Giving just got easier!
New donation payment methods are now available!
Your donation will save the lives of dogs and cats in Costa Rica and improve animal welfare by providing:
– life-saving vaccines, medical treatments, food, and shelter
– spay & neuter for pets in low-income communities
– assistance to keep pets with families in times of crisis
When you give, you become our animal welfare partner and together we transform their lives and put an end to their suffering.
Sustaining recurring donations are very much needed and appreciated! We receive no governmental assistance and rely on your generosity to continue this great mission..
Wondering how far your donation goes to help the dogs and cats of El Refugio? Here are a few examples!
- $ 35 Spay or neuter one animal at a low cost clinic
- $ 55 Care for one cat for one month (food, medicine & litter)
- $ 65 Care for one small-to-medium size dog for one month (food & medicine)
- $200 Bottle feed a litter of 5 kittens for one month
- $250 Rescue one skinny dog (tests, medicine & spay/neuter)
Donate from a donor-advised fund
Do you have a donor-advised fund? Click the link below to look up your fund and donate!
Click here for additional information that you may need to complete your donation, including legal name, address, EIN number, and IRS letter of determination.
Donate by SINPE
Donate via SINPE
El Refugio Hogar Animal Costa Ballena
506 8834 6891
Donate by bank transfer or wire transfer
Bank transfers to Costa Rica
Following is the information you need to make a donation via bank transfer or wire transfer to our Banco de Costa Rica accounts in Costa Rica. We have accounts in both Costa Rican colones and in U.S. dollars.
Organization information
Name: Asociacion El Refugio Hogar Animal Costa Ballena
Cédula jurídica: 3-002-759760
Bank information
Bank name: Banco de Costa Rica
Bank address: UVITA OSA PUNTARENAS, SUPERMERCADO BM.
Phone number: +506 2211-11-11
Account information
SWIFT code: BCRICRSJ
Account name: ASOCIACION EL REFUGIO HOGAR ANIMAL COSTA BALLENA
Account type: Savings
IBAN account number (U.S. dollars): CR16015202001279257734
IBAN account number (Costa Rican colones): CR40015202001279257496
Bank transfers to the United States
Donations may be made to our Bank of America account in the United States by direct deposit or electronic or wire transfer and are tax-deductible for U.S. taxpayers. For details and account information, please contact us at friendsofelrefugio@gmail.com.
Donate items and supplies
If you would like to donate items or supplies to El Refugio, check out our wish list for a list of items that we need on an ongoing basis. You can also contact us here or via our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/elrefugiocostaballena. Supplies can be dropped off at our shelter in Uvita.
Matching donations from an employer
Double your donation using matching donations! Many companies will match charitable donations made by their employees. Turn your $50 donation to El Refugio into $100 at no extra cost to you and help twice as many animals! If you are donating from our credit card donation page, you can select the Would you like your employer to match? check box and follow the instructions. If you are donating another way or do not see your company on the list, contact your company’s human resources department or email us at donations@elrefugiocostaballena.com.
Questions about donations?
If you have any questions about donations, please email us at donations@elrefugiocostaballena.com.
El Refugio is a Costa Rica nonprofit association. All donations made on our website and via PayPal go to our affiliated 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization in the United States called Friends of El Refugio Hogar Animal Costa Ballena and are tax-deductible for United States taxpayers. (See our Friends of El Refugio page for details.)