RR Animal Shelter Renovation Application

Note: If you cannot complete this application in one sitting, there is a save option at the bottom of the page

How can Rescue Rebuild help?

Greater Good Charities' Rescue Rebuild program is a shelter renovation program that recruits volunteers from all over the country to help animal shelters in need. We travel to selected shelters and spend one to two weeks working to complete general repairs and renovations. These projects are given as a renovation grant, meaning that there is no cost to the shelter. Greater Good Charities will raise funds to cover all of the costs of the project, including supplies, volunteer costs, and our team's travel and lodging costs. Should your shelter be chosen, you may contribute additional funding to the project to extend the budget and allow us to get even more projects completed! If you are an animal shelter that is wanting to start a domestic violence housing program, please fill out our domestic violence renovation application instead. DO NOT FILL OUT THIS APPLICATION UNLESS YOU ARE A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SHELTER/ORGANIZATION. Incomplete applications or applications from concerned citizens will not be considered.

Below is a list of some of the projects our team can complete, but we can do much more!

• Outdoor Exercise Pens/ Play Yards (typically 25’ x 25’ or larger)
• Meet & Greet Areas (interior or exterior)
• Installation of New Kennels
• Concrete Related Projects
• Outdoor Cat Enclosures (Catios)
• Repair Existing Chain Link
• Shed Installation
• Pole Barn Installation (for storage or kennel placement)
• Painting (interior or exterior)
• Raised Dog Beds
• Shade Screen for Outdoor Pens (cloth, metal or wood)
• Coyote Rollers (prevents dogs from fence jumping)
• Dog & Cat Enrichment Items
• Landscaping
• Benches
• Shelving
• Creation of Photo Shoot Areas

Please fill out the following application, upload your pictures and 990 (if applicable, or a basic budget if you are applying for a municipal shelter) at the end of the application, and with a little luck, our Rescue Rebuild team may be coming to your shelter! If you have any questions regarding your application, please reach out to rescuerebuild@greatergood.org.

Limitations: Rescue Rebuild can renovate private and municipal-run shelters. However, at this time, an organization must have a physical location owned by the organization. We are unable to build at locations that function as someone's residence or leased property unless there is an official Memorandum of Understanding stating that the organization may use said property for at least the next 10 years. We also ask that you only apply if you have an annual animal intake of 500 or greater. While we want to help every shelter, we want to make sure that we are making the largest impact possible with our projects. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you are smaller than that and would like us to help consult with you on your own projects!

Organization's Name:*

Relationship to Organization*

Date of Application*

Please say in a short paragraph why you would like Rescue Rebuild to come to your shelter:*

Organization's Address:*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Is the organization a 501c3 or a government run shelter?*

Organization's EIN (OR TIN for Municipal Shelters)*

Organization's Website*

Organization's Facebook Address

Name of Organization's Best Contact*

Title of Organization's Best Contact*

Best Contact's Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number

Best Contact's Email*

How did you hear about Rescue Rebuild?*

Do you receive any other assistance from Greater Good Charities? If so, what type of assistance?*

Does your organization get requests to temporarily house animals related to owner difficulties? For example: domestic violence, temporary homelessness, temporary medical care, etc. If yes, please explain. *

When was the organization established?*

If applying as a Friends Of organization, please use the shelter's date

What is the organization's annual budget?*

If you have Friends Of organization, please combine both budget numbers here

What is the approximate population of the area your shelter services?*

How many active volunteers do you have involved with your organization?*

Do you participate in any transport program?*

What is the organization's approximate annual dog intake?*

Approximately how many dogs does your organization adopt or return to owner annually?*

Approximately how many dogs does your organization transport/transfer out annually?*

Approximately how many dogs go to a foster annually?*

Approximately how many dogs does the organization euthanize annually?*

For what reasons does your organization euthanize dogs? (Check all that apply)*

How many dog kennels does the organization have?*

Which of the following best describes your dog kennels?*

Does your organization have outdoor exercise/play yards for the dogs?*

YesNoWe do not house dogs

How many dog play yards does the organization have?*

(if applicable)

What is the average square footage of your dog play yards?

(if applicable)

What is the organization's approximate annual cat intake?*

Approximately how many cats does your organization adopt/ return to owner annually?*

Approximately how many cats does your organization transport/ transfer out annually?*

Approximately how many cats go to a foster annually?*

Approximately how many cats does the organization euthanize annually?*

For what reasons does your organization euthanize cats? (Check all that apply)*

How many cats can the organization handle at one time?*

Which of the following best describes your cat housing situation?*

Does your organization have an outdoor "play area" for cats?*

YesNoWe do not house cats

What is the approximate square footage of your organization's building?*

This does not need to be exact. We recommend using the outside dimensions of your building, or using Google maps to estimate size based on a birds-eye view.

How much property is your organization's facility located on? (In acres)*

Organizations relationship to property...*

List up to 5 issues that need to be addressed at your organization*

Upload Pictures*

Browse Files

Please upload pictures of your organization's facility, especially of the areas that you would like Rescue Rebuild's help with.

Last Fiscal Year Form 990 or Budget (Municipal Shelters)*

Browse Files

Please upload your organization's MOST RECENT 990 (if applicable, or a basic budget if you are applying for a municipal shelter) from the last two years.