We asked our local nonprofits how they could benefit from contributions during the holiday season, and here’s what they had to say on how donations ranging from $50 to $10,000 would enable them to help others.
Now it’s your turn. Take a look at our list to see how you can help spread hope and goodwill this season by making a contribution to one or a few of these incredible organizations helping animals both domestic and wild. Your donation keeps shelters open, funds medical treatment and restores injured wildlife to their habitats.
Marin Humane
Marin Humane, one of Marin’s oldest nonprofits, has been helping animals and the people who love them since 1907. The organization finds loving homes for animals, educates the community on responsible pet care, provides support to those struggling to care for their pets and offers many other vital services. Photo by Lisa Bloch
$50
Provides a month’s worth of cat food for an under-resourced pet guardian, helping them feed their beloved companion.
$100
Covers the cost of two weeks’ worth of enrichment treats for dogs awaiting adoption.
$250
Helps cover emergency veterinary care for a pet parent who is struggling financially.
$500
Covers the cost of collars for 100 adopted dogs, ensuring they go home safe and secure.
$1,000
Provides cat litter for all adoption cats in our care for two weeks.
$2,500
Funds microchips for 500 animals.
$5,000
Covers the cost of spay/neuter surgeries for all animals in our Hopalong Foster program for one month.
$10,000
Allows us to purchase essential medications for all dogs, cats and small companion animals in our care for an entire month.
WildCare
WildCare is a wildlife hospital, nature education center and advocacy organization in San Rafael. Each year it treats about 3,500 ill, injured and orphaned wild animals from over 200 species, educates more than 15,000 Bay Area children and adults through Terwilliger nature programs and advocates for wildlife and the environment at local, state and national levels. Together these programs help people live well with wildlife. Photo courtesy of Alison Hermance
$50
Feeds an orphaned baby robin in WildCare’s Bird Room for 10 days.
$100
Provides five daily meals for a rescued baby owl to grow strong and return to the wild.
$250
Brings WildCare’s Nature Van — with hands-on biofacts — to a local Marin classroom.
$500
Buys an incubator to keep tiny baby opossums warm and safe.
$1,000
Feeds WildCare’s pelican Wildlife Ambassadors their favorite fish for a full year.
$2,500
Purchases oxygen concentrators for surgeries and critical care at the wildlife hospital.
$5,000
Covers rising costs of medications, lab tests and vaccines for wildlife hospital patients.
$10,000
Funds a full year of transportation scholarships for under-served students to attend WildCare’s nature education programs.
