PetSmart Charities' mission is to improve the quality of life for all companion animals through programs that save the lives of homeless pets and promote healthy relationships between people and pets. PetSmart Charities' Grants Program provides limited financial assistance to fund best practices and innovative programs, with measurable results, that help accomplish our mission. PetSmart Charities’ grants include:

• Adoption Rewards
• Emergency Relief
• Local and National Grants. See our blogs (menu on the left) and these informative pages:
  • FAQ on Grant Applications and Due Dates
  • Types of grant applications (and download site).
    Note: Be sure to check the grant deadlines on the FAQ link above!
• Invitational grants. PetSmart Charities gives out a limited number of invitational grants. Organizations are invited to apply for these grants and unsolicited proposals for invitational grants only are not accepted. An example of this type of grant is our by-invitation-only spay/neuter grants in areas where the PetSmart Charities Rescue Waggin' is operating. (We also do some of our regular grants in these areas, which can be applied for as described above.) These types of invitational grants are part of our efforts to bring about a better life for pets in a specific region.