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Thanks to your tax-deductible donations, and the dedicated
efforts of our wonderful volunteers, the Dumb
Friends League is able to help
thousands of animals and people. In a years time, we...
- Receive and care for more than 25,000 lost, abused
and unwanted pets. Adopt more than 15,000 homeless dogs, cats
and other small pets to new, loving families.
- Reunite more than 2,700 lost pets with their families.
- Foster more than 3,200 animals with special needs.
- Spay or neuter more than 8,400 dogs, cats and
rabbits before going home with their new families.
- Give free education presentations to more than
20,000 children and adults.
- Provide animal behavior assistance through classes
and a free helpline to thousands of pet owners.
- Investigate 1,619 cases of animal abuse.
If you think your business might be interested
in supporting the Dumb Friends League through our corporate sponsorships,
please click here to see what opportunities
are available.

If you enjoy reading, enroll today in the Tattered
Cover Gives Back program. When you designate the Dumb Friends League
as your nonprofit of choice, 1 percent of every purchase will be
donated to us. To sign up for the program, call 303-322-1965, ext.
2734. You'll receive your membership card in the mail along with
your instant reward coupon, good for 10 percent off your next purchase
of $25 or more.
For a list of our needs, click
here.
The Dr. Mary E. Bates Founders Society honors individuals
who have included the Dumb Friends League in their estate planning. In
the last fiscal year, 20 new members have become a part of this special
group of League supporters. Members join Dr. Mary E. Bates, founder of
the League, in creating a legacy that will last for generations and create
a better future for unwanted and forsaken pets. We hope you'll be a Founders
Society member by naming the Dumb Friends League as a beneficiary in your
will, living trust, life insurance policy, pension plan or charitable
trust. For more information, please call (303) 751-5772, Ext. 7083.
You can celebrate your love for animals, honor
a much loved pet, and help the homeless pets in your community all
at the same time, by purchasing a commemorative tile. Your tile
can be place on the Buddy wall at our Buddy Center in Castle Rock or on the Promise
Wall at our Quebec Street shelter in Denver.
Did you know that you can make a monetary contribution
to the League through electronic funds transferring? Each month, a designated
amount can be transferred from your checking or savings account to provide
food and veterinary care for the pets at our shelters. Please call us
for more information about this at (303) 751-5772, Ext. 7225.
A car donation is one of the simplest
ways to make a gift to the Dumb Friends League and help all the
animals in our care.
Cars, trucks, motorcycles and recreational vehicles are
gladly accepted. Colorado State law requires that you have the title
of the car. The IRS permits you to take a charitable tax deduction on
your federal income tax return for the gross sale of your vehicle. If
the gross sale of the vehicle is greater than $500, the IRS will expect
you to fill out Form 8283, "Non-cash Charitable Contributions."
For more information, please contact our annual gifts manager
(303) 751-5772, Ext. 7223.
If your employer has a matching gift program, your donation could double or even triple in value! By checking to see if your company matches donations to the Denver Dumb Friends League, you can increase the support to thousands of animals cared for by the League each year!
Two easy steps...
1. Obtain a matching gift form from your company's Personnel Department. Some companies will even match gifts made by spouses and retired personnel.
2. Send the completed form to the Denver Dumb Friends League, Development Department, 2080 South Quebec Street, Denver, CO 80231.
If your employer doesn't currently participate in a matching gift program, you may be able to encourage your company to enroll and join our efforts to help the abandoned animals in our community. For further information, please contact our Annual Gifts Manager at (303) 751-5772, Ext. 7223.
- American Express Foundation
- American International Group, Inc.
- ARCO Foundation
- Charles Schwab Corporation
- CITICORP Foundation
- CPC International, Inc.
- First Data Corporation
- Gannett Foundation
- Gary-Williams Energy Corporation
- GeoGraphix
- Guaranty National Companies
- IBM Corporation
- J P Morgan & Company, Inc.
- Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.
- MediaOne Group
- Mutual of America Life Insurance Company
- New Century Energies
- Newmont Mining Corporation
- Norwest Bank Oppenheimer Funds, Inc.
- PepsiCo Foundation
- Pfizer
- Phelps Dodge Foundation
- Pitney Bowes, Inc.
- Prudential Foundation
- Safeco Insurance Company
- Security Life of Denver
- St. Paul Companies
- Sun Microsystems Foundation, Inc.
- The Times Mirror Foundation
- US Bancorp
- US West Foundation
We are a private nonprofit organization. We spend an average of $300 on every animal adopted, over and above the fee paid by the patron. If you would like to help us, you can click here to make a secure online donation or print out a donation form and mail or fax it to us.
The Dumb Friends League respects the privacy of its donors. We do not sell or exchange any individual donor information. For details on our privacy policy, click here.
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