We Need You!
The bond between animal and human is one that makes us all richer…making a better world for humans and animals.
We are a no kill shelter. We are a private, non-profit that receives no county, state or government assistance. We survive purely on what we receive in donations, through adoptions and spay/neuter clinic income. Volunteers help us do so much more with what we have. Volunteers help us do things for the animals and the community that otherwise, we would be unable to do.
Everything we do begins with the generous support of friends like you. You make a difference, regardless of what or how you support our organization. Here are some specific areas that need some special attention from donors like you.
"I've seen and met angels wearing the disguise of ordinary people living ordinary lives." ~Tracy Chapman
Our Wish List
Click here to download our current WISH LIST!
Donate to Molly's Cupboard
Molly's Cupboard is our pet pantry! We are currently collecting cat and dog food donations, both dry and wet, and cat litter to distribute to needy residents of Greene and Madison counties. We would appreciate any monetary assistance or business sponsorships of this new endeavor! Volunteers needed to help package food!
Foster or Volunteer
Please visit our Fostering page for more information and inspiration!
Are you interested in volunteering? Download our Volunteer Welcome Packet and Application here (Word doc). We could sure use you. Here is a list of things that we deseprately need volunteer help for:
Be a foster
Help at the shelter
Help with our new TNR program
Bring supplies to fosters
Molly’s Cupboard pet pantry distribution
Help w/ fundraising events or coordinate one!
Staff MGHS booths at events
Pick up donations
Distribute flyers
MGHS TNR Program
With the help of Voices for Animals, we won a $4000 grant to start a TNR (Trap-Neuter-Release) program for the counties of Madison and Greene. We are very excited, as we receive phone calls from community members who have feral kitties in need of spaying/neutering, but don't know what to do. Can you volunteer to help? Together, we can make a difference in the lives of feral cats in our communities. Give us a call if you are interested! Download our TNR Guidelines and Trap Loan Agreement here.
Spay & Neuter Funding Assistance
Contribute to a Spay & Neuter Fund to help us give opportunities for disavantaged neighbors to spay or neuter their companion pets for free or at a discounted rate.
Enhance Your Retirement Income by Helping Animals
Consider making a planned gift - there are a wide variety of ways to create an opportunity to fund a charity like Madison-Greene Humane Society, while providing retirement income for yourself and/or saving on taxes. Talk with your legal and financial advisors about ways to help yourself and the animals too!
Sponsor a Cage
We admit that we could always use a little more help paying for food, litter, toys and medicine for our animals while in foster care awaiting their chance at a new home. Consider sponsoring a cage for $10 a month or $100 a year! You will receive a sponsor certificate, a photo of the animal living in your cage and monthly updates.
A Loving Tribute
A memorial gift to the Madison-Greene Humane Society is a touching and beautiful testimony to the life of a beloved person or pet who has passed on, while providing the gift of life for animals in need. Giving a monetary gift can bring some sense of hope in knowing that person is still making a difference and it can be that special touch for expressing compassion to someone who has recently experienced a loss.
Business and Individual Sponsorships
MGHS is the temporary home of over 500 animals annually. As a non-profit organization, our work is entirely made possible through tax-deductible donations from individuals like yourself! A sponsor is an individual or business that is willing to financially support one or more of our animals on a monthly basis or support a program or a part of one of our programs. Becoming a sponsor is easy, and can make a HUGE difference in the lives of our homeless animals--just call us for more details.
Contribute to Established Endowment
The Lorna Card Best Friends of the Madison-Greene Humane Society Endowment has been
established through the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation. Lorna Card was a
former member of our Board of Directors and a very active member of the Madison-Greene
Humane Society when she passed away unexpectedly. We miss Lorna greatly but are very
pleased that she remembered the Humane Society in her will and that her good works live on through this endowment. If you would like to contribute to the
Humane Society through this endowment, please contact the Charlottesville Area Community
Foundation http://www.cacfonline.org/cacf/
(434-296-1024).
