Getting Involved
How to help
While most people believe that organizations like ours are funded by taxpayers dollars, this is not the case. We do not receive funding from federal, state, or local governments. Without the support of individuals like you and our community, we would not be able to continue to do what we do. So whether you donate cash or goods, or give your time, your support enables us to have a positive impact in our community by providing assistance, educational opportunities and resources needed in order to ensure long-lasting safe homes for previously unwanted, abused and neglected at-risk horses.
You make a difference
Support
Support Us by shopping and adventures
Shop For a Cause
By shopping online with your favorite stores through iGive, the stores donate a rebate to your chosen charity!
Shop our wish list on Chewy
You can order products that directly benefit the care of the horses from Chewy. You can also use iGive for all your purchases, which will benefit MTTR as well
Share your Rewards
You can earn money for Mustangs To The Rescue through Fred Meyer Community Rewards program just by shopping and using your loyalty card!
Amazon Smile
You can earn money for Mustangs To The Rescue by shopping on Amazon!
Take a walk, ride, or hike and help raise money
ResQwalk is a free mobile app that lets you raise money and resources, and all you have to do is choose Mustangs To The Rescue and explore!
Support
There are many ways to show your support
Sponsor a horse
Mustangs To The Rescue encourages individuals to sponsor a horse during its rehabilitations and retraining phase. Sponsors are asked to provide a monthly contribution (tax deductible) to help offset some of the expenses incurred with horse care. To sponsor a horse(s), please contact us!
Donate Tack & Supplies
You can donate new or used (in good condition) horse care items directly to Mustangs To The Rescue. Items could include: riding gear, horse blankets, grooming items, horse feed or treats, etc. Please reach out to us on how to make a donation. Your support is appreciated!
Event Fundraising
Organize a fundraising event
- Organize a Golf Tournament- Include title sponsor, tee sponsor, and raffle prize gifts. Charge each player to participate. Hold a barbecue and charge separately for that.
- Organize a Motorcycle Ride- Entry fee can be cash donation, bale of hay etc.
- Organize a Mustangs To The Rescue Informational Booth at horse shows, fairs, and other outdoor events.
Help run an existing fundraising event
Share on Social Media
Like our page on Facebook. Share the posts you are interested in. Share our work, advertising our adoptable horses and letting people know about our many adoptable horses and letting people know about our fundraisers can make all the difference to the lives of the horses. Raising our profile through social networking contributes to raising dollars.
Matching Gifts
Check with the Human Resources Department of your Employer (this includes retirees) to see if they offer a matching gift program for charitable contributions. You can double the amount of your gift to help the horses by participating in your employer’s matching gift program.
Purchase Advertising
Purchase advertisement in the media for our organization so we can reach more people, of course any and all advertisements must be approved by the Executive Director and/or Board.
Networking
Provide connections to people or groups who might be willing to help.
Ask your company if they have a donation matching program. Many employers will match the donation you make to a chosen charity. If the program does not exist, encourage them to start! Pass their details on to us so we can make contact asking to be a preferred charity.
If you own a business, ask your vendors to donate products or services.
Host a Party at Home
Invite your friends to a themed party at your home. Decorate your home in line with your chosen theme. You could relate the theme to a seasonal sporting event like the Superbowl or World Series. Sell raffle tickets and play themed games. Ask guests to make a donation to Mustangs To The Rescue as a cover charge.
While Shopping
Next time you are at the feed/ tack store buy something extra and donate it. Not sure what to buy? Check our wish list or give us a call!
Buy an Oregon lottery ticket and send it to us (unscratched).
Horse Birthday, Adoption Party or Trail Ride
Horse Birthday/ Adoption Party or Trail Ride- Have a fundraising birthday or adoption day party for your horse. Invite your friends. Choose a suitable date near your horse’s birthday or adoption day. Make sure it’s a date most of your friends will be available. Send invitations. Make sure you let people know it’s a fundraiser! Go for a trail ride or play games. Have horse themed decorations for your party, sell treats both for the horses and humans and ask people to make donations to Mustangs To The Rescue in lieu of gifts.
Sell Homemade goods
Are you a great cook? Can you make beautiful handicrafts? Homemade gifts such as baked goods or handicrafts always sell well. If the goods are non-perishable contact us so we can advertise them through our Facebook page. You can also sell directly from a well-trafficked location or even your own yard. You can get a team together to organize a big sale or have a stall at a pre-existing event such as a community sports game or parade. Make sure to have clear signs visible informing people that every dollar will go to the Mustangs To The Rescue.
Do you have a favorite restaurant?
Approach the owner or manager and ask them to hold a fundraiser for Mustangs To The Rescue, where a percentage of the profits are donated to our organization. We’ll help promote the event through social media and our mailing list. We’ve had great success with these in the past. Sell raffle tickets where people can win prizes donated by local businesses. More expensive items can also be auctioned off to participants. Hotel stays and restaurant meals always raise a lot of money.
Sponsor an event
Reach thousands of animal lovers within the Mustangs To The Rescue community as an event sponsor and show your compassionate support of a worthy cause. With hundreds of supporters attending our popular events, we offer many opportunities to show your support! For more information or to discuss a community partnership with Mustangs To The Rescue, please reach out to us!
Organize your group to volunteer
Mustangs To The Rescue offers a limited number of volunteer work days at our facility for groups of 8-20 people. This is a great team building experience!
Leave a Legacy
Bequests/ Remembering Mustangs To The Rescue in your will.
Many friends who contribute to Mustangs To The Rescue arrange to perpetuate their giving through their wills. Remembering Mustangs To The Rescue in your will is a special way to ensure that our work will continue for a long time to come. Such gifts may include a bequest of cash, securities, or property in a specific sum or by percentage; real estate, or charitable remainder trust
Honors and Memorials
“Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky.
They are people who say; This is my community, and it’s my responsibility to make it better.”
Tom McCall
In honor of Brook Remmington’s birthday. A horse lover from birth.
Megan Wagenblast has made a donation to Mustangs To The Rescue in honor of Brook Remminton
To Kate Beardsley…for being the kindest, bravest, nicest, example of a person I’ve seen in a long long time…
Tammy M. has made a donation to Mustangs To The Rescue in honor of Kate Beardsley
In Honor of Poco Bravura and Cayuse Lacey
Evan Rupert has made a donation to Mustangs To The Rescue in honor of his two mares
In Honor of Lynne Mose & Hytez
Karen Kassey has made a donation to Mustangs To The Rescue in honor of Lynne Mose & Hytez
If you would like to make a donation in honor of a special celebration (wedding, birthday, anniversary, etc.) or to memorialize a much adored horse or a special family member whose love of horses was well known, then please consider donating to Mustangs To The Rescue as a tribute.
Your loved one’s name will be added to this website. Every time people visit the site, they will know that your honoree has done something to give the Mustangs To The Rescue horse a chance at a loving, caring life in their own forever home!
Pay tribute to someone, or in celebration of their honor, please donate and be sure to include your honoree in the comments section of your donation.
Thank you for choosing Mustangs To The Rescue with your gift!