GIA FUND (GIA)
We are more than halfway through our fiscal year. Please don’t forget that any GIA funds awarded to your hospital not used by June 15th are returned to the general fund and will be reallocated for the next grant cycle (starting July 1st) to be split among our member hospitals. Our required GIA match is 50%. As with any of our funds, if your hospital would like to match at a higher percentage, that’s great. Higher matches help us to stretch the grant dollars so that we can all help more families and their cherished pets.
If not using your funds, let us know. We can transfer them to another hospital that has already used this year’s allotment. We want to make sure that we can continue to help as many pets as possible.
GIA+ FUND
If your hospital has utilized all of your allocated GIA funds, you automatically have access to GIA+ funds. This is a first come, first serve basis pooled fund, with access of up to $4,000/case and a hospital maximum of $10,000/fiscal year. The match is a minimum of 50%. Since this is a pooled fund, please check with us to make sure that funds are still available before offering these funds to a client.
TAUBER FUND FOR ANIMALS (TFA)
We are excited to announce that our TFA has been funded again this year. Access to these funds is on a first come, first serve basis and is earmarked for higher-cost cases, with a maximum of $4,000/case and a hospital maximum of $10,000/year. The TFA match requirement is a minimum of 25%. Our case criteria are the same for all SFAfA cases. If you have any questions about whether a case meets our criteria, please feel free to reach out anytime. As the Tauber funds are utilized quickly, please check our website for the fund balance before offering a Tauber grant to a client.
FYE27 STARTS JULY 1, 2026
It’s never too early to think about enrollment for next year. Our new fiscal year starts July 1st. If you are already a member, please watch for enrollment information that will be sent to you later this spring. If you would like to discuss your hospital joining our program, please reach out anytime.
MEET KITTEN
“Kitten” was seen at Peninsula Avenue Veterinary Clinic at six days of age for a necrotic distal left hind limb. The family was already in love with him and were devastated that they could not afford the care needed to save his life. Dr. Linda Hall offered to help with a Tauber grant and a generous hospital match. Kitten went to surgery and did well after an amputation at the knee. As you can see, he was doing great at his recheck and today is living his best life with his loving family.
