats — a very close operational and mission match to Saving Grace's model.
• Alley Cat Allies: Alley Cat Allies is a national cat-focused advocacy and rescue organization with similar feline-specific mission emphasis. It directly parallels Saving Grace's exclusive cat/neonatal focus while operating at a much larger national scale.

Broad incumbents

• North Shore Animal League America: North Shore Animal League America is one of the largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organizations in the U.S. Its national adoption/rescue scope makes it a broad incumbent peer sharing Saving Grace's no-kill ethos.
• PetSmart Charities: PetSmart Charities is the largest funder of animal welfare in North America, supporting rescue and adoption across thousands of shelters. As an industry funder, it is a broad incumbent shaping the same donor and adoption ecosystem Saving Grace operates in.
• ASPCA: The ASPCA is a large national animal welfare organization that funds and operates rescue, adoption, and animal-protection programs. While Saving Grace is a small specialized cat rescue, ASPCA represents the broad incumbent that competes for the same donor dollars and adopter mindshare across the national animal welfare category.
• Best Friends Animal Society: Best Friends operates a national no-kill animal welfare network with rescue, adoption, and sanctuary programs. It shares the no-kill/special-needs mission orientation with Saving Grace but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach, making it a broad incumbent peer.
• The Humane Society of the United States: HSUS is a national animal welfare advocacy and rescue-support organization. It competes for donor dollars and is also referenced by Saving Grace as an educational resource partner, making it a broad incumbent peer in the same nonprofit animal welfare space.

Regional players

• Paws Chicago: Paws Chicago is a large regional no-kill animal welfare organization in the Midwest. It operates a comparable adoption/rescue mission but in a different geography and at a much larger scale than Saving Grace.

Others

• Maddie's Fund: Maddie's Fund is an animal welfare foundation explicitly cited by Saving Grace as an educational resource partner for foster parents. As a major grantmaker in the no-kill rescue space, it is an ecosystem participant directly comparable to Saving Grace's network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/specialfeatureskittens
• Instagraminstagram.com/savinggracerescue
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saving-grace-rescue-inc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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