Ways to Give

One-time and Monthly Donations via Credit Card

Making one-time and monthly gifts by credit card is easy and secure. Just click on the orange DONATE NOW button below to use your VISA, MasterCard, or American Express card.

Becoming an on-going supporter by signing up to be a monthly donor is a gift that gives throughout the year. You can set it up on your credit card (use link above), or use “bill pay” at your bank to set up having a check sent to Friends of the Animal Shelter monthly.

One-time and Monthly Donations via Check / Your Bank

Financial institutions will let you set up recurring monthly payments through their Bill Pay system. This can usually be done on-line through your log-in.

Please make checks payable to FOTAS and mail to:

Friends of the Animal Shelter
PO Box 1153
Ashland, OR 97520

Special Occasion Donations

Do you know people who have everything and are very difficult to acknowledge on special occasions? A donation to FOTAS in someone’s name is a very meaningful gift acknowledging his or her love of animals. FOTAS will send a handwritten thank you card to the recipient of your gift in his or her name. Please include the name and address to whom the thank-you card should be sent.

Memorial Donations

Memorial donations establish a legacy of love in memory of a person or pet. The names of those remembered will be listed in our quarterly newsletter. FOTAS will also send a handwritten tribute card to the person or family you wish to honor.

Please tell us the name of the person or pet you wish to honor and the name and address to whom the tribute card should be sent.

Friends of the Animal Shelter (FOTAS) is a non-profit volunteer organization that was formed in 1990 to support the programs of the Jackson County Animal Shelter.  FOTAS has 501(c)(3) status with the IRS.

• The Friends of the Animal Shelter federal tax ID # is 94-3153463
• Cash donations to FOTAS are 100% tax-deductible, and all donors will be mailed a tax receipt.
• Physical Items: You may ask for a donation receipt for physical items when you drop them off at the Shelter, which may not be 100% tax deductible.  Check with your tax consultant for advice.
• Signing up for on-line shopping with the companies listed below earns money for us, without it costing you a penny!

Why Give?

The Jackson County Animal Shelter is the ONLY open-door shelter in Jackson County that takes “all comers”.  No matter what condition the animal is in when it comes through the door, the Shelter will try and save the animal and find them loving, permanent homes. Because funding received from the Jackson County’s General Fund does not fully cover all of the Shelter’s expenses, support by donating to FOTAS continues to be critical to adequately care for the animals.

FOTAS provides financial support for:

Orienting and training more than 250 volunteers, who socialize and enrich the lives of pets at the Shelter that are waiting for their fur-ever homes.

• Subsidizing the adoption fees of older and special needs animals, both cats and dogs.
• Paying for medical treatment for animals with injuries or curable diseases that might otherwise be euthanized.
• Providing “a home between homes” though the Foster Program (we need you!).
• Maintaining and improving the exercise yards and Slim Jim Lane where we exercise, socialize and train dogs.
• Paying for in-Shelter training for large-breed dogs, or those with behavioral issues, to help them become more adoptable.
• Paying for 1-hour in-home professional training within 6 months of adoption.

FOTAS has paid for the building of two facilities at the Shelter:

• Puppy Place – a safe and secure place for puppies to be socialized and exercised.
• Kitty Korner – an indoor/outdoor cattery that encourages cats to learn to live peacefully with other felines, and enjoy fresh air and exercise.
• We have also greatly enhanced and expanded the dog exercise yards. 

Other Ways You Can Help

Estate Planning – Bequests through Your Will or Trust

Click here to go to our Legacy Society page.

Fred Meyer Rewards Card

Sign up for the Community Rewards program by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to FOTAS at fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. You can search for us by our non-profit # 80864.

Then, every time you shop and use your Rewards Card, you are helping FOTAS earn a donation (4% of your purchase)!

You still earn your Rewards Points, Fuel Points, and Rebates, just as you do today.

If you do not have a Rewards Card, they are available at the Customer Service desk of any Fred Meyer store.

Website is: www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards

Ray’s Food Place Rewards Card

If you shop at Ray’s Markets, you can automatically donate to Friends of the Animal Shelter when you shop at NO extra cost to you!

(1) Go to the store and ask to sign up for ALL ACCESS REWARDS. Or click here to sign up for a Rewards card.

(2) Once you have you REWARDS #, you need to ask that they connect your rewards # with FRIENDS OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER, Phone # 541-708-0090. There are three ways to do this:
* Call 541-412-0005
* Email AllAccess@ckmarket.com
* Go to the Customer Service counter at Ray’s.

We will earn 1% – easy peasy!

iGive

Every time you shop at any of the 1,700+ online stores in the iGive network, a portion of the money you spend benefits Friends of the Animal Shelter (Southern Oregon) – up to 26% dependent upon retailer. It’s a free service, and you’ll never pay more when you reach a store through iGive. In fact, smart shoppers will enjoy iGive’s repository of coupons, free shipping deals, and sales. Many online pet retailers are part of the iGive network too.

To get started, just create your free iGive account by clicking here.

Stocks and Bonds

Publicly traded securities, such as stocks and bonds, can be donated to FOTAS through a transfer of the securities. This type of donation offers you an excellent opportunity for a tax deduction. The transfer of appreciated stocks may enable you to avoid the capital gains taxes you may be liable for if you sold the stocks. Please consult your attorney or financial planner if you wish to make such a gift.

Vehicle Donations

Our car, RV, and boat donation program is made possible through a partnership with Donate For Charity, which will pick-up vehicles free of charge to donors all over the country, whether running or not. You receive the auction sales price of your vehicle as a tax deduction, or $500, whichever is the greater amount. FOTAS receives 70-80% of the net proceeds, depending on the sale price of the vehicle. When you are ready to donate a car, truck, van, RV, or boat, you may call Donate For Charity toll-free at 866-392-4483 or donate online at their website: Donate for Charity

Real Estate

Real estate donations such as a farm, vacation home, residence, unimproved land, or commercial property can help us immensely. Such a donation may provide you with significant tax advantages, such as avoiding capital gains tax that would be due if the property were sold.

It is the policy of FOTAS to sell such properties and use the proceeds to further our mission of helping save homeless pets in Jackson County. A qualified appraisal of the property is required before the gift is made. Please consult your attorney or financial planner if you wish to make such a gift.