Maddie's Fund is celebrating 30 years! Play our new game reflecting on the breadth of innovative solutions created and implemented, thanks to you and Maddie, to help keep companions and animals together.
As we celebrate 30 years of innovative solutions, let's take a look back to where it all began.
Find everything you need on a single topic in one place with our Learning Paths on Maddie's University.
Join us on Mondays for a 50minute Zoom call working with your peers to help keep pets and people together. Each month, we'll be giving away up to $5,000 in grants for joining!
A Miniature Schnauzer named Maddie was born
Duffield Family Foundation (Maddie's Fund) Established
First Spay & Neuter Project with 54 California County Veterinary Medical Associations launched
Maddie's® Pet Rescue Project Utah, First Maddie's® Community Collaborative Projects
Maddie's® Tail Wag Published, Humane Education Activity Book authored and illustrated by Dr. Laurie Peek
First Maddie's® Targeted Spay/Neuter Project, Four States Over 14,000 Surgeries In One Year
First Animal-related Ad Council Public Service Campaigns Established by Maddie’s Fund and the Humane Society of the United States: The Shelter Pet Project/Pets and People Together, concluded 2023.
First-of-Its-Kind Five-Year Multi-State Free Adoption Event Established, Maddie's® Pet Adoption Days, Over 31,000 Pets Adopted in Community-Wide Collaborations in 591 Cities in Nine States
Shelter Medicine Changes Everything Campaign Launched; Shelter Medicine: The Past, Present and Future of Saving Animals’ Lives Documentary and Advertising Pilot Project, completed in 2017
Shelter Medicine Changes Everything Campaign Launched; Shelter Medicine: The Past, Present and Future of Saving Animals’ Lives Documentary and Advertising Pilot Project, completed in 2017
Maddie’s Fund President Rich Avanzino Retires and Maddie’s Fund Executive Leadership Team Named; Amy Zeifang, Dr. Laurie Peek and Mary Ippoliti-Smith
First-of-Its-Kind "I Speak Cat” Feline Communications Course Launched
First-of-Its-Kind "I Speak Cat” Feline Communications Course Launched
First-of-Its-Kind "I Speak Cat” Feline Communications Course Launched
First-of-Its-Kind "I Speak Cat” Feline Communications Course Launched
First-of-Its-Kind "I Speak Cat” Feline Communications Course Launched
Maddie's® University, Online Learning Management System Established
Maddie's® University, Online Learning Management System Established
Maddie's® University, Online Learning Management System Established
Maddie's® University, Online Learning Management System Established
Maddie’s Fund Participates in Spay-A-Thon for Puerto Rico Project in Partnership with the Humane Society of the United States
Pet Foster Stimulus Grant Offered in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
Black Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)-Led Operating Support Grants Awarded to Animal Well-being and Veterinary-Focused Organizations
Black Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)-Led Operating Support Grants Awarded to Animal Well-being and Veterinary-Focused Organizations
Community Conversations, #ThanksToMaddie Launched, A National Peer Call for Animal Well-being Organizations
New Learning Series, Camp Maddie Launched; half day Interactive Zoom Presentations Focused In-depth on Specific Topics
Maddie’s Fund provides our industry with a national voice, funding for bold ideas, learning resources and opportunities to collaborate and share strategies.
We fund innovative solutions and creative thinking through inclusive and community-centric programs and projects for animal welfare.
In-depth discussions about equity, inclusion & diversity. Now available in audio format!
June 12, 2025
