"No-Kill" Means Our Kitties Have Time to Find Their Furever Homes Because of YOU!
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YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS
Meet Bartholomew
Bartholomew is one of the many cats who remind us why Caring for Cats exists.
This sweet, vocal 8-month-old has needed extra time, medical care, and a whole lot of love as his veterinary team works to help him feel his best.
When you join our Cat-munity with a donation, you help provide care not only for Bartholomew, but for cats like him who arrive needing a little more time, a little more healing, or a second chance.
Your support helps make sure every cat in our care gets what they need to feel safe, healthy, and ready for whatever comes next.
Thank you for being part of their journey. Read more about Bartholomew in our blog.
We Appreciate YOU!
Make a Donation
Our organization continues to thrive through the efforts of our volunteers and in-kind donations of services and supplies, adoption fees, and monetary contributions. You can support the care of our cats and kittens with your donations, sending us something from our wish list, or becoming a sponsor.
Where does your donation go?
$30 buys 80 pounds of litter
$75 covers one week of cleaning supplies
$150 feeds our adorable cats for one week
$525 helps offset adoption medical costs (complete physical exam, spay/neuter, rabies, distemper, FeLV/FIV tests, microchipping, and other treatments)
Recurring gifts through our Sponsorship Program help us care for cats who need extra time or medical care before they find their people.
Thank you for your continued support of Caring for Cats and learn more about our fiscal responsibility!
LEAVING YOUR LEGACY
Legacy Giving
Everyone’s circumstances are different, please talk with your attorney, financial planner, or tax advisor about what is right for you. Read more about what legacy giving means to us.
LEAVE A LEGACY GIFT
When you love cats, you want to keep caring for them, not just today, but forever.
A legacy gift is one way to make that possible.
You don’t have to be wealthy to leave a legacy. A legacy gift can be a specific amount, a percentage of your estate, or simply naming Caring for Cats as a beneficiary of a retirement account or life insurance policy. What matters is choosing an option that fits your wishes and circumstances.
Some ways to leave a legacy with Caring for Cats
- Bequest in Your Will: You can name our organization as a beneficiary in your will or living trust. This is the most common way to make a legacy gift.
- Life Insurance Policy: You can name our organization as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy.
- Retirement Accounts: You can name our organization as a beneficiary of your retirement account, such as an IRA or 401(k).
Sample Bequest Wording
Sample #1: Percentage Bequest
“I give, devise and bequeath to Caring for Cats, Inc. (tax identification number 41-1944601), a 501(c)(3) charitable corporation maintaining its address at 2550 7th Ave E, North St Paul, MN 55109, _______% of the rest and residue of my estate, for its unrestricted use.”
Sample #2: Bequest for a Specific Amount
” I give, devise and bequeath to Caring for Cats, Inc. (tax identification number 41-1944601), a 501(c)(3) charitable corporation maintaining its address at 2550 7th Ave E, North St Paul, MN 55109, the sum of $________, for its unrestricted use.”
Sample Bequest #3 Contingent Bequest
“In the event that (name or names; i.e., spouse, children, sibling, heirs) shall not survive me, or shall die during the administration of my estate, within ____ days from the date of my death, or as a result of a common disaster, then I give, devise and bequeath those beneficiaries’ shares of my estate to Caring for Cats, Inc. (tax identification number 41-1944601), a 501(c)(3) charitable corporation maintaining its address at 2550 7th Ave E, North St Paul, MN 55109.”
Reduce Your Taxable Income with a
Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)
- If you’re 70½ or older, you can transfer up to $100,000 from your IRA to a charity tax-free each year through a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD).
- QCDs can satisfy your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) if you’re 73 or older.
- To qualify, the transfer must be made directly from your IRA trustee to the charity.
- QCDs are excluded from your taxable income and don’t require itemized deductions.
- Talk to your financial advisor to see how a QCD could be a smart way to support Caring for Cats before the year ends.
We also accept in-kind gifts, and always need these items:
✅Gift Cards: Menards, Amazon, Petco, Target, Walmart, Fleet Farm, Chewy
✅ Scoopable Cat Litter (Preferred: Either Masterpaws from Menards or unscented, scoopable litter)
✅ Concentrated Bleach (7.5% Sodium Hypochlorite – can not be “spashless”)
✅ Purina ONE Indoor Advantage Adult Dry Cat Food
✅ Hills Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach and Skin Dry Food
✅ Fancy Feast or Friskies Canned Food (any flavor)
✅ Inaba Churu Lickable Cat Treats (any flavor)
✅ Hartz Delectable Squeeze Ups for Cats (any flavor)
✅ Paper Towels
✅ Kleenex and Toilet Paper
✅ 13 Gallon Tall Kitchen Garbage Bags (at least .8 mil. thick)
✅ 33 Gallon Draw String Garbage Bags
✅Stainless Steel Litterboxes, like these ones from Chewy or Amazon
Please contact us at cfc@caringforcatsmn.org to coordinate a drop off time for your in-kind donations.
Remembering Your Friend
MEMORIAL DONATIONS
About memorial donations
Memorials are a thoughtful way of remembering a lost friend or family member. We will post your special message on the memorial page of our website for at least three months. Be sure to include the name of your loved one(s) and write a brief memorial message (20 or fewer words) after filling out the donation form.