The Golden Ratio Foundation Incorporated
The Golden Ratio Foundation is a Florida 501(c)(3) devoted to rescuing senior and special-needs golden retrievers; the site displays EIN 88-0642969 and a Key West, FL address and includes donation and financial details pages.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small or local animal-welfare nonprofits (particularly those working on dog rescue, senior or special‑needs golden retrievers, or vet-bill support) seeking modest program support.
Good Fit
- • Direct rescue work for senior or special‑needs golden retrievers or related vet-bill assistance
- • Request sized in the low-hundreds to low-thousands range
- • Clear program-level funding request rather than large capital campaigns
- • Some geographic or network connection to the foundation’s leadership or Florida rescue community
Geography
Observed grants in 2022 went to California, Virginia, and North Carolina and 2023 grants went to Virginia; the foundation is based in Florida but has funded recipients in multiple US states.
Recipient Variety
The latest multi-year filings show a small but nontrivial set of independent recipients (three distinct recipients in 2022 and one in 2023); for a micro foundation this indicates modest breadth rather than a single captive beneficiary.
New Applicants
The foundation and its filings state it only funds preselected applicants, and recent behavior shows limited, small grants with no public competitive process; based on this multi-year pattern, unsolicited new applicants are unlikely to be accepted.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
