Explore additional ways to help below.
Donor Advised Funds (DAF) allow you to combine the most favorable tax benefits with the flexibility to easily support your favorite charities.
Better Together Animal Alliance is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization. Qualified donations are tax deductible and our federal tax identification number is 94 -3071245.
We can accept gifts of securities, bequests, certificates, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, retirement plan assets, real estate, and life insurance policies. To discuss making a gift, please contact Paige McGowan, Development Director.
*Better Together Animal Alliance is not a tax advisor and does not give tax advice. Consult your tax advisor for information about making tax-deductible donations.
BTAA has eight animal showrooms sponsored yearly by local businesses. In exchange for sponsorship, BTAA offers special recognition and promotion. Email Trisha Decker, Transformational Giving Officer at BTAA.
Many employers match employee charitable giving. This means your gift could potentially be doubled. Learn if your employer matches gifts and participate in the program to earn more money for Better Together Animal Alliance.
There are many ways for individuals, groups, or businesses to support BTAA.
Here are a few ways to get started:
Better Together Animal Alliance relies on revenue earned through its Thrift Store. You can donate clothing, housewares, home décor, electronics, and more. Items can be dropped off daily. Once you’ve donated gently used items, you can shop in the store for double the impact for the animals.
Including Better Together Animal Alliance in your will, estate plan, or trust is a meaningful way to help animals and people for years to come. A legacy gift can make a lasting difference while reflecting the causes you care about most.
We’re grateful for gifts of every size and have special ways of recognizing our legacy donors. We’d be happy to talk with you about how your gift can be directed to make the greatest impact and how we can recognize your generosity. To learn more, please contact Paige McGowan, Development Director, at paige@btanimalalliance.org.
If you choose to name Better Together Animal Alliance as a future beneficiary, please let us know. Notifying us of your plans allows us to thank you and make sure we understand and honor your wishes.
If you are including Better Together Animal Alliance in your estate planning, the following information may be helpful:
Legal Name: Friends of the Shelter, Inc. DBA Better Together Animal Alliance
Legal Address: 870 Kootenai Cutoff Road, Ponderay, ID 83852
Federal Tax ID: 94-3071245
Organization Type: 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Sample Legacy Gift Language
The following is sample language you may wish to share with your attorney or estate planning professional:
“I give ____________ (monetary amount, percentage, or the residue of my estate) to Better Together Animal Alliance, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located at 870 Kootenai Cutoff Road, Ponderay, Idaho 83852, Federal Tax ID 94-3071245.”
We strongly recommend consulting with your attorney or estate planning professional to ensure your gift is structured according to your wishes and applicable laws.
Every dollar stays local. Here’s what yours can do.
Contributes to daily food and care for an animal at our care center
Helps fund spay and neuter procedures at our low-cost clinic
Supports our Pet Food Bank for families in need
Sustains emergency veterinary care for an animal in our care
Monthly donors give BTAA steady, reliable support.
Join for as little as $5/month and receive quarterly updates about the animals you’ve helped.
We partner with Chewy.com as one of their shelter and rescue network partners. When you use our link to purchase goods from Chewy.com, we can receive $15 per new customer order. You can ship items from our wishlist directly from their site!
This link is an affiliate link, and BTAA may receive funds if you make a purchase when using this link.
Sometimes a pet can stay at BTAA for quite some time before finding the perfect home. You can help them connect with a loving home faster by sponsoring their adoption fees!
Purchase a granite wall tile in honor of a person, pet, or loved one and it will hang permanently at BTAA for years to come. Click the Forever Wall Tile Form below, complete the form and return it with payment to: Better Together Animal Alliance, 870 Kootenai Cutoff Road, Ponderay, ID 83852
