Help Change Lives!

Paws’itive Teams is run by a dedicated group of volunteers. All money donated will be applied to the fund you specify and will be used as directed by the Board of Directors in order to fulfill our mission.

Paws’itive Teams has 501(c)(3) status with the IRS.  We depend heavily on donations to fulfill our mission.  All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

Email us to learn more about making a donation.

Easy Online Donation

Donate today and experience the joy of contributing to a life-changing cause. Donations are processed through a secure server, and no processing fees will be deducted from your donation.

Donate by Mail

Please send your tax deductible gift or gift-in-kind donation to:

9225 Chesapeake Dr. Unit B
San Diego, CA
92123

We will send you a receipt for your donation.

Types of Donations

• General Operating Donations
  Donations given to help cover general operating expenses will be used to help pay the costs of training our service dogs and transitioning them to a disabled partner, and to help underwrite the costs of operating our training center. You may want to earmark your General Operating Donation as a Special Occasion Donation, honoring someone special for the Holidays, for a Birthday, or for another special occasion; or you could earmark your donation to be given In Memory of a loved person or pet.
• Paws'itive Teams Building Fund
  Donations to the Paws'itive Teams Building Fund (a restricted fund) will be used to pay our future lease costs for our Training Center. Our goal is to grow the Fund to $600,000 by 2012, at which point the interest earned by the Fund will be used to support our annual Training Center lease costs.
• Emergency Veterinary Fund (V-E-T Fund)
  The Vanessa Emergency Treatment Fund is a restricted fund that is used to cover unusual veterinary expenses incurred by our dogs in training, and to provide a source of loans for Graduates who experience out of the ordinary vet expenses for their service dog.
• Paws'itive Animal Assisted Therapy (PAAT) Program Fund
  Donations to the PAAT Fund (a restricted fund) will be used to support the operating costs of our Therapy Dog Program.
• Employer Matching Gift Programs
  Many corporate employers will match a charitable donation to a 501c3 and double or even triple the amount of your gift with the benefit going to Paws'itive Teams. Please check with your employer's Human Resources department to see if they have a Matching Gifts Program.

• Our Endowment Program
  An endowment to Paws’itive Teams will help ensure the future of our organization. We are proud to be a Nonprofit Partner participating in the Endow San Diego initiative conducted by The San Diego Foundation*. Please email us to learn more about our Endowment Program.

*The Nonprofit Partnership Program is a cooperative agreement only and limited to the Endow San Diego Program. No legal connection or inter-organization authority is granted or implied between participants in the program.

Become a Puppy Sponsor

Are you looking for a community project which also will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy? 

Sponsoring the training and care of a special dog for someone with a disability can accomplish this and at the same time give greater independence to that person.

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