Your continued support helps to save more cats and dogs!
We love being able to help animals, but we can’t do it without you! Caring for our animals requires a great deal of time, energy, and, yes, money! We are a nonprofit organization run by volunteers, and we rely entirely on donations to continue this important work.
Examples of what grants from Friends of El Refugio may be used for:
- Food, supplies, and medical care for the animals in our shelter and in foster care
- Educational programs about animal welfare for school children and the community at large in Costa Ballena
- Low-cost spay/neuter and vaccination clinics
Wondering how far your donation goes to help the dogs and cats of El Refugio? Here are a few examples!
- Food & medical for one cat per month $75
- Food & medical for one dog per month $100
- Bottle feed a litter of 5 kittens for 4 weeks $200
- Rescue one skinny dog $250 (tests, meds, spay/neuter)
- 10 spays/neuters at low-cost event for community $350
Donate using a credit card
El Refugio partners with GivingFuel to process our credit card donations. Click the Donate Now button below to complete the form directly on GivingFuel’s website at https://elrefugiocostaballena.givingfuel.com/donate-to-el-refugio.
Donate using PayPal
To use your PayPal account to make one-time or automatic monthly donations, click the yellow Donate button below. To make a monthly donation using PayPal, select the Make this a monthly donation check box when you enter a donation amount on the PayPal site!
Become a monthly donor
Want to make the most of your donation? Take one minute to set up an automatic monthly donation, and become an Angel for Animals. It’s easy. Just click the Become a monthly donor button below, fill out the short form, and your donation will then be processed automatically every month. That’s it! (And don’t worry, you can always change or cancel your donation by just emailing us.) Whether it is $10 per month or $1,000, every single donation counts. One minute today will make you feel warm and fuzzy all year long.
Become a monthly donor now!
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.)