Cat Condo Sponsorship

When a cat arrives at an animal shelter, their world is upended. Unfamiliar smells, barking dogs in adjacent hallways, and foreign faces create sensory overload. In animal welfare, housing is not merely storage - housing is healthcare.

The physical environment directly dictates a cat’s stress level, immune function, length of stay, and ability to connect with potential adopters.   

The Crisis: Aging Housing and Sensory Stress

Over 60% of the current cat enclosures at the Hendricks County Animal Shelter have degraded past their functional lifespan and are being retired. The remaining units are standard legacy single-compartment cages designed decades ago.   

• Forced Proximity to Waste: In a traditional single cage, a cat’s food dish, water bowl, bed, and litter pan sit inches apart. Cats are naturally fastidious; forcing them to sleep and eat right next to their litter box triggers persistent anxiety. 

• The Noise Factor: Metal bars clatter when latched and reflect barking and cleaning sounds directly into sensitive ears.

• The Stress-Illness Cycle: Feline stress suppresses immune function. Chronic stress directly activates feline herpesvirus and calicivirus, resulting in Upper Respiratory Infections (URI).   

• The Hidden Financial Drain: Every case of URI costs $200 to $400 in medications, diagnostics, isolation care, and staff time. While sick, cats cannot be shown or adopted, multiplying their length of stay and clogging shelter capacity. 

The Fear Free Solution: Modern Feline Suites

The "From Cages to Condos" capital campaign replaces outdated cages with 36 veterinary-grade, commercial cat suites designed around modern animal welfare standards.

1. Dual-Zone Living Isolates Odor and Waste: Equipped with pass-through portals, each suite separates the primary living space from a dedicated litter haven. Cats can eat and sleep in a clean environment while using the restroom in private, immediately lowering behavioral stress.

2. Elevated Perches for Natural Security: Cats naturally seek vertical height to assess their surroundings. Built-in perches give them an elevated vantage point to feel secure, nap comfortably, and interact with visitors at eye level.

3. Non-Porous, Medical-Grade Materials: Unlike aging metal with degraded seams that harbor bacteria, modern smooth-surface enclosures sanitize rapidly and thoroughly. This breaks disease transmission chains, keeps kittens and seniors healthy, and dramatically cuts veterinary medication expenses.

Every Animal Deserves a Peaceful Stay On the Way Home

These condos are built to serve thousands of cats across the next decade and beyond. By supporting this campaign, you aren't just buying equipment - you are giving homeless pets safety, comfort, and good health when they need it most.

Every gift - whether dedicating a lobby tile in memory of a companion, chipping in $10, or sponsoring an entire feline housing room - goes 100% directly toward purchasing and installing our 36 veterinary-grade Fear Free cat condos.

Option 1: Give Online via Zeffy (Instant & 100% Free Processing)

Zeffy is our preferred online donation platform because it covers 100% of processing and credit card fees, ensuring that every single cent of your donation reaches the shelter animals.

• Accepted Methods: Credit Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and direct ACH Bank Transfer.

• Select Your Giving Level:

  • • Community Gifts: Donate any custom amount ($5, $25, $50, $100+).

    • Lobby Memorial Tiles: Reserve a Paws of Remembrance Tile ($100) or a full-color Forever Loved Photo Tile ($500).  

    • Suite & Room Sponsorships: Instantly secure an Individual Cat Suite ($1,000), Condo Bank ($3,500), or anchor room naming rights.

Note for Memorial & Corporate Sponsors: After completing your payment on Zeffy, please email your high-resolution logo or dedication photo directly to info@hcfriendsoftheshelter.org.

Option 2: Pay by Check

If you or your business prefer to make a contribution by mail or in person:

• Make Checks Payable To: Hendricks County Friends of the Shelter 

• Memo Line: Cat Condo Capital Campaign

• Mailing & Physical Address: 250 E. Campus Blvd, Danville, IN 46122

If dedicating a tile or sponsoring a suite by check, please download and include our Sponorship Form. 

Option 3: Corporate Invoicing (Net 30)

For businesses and community sponsors requiring formal billing documentation before issuing payment:

• We provide electronic invoices with Net 30 payment terms.

• Simply fill out our commitment form or email your billing contact information, selected sponsorship tier, and purchase order/reference number to our campaign liaison: 

  • • ✉ info@hcfriendsoftheshelter.org | ☎ 317-451-6147

Hendricks County Friends of the Shelter is a registered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity organized under the laws of the State of Indiana.

• Tax Deductibility: All contributions and capital sponsorships are fully tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

• Receipts: All online donations through Zeffy receive an immediate, automated IRS-compliant tax receipt via email. Check and invoice donors will receive a formal written acknowledgment letter.

• Public Records: A copy of our IRS 501(c)(3) Determination Letter and Form 990 filings are available upon request or directly within our sponsorship packet.