
Because our community partners operate on tight budgets, we do not charge them a penny for our visits. We are grateful to the following people and organizations whose kind support allows us to do this:
Grants and Organizational Gifts
- The Latham Foundation grant early fall 2020 will underwrite our growth for both existing teams and clients, and for future ones!
- The Boeing Portland Employees Community Fund gave us a lovely grant in early fall 2020 to purchase tablets for use in our work – this will kickstart our work during the pandemic! #boeinginspires
- Helping Heroes Charitable grants from Petco Foundation, our 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019/2020 S.T.A.R. Team Training Series Sponsor.
- Rotary Club of Portland awarded us $1,200 in 2017 for equipment to make our work safer and more efficient!
- Fidelity Charitable grants in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018
- Our friends Columbia River Pet Partners, now disbanded, chose us as one of the beneficiaries to receive the proceeds of their asset liquidation in August 2018: $2,500!
- Marysville School Girls on the Run of Portland Metro team
- $1000 Charitable Grant from IDEXX Laboratories in 2014. They were our very first our 2014 Training Series Sponsor
Business Support
- Dairy Hill Ice Cream – Made us the beneficiary of their March 23 “Do Good Days” campaign!
- Virtuous Pie – Made us the beneficiary of their November 1 World Vegan Day promotion!
- The Standard – Not only helps us connect with potential volunteers, it matches their employees’ donations!
- Karen Pryor Clicker Training and the generous 2019 ClickerExpo community – $1000!
- KONG – a whole box of enrichment toys!
- 4Legs4Pets – two lovely cots!
- Western Pet Supply offers our teams a 10% discount on their purchases when they identify themselves.
- Personal Beast in SE Portland named us as the beneficiary for not one but TWO very successful Paint Your Pet nights.
- Portland Chapter of the Oregon Association of Tax Consultants
- Catlin Gabel School
Members of our Community
- All you anonymous but fabulous supporters through the Fred Meyer Community Rewards program, iGive and AmazonSmile online shoppers.
- And all you AMAZING supporters who donate via the Benevity Impact Fund, United Way, PayPal Give, and YourCause. We don’t always find out who you are, but we treasure you!
- Carolyn Baines
- Hazel Griffith – Jurden Family Trust
- Kendra Jacobson
- Portland Chapter of the Oregon Association of Tax Consultants
- Debbie Gibbons
- Donna Golshan
- Amber Shirey
Encouragement, Inspiration, Props, Equipment, Services, Site and Supplies
- HELIX FAIRWEATHER! – a plethora of props and reference materials for training classes and visits.
- SCARS – Survivor Collective Alliance, Reaching Society – hosts of the annual October SurvivorCon (usually in Beaverton City Park, “Virtual” in 2020)
- Cheryl Vandlac, Washington County Juvenile Services
- Whitney Zeigler, formerly of the Washington County District Attorney’s Office
- Keast and Associates, LLC
- Bonnie Hays Small Animal Shelter
- Columbia Agility Team
- Linda Musson, Director of the Oregon Association of Tax Consultants
- Kennedy Morgan (video camera!)
- Linda Hamilton, Cold Noses Warm Hearts
Past Donors
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- Paul Lyons
- John and Alison Marvin
- Suzanne Moore‐Ullrich
- Janet Wishart Black
- Chela Sloper
- Jett Wyatt
- Dodie and Gordon King
- Cindy Miller, Cat Behaviorist
- Sandy and Gary Ragsdale
- Linda Keast
- Marty Deer
- Bob Robison and Cheryl L. Bristah
- Katherine Hearn
- Lori Bright-Pryor
- Lauren Calvert
- Andrew Harris, Director of Big Horn Brass
- Tualatin Daisy Troop 10254
- Sharon Lannigan
- Sherwood Dog Training Club
- Ellie Wyckoff, Professional Obedience Trainer
- Troy J. May and Kama C. May
- Deborah Wood
- Remember the Wounded Ride
- Linda Mehlig
- Chris Shank of Cockatoo Downs, who donated a 3-day registration to the 2015 ClickerExpo (!!!)
- Sherri Goldstein
- Jeffrey Lin