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Ways to Donate to the SPCA Cincinnati
The animals at the SPCA Cincinnati depend on donations from people like you. Your gifts provide much needed food, care, and shelter to homeless and vulnerable animals. Did you know that many companies will match your donations? Ask your company today!
There are many ways to donate, including bringing in-kind donations of supplies such as pet food, towels, cat litter, and pet beds to our shelter. We accept both sealed and opened bags of unexpired pet food. We ask that open bags be closed and resealed to preserve freshness.
Your support makes you part of a driving force in animal welfare, strengthening the human-animal bond, providing humane education, eliminating pet overpopulation and more. Thank you for your generosity.
Sponsorships are $425 a month or $5,000 a year. If you prefer to pay for your sponsorship online, click here to donate and select Veteran Pet Adoption Program in the "Donate to" drop-down list.
Please provide any information or questions you may have in the Special Notes Section and we will get back to you! Thank you for helping out both our animals and those who serve.
Click here to order ABCs of Adopting Me from Amazon today!
ABCs of Adopting Me, written by Sydney Ragland and Illustrated by Diane Corman is a children's book designed to help young readers through the important steps to consider before welcoming a new pet into their lives. Including illustrations, this book takes readers on an alphabetical journey, covering key aspects of the adoption process that children must consider before welcoming an animal into their home. Every letter introduces a new idea, offering insightful perspectives with the goal of fostering empathy between kids and their animals.
Not only is it a wonderful children's book, proceeds from this book support our animals. Thank you, Sydney and Diane, for your passion and talents in helping the SPCA Cincinnati educate thousands of children!
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The SPCA Cincinnati is proud to bring the Chow Now Pantry to our community! The SPCA Cincinnati has been Cincinnati’s hometown shelter since 1873, with many “firsts” to benefit animal welfare—the Chow Now Pantry is another first. We believe NO pet owner should be worried about surrendering an animal because of financial or health reasons.
Supported by SPCA Cincinnati’s AMAZING Volunteers and donations from the community, the Chow Now Pantry provides pet food and resources to over a dozen food pantries, serving six counties in Southwest Ohio. The Chow Now Pantry also operates weekly out of 516 W. Wyoming Ave. in Lockland (next door to Pets in Need) from 10 a.m. - 12 noon every Wednesday and at our Flagship location at 11471 Deerfield Rd. in Blue Ash from 1 - 4 p.m. every Thursday.
The SPCA Cincinnati continues to serve Veterans in our community by providing essential items for their animals at home. We serve our Veterans with a return visit two times a month to the VA Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
From a letter received from the Executive Medical Center Director after our first visit:
"On behalf of the Cincinnati VAMC patients and staff, we would like to extend our appreciation to you for your donations of approximately 2,000 pounds of dog and cat food, cat litter, treats, cleaning supplies, etc. for our Veterans with animals.
It is through the efforts of community partners like you that allow us to continue the quality care and services that we seek to provide for deserving Veterans. We look forward to the opportunity to work with you again for future events."
How can you help? It's easy to donate via our Chow Now Amazon Wish List here! You can also bring dry or canned pet food, as well as anything for small animals, to the SPCA Cincinnati in Sharonville at 11900 Conrey Road, Cincinnati, OH 45249.
At the Chow Now Pantry, our goal is to keep people and pets together! Pets provide hope and comfort that everyone deserves, especially during challenging times. This initiative helps make that goal a reality by providing the essential resources needed to maintain a pet's health.
For inquiries regarding this program, please reach Michael Williams, SPCA Cincinnati’s Director of Community Outreach, by email at mwilliams@spcacincinnati.org.
Kroger
Kroger is also committed to helping the SPCA Cincinnati by rewarding us with purchases made at Kroger stores through Kroger Community Rewards! Click here to sign in to your Kroger account and go to Community Rewards. Click on the "Enroll" button, type in SPCA Cincinnati or our organization # MQ589 in the search box, and select our organization. Easy!
1. Visit our adoptable animals online here and select a pet you’d like to sponsor.
2. You can sponsor more than one pet or donate more to help other animals. Click here to make a donation at $70 for a dog or $10 for a cat to cover the adoption fees of the pet you select. Be sure to put the pet's name(s) in the "special notes” section & write: "Paw it Furward!"
3. Enjoy a free donut and a $2 Large Hot Coffee, courtesy of Dunkin'! Your coupons will be mailed to you.
Help a special companion in the Greater Cincinnati area find their forever home sooner with this small act of kindness. Paw It Furward is fueled on Dunkin'!
Support the SPCA Cincinnati, your local humane society, by giving online now.
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Other ways to help protect lost, abandoned, and mistreated pets and support animal rescue in Cincinnati:
• Raise money through a fundraiser. Click here for our Third-Party Fundraiser Form.
• Donate via our Amazon Wish List. We also have a kitten nursery and would love donations to our "Baby Registry"!
• We also have a special Chow Now Pantry Amazon Wish List here.
• Kroger is also committed to helping SPCA Cincinnati by rewarding us with purchases made at Kroger stores through Kroger Community Rewards! Click here to sign in to your Kroger account and go to Community Rewards.
• Walmart recently launched Walmart Spark Good Round Up where customers can round up their purchases to the nearest dollar and donate the change to their favorite charity. We would love for you to choose us as your charity to receive these donations every time you shop on Walmart.com. Click here to select the SPCA Cincinnati! (Note: we are listed under our official name of Hamilton County SPCA)
• Donate via our Walmart Wish list.
• Donate via our Chewy Wish list. Also, if you're a new customer, we get $15 from Chewy with your first purchase!
• If you prefer to donate in person, we will gladly accept items from this wish list here.
• Are you a federal employee? You can donate to us - we're number #49101 through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). We're listed as Hamilton County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (dba SPCA Cincinnati) Click here to visit givecfc.org.
• For information on major gifts, endowment gifting, bequests, or planned giving, please contact Chris Seelbach at chris@spcacincinnati.org or call (513) 348-4329.
Thank you for your interest in a planned gift to SPCA Cincinnati. On this page, you will find some useful information on the various ways you can leave a gift either during your lifetime, or a Legacy gift that will benefit our mission for years to come.
A charitable bequest is one or two sentences in your will or living trust that leaves to SPCA Cincinnati a specific amount, a specific asset, or a portion of the remainder of an estate. Bequests benefiting SPCA Cincinnati avoid estate taxes.
You may use the following assets to fund a bequest:
- Cash
- Appreciated Securities
- Mutual Funds
- Bonds
- Real Estate
- Tangible Personal Property
- Closely Held Stock
For more information, click here for a PDF on The 5 Easiest Ways to Leave Your Legacy.
Suggested wording for a bequest to benefit SPCA Cincinnati is as follows:
I give, devise and bequeath to Hamilton County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals DBA: SPCA Cincinnati, 11900 Conrey Road, Cincinnati, OH 45249, County of Hamilton, the sum of $__________________(insert amount or percentage of estate), to be administered by the said SPCA Cincinnati without restriction for its general purposes.
- Contact Chris Seelbach at chris@spcacincinnati.org or call (513) 348-4329 for any questions you may have about a Legacy gift to SPCA Cincinnati. We can provide you with our estate planning packet at your request, and if you wish to meet to discuss how you can help SPCA Cincinnati, please feel free to call to set up a meeting. We work with many attorneys and estate planners throughout the Greater Cincinnati area, and can share with you the many areas that your gift may be helpful by understanding your areas of interest in our work.
- Contact your financial or legal advisor to make sure this gift fits your goals.
- Fill out our Planned Giving Designation Form if you are comfortable. All information is held confidentially and it helps us to know who is making bequests to SPCA Cincinnati.
You may mail to:
SPCA Cincinnati Donor Relations
11900 Conrey Road
Cincinnati, OH 45249
- If you include SPCA Cincinnati in your plans, please use our legal name: Hamilton County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals DBA: SPCA Cincinnati and our Federal Tax ID # 31-0543284.
Chewy
Donate via our Chewy Wish list. Also, if you're a new customer, we get $15 from Chewy with your first purchase!
Chow Now Pantry Family
We are thrilled to supply pet food and supplies to these amazing community partners:
- Pets in Need of Greater Cincinnati – Low Cost Veterinary Care for Families in Need
- Operation Give Back - Cincinnati Non-Profit For 20 Years
- Home - St. Vincent de Paul
- caincincy.org
- Tikkun Farm | Restoring: People, Communities, Creation
- LIFE Food Pantry
- Piper's Pantry
- NEEDS | North East Emergency Distribution Services
- Hope Is For Everyone | Whitewater Crossing
- Serve, Engage, and Empower - Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio
Double your donation with a matching gift!
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 SPCA Cincinnati you can increase the support to thousands of animals we care for each year!
Two easy steps:
- Obtain a matching gift form from your company’s Personnel Department. Some companies will even match gifts made by spouses and retired personnel.
- Send the completed form to: Attn: Donor Relations Department, SPCA Cincinnati, 11900 Conrey Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45249.
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 abandoned and abused animals in the Tri-state area!
Amazon
One way you can help via Amazon is to purchase something from our Amazon Wish List. We also have a kitten nursery and would love donations to our "Baby Registry"!
Four Little Puppies. One Safe Place.
Four young dogs arrived in our care carrying more than just hunger from a suspected dogfighting ring.
They are still puppies, between five months and one year old. Three boys and one little girl. All are underweight. All are frightened. All show clear signs of neglect.
Sven. Barracuda. Crumble. Sleigh Bell.
Now their healing begins.
One puppy is walking on his wrists - a sign of an untreated injury that will require complex orthopedic surgery. Others are battling painful skin infections and open sores. All four show evidence of prolonged neglect.
And then there are the quieter wounds - the kind you cannot see, but that often take the longest to heal.
Each dog is experiencing significant social anxiety. They are unsure of human hands. Unsure of gentle voices. Unsure of what safety feels like.
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Financial Reports
Here is a collection of our annual reports, financial statements, and other financial information. Click the buttons below to download the documents.
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Donate with confidence!
Our Tax ID number is 31-0543284. Feel free to note this for your records. Upon completing a donation online, you will receive a receipt at the email address you input into the form below.
In an effort to be responsible to our donors, we have moved our P.O. Box address. This will provide our staff with the resources needed to ensure we do a great job, and to be fiscally responsible to our donors. SPCA Cincinnati assures you that all your gifts are solely used for our shelters in the Greater Cincinnati area. Click here to view our Privacy Policy.
Back in 2012, my husband Peter and I lost our 1-year-old French Bulldog, Bizzy, due to a very sudden and unexpected illness. After spending a week with our veterinarian, working tirelessly on medical treatments to try to get her well, we came to understand just how expensive critical care really is. We were fortunate enough to be able to try everything possible and this experience made us think more about the animals in a similar position who are rescued and sheltered by SPCA Cincinnati.
In 2014, when we learned that SPCA Cincinnati takes extraordinary measures to provide successful outcomes, we were inspired to create the Bizzy Fund. The mission of the Bizzy Fund is to provide funding to help these extraordinary cases and provide life-altering treatment to impact the lives of even more SPCA Cincinnati shelter animals in need of medical care, extensive surgeries, orthopedics, intensive around-the-clock care, or other measures necessary.
It is our belief that every animal should have a second chance at life and it gives us joy knowing that so many animals in need of extraordinary medical treatment are saved through this Fund with the help of the hardworking SPCA Cincinnati staff, volunteers, and foster care families. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing these innocent animals healthy, happy and on their way to loving homes.
Although Bizzy is not here with us today, her legacy lives on through each and every animal touched by this Fund.
SPCA Cincinnati works hard to save each animal’s life and we invite you to join us in fulfilling our mission. If you wish to give to the Bizzy Fund, you can do so here, and please let us know in the notes section. If you are sending your gift through the mail, simply indicate that you would like your gift to go to the Bizzy Fund.
We thank you for your consideration in allowing us to take extraordinary measures for these extraordinary cases, because SPCA Cincinnati values the lives of each and every animal they care for.
Our veterinary team is conducting comprehensive evaluations, but we already know their recovery will require advanced diagnostics, surgery, daily medical treatment, specialized nutrition, and dedicated behavioral rehabilitation.
This level of care represents a significant investment in each life.
As a trusted national partner in animal welfare, SPCA Cincinnati was asked to take in four of the most vulnerable dogs from a suspected dogfighting rescue - and we said yes. Taking on complex cases - the dogs who need more time, more expertise, and more compassion - is the work we are committed to.
Because of supporters like you, we can continue to say yes when the call comes.
The Donor Bill of Rights
Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support.
The SPCA Cincinnati will not sell, share or trade our donors' names or personal information with any other entity, nor send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations. This policy applies to all information received by SPCA Cincinnati, both online and offline, on any website or mobile app, as well as any electronic, written, or oral communications. To the extent any donations are processed through a third-party service provider, our donors’ information will only be used for purposes necessary to process the donation.
The SPCA Cincinnati declares that all donors have these rights:
I. To be informed of the organization's mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
II. To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization's governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
III. To have access to the organization's most recent financial statements.
IV. To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
V. To receive appropriate acknowledgment and recognition.
VI. To be assured that information about their donation is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
VII. To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
VIII. To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.
IX. To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
X. To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.
Help Comfort Through The Crisis
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Dear Friend of Animals,
Thank you for your support during this uncertain time. Due to the critical state of the public health crisis posed by COVID-19, the SPCA Cincinnati will remain closed to the public until further notice. But we need your help!
Even though we are closed to the public, we still have staff on-site, working to ensure the health, mental enrichment, and overall sanitation of hundreds of shelter animals that we care for like our own. They depend on us and it is our priority to protect and care for them. We are eternally grateful for our tireless volunteers and staff who are working to make sure all of our pets are receiving the same quality care. And we are SO thankful for generous supporters like you who make all of this possible!
Like everyone else right now, we don't know what the future looks like. So, I am asking you for a donation today to help keep our operations running at the same quality level as it always has.
There are several ways that you can help the SPCA Cincinnati during this time:
• Donate online here or by clicking the link above. We are still accepting donations through the mail but donating online will ensure that the funds get to us faster and also means less time our staff will need to be in the office during this cautious time. You can also drop off in-kind material items along with this form, which can be printed from home.
• Purchase something from our Amazon Wish List, which will ship directly to us.
• We would also love donations to our "Baby Registry"!
• Information about fostering a shelter animal can be found here.
Don’t forget, when shopping at Amazon, go to Amazon Smile. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the SPCA Cincinnati. Once signed into AmazonSmile, you simply choose “SPCA Cincinnati" as your supporting charity.
Once again, thank you for speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves. Please take care of yourself and your family - furry and otherwise!
Sincerely,
Jake White
President & CEO
P.S. For more information about our temporary shelter closure, you can view our press release here.
