Become a Foster Volunteer with MaxFund
Be the Bridge Between a Pet’s Past and Their Forever Home by Fostering
Foster volunteers are essential to MaxFund’s mission by providing safe, supportive homes for animals in need. MaxFund relies on foster volunteers to help care for:
- Pets facing medical or behavioral challenges
- Pregnant or nursing cats and dogs
- Bottle-fed kittens and puppies
- Animals requiring hospice care
All foster volunteers must complete a foster application and participate in a home inspection as part of the approval process.
Who Needs Foster Homes?
MaxFund’s foster program supports a wide range of animals, including:
- Pets recovering from medical treatment or surgery
- Hospice animals needing end-of-life comfort care
- Dogs and cats with specific behavioral needs
- Pregnant or nursing moms and their litters
- Kittens and puppies requiring bottle feeding
- Long-term shelter residents who would benefit from a home environment
How to Become a Foster
- Complete a Foster Application: Submit your application and inquiries to fostering@maxfund.org.
- Meet-and-Greet Requirement: Because MaxFund accepts all animals, everyone in your household must meet the foster animal in person before approval. This ensures a safe and happy match.
- Location & Home Check: Foster volunteers must live within 30 minutes of MaxFund and complete an annual home inspection.
Foster Volunteer Responsibilities
As a foster volunteer, you agree to:
- Provide high-quality pet food, litter boxes (for cats), toys, and a safe home environment
- Transport animals to and from MaxFund for veterinary or other appointments
- Commit to care until a permanent adoptive home is found
- Share updates and provide access for prospective adopters
- Stay in regular communication with your foster coordinator
What MaxFund Provides for Fosters
To support you in this lifesaving role, we provide:
- A dedicated foster coordinator for behavior or health concerns
- Veterinary care through MaxFund (including vaccines, medications, prescription diets if needed)
- Emergency veterinary care with coordinator approval
- Supplies such as beds, blankets, and kennels (subject to availability)
- Behavioral training support from our in-house team
Why Foster?
Fostering truly saves lives. It reduces stress for animals, opens up space at the shelter for others in need, and helps pets adjust to a home environment. For many volunteers, fostering is one of the most rewarding experiences they’ve ever had.
MaxFund appreciates your donation!
- If you prefer to send us a donation by mail, please make a check out to MaxFund Animal Adoption Center and mail it to:
MaxFund Animal Adoption Center
958 Inca Street
Denver, CO 80204
- If you would like to cancel or modify your monthly donation amount, please email donate@maxfund.org
- To donate one time, please scroll further down the page
- To donate using Zelle, use: admin@maxfund.org as the donation recipient
- If you're purchasing a MIBS GIVING TREE LEAF...
- Tell us what name(s) you would like engraved on your Mibs Giving Tree leaf in the additional comments section on the checkout page. Your Mibs Giving Tree leaf has a two-line limit. Including spaces, each line can have up to 14 characters.
How To File Your Taxes While Supporting MaxFund!
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Approximately 90% of taxpayers who take the standard deduction in 2026 can now deduct up to $1,000 (single filing) or $2,000 (joint filing) in cash contributions to public charities and nonprofits, like MaxFund Animal Adoption Center. Visit MaxFund.org to learn how you can donate today, and receive an electronic receipt for tax filing purposes.
Did You Know?
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MaxFund is entirely funded by the generosity of our dedicated community and philanthropic donors, whose contributions help run our programs and No-Kill mission for Colorado animals. MaxFund receives ZERO dollars of government funding! We are so grateful for the supporters who make our life-saving work possible.
For tax purposes, MaxFund Inc. Tax ID is:
84-1116882
Double your Donation with Matching Gifts!
Find Out if Your Company Will Double or Triple Your Impact!
Double your support for MaxFund without giving a dollar more. It's easy if your employer participates in our matching gifts program. Donations, as well as the tax-deductible component of memberships are normally eligible to be matched. Your company may also offer a volunteer grant program if you volunteer with MaxFund.
If you are not sure if you qualify for a matching gift, please use the company search below. The tool will provide you with information regarding minimum and maximum match, as well as steps on how to get started.
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