As our fiscal year wraps up, we wanted to say a big THANK YOU to all of you, veterinarians, techs and support staff, for your dedication, hard work and for the care that you provide for families and their beloved pets every day. We also wanted to say a big THANK YOU to our member hospitals for your dedication and loyalty to San Francisco Aid for Animals. This year alone, with your help, we have provided over $200,000 in life-saving veterinary care and have saved over 75 little lives. This is a wonderful accomplishment. Thank you so much to all of you! We have heard recently from a number of hospitals that the veterinary landscape has been changing over the last few months. With the economic uncertainty that we are all facing, you may see an even greater impact on your clients’ ability to afford needed veterinary care. We don’t ever want you to turn away a client due to their inability to pay for life-saving veterinary care. Please don’t forget that we are here to help. As a member hospital, you have access to GIA, GIA+ and Tauber funds. If you are not a member hospital and are interested in joining our program, please feel free to reach out. Our new fiscal year starts July 1 st . We would be happy to explain more about our program and how you could partner with us.
END OF FISCAL YEAR 2026
Just a reminder to our member hospitals that our fiscal year ends on June 30th. Please check your records to make sure that you have used your GIA allotment for the year. Please submit all grant requests by June 15th . Any unused GIA funds at the end of the fiscal year go back into the general pool, to be distributed next year. If you are not sure about your fund balance, have an active case that you won’t be able to submit until after 6/15 or have any questions, please feel free to contact us anytime. Also, if you don’t think that you will be utilizing your funds by 6/15, please consider transferring those funds to another hospital that has already used their allotment. We would be happy to facilitate that transfer. We don’t want any deserving pet missing out on the urgent care that they need if we can help.
GIA+ FUND
Even if your hospital has utilized all of your allotted GIA funds, you may have up to $10,000 in GIA+ funds available through the end of the fiscal year. This fund is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please check your records or check with us to make sure that you still have funds available. But don’t forget to reach for them the next time your client needs help!
ENROLLMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027
In early May, we sent out enrollment packets for the new fiscal year, which starts on July 1st. If you didn’t receive your packet and would like to enroll again this year, please contact us. We will let everyone know about their grant allotments for FYE27 by the end of June. If you are not currently partnering with SFAfA and would like to find out more about being a member hospital, please reach out to one of the grant team at: grants@sfafa.org Daniel Kubo, Joanne Nguyen, Sandra Roman, Lea Del Rosso, DVM, Anne Marie Benfatto, DVM The Grants Team of San Francisco Aid for Animals.
MEET “LEILA”
“Leila” is a 13 year old f/s Chihuahua cross. Poor “Leila” had an incident at her groomer earlier in the day. She came to Veterinary Vison on emergency with a left eye proptosis and needed immediate surgical intervention. Her family could not afford “Leila’s” surgery. Luckily, Veterinary Vision reached for assistance from San Francisco Aid for Animals. They were able to offer the client a Grant-in-Aid and with a 100% hospital match, “Leila” was able to go straight to surgery for surgical repair. Post-surgery, her repair was better than expected. The globe was well-positioned with signs of useful vision, like a positive PLR and menace response. Her doctors and her family were delighted with her outcome.
