Each year, the Humane Society of St. Joseph County gives more than 3,000 homeless, helpless animals a second chance at life. As a nonprofit organization, we depend on generous private donations to continue our life-saving work—and we can’t do it without you.
Your contribution, whether one-time or recurring, directly supports daily care, medical treatment, behavior training, and adoption services for animals in need. Your gift also fuels critical programs like Pet Safe, educational outreach, and our enrichment and behavior modification efforts—helping cast-off pets become cherished family members once again.
You can also give in a meaningful way by making a memorial or honor donation, contributing to our endowment for long-term impact, or participating in fun initiatives like the Name-A-Pet program. Every dollar you give helps create a more compassionate community and strengthens the human-animal bond we work so hard to protect.
General Giving, Memorials, and In Honor Donations
Click the blue “Donate” button below to make a secure one-time gift. This option is best for general donations towards pet food, medical care, supplies, and building/facility maintenance. This option is also utilized to make Memorial and In Honor donations.
Sponsor a Pet’s Adoption Fee
Want to help a specific pet find a home by sponsoring their adoption fee or paying for free GoodPup dog training? Then this is the option for you!
Support Honoring Vets – Helping Pets
Honoring Vets – Helping Pets is a year-round initiative by the Humane Society of St. Joseph County that offers free pet adoptions and lifelong support for veterans. The program honors those who’ve served by fostering healing, companionship, and purpose through the unconditional love of animals.
Become a Paw-Pal Club Member
Join the Paw Pal Club and directly support the Humane Society of St. Joseph County’s mission to care for and protect animals in need. Whether you’re an individual or a business, your recurring monthly donation provides vital resources for shelter pets — and comes with exclusive perks!
THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR PAWS FOR YOUR KIND DONATIONS!
ENDOWMENT FUND DONATIONS
The Humane Society recently established an endowed fund with the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County: The Humane Society of St. Joseph County Fund. Gifts to this fund are permanently invested to generate much-needed annual support for The Humane Society, year after year. As the fund grows, so will the earnings The Humane Society receives to carry out the important work we do, both now and in the future.
You can make a gift to this permanent endowed fund in either of two ways:
1) You may make your gift directly to The Humane Society. To be sure that your gift is placed in The Humane Society of St. Joseph County Fund, please indicate this on the check’s memo line or in an enclosed note.
2) You may make your gift by check or appreciated securities directly to the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County. Simply indicate that The Humane Society of St. Joseph County Fund is the intended beneficiary of your gift. The Community Foundation also accepts credit card gifts online at www.cfsjc.org; choose The Humane Society of St. Joseph County Fund from the drop-down menu under “A Favorite Charity’s Endowed Fund.”
You can also make a gift to The Humane Society of St. Joseph County Fund through your IRA, your will, a trust, or other options, such as appreciated securities. Whatever route you choose, your gift will continue to grow and benefit The Humane Society and our community forever. Please consider talking to your professional advisor about how to include The Humane Society in your will.
More than 80 other local nonprofit organizations hold endowed funds like ours with the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County. For more information about the Community Foundation and the work it does to make our community a better place, visit www.cfsjc.org.
TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS
The Humane Society of St. Joseph County is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization and is classified as a public charity under sections 509(a)1 and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the Internal Revenue code. If you would like a receipt for your donation for tax purposes and haven’t received one from us within 30 days after making your donation, please contact our Executive Director, Genny Brown, at [email protected] or by calling the shelter at 574-255-4726 ext 6.
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To create a fundraiser for the Humane Society of St. Joseph County, follow these steps:
- Log in to your Facebook account
- Click on Fundraisers in the left menu of your News Feed
- Click on Select Nonprofit
- Search & select The Humane Society of St. Joseph County, choose a cover photo & fill in fundraiser details.
- Click Create and start raising funds for shelter pets!
- Don’t forget to share your fundraiser with your friends!
