Make Faithful Friends YOUR “Pet” Cause!

Ways to Donate

Support Shelter Activities

Make a financial contribution online or by check. Donate in your own name, as a gift for someone, or in honor/memory of someone else You can even specify the fund(s) where you'd like your money to be applied.

Annual Membership

Join us and be a part of the solution that will set Delaware apart as a leader in the humane treatment of homeless animals.

Sponsor A Pet

For as little as $10 a month, you can show your love and support by sponsoring one of our less adoptable pets through our "Sponsor a Faithful Friend" Program.

Wish List

We are always in need of ongoing supplies: blankets, toys, dog and cat food, material, crates and carriers to name a few.

Workplace Giving

Through United Way you can support us with your own giving as well as your company matching funds.

Endowment Fund

The gift that keeps on giving! Donate to the fund now or remember us in your will. The principal remains intact while the income fuels our mission.

Security Donations

Donors of appreciated securities avoid paying capital gains taxes on the profits and get the tax benefit of the full value of the donation.

Donate Your Used Car

Faithful Friends gratefully accepts used cars in working condition.

Four white puppies We want YOU to make Faithful Friends Inc. No-Kill Animal Shelter your number one “pet” cause to support. Here’s why.

Supporters, donors and volunteers of Faithful Friends are as diverse as the people and pet population that we serve. There are many ways you can help make it a better world for all our faithful friends. Please join in this important work as a donor, member or volunteer – the animals need us! As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization your donations are tax deductible.

You believe in Faithful Friends’ mission to end the routine killing of homeless dogs and cats in Delaware. You share our passion that abused and homeless pets deserve a second chance at life by being adopted into new, loving forever homes. And during these tough economic times, you know that Faithful Friends is doing everything it can to help people keep their pets happy and healthy by providing low/no cost spay/neuter services, vaccinations and a public pet food and supplies bank.

Your investment in Faithful Friends will help make it a better world for thousands of animals AND people. They say people give donations out of guilt and gifts out of joy. Just think of all the joy you will experience when you give to us knowing it will make a real difference in so many lives – four-legged and two legged, as well! And remember, because Faithful Friends is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, your gift is a charitable contribution and therefore, tax-deductible.

Privacy Policy and Donor Bill of Rights

Faithful Friends, Inc. Privacy Policy

Faithful Friends, Inc. respects the privacy of its donors. We collect and use personal information such as name, address, telephone, and email address when a donor voluntarily provides it to us. This information is kept on file for IRS purposes and is used in our fundraising and communication activities.

Faithful Friends, Inc. does not sell, trade, or share its donor list with any other organization. Faithful Friends, Inc. never sends out mailings on behalf of other organizations.

Faithful Friends, Inc. subscribes to the Donor Bill of Rights.

The Donor Bill of Rights was created by the American Association of Fund Raising Counsel, the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. It has been endorsed by numerous organizations.

Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To ensure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the nonprofit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights.

The Donor Bill of Rights

To be informed of the organization’s mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization’s governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgement in its stewardship responsibilities.
To have access to the organization’s most recent financial statements.
To be assured gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.
To be assured that information about their donation is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donors will be professional in nature.
To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization, or hired solicitors.
To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
To feel free to ask questions when making donations and to receive prompt, truthful, and forthright answers.