A Case Study

Through the Zimmer Feline Foundation we provided free and local spay/neuter to about 45,000 New Mexico cats.  Half were fixed at private vet clinics with spay/neuter vouchers, and the rest were fixed through our partnerships with other nonprofits that either ran high-volume spay/neuter clinics or used them for their surgeries.

These nonprofits simply shifted the cost from the cat caregivers to us. It worked well for everyone — the nonprofits that upgraded their service from low-cost to free, the caregivers who could not afford spay/neuter before even at the reduced cost, and for us by doubling the number of cats we would reach.  We’ve now converted these partnerships to our Grass Roots Grants program.

Targeted Grants

The spay/neuter grants are a good example of how our targeted grants work.  And they are now available to New Mexico nonprofits working hands on to improve the life, environment and culture in New Mexico.

Basic Grants

If you prefer to seek funding for basic needs, that’s fine too — they’re smaller grants but have simpler reporting requirements.

Either way, let us know how we can help make your work even more responsive than it already is. For qualifications visit Our Focus page.