become a corporate sponsor
Since May 18, 2021, My Grandfather’s Cat has been making a life-changing impact in the lives of seniors, terminally ill people and their beloved pets, which inspiring people around the world to adopt senior animals from shelters.
If you’d like to become a corporate sponsor, email Angela Rafuse at hello@mygrandfatherscat.ca
our rehoming service
Our rehoming service allows seniors and terminally ill people to find homes for their pets before they move into retirement homes or pass away. We provide this service for free without charging adoption fees.
180
second forever homes found
As the average age of our adoptables is 12, our adoptions aren’t always easy, but they are so worth it
Beanie, age 12
Adopted June 2022
daisy, age 17
adopted march 2023
The annual cost to run this program is approximately $50,000.
This includes marketing costs to find potential adoptees, emergency vet expenses, salaries to manage this program and fundraising.
our pet pantry
Our pet pantry provides seniors with free pet food shipped directly to their door. The goal of the program is to help alleviate the rising cost of pet food for seniors, ensuring they are not forced to give up their beloved pets simply because they can’t afford to feed them.
100
our goal is to help 100 seniors and their beloved pets annually through this program
The annual cost to run this program is approximately $25,000.
Our expenses include pet food, costs to ship across Canada, salaries to manage this program and fundraising.
more about my grandfather’s cat
Our pet pantry provides seniors with free pet food shipped directly to their door. The goal of the program is to help alleviate the rising cost of pet food for seniors, ensuring they are not forced to give up their beloved pets simply because they can’t afford to feed them.
950 volunteer hours
Each year, our team of dedicated volunteers contributes 950 volunteer hours to our rehoming service.
98% success rate
Through our detailed process of matching an adoptable to a family that meets their needs, our rehoming service has had a 98% success rate for more than three years.
200k followers
Through our inspiring work, our social media has reached 200,000 followers around the world.
Our operating expenses included our accounting fees, our donation platform, our website, volunteer emails, salaries and merchandise.
The annual cost to operate our charity outside our programs is approximately $20,000.