One Life Fund | Shadow Cats

The One Life Fund began in late 2013 through a grant from the Nicholas J. Juried Foundation and designated donations from supporters around the world. Each year as the Fund grew, more cats were impacted and today the One Life Fund is now an important support system for community cats. More than 30K community cats have been impacted through Shadow Cats services. Please consider a designated donation to the One Life Fund today.

Shadow Cats’ One Life Fund assists unowned community cats in a variety of critical situations, as funds are available. Combined with other resources, the cats will have an opportunity to receive care that might have otherwise been unavailable to them. Working together and through generous donations, we work to create a stronger network for animals and save lives.

Designated funds for this program are limited. Please apply only if you have explored other resources, have made a substantial effort at fundraising yourself, and the welfare of the cat is in question.

All payments will be made directly to a veterinary clinic with rare exceptions. This program is limited to un-owned community cats, cats rescued from shelters, or TNR activities.

If an animal is in need of immediate care, where any delay will put the animal at risk, please seek care for the animal immediately. There is no guarantee that the One Life Fund will be able to assist.

Contact Sheila/Jacki, One Life Fund Managers, directly at sheila-jacki@shadowcats.net with any questions.

One Life Fund Grant Application Form for Individuals

One Life Fund Grant application form for Individuals

**Required fields must be supplied. Incomplete requests will not be considered**

Shadow Cats One Life Fund grants are made possible through designated donations to this specific fund. The amount we have each month to assist community cats can vary greatly, depending on donations to this fund. Grants typically range from $200-$500. Donations to the fund can be made on our Donations page.

You may apply ONLY if you have made an effort to raise funds for this cat (a GoFundMe, social media posts, friends, family, care credit). Shadow Cats is a LAST resort – not the first. We can only assist if you are working to help the situation yourself, too. Do not contact Shadow Cats as a first response. Shadow Cats One Life Fund is only a small part of the assistance you will need.

Individuals in good standing may apply up to three times per calendar year.

Grants are limited to unowned community cats.

All applications are considered in the month they are submitted and MUST be completed by the last day of that month. No exceptions.

If granted, you must write a review of our services and organization within three days of grant fulfillment at this link https://greatnonprofits.org/org/shadow-cats-rescue and notify us via email when the review is completed. Failure to complete the review and notify Shadow Cats will automatically make the applicant ineligible for future grants.

Acknowledgment of the good works of Shadow Cats One Life Fund and its impact on a particular situation furthers awareness of this life-saving program. By sharing your experience, you help sustain and grow the One Life Fund and enable Shadow Cats to help more community cats.

All payments are made directly to the veterinary clinic at the time of services. No reimbursement will be made to the applicant. We do not reimburse or fund historical expenses.

All payments are dependent on the veterinary clinic’s acceptance of over-the-phone credit card payments from Shadow Cats. You must ensure the receipt is immediately sent directly to Shadow Cats via email after payment is made for any services provided. The email is sheila-jacki@shadowcats.net. It is your responsibility to ensure this is done.

ALL payments are made directly to the veterinary clinic AFTER care has been received (not as a deposit or paying prior to care). No payments can be made against a zero balance and the veterinary clinic must be willing to share the balance owed on the account for the specified cat. No payments will be made in any other way than by phone using a credit card to the veterinary clinic. (No e-payments, docusign, etc). Ensure you have verified this with your clinic prior to taking the cat in so as not to be in a situation where Shadow Cats cannot pay.

You are applying for a grant from Shadow Cats. Please read and fully understand the following information. Failure to comply with all requirements will automatically make you ineligible for this or future grants. (required)

I have read, fully understand and will agree with the above statements to ensure a smooth grant process for the benefit of the specified cat.

Full Signature

Date(required)

Your Full Name(required)

Mailing Address(required)

Physical Address(required)

Email address(required)

Phone Number(required)

Facebook page or other social media(required)

Name of veterinary clinic treating cat(required)

Phone Number of veterinary clinic(required)

Address of veterinary clinic(required)

Website url of veterinary clinic(required)

Is this an unowned community cat?(required)

Yes

What is the cat’s name or how will the cat be identified at the veterinary clinic?(required)

Reason for Application / What is the situation/condition/etc. of the cat?(required)

Upload supporting pictures, if desired (jpg, jpeg, png, gif)

Have you applied to the One Life Fund before? List year(s) of all previous application(s). Did you write a review of our program and organization each time after funds were granted? List the username you used for the review so that we may locate it.(required)

What is the estimated cost of veterinary services? If you don’t know, you will need to get an estimate before submitting. ("I don’t know" cannot be accepted).(required)

Are you working individually or with an organization or affiliated with an organization? If so, what is your position within the organization? Is this cat under the umbrella of the organization and if not, please explain.(required)

About You(required)

Tell us about yourself - website? facebook page? anything you want us to know.

List all other fundraising efforts with links to each.(required)

How much has been raised for this situation? (required)

How many cats will be impacted?(required)

What is your detailed plan for recovery and what is the projected outcome for the cat(s)?(required)

Are you human?(required)

This field should be left blank

One Life Fund Grant Application Form for Non-Profits

One Life Fund Grant application form for Non-Profits

**Required fields must be supplied. Incomplete requests will not be considered**

Shadow Cats One Life Fund grants are made possible through designated donations to this specific fund. The amount we have each month to assist community cats can vary greatly, depending on donations to this fund. Grant’s typically range $200 -$500. Donations to the fund can be made on our Donations page.

You may apply ONLY if you have made an effort to raise funds for this cat (a GoFundMe, social media posts, friends, family, care credit). Shadow Cats is a LAST resort, not the first. We can only assist if you are working to help the situation yourself, too. Do not contact Shadow Cats as a first response. Shadow Cats One Life Fund is only a small part of the assistance you will need.

501c3 organizations in good standing may apply up to two times per calendar year. Board members or individuals holding an upper level position within the organization (such as Executive Director) may apply.

Grants are limited to unowned community cats.

All applications are considered in the month they are submitted and MUST be completed by the last day of that month. No exceptions.

Payments are made directly to the veterinary clinic at the time of services, however, in some situations, we may grant directly to the nonprofit. We do not reimburse or fund historical expenses.

All payments depend on the veterinary clinic’s acceptance of over-the-phone credit card payments from Shadow Cats. You must ensure the receipt is immediately sent directly to Shadow Cats via email after payment is made for any services provided. The email is sheila-jacki@shadowcats.net. It is your responsibility to ensure this is done.

Payments made directly to the veterinary clinic are only AFTER care has been received (not as a deposit or paying prior to care). No payments can be made against a zero balance and the veterinary clinic must be willing to share the balance owed on the account for the specified cat. No payments will be made in any other way than by phone using a credit card to the veterinary clinic. (No e-payments, docusign, etc). Ensure you have verified this with your clinic prior to taking in the cat so as not to be in a situation where Shadow Cats cannot pay.

I have read, fully understand and will agree with the above statements to ensure a smooth grant process for the benefit of the specified cat.

Full Signature

Date(required)

Is this an unowned community cat?(required)

Yes

What is the cat’s name or how will it be identified to the veterinary clinic? (required)

Reason for Application / What is the situation/condition/etc. of the cat?(required)

Have you applied to the One Life Fund before? List year(s) of all previous application(s). Did you write a review of our program and organization each time after funds were granted? List the username used for the review so that we may locate it.(required)

Are you requesting on behalf of a 501c3 nonprofit organization? (required)

What is your name and position within the organization? (required)

Name of 501c3 Organization(required)

EIN(required)

Upload Determination Letter from IRS (jpg, jpeg, png, gif, tif)(required)

A favorable determination letter is issued by the IRS if an organization meets the requirements for tax-exempt status under the Code section the organization applied.

Organizational email address(required)

Organizational email address for Paypal - cannot be an individual PayPal address, must be a business PayPal account(required)

Phone Number(required)

Organizational Mailing Address(required)

Organizational Physical Address (where nonprofit documents are kept if foster based)(required)

Organizational website(required)

Organizational facebook page(required)

Name of veterinary clinic treating cat(required)

Phone Number of veterinary clinic(required)

Address of veterinary clinic(required)

Website of veterinary clinic(required)

Have you ensured veterinary clinic will accept over the phone credit card payment from Shadow Cats and send detailed veterinary receipt to us at our email address?(required)

What is the estimated cost of veterinary services? If you don’t know, you will need to get an estimate before submitting. ("I don’t know" cannot be accepted)(required)

About You(required)

Tell us anything you want us to know.

Upload supporting pictures (jpg, jpeg, png, gif)

Do you understand that Shadow Cats One Life Fund is only a small part of the assistance you may need?(required)

Yes

Do you understand that payments will be made directly to the veterinary clinic but that we may, on occasion, make a donation to the nonprofit directly?(required)

Yes

List all other fundraising efforts with links to each. How much has been raised for this situation? Shadow Cats is the LAST funding option, not the first.(required)

What is the projected outcome for the cat(s)?(required)

How many cats will be impacted?(required)

Are you able to keep the cat safe during recovery? What is your detailed plan for recovery and post recovery? Are you working with a rescue group to place cat into a home if applicable?(required)

Are you human?(required)

This field should be left blank

Donations to keep the One Life Fund strong and to help future cats can be made on our Donations page. This program can continue only through your donations and support. Additional sources of funding may be found on our Financial Resources page.

Here are a few examples of lives that have been positively impacted: