The mission of the Emma Barnsley Foundation is to promote the prevention of cruelty to animals and for the study, care, protection, and preservation of animals, both domestic and wild, and their environment.
The Emma Barnsley Foundation awards grants for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes focusing on: the prevention of cruelty to animals, both domestic and wild; the care, protection, and preservation of animals and their environments; providing scholarships for students in Texas studying veterinary medicine; supporting higher education institutions in Texas for courses in veterinary medicine and animal studies; and funding for ecological, environmental, and wildlife studies, with a strict policy against funding research that harms animals.