We are dedicated to a world with a home for every pet!

To help homeless pets, purchase a pet license plate from a Deputy Registrar or OPlates.com

About Ohio Pet Fund

Who We Are

The Ohio Pet Fund is a fiscally responsible charitable group established in Ohio Revised Code, with a two-decade history of helping pets and their people. In 2025, we granted over 99% of the funds received from license plate sales in 2024 for spay-neuter. For the ten year period 2016-2025, total grants to organizations have exceeded the license plate income. We operate with low overhead and minimal bureaucracy because we have a dedicated, knowledgeable board of directors and advisors.

What We Do

The Ohio Pet Fund provides spay-neuter grants for county animal shelters and 501c3 organizations. The funding is used for homeless cats and dogs for adoption, as well as community programs for spay/neuter of pets belonging to families below 150% of the federal poverty guidelines and/or veterans with service-connected disabilities.

Why We Do It

There is an overwhelming need for better control of the stray dog and cat population in Ohio. Shelters are often over capacity and have difficulty finding the space to admit stray dogs and cats. "It is heartbreaking to be required to euthanize a healthy puppy wagging its tail just because there is no space," said one shelter employee. Spayed and neutered pets are more likely to be adopted and less likely to contribute to the problem of unwanted litters, property damage, dog bites, or animals running at large.

When and Where Can I Get the Pet License Plate?

You can get the pet license plate right now! You can buy a pet license plate for $25 even if it is not time to renew. There are four vehicle license plates that help pets find homes: Ohio Pets/Pet Friendly, Cat Friendly, Dog Friendly 1 and Dog Friendly2. Please be sure you know which one you want when you go into your local registrar's office or visit oplates.com

2025 Grants

Twenty Years of Planning allowed us to give these 2025 Spay-Neuter Grants!

Grants listed below do not constitute an endorsement of said groups but indicate our shared passion for a home for every dog and cat! Note that some groups received more than one grant in 2025. We attempt to support every county, either directly with a grant, or indirectly by supporting surrounding nonprofits and mobile units.

2/6/25 Auglaize County Dog Warden $2,500
2/6/25 Butler County Dog Warden $2,500
2/6/25 Ashland County Dog Shelter $2,500
2/6/25 Athens County Dog Shelter $2,500
2/6/25 Allen County Dog Warden $2,500
2/14/25 Vinton County Animal Shelter $2,500
2/14/25 Tuscarawas County Dog Pound $2,500
2/14 25 Trumbull County Dog Warden $2,500
2/14/25 Putnam County Dog Warden $2,500
2/14/25 Portage County Dog Kennel $2,500
2/14/25 Pike County Dog Pound $2,500
2/14/25 Marion County Dog Pound $2,500
2/14/25 Logan County Animal Shelter $2,500
2/14/25 Knox County Animal Shelter $2,500
2/14/25 Guernsey Cty Dog Shelter $2,500
2/14/25 Henry County Dog Warden and Shelter $2,500
2/14/25 Greene County Animal Control $2,500
2/14/25 Gallia County Canine Shelter $2,500
2/14/25 Fairfield County Dog Shelter $2,500
2/14/25 Fulton County Dog Warden $2,500
2/14/25 Erie County Dog Warden $2,500
2/14/25 Darke County Animal Shelter $2,500
2/14/25 Clark County Dog Shelter $2,500
2/14/25 Board of Commissioners of Carroll County $2,500
2/24/25 Fayette Regional Humane Society $1,500
2/24/25 FIDO's Companion Rescue $1,500 (Lorain County)
2/24/25 Fairfield Area Humane Society $1,500
2/24/25 Euclid Beach Cat Project $1,500 (Cuyahoga County)
2/24/25 Crazy Cats $1,500 (Hamilton County)
2/24/25 Central Ohio's Programs for Animal Welfare $1,500 (Franklin)
2/24/25 Community Cat Companions $1,500 (Lake & Ashtabula)
2/24/25 Columbus Dog Connection $1,500 (Franklin)
2/24/25 Colony Cats $1,500 (Franklin)
2/24/25 Champaign County Humane Association $1,500
2/24/25 Champaign County AWL $1,500
2/24/25 CATSS $1,500 (Lorain County)
2/24/25 Cat Roundup Rescue $1,500 (Ross County)
2/24/25 Cat House Feline Sanctuary $1,500 (Ashland County)
2/24/25 Buckeye Pet Partners $1,500 (Franklin County)
2/24/25 A Brighter Day $1,500 (Franklin County)
2/24/25 Black and Orange Cat Foundation $1,500 (Union & Madison)
2/24/25 Batta Cats $1,500 (Greene County)
2/24/25 Barely Used Pets $1,500 (Champaign County)
2/24/25 Athens County Humane Society $1,500
2/24/25 St. Mary's $1,500 (Auglaize County)
2/24/25 Animal Protection Network $1,500 (Franklin County)
2/24/25 Angels Assisting Felines $1,500 (Perry County)
2/24/25 Almost Home Dog Rescue $1,500 (Delaware County)
2/24/25 Alleycat Charities $1,500 (Columbiana County)
2/24/25 All Species Adoption $1,500 (Wyandot County)
2/24/25 Nine Lives Matter $1,500 (Belmont County)
2/24/25 Three Gals and Their Pals Rescue $1,500 (Darke County)
2/28/25 Friendship Animal Protective League $1,500 (Lorain County)
2/28/25 Friends of Stark Pound $1,500
2/28/25 Freedom Greyhound Rescue $1,500 (Portage County)
2/28/25 Fort Defiance Humane Society $1,500
2/28/25 Forgotten 4-Paws $1,500 (Fairfield County)
3/10/25 Heart of Ohio Pet $1,500 (Knox County)
3/10/25 Homeless Animal Rescue Team $1,500 (Hamilton County)
3/10/25 Good Sam's Helping Hands $1,500 (Portage County)
3/10/25 Fulton County Humane Society $1,500
3/10/25 Friendship APL $1,500 (Lorain County)
3/10/25 Stark County Dog Warden $2,500
3/11/25 Highland County Humane Society $1,500
3/11/25 Heritage Farms $1,500 (Henry County)
3/11/25 HEARTT Animal Rescue $1,500 (Hamilton County)
3/17/25 Sierra's Haven $1,500 (Scioto County)
3/17/25 Serendipity Clinic $1,500 (Allen County)
3/17/25 Rural Ohio Cats and Kittens $1,500 (Franklin County)
3/17/25 Ross County Humane Society $1,500
3/17/25 Rascal Charities $1,500 (Franklin County)
3/17/25 Purrfect Friends Cat Rescue $1,500 (Clermont County)
3/17/25 Planned Pethood $1,500 (Lucas County)
3/17/25 Purr…fect Companions $1,500 (Ross County)
3/17/25 Pike Pet Pals $1,500 (Pike County)
3/17/25 Peaches Bully Rescue $1,500 (Butler County)
3/17/25 Miami County Animal Shelter $2,500
3/17/25 Sandusky County Dog Warden $2,500
3/17/25 Ohio Fuzzy Pawz Shihtzu Rescue $1,500 (Licking County)
3/17/25 Wood County Dog Shelter $2,500
3/17/25 Lucky Paws Animal Rescue $1,500 (Cuyahoga County)
3/17/25 Ohio Pug Rescue $1,500 (Franklin County)
3/17/25 Never Muzzled $1,500 (Trumbull County)
3/17/25 Holmes County Dog Warden $2,500
3/17/25 Medina County SPCA $1,500
3/17/25 Lucas County Pit Crew $1,500
3/17/25 Lorain TNR $1,500
3/17/25 Licking County Humane Society $1,500
3/17/25 Legacy Dog Rescue $1,500 (Mahoning County)
3/17/25 League for Animal Welfare $1,500 (Clermont County)
3/17/25 Lake Erie Labrador Retriever Rescue $1,500 (Summit County)
3/17/25 Humane Society of Summit County $1,500
3/17/25 Humane Society of Sandusky County $1,500
3/17/25 Humane Society of Richland County $1,500
3/17/25 Humane Society of Ottawa County $1,500
3/17/25 Humane Society of Morrow County $1,500
3/17/25 Humane Society of Madison County $1,500
3/17/25 Humane Society of Harrison County $1,500
3/17/25 Humane Society of Greene County $1,500
3/17/25 Humane Society of Greater Dayton $1,500
3/17/25 Humane Society of Delaware County $1,500
3/17/25 Humane Society and SPCA of Hancock County $1,500
3/19/25 Mutts In A Rutt Rescue $1,500 (Cuyahoga County)
3/19/25 Miracle House Animal Rescue $1,500 (Brown County)
3/19/25 JJ's Ruff Roads $1,500 (Stark County)
3/19/25 Humane TNR $1,500 (Greene County)
3/19/25 Humane Ohio $1,500 (Lucas County)
3/19/25 Humane Association of Warren $1,500
3/19/25 Tails From the City $1,500 (Cuyahoga County)
3/19/25 Stop the Suffering $1,500 (Franklin County)
3/19/25 Steel Valley Woofstock $1,500 (Trumbull County)
3/19/25 Star's Cat Connection $1,500 (Licking County)
3/19/25 Parma Animal Shelter $1,500 (Cuyahoga County)
3/19/25 Southern Ohio Shepherds Rescue $1,500 (Scioto County)
3/19/25 Kitticino Charities $1,500 (Franklin County)
3/19/25 Three Gals and Their Pals $1,500 (Miami County)
3/21/25 Licking County Animal Shelter $2,500
3/21/25 Whiskers Animal Rescue $1,500 (Licking County)
3/21/25 Wishful Thinking Endeavors $1,500 (Greene County)
3/21/25 Wayne County Humane Society $1,500
3/21/25 Wayne County Dog Shelter $2,500
3/21/25 Van Wert Humane Society $1,500
3/21/25 Twenty-Nine Lives $1,500 (Portage County)
3/21/25 Tuscarawas County Humane Society $1,500
3/21/25 TNR of Warren $1,500
3/21/25 Tips TNR in Clark County: $1,500
3/21/25 Southwest Ohio Feline Advocates $1,500 (Butler County)
3/21/25 Pawsitive Ohio $1,500 (Stark County)
3/21/25 Pawsitive Hope $1,500 (Stark County)
3/21/25 PAWS of Muskingum County $1,500
3/21/25 PAWS Humane Society $1,500 (Clermont County)
3/21/25 Paws and Whiskers Cat Shelter $1,500 (Lucas County)
3/21/25 Humane Society of Allen County $1,500
3/21/25 Voices of the Trumbull Pound Dog $1,500
3/21/25 SART $1,500 (Auglaize County)
3/24/25 Lake County Dog Warden $2,500
3/24/25 Pets Uniting People $1,500 (Clark County)
3/24/25 Crossed Paws $1,500 (Monroe County)
3/24/25 Campbell Humane Rescue $1,500 (Mahoning County)
3/24/25 MoCo Kitty Control $1,500 (Morgan County)
3/24/25 SICSA $1,500 (Montgomery County)
3/24/25 Hardin County Humane Society $1,500
3/24/25 Perry County Dog Shelter $2,500
3/24/25 Save Ohio Pets $1,500 (Franklin County)
3/24/25 Paws and Prayers $1,500 (Cuyahoga County)
3/24/25 The Pet Orphanage $1,500 (Hocking/Meigs Counties)
3/24/25 Saving Pets One at a Time $1,500 (Morgan County)
3/28/25 Montgomery County Animal Resource Center $2,500
3/28/25 Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter $2,500
4/9/25 Williams County Humane Society & Shelter $2,500
5/16/25 Robyn's Nest $1,500 (Montgomery County)
5/22/25 Pike County Dog Pound $2,500
6/3/25 Misfit Paws $1,500 (Lawrence County)
6/18/25 Rascal Charities $3,500 (Franklin County)
6/18/25 Compassionate Paws $1,500 (Columbiana County)
6/20/25 Angels Assisting Felines $2,000 (Perry County)
6/20/25 Humane Society of the Ohio Valley $2,000 (Washington)
6/20/25 Fort Defiance Humane Society $2,000
6/20/25 Cat Roundup $2,000 (Ross County)
6/20/25 Lucas County Pit Crew $2,000
6/20/25 Colony Cats $2,000 (Franklin County)
6/20/25 FIDO's Companion Companion Rescue $2,000 (Lorain County)
6/20/25 Black and Orange Cat Foundation $2,000 (Union & Madison)
6/23/25 Humane Society of Greene County $3,000
6/23/25 Paws and Whiskers $2,000 (Lucas County)
6/23/25 Star's Cat Connection $2,000 (Licking County)
6/23/25 Crazy Cats $2,000 (Hamilton County)
6/23/25 Robyn's Nest $2,000 (Montgomery County)
6/23/25 Co-Paws Programs $2,000 (Franklin County)
6/23/25 Sierra's Haven $3,000 (Scioto County)
6/23/25 Columbus Dog Connection $3,000 (Franklin County)
6/23/25 SICSA $3,000 (Montgomery County)
6/23/25 Champaign County AWL $3,000
6/24/25 Legacy Dog Rescue $3,500 (Mahoning County)
6/24/25 Ross County Humane Society $3,500
6/24/25 Heartt Animal Rescue $3,500 (Hamilton County)
6/24/25 Lake Erie Labrador Retriever Rescue $3,500
6/24/25 Rural Ohio Cats and Kittens $3,500 (Franklin County)
6/24/25 Never Muzzled $2,000 (Trumbull County)
6/24/25 Humane Association of Warren $3,500
6/24/25 Legacy Dog Rescue $3,500 (Mahoning County)
6/27/25 Toledo's Pet Bull Rescue $3,000 (Lucas County)
6/27/25 Three Gals and Their Pals $2,500 (Miami County)
6/30/25 Columbus Humane $5,000 (Franklin County)
6/30/25 Cats and Company $2,000 (Ross County)
6/30/25 Paws and Prayers $3,500 (Cuyahoga County)
7/1/25 Friends of Stark Pound $3,500
7/1/25 Kind Hands 4 Paws $3,000 (Muskingum County)
7/1/25 PAWS of Muskingum County $3,500
7/3/25 Guernsey County Dog Shelter $2,500
7/3/25 Fairfield County Dog Shelter $2,000
7/3/25 Athens County Dog Shelter $2,500
7/3/25 Sandusky County Dog Warden $2,500
7/3/25 Licking County Animal Shelter $2,500
7/3/25 Holmes County Dog Warden $2,000
7/3/25 Marion County Dog Pound $2,500
7/3/25 Putnam County Dog Warden $2,000
7/3/25 Wood County Dog Shelter $2,500
7/3/25 Greene County Animal Control $2,500
7/7/25 Jackson County Dog Pound $5,000
7/7/25 Knox County Animal Shelter $2,500
7/7/25 Clark County Dog Shelter $2,500
7/7/25 Belmont County Animal Shelter $5,000
7/7/25 Brown County Humane Society $5,000
7/8/25 Portage County Dog Kennel $2,500
7/8/25 Ross County Dog Warden $4,000
7/8/25 Athens County Humane Society $3,500
7/8/25 Almost Home Dog Rescue $3,500 (Delaware County)
7/8/25 Alleycat Charities $3,500 (Columbiana County)
7/9/25 Adopt A Pit $5,000 (Montgomery County)
7/10/25 Perry County Dog Shelter $2,500
7/10/25 Allen County Dog Warden $2,000
7/10/25 Pike Pet Pals $3,500
7/11/25 Champaign County Humane Association $3,500
7/11/25 Miami County Animal Shelter $2,500
7/14/25 Paws Humane Society $2,000 (Clinton County)
7/15/25 Fairfield Area Humane Society $3,500
7/15/25 PetFix Northeast Ohio $5,000 (Cuyahoga County)
7/15/25 Saving Pets One at a Time $3,500 (Morgan County)
7/21/25 Butler County Dog Warden $2,500
7/25/25 Alleycats & Aristocats $4,000 (Medina County)
7/25/25 Highland County Humane Society $3,500
7/25/25 Animal Protection Network $2,500 (Franklin County)
7/25/25 Buckeye Pet Partners $2,000 (Franklin County)
7/25/25 Fulton County Humane Society $3,500
7/25/25 Ashtabula County Animal Protective League $5,000
7/28/25 Montgomery County ARC $2,500
7/28/25 Shelby County Animal Shelter $5,000
7/28/25 Vinton County Animal Shelter $2,000
7/28/25 Cincinnati Animal Care $5,000
7/29/25 Humane Society of Delaware County $3,500
7/30/25 Humane Society of Madison County $3,500
7/31/25 Pawsitive Ohio $3,500 (Darke County)
8/1/25 Humane Society of Richland County $3,500
8/1/25 Wood County Humane Society $5,000
8/4/25 Cleveland Animal Protective League $5,000 (Cuyahoga County)
8/11/25 Speak for the Unspoken $5,000 (Franklin County)
8/14/25 Paulding Dog Warden/via Paulding Animal Clinic $5,000
8/25/25 Batta Cats $3,500 (Greene County)
9/2/25 Williams County Humane Society/Dog Warden $2,500
9/2/25 Pike County Dog Pound $2,500
9/11/25 Purrfect Friends Cat Rescue $3,500 (Clermont County)
9/11/25 SART $3,500 (Auglaize County)
9/11/25 Hardin County Humane Society $3,500
9/11/25 Humane Society of Seneca County $5,000
9/11/25 Humane Ohio $3,500 (Lucas County)
9/11/25 Parma Animal Shelter $3,500 (Cuyahoga County)
9/11/25 Humane Society and SPCA of Hancock County $3,500
9/11/25 Euclid Beach Cat Project $3,500 (Cuyahoga County)
9/11/25 Portage County Animal Protective League $5,000
9/12/25 Deb's Dogs $5,000 (Allen County)
9/12/25 Harrison County Pound Dog Volunteers $5,000
9/12/25 Homeless Animal Rescue Team $3,500 (Hamilton County)
9/12/25 Pets Uniting People $3,500 (Clark County)
9/12/25 Toledo Animal Rescue $5,000 (Lucas County)
9/12/25 JJ's Ruff Roads $3,500 (Stark County)
9/12/25 Ohio Alleycat Resource $5,000 (Hamilton County)
9/12/25 Clark County SPCA $5,000
9/12/25 Purrfect Companions $3,500 (Ross County)
9/12/25 Tails from the City $3,500 (Cuyahoga County)
9/12/25 Humane Society of Ottawa County $3,500
9/12/25 Van Wert Humane Society $3,500
9/15/25 Tips TNR in Clark County: $3,500
9/15/25 Lucas County Canine Care and Control $5,000
9/15/25 Mahoning County Dog Warden $5,000
9/15/25 AWL of Scioto County $5,000
9/15/25 Friends of FIDO Mahoning $5,000
9/15/25 Citizens for Humane Action $5,000 (Franklin County)
9/15/25 Scioto County Dog Pound/via Sierra's Haven $5,000
9/15/25 Humane Society of Morrow County $3,500
9/15/25 Knox County Humane Society $5,000
9/15/25 Golden Retrievers in Need of $5,000 (Cuyahoga County)
9/15/25 Coshocton County Animal Shelter $5,000
9/15/25 Cozy Cat Cottage $5,000 (Franklin County)
9/15/25 Cat House Feline Sanctuary $2,000 (Ashland County)
9/15/25 Union County Humane Society $5,000
9/15/25 Cause for Canines $5,000 (Franklin County)
9/15/25 Columbus Pet Rescue $3,000 (Franklin County)
9/15/25 Darke County Animal Shelter $2,500
9/15/25 Columbiana County Dog Pound $5,000
9/15/25 Louie's Legacy $5,000 (Hamilton County)
9/15/25 Canine Collective $5,000 (Union County)
9/15/25 Harrison County Dog Pound $5,000
9/15/25 Miracle House Animal Rescue $3,500 (Brown County)
9/15/25 Cabin Critters Rescue $2,000 (Scioto County)
9/16/25 Berea Animal Rescue Fund $5,000 (Lorain County)
9/16/25 CATSS $3,500 (Lorain County)
9/16/25 Friends of City Dogs Cleveland $5,000 (Cuyahoga County)
9/16/25 Pet Promise $5,000 (Franklin County)
9/16/25 Rescue Village $5,000 (Geauga County)
9/17/25 Multiple Breed Rescue $5,000 (Lorain County)
9/17/25 Steel Valley Woodstock $3,500 (Trumbull County)
9/17/25 For the Love of Cats $3,000 (Wood County)
9/29/25 Highland County Board of Commissioners $2,000
10/1/25 Compassionate Paws $3,500 (Columbiana County)
10/7/25 Viva Los Gatos Cat Rescue $2,000 (Cuyahoga County)
10/8/25 Humane Society of Harrison County $3,500
10/14/25 PAWS Inc. of Noble County $3,000
10/14/25 Save Ohio Strays $5,000 (Medina County)
10/16/25 Adams County Dog & Kennel Dept $5,000
10/23/25 Westside TNR $2,000 (Franklin County)
10/24/25 UCAN $5,000 (Hamilton County)
10/26/25 Medina Meow Fix $3,000 (Medina County)
10/27/25 Hardin County Dog Shelter $5,000
10/27/25 All Paws are Perfect $2,000 (Mahoning County)
10/27/25 Catwayhouse $2,000 (Lucas County)
10/27/25 Orphan Kitten Club $2,000 (Lucas County)
10/27/25 Friends of Lucas County Dogs $5,000
10/29/25 Friendship APL $2,000 (Lorain County)
10/31/25 The Pet Orphanage $2000 (Hocking/Meigs Counties)
11/5/25 Humane Society of Summit County $3,500
11/8/25 Mercer County Dog Control Services $5,000
11/24/25 Max's Fund (Muskingum County) $5,000
11/25/25 Licking County Humane Society $3,500