Give
Your gift becomes their second chance
GJAS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit — not taxpayer-funded. Donors like you paid for every vaccine, surgery, and warm bed behind our 97% live outcome rate last year. Every dollar stays right here in Fayette County.
- Tax-deductible to the full extent of the law — EIN 74-2726459
- Secure card processing by Stripe
- 1,754 animals cared for in 2025
- Candid Platinum Transparency rated
Tip: at checkout you can check a box to cover the card-processing fee, so 100% of your gift reaches the animals.
$25
Vaccines for one animal
$60
A microchip and a city tag
$80
Sponsors a fee-waived adoption for a first responder
$125
A spay or neuter surgery
$450
One animal's full stay with us
$1000
A Freedom Ride transport run
Make your gift
One-time or monthly — choose in the form · processed securely by Stripe · receipts by email
Monthly giving
Steady love, every single month
Animals arrive every week of the year — and monthly donors are the reason we can say yes before we know how. A recurring gift of any size becomes food in bowls, vaccines on schedule, and beds that are always warm.
- $15/month vaccinates an animal every single month
- $38/month covers one animal's full stay every year
- Cancel or change anytime — every month still counted
Select "monthly" in the gift form above — one click, that's it.
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the impact, on autopilot — the gift that keeps showing up
Where your gift goes
Every dollar, working
Caring for one animal costs an average of $450 — intake, vaccines, sterilization, food, and love until they're home. In 2025 we sterilized 90% of the animals in our care, preventing the births of 1,500+ puppies and kittens.
Capital Care
Maintaining and improving the shelter animals live in
Use the form aboveYou can also send supplies directly to the shelter — food, litter, and cleaning essentials from our Amazon or Chewy wish lists.
Give in tribute
In honor. In memory. In their name.
Celebrate a birthday, honor an animal lover, or remember a companion who's gone ahead. Note your dedication in the gift form's comments — or contact us and we'll record it with care. For a tribute that lasts forever, place their name on the Paws & Bones Wall.
Planned giving
Leave a legacy of compassion
Legacy giving is a powerful way to leave a lasting impact on the lives of homeless and unwanted animals in our community. By including our animal shelter in your long-term plans, you help ensure that vulnerable pets will always have a safe place to land — today, tomorrow, and for generations to come.
Your estate or will
Leave a gift that outlives a lifetime of kindness
Life insurance
Name the shelter as a beneficiary of a policy
RMD gifts
Donate all or part of your Required Minimum Distribution
Donor Advised Funds
Grant from your DAF for an enduring difference
Stocks & appreciated assets
Give securities and minimize capital gains taxes
Real estate & mineral rights
Property gifts that protect animals for decades
In many cases these contributions can provide significant financial benefits — reducing taxable income, minimizing capital gains taxes, and maximizing the overall impact of your generosity — all while creating a legacy of compassion for animals who need us most. Talk with your financial advisor, then reach out to us to put your plans in motion.
Can't give today? You can still save a life
Foster a pet, volunteer a few hours, or share our animals with a friend who's looking. It all counts.
