Best Friends Animal Society is one of Maddie’s Fund’s largest and longest-running national partners, with support spanning conferences, No More Homeless Pets in Utah collaborative initiative and shelter transformation work. A major area of impact has been the Shelter Embed Project.
Total Grants to Date: $$16,240,797.30 since 2000
- Shelter Embed Project saved 28,001 dogs and cats in its first pilot year, far exceeding the original 12,000 goal
- As of December 2025, 34 shelters in 20 states had completed the program, with six pending for 2026
- Participating shelters have on average increased their save rate by 23% and reduced animals euthanized by 75%