Make a One-time Gift

One Tail at a Time makes a lifetime commitment to provide each of our foster animals with medical care and any support needed until we find them a loving home. Kind and generous supporters like you make that possible! Please make your tax-deductible gift today to be a part of our work and save lives. Click here to learn more about what your donation provides.

Checks can be made out to ‘One Tail at a Time’ and mailed to:
2144 N Wood St
Chicago, IL 60614

Donate in Honor or Memory

Making a gift in honor or in memory of a loved one is a special way to celebrate the life of beloved friends, family, and, of course, pets. Your donation will help the next pet in need, and make it possible for more lives to be saved. Learn more about gift & memorial donations here.

To add a comment or give in honor or memory of a loved one or pet, select “Donation Options” after clicking the “Donate” button below.

Become a Member

Making a monthly gift is one of the most impactful ways you can help One Tail at a Time care for our rescue pets! Members provide the steady and reliable funds that are needed to respond quickly and save a shelter pet’s life. By becoming an OTAT Member, you’ll be at the heart of every rescue mission, all year long. Click here to learn more about the OTAT Membership family.

Donate Supplies

Interested in donating supplies to our foster pets? Our wish list has been carefully planned out with their needs in mind! If you have any questions about a donation, please email [email protected].

Planned Giving

Including charitable giving in your estate planning can make a lasting statement to the causes you care most about. Please contact us, or visit our planned giving page, to learn more about planned giving opportunities with One Tail at a Time.

Have you arranged for a bequest or other planned gift? Please let us know by emailing [email protected]. We would love the opportunity to say thank you for your support!

Blue Heart Giving Circle

Members of One Tail at a Time’s “Blue Heart” Giving Circle make an annual gift of $1,000 or more and have an extraordinary impact on One Tail at a Time’s (OTAT) programming. Donations made by Blue Heart members not only support, but sustain and expand OTAT’s innovative programming in animal welfare.

Donate Stock

By making a gift of appreciated securities, you’ll be advancing One Tail at a Time’s rescue, adoption, and foster programs while also very likely benefiting from tax savings. One of the most exciting benefits? You will be able to give more to homeless pets by avoiding capital gain taxes!

Donate as a Group

The generosity of our corporate supporters and their teams makes an extra special impact at One Tail. There are many different ways for your company to save lives with us, and we make it fun every step of the way!

Sponsor Adoption Fees

You (or your business) can sponsor a single pet’s adoption fee, or you could sponsor an entire day of adoptions! Please email our Adoption Manager Jennifer Rogers at [email protected] if you would like to learn more about sponsoring dog adoptions, [email protected] for sponsoring cat adoptions, and [email protected] for critter adoptions!