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Overview

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.
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Strategic Initiatives

  • Spay and Neuter Initiative
  • Pet-Inclusive Housing Initiative
  • Better Neighbor Project

Philanthropic Investments

  • Michelson Prize & Grant in Reproductive Biology
  • Michelson Found Animals Strategic Grants
  • Leap Venture Studio
  • Robert & Erika Brunson Fund
  • Strategic Initiatives
    • Spay and Neuter Initiative
    • Pet-Inclusive Housing Initiative
    • Better Neighbor Project
  • Philanthropic Investments
    • Michelson Prize & Grant in Reproductive Biology
    • Michelson Found Animals Strategic Grants
    • Leap Venture Studio
    • Robert & Erika Brunson Fund
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  • Together for Los Angeles: How Michelson Found Animals is Supporting Pets and Families in 2025

    • Better Neighbor Project
    • News & Events
    • Pets & Family
    • Spay & Neuter
  • June Is Adopt a Cat Month – Celebrate with MFA and the Little Lion Foundation!

    • Health
    • News & Events
    • Pets & Family
    • Professional
    • Spay & Neuter
  • Kitten Season is Here, And Los Angeles Is Not Ready

    • News & Events
    • Pets & Family
    • Professional
    • Spay & Neuter
  • Celebrating World Spay Day: Launching Our Spay & Neuter Initiatives Resource Center

    • Better Neighbor Project
    • Health
    • News & Events
    • Pets & Family
    • Professional
    • Spay & Neuter
  • Protecting Pets, Empowering People: Celebrating a Year of Animal Wellbeing Achievements

    • Better Neighbor Project
    • News & Events
    • Pet Inclusive Housing Initiative
    • Pets & Family
    • Professional
    • Spay & Neuter
  • Michelson Found Animals’ Founders Honored by CAMP Clinics at 2024 Gala

    • News & Events
    • Spay & Neuter
  • Michelson Found Animals Foundation Awards Historic $1 Million Grant to CAMP Clinics on World Spay Day

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    • Pets & Family
    • Professional
    • Spay & Neuter
  • Through a Hybrid of Ongoing Grants and New Initiatives, MFA’s Spay & Neuter Initiative Looks to Revolutionize Animal Welfare – By Dick Anderson

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    • Pets & Family
    • Spay & Neuter
  • Los Angeles Animal Services, Michelson Found Animals Foundation, and the Chargers Impact Fund Combine Efforts to Provide Critical Spay and Neuter Surgeries for Shelter Pets

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    • Pets & Family
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    • Spay & Neuter
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    How Spay/Neuter Affects Homeless Pets

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    Personality vs. Behavior: How Spay and Neuter Affects Your Pet

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    Spay and Neuter: The Next Generation

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    Top 6 Health Reasons to Spay or Neuter Your Pet

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    What Are the Benefits of Spay or Neuter?

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  • Spay / Neuter FAQs

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Our Impact Programs

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • Spay & Neuter Initiative
  • Better Neighbor Project
  • Pet Inclusive Housing Initiative

PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENTS

  • Michelson Prize & Grants in Reproductive Biology
  • Michelson Found Animals Strategic Grants
  • Leap Venture Studio
  • Robert & Erika Brunson Fund

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