Donate

Donating to OKC Animal Welfare helps find permanent, loving homes for the thousands of local animals we rescue each year.

All donations are tax-deductible, and we'll provide you with an acknowledgement letter for your records. Contact us at awdonations@okc.gov if you have questions.

You can donate online.

Donate to One of Our Funds Online, by Mail or in Person

OKC Animal Welfare has four donation funds to choose from:

  • Operating: Operating fund donations help homeless pets by paying for OKC Animal Shelter improvements, equipment, adoption services and events, training, enrichment programs, specialized staff expenses, training and more. It helps keep OKC's thousands of homeless pets safe, happy, stimulated and ready to be reunited with their owners, adopted or placed in a transfer program.
  • Angel Fund: Angel Fund donations help pets in need of critical medical care for injuries, illnesses, nursing litters and more, including animals recovering from cruelty, abuse and neglect. The fund pays for the veterinary care and emergency treatment at the OKC Animal Shelter and outside partners.
  • Disaster Relief: Donations to this fund help pay for the rescue, sheltering and treatment of OKC pets displaced by disasters. The fund also helps pay for education programs and volunteer training that helps save the lives of OKC pets during disaster preparation, response and recovery.
  • Community Programs: Help OKC Animal Welfare fund community programs that promote responsible pet ownership. Donations to this fund help keep pets in loving homes and save lives by controlling pet overpopulation. Programs include spay and neuter surgery, education and outreach, the Pet Food Bank, volunteer initiatives and the community cats program.

Donate online or fill out this donation form(PDF, 70KB), and include a donation by check, money order or cash when you mail it or bring it in person to OKC Animal Welfare, 2811 SE 29th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73129. We'll provide you with a letter for your records acknowledging your tax-deductible donation.

Donate From Our Wish List

Stop by the OKC Animal Shelter during our normal business hours to donate items from our Wish List that our community's homeless pets depend on for care. You can also search for OKC Animal Welfare's wish list on amazon.com, where you can buy items to be shipped directly to us.

Make A Recurring Donation

You can make recurring donations to OKC Animal Welfare through your bank. With many banks, this can be set up with your bill pay function. Contact your bank if you have questions about setting it up.

Donate in Honor or Memory of Someone Else

Follow the normal donation procedures but indicate that the donation is in honor or memory of someone else. We'll send a notice to the recipient to tell them about the gift.

Matching Gifts

Check with your employer's personnel or human resources department to see if they have a matching gift program for cash gifts or volunteer time.

Host An Event

Get your friends and family involved to have a great time for a worthy cause you care about. Fill out and return this donation form(PDF, 70KB) or contact us at awdonations@okc.gov for permission to properly use our name, logo, photos and language to help you raise funds and awareness.

Make A Planned Gift

Making OKC Animal Welfare a beneficiary of your estate is a wonderful way to give OKC's pets a gift.

Corporate Giving and Sponsorship

Learn more on our corporate giving page.