The Found Animals Registry® has been purchased by 24Petwatch®, North America’s largest microchip registry. Read more here. Access the registry here.
To Michelson Found Animals, philanthropy is an opportunity to focus funds, resources, and business acumen towards giant, solvable problems. It’s through the programs below that we champion pets in our world.
Our Strategic Initiatives address societal issues closest to our hearts, often intersecting human and animal needs. We understand these issues are complicated, and consciously enter them through partnerships with specialized human service organizations to develop truly additive and collaborative programs. We don’t have all the answers to these complicated problems. We do, however, have the people, knowledge and will to help improve the lives of people and pets everywhere.
Michelson Found Animals believes that everyone, regardless of their socioeconomic status, has the right to the joy of pets.Better Neighbor Project is our commitment to entering the partnerships and telling the stories that will help our brothers, sisters, and neighbors experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles and across the US.
The Compass Animal Health and Pet Care Summit, produced by NAVC and Michelson Found Animals, is a cutting-edge global gathering at the forefront of animal health and pet care uniting industry leaders, innovators, and disruptors. The conference showcases leaders shaping the veterinary services sector and highlights how advancements can transform the industry for the benefit of consumers, pets, and practitioners.
Money can’t solve all the world’s problems. When used strategically, however, it can create systems, opportunities and incentives for real solutions. This is why all of our Philanthropic Investments require more than a 1:1 return. We critically analyze and expect our investments to continuously grow, develop lasting impact, and help millions of people and pets for years to come.
In 2008, Found Animals launched the $75M Michelson Prize & Grants in Reproductive Biology program to incentivize research and rapidly develop a single-dose, nonsurgical sterilant for cats and dogs. We envision a world in which this product is widely available, helping eliminate shelter euthanasia of healthy, adoptable companion animals and reduce populations of free-roaming cats and dogs.
We are committed to funding pet lifesaving by addressing two major sources of overpopulation in shelters: Spay/Neuter Access and Surrender Prevention. Our grants tackle both issues to make the greatest impact possible on reducing shelter euthanasia. We focus support towards organizations that serve areas with the greatest need, then work with our partners to ensure the funds and resources are used efficiently.
Leap Ventures is a partnership between Michelson Found Animals, Kinship — a division of Mars Petcare, and R/GA, and ignites growth across the pet care startup ecosystem. Representing the most innovative thinkers in pet care, Kinship and MFA recognize foster innovation and growth from the bottom-up.
The Michelson Found Animals Foundation is part of the Michelson Philanthropies network.
© 2026 Michelson Found Animals Foundation, Inc.