We long for the day when the pet overpopulation problem is solved and when pet neglect and pet abuse is no more. We look to the time when there will be a loving, humane and life-long home for every pet. We look forward to a day when pets are considered a permanent and vital part of family life. We seek a time when humanity, in total, truly understands the unique needs of pets and willingly provides for those needs. Although we continue to make progress toward those ends, there is still so much more to be done.

Because the CHS is a 501 C3 nonprofit, independent humane society operating with limited operational funds, manpower, and material resources, progress sometimes comes slowly. Animal causes remain low on the overall giving scale. Even though we face those and other difficulties, our resolve remains high and we continue to seek creative ways to permanently solve the many problems that pets face today.

Please Consider How You Can Help

I. Volunteering

II. Financially

• Memberships
• General Monetary Gifts
• Specific Donations
  - Building Fund
  - Spay / Neuter Fund
  - Animal Comfort Fund
  - CHS Emergency Animal Welfare Fund
  - Education Fund
• Gifts of Personal Property
• Planned Giving
  - Wills
  - Charitable Gifft Annuities
  - Pooled Income Funds
  - Life Insurance
• Memorials, Honorariums and Gifts

III. Sharing Expertise and/or Services

Tax Deductible Gifts

To claim your gift as a charitable contribution on your income tax, the IRS requires each gift of $250.00 or more to be substantiated with a proper acknowledgement by the charity. Upon receipt of your gift, the CHS will send you the required acknowledgement of your donation. Acknowledgements for gifts of all amounts will be provided.

Thank You

We extend to you our deepest gratitude for your help with this important endeavor.

Membership

Members are the foundation of our 501C3 nonprofit corporation. Members receive quarterly newsletters, can participate in periodic surveys, can vote, can serve on the CHS Board of Directors if elected, and can serve on committees. In essence, members have a more direct voice in the activities and future of the CHS.

Annual membership dues play a significant role in helping the CHS to provide our vital services to pets, people and communities. We express to you our gratitude if you are already a member and ask your help in recruiting others to join. Membership is an important key to attaining the goals that we aspire to on behalf of multitudes of pets.

General Monetary Gifts

The new Cherryland Humane Society Shelter and Adoption, Education and Conference Center has approximately 14,000 square feet of space and is being constructed at a cost of $1,500,000. A portion of the facility will be built from funds received from donors providing specific rooms. The majority of the facility will be made possible from general donations. Below is a list of giving levels. The names of individuals, businesses or organizations donating will be placed on a nameplate and affixed to a display board indicating their level of giving. The display boards will be permanently mounted in our facility and will serve to perpetuate the names of the donors and their compassion and concern for unwanted and homeless pets.

Specific Funds

BUILDING FUND
Many rooms at the new CHS facility are named for individuals, businesses or organizations contributing to the total cost of a specified portion of the facility. A nameplate, along with pictures of the donors, will be affixed above the entrance to the specified rooms with the name of the individuals, businesses or organizations providing the rooms. Nameplates honoring those that provide individual outside dog runs for $3,500 each will be affixed to the specific runs. The recognition provided will serve as a perpetual testimony to each donor's compassion and concern for homeless pets. Several rooms are still in need of a sponsor - the table below shows the donation amounts needed for these rooms. Click here for more on the Building Fund.

SPAY/NEUTER FUND
Used to have specific shelter animals spayed or neutered in order to increase their chances of adoption, to provide spay/neuter incentives, and to provide help for individuals unable to afford spaying and neutering.

ANIMAL COMFORT FUND
Used to purchase toys, bedding, litter pans, and other items for the comfort of shelter animals.

CHS EMERGENCY ANIMAL WELFARE FUND
Used to help individuals unable to pay for veterinary care, provide pet food to those experiencing financial difficulty, help with temporary boarding of animals in emergency situations, and provide financial assistance for the welfare of pets in other ways.

EDUCATION FUND
Used to fund humane educational endeavors.

Gifts of Personal Property

An increasingly popular method of giving comes from donations of personal property. Gifts of vehicles, homes, land, and the like can provide substantial funds for non profit organizations, when such organizations sell the donated personal property. If you are considering a donation to the CHS Building Fund, you may wish to consider a gift of personal property. We shall be pleased to discuss such an option with you. Your contribution will serve as an investment in the lives and future of homeless pets, and will perpetuate your concern for those so dependent on each of us for their welfare.

Perpetual Giving

If you have asked how you might help to impact the future of pets, you might consider including in your will or trust a provision for the work of the Cherryland Humane Society. Remembering our animal friends will not only provide a means to secure a much brighter future for them, but will also serve to provide a lasting memorial to your compassion for the welfare of pets. It is a provision that will have an important effect upon pets not just for today and for tomorrow, but for years to come.