Donations


Christian and his North Star dog Rusty.

At North Star Foundation we believe our nonprofit status is at the very heart of our endeavor. Many families with children who face special challenges are struggling both financially and emotionally to provide for them. North Star dogs are placed with families based upon a sliding scale when funds are available to mitigate their disability or ease the pain associated with a trauma or a loss.

Due to the nature of the intensive and specific training each dog receives, along with the considerable follow up services we provide, money is greatly needed to support these placements. Clients on our waiting list now include a young boy with Down's syndrome, a foster child who has been recently adopted, and a family with two autistic children. Your generous contribution will reduce the time they must spend on the waiting list which we struggle to keep short.

Levels of support

Your money can help a child who faces a challenge to meet his or her social, emotional and educational needs. All donations are tax deductible as well as greatly appreciated. 
 
Your donation of $25 helps to purchase an identifying North Star vest, which allow North Star dogs to accompany their children in public and minimize public access issues.

Your donation of $50 feeds a North Star pup super premium Flint River Ranch dog food for 3 months.

Your donation of  $75 covers the cost of training equipment and toys for a litter of North Star puppies.

Your donation of $100 pays for the spaying or neutering a North Star dog.

Please consider sponsoring an individual child.  Several children from families that require deep subsidies are currently waiting for their North Star dog.  Your generous donation of $2,500 will sponsor a child's placement and allow it to begin immediately. This level of giving will enable you to help select the child you would like to support, if desired, and to follow your placement's progress in the coming years.  Please contact Patty Dobbs Gross to learn more about this level of support.


We accept donations of any amount.

Our tax ID number is 31431.
 
For donations of more than $25, please indicate your preference for "Northern Lights" & "Raising Your North Star" on DVD or the book THE GOLDEN BRIDGE on CD Rom. 
 
Thank you for helping us to keep our North Star shining brightly in the sky...


Our progress with all our placements, along with our financial records, are wide open to review. Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions or comments you may have concerning North Star Foundation.

In a sky full of shifting stars it takes only one constant beacon to make all the difference to a small wanderer. You can help North Star to light a child's way to a happy and healthy adulthood.

North Star Foundation is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization (ID # 31431). Your donation is tax deductible, along with being greatly appreciated.


Callie with North Star
pup Piper.


You may use your credit card to make a secure donation using the PayPal button below.

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Please make your check or money order out to North Star Foundation, and send it to the following address:

North Star Foundation
c/o Patty Dobbs Gross
20 Deerfield Lane
Storrs, CT 06268

Thank you in advance for your kind support!

Monthly pledges are accepted in any amount, should you want to pledge a monthly donation, please contact us or sign up for an automatic monthly donation using one of the links below.