Michelson Found Animals Foundation

Michelson Found Animals Foundation is a private operating foundation that functions as a venture philanthropy organization within the animal health sector. The foundation's primary scientific focus is the Michelson Prize & Grants in Reproductive Biology, which incentivizes the development of a permanent, single-dose, non-surgical sterilant for free-roaming cats and dogs. To achieve this, the foundation provides significant research funding for projects utilizing gene therapy, recombinant proteins, and targeted toxins to disrupt the reproductive axis. Beyond its research initiatives, the organization operates various social enterprises and community programs aimed at reducing pet homelessness and improving animal welfare. The foundation is notable for its $25 million prize offered to the first entity that successfully develops and clears regulatory hurdles for a non-surgical sterilant.