Santa Monica Animal Shelter Foundation

How your donation helps

Photo of Miss Cleopawtra Cat after recovering from her veterinary care at the Santa Monica Animal Shelter

Photo of the sweetest cat, Miss Cleopawtra, at the Santa Monica Animal Shelter. Miss Cleopawtra was seriously injured after being hit by a car. Here she is after recovering from her necessary veterinary care . Photo by Elizabeth Noble.

· Lifesaving veterinary care for animals who arrive at the Shelter in need of necessary care. 

·Ensuring the Shelter has all they need to provide for every animal at the Shelter such as purchasing food, medicine and supplies as needed.

·Upgrading and renovating the cat ISO room, learn more here.

· Complete the dog play space, learn more here.

·General facility improvements, maintenance and upgrades.

· Medical facility equipment and upgrades.

· And so much more!

Your donation makes a difference!

Thanks to the generosity of our donors and partners we have been able to help the Santa Monica Animal Shelter in many ways. Animals often arrive at the Shelter in need of necessary and costly lifesaving veterinary care and we regularly cover the cost of this care. In June of 2024 we helped Strawberry Flowers, a dog who arrived at the shelter in need of a full hip replacement, the cost for her surgery was over $12,000. Also Rio, a dog that arrived at the shelter in July of 2025 after being hit by a car, the cost of his surgery and care was over $15,000. It is thanks to generous donations that we are able to step in and cover the cost of these necessary surgeries and help Strawberry Flowers, Rio and many other sweet animals.

We have helped the Shelter with many facility improvements and upgrades such as purchasing 25 new dog beds and a new washbasin. We contributed $25,000 to create a proper turfed space for the dogs at the Shelter, learn more about the space here.

We also step in as needed to help the animals by purchasing supplies such as medicine, food, formula, toys, beds and so much more.

These are just some of the many ways that your donation makes a difference and helps the animals at the Santa Monica Animal Shelter.

Donations are tax deductible and all donations are greatly appreciated; no amount is too small!

To make a monetary donation click on the Donate button.

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Or mail us a check:

Santa Monica Animal Shelter Foundation

1640 Ninth Street

Santa Monica, CA 90404

If you mail us a donation check please make sure to include your mailing address so we can mail you a receipt for your donation.

Photo of dog Luna who is a gray and white husky and only has one eye

Luna, a very sweet dog who arrived at the Santa Monica Animal Shelter needing advanced Veterinary care. Photo by Elizabeth Noble.

Photo of a orange cat on a green background. Cat has only one eye

Mike Wazowski kitten arrived at the Shelter with a injury to his right eye. We raised funds to help kitty Mike receive all the care he needed. He was quickly adopted and is loving life in his forever home. Photograph by Elizabeth Noble.

Photo of a husky dog mix standing in a new silver washbasin at the Santa Monica Animal Shelter

Rocky and the new washbasin at the Santa Monica Animal Shelter. Photo by Elizabeth Noble.

Shop the Wish List

Help the animals at the Santa Monica Animal Shelter by shopping our Chewy Wish List and donate much needed pet food and supplies directly to the Santa Monica Animal Shelter.

Chewy Wish List
 

Help us renovate and upgrade the Cat ISO Room

Upgraded Cat ISO Room

We are looking to raise the funds needed to upgrade and renovate the cat ISO room. The Santa Monica Animal Shelter is in need of a proper space where they can care for all the cats and kittens that arrive at the shelter. The current space is inadequate and must be renovated. We are hoping to raise as much as we can to help make this space a reality.

Some of the necessary improvements to the space include:

  • All new cages that are designed for a cat isolation space

  • Ventilation system

  • Painting the room with a special paint that can be cleaned

The renovation project is going to be a costly undertaking, but it is a vital shelter improvement. Many of the cats and kittens that arrive at the shelter are in need of extra and advanced veterinary care and might need months of extra care before they are available for adoption. Renovating this space is essential to help the shelter provide care for the cats and kittens that arrive at the shelter.

Your donation will help make this space possible.

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Help complete the turfed play & enrichment space

Update, October 2023, the turf has been laid and the dogs are loving the new space!

The Santa Monica Animal Shelter is in need of necessary facility upgrades and improvements. The first of these larger projects that we fundraised for was to create a proper turfed play and enrichment space for the dogs at the shelter. The bid was over $32,000 just to lay turf in the space, the area is approx. 1700 sq feet. Thanks to the generous donations we received, including a $10,000 contribution from the City of Santa Monica Mayor Gleam Davis and the Santa Monica City Council which jump started our fundraising efforts, in October of 2023 we shared $25,000 with the shelter to create the new space.

But we still need your help to complete the space. We need to add sun coverage, seating and engaging activities for the dogs. It is very important that the dogs at the shelter have a space where they can have the necessary physical activity, and stimulation, they need to help them from becoming anxious or stressed. The shelter does not currently have a space like this of this size. Many dogs at the shelter wait for months, some over a year, to be adopted, and this new space will greatly help their well-being while they are waiting for their forever home.

Your donation will help us complete this important space at the shelter.

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More ways to support us

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Set us as your favorite charity

Donate $1 each time you checkout with PayPal.

Visit our PayPal page on the PayPal Fundraising site, PayPal Giving Fund by clicking here.

Click the heart symbol, “set as favorite charity”. It’s a little thing that can add up to a big impact.

PayPal Fundraising Site
 

Donate a portion of your eBay sales to us

Photo of kittens at the santa monica animal shelter

Sell for Charity on eBay and donate a portion of your sales to us. Look for “Donate a portion to charity” when you list your item. Add us, Santa Monica Animal Shelter Foundation, and pick your donation percentage before finalizing your listing.

eBay partners at PayPal Giving Fund will collect the donation, and PayPal Giving Fund will send your donation to us. eBay will also discount your Final Value Fees equal to the percentage you donated. Learn more on the eBay for Charity page and view our page by clicking here.

eBay for Charity
 
Photo of a black and white cat at the santa monica animal shelter

ShoppingGives

Select us, Santa Monica Animal Shelter Foundation, as your favorite charity and a donation will be made to us when you shop at participating stores. ‘Donating with ShoppingGives creates a positive impact for your favorite causes through your purchases, at no extra cost to you!’.

Visit their site to see all the stores that participate.

ShoppingGives site
 

More ways to Donate

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other ways to donate

  • Donate stocks/commodities-By donating stock you will save on taxes and can make a greater impact than a monetary donation alone. Talk to your financial advisor about the many benefits of donating stock. If you are ready to donate stock please contact us.

  • Giveaways-Include a monetary donation to us as part of a raffle or giveaway prize.

  • Donation Matching-Many companies offer donation matching, please check and see if this is a possibility for you.

  • Monthly Retirement Giving & Legacy Giving-Speak to your financial adviser to learn more about how you can contribute.

  • Visit our Events page to see how you can support us at a fundraiser.

  • Check out our Partnerships on the events page for more ways you can support us.

  • If you are interested in partnering with us please click here to learn more. We would love to hear from you!

Photo of black cat the Santa Monica Animal Shelter