Thanks to your tax-deductible donations, and the dedicated efforts of our wonderful volunteers, the Dumb Friends League is able to help thousands of pets and people. In a year’s 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.
Sponsorship opportunities
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.
Donate your vehicle
A car donation is one of the simplest ways for you to make a gift to the Dumb Friends League and help all the pets 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.
Create a legacy
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.
Wish list
For a list of our needs, click here.
Celebrate your love for animals
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 Kindness Wall at our Quebec Street shelter in Denver.
Purchase a Commemorative Tile to be placed on the Buddy Wall at the Buddy Center or on the Kindness Wall at the Quebec Street shelter.
To order your tile, please print out the order form or call (303) 751-5772, Ext. 7227.
Electronically transferred donations welcome
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.
How you & your company can help
Workplace giving If you work for a city, county or federal agency and participate in the Combined Federal Campaign, Colorado Combined Campaign or Denver Employees Combined Campaign, the Dumb Friends League can receive your designated dollars. Check with your human resources office to find out if your agency is participating.
Matching gifts
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.
Participating Colorado Corporations
- 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
Tattered
Cover Gives Back program
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.