MaxFund
The mission of MaxFund is to shelter, care for and find homes for pets in our community, and welcome into our care even those pets with the most critical need.
We do this while working to forward the no kill movement through community, advocacy, and by maximizing programs that strengthen this mission.
(For information on how to adopt an animal, please visit:
Adoption Process and Fees).
What is MaxFund? MaxFund is a non-profit organization that was established in May of 1988 to shelter, care for and find homes for pets in our community, and welcome into our care even those pets with the most critical need.
Why?
Often, good samaritans hesitate to take injured animals to veterinarians for fear that they will have to pay large veterinary bills. City and county animal shelters do not have the facilities to provide an injured animal with the medical care it needs to recover. The shelters' only option is to put the animal down after waiting the 7-10 days required to allow the owner to claim the animal.
MaxFund provides emergency care and a home for injured animals until the owner is located or a suitable home is found. This service is provided, without cost, to the caring person who notifies MaxFund.
What else is unique about MaxFund?
MaxFund is a true No Kill shelter. There is no pre-sorting of animals into "adoptable" and "non-adoptable" categories, discarding the so-called "unadoptable." MaxFund takes every animal it has space for. EVERY animal is kept until its owner is found or it is placed in a new adoptive home. The only reason for euthanasia is when it is in the humane interest of the animal. No animal is discarded to municipal shelters to be euthanized when the prescribed number of days run out. Because our animals usually start off with a medical bill and period of recovery and rehabilitation, and because we are a true No Kill shelter, our operating costs are much higher than other shelters.
We also provide an affordable veterinary clinic for owned pets:
- Low-cost vaccinations and spay/neutering
- Dental and other outpatient surgeries
Who manages MaxFund?
MaxFund has a board of directors, leaders in the community who volunteer their time to decide on projects and other business of the organization. The Director and a small staff coordinate a large body of volunteers and carry out the policies.
How is MaxFund supported?
MaxFund receives some much needed money from corporate and foundation grants. Our major funding for our outreach spay/neuter program comes from the The Soule Family Foundation and other organizations who want to stop the killing of animals because of overpopulation. For this we are very appreciative. BUT we have always, and always will, depend primarily on the generosity of individual people who care about animals who are in distress. We are very frugal and make a dollar go a long way. We have fund raising events like the Lucky Mutt Strut (walk/run) and Puttin' on the Max (dinner). Many people put us in their wills. The annual memberships are listed here, so join us in saving the animals. This is a good way to stand up for what you believe, and receive our monthly newsletter to keep up with what we are doing.
MaxFund Mission
The mission of MaxFund is to shelter, care for and find homes for pets in our community, and welcome into our care even those pets with the most critical need.
We do this while working to forward the no kill movement through community, advocacy, and by maximizing programs that strengthen this mission.
