The Grateful Heart Foundation lends a helping hand to humankind and ‘animal kind’…
Our vision is to enhance the quality of life for the elderly and the care and protection of animals in Canada. Each year, we award grants to registered charities committed to this mission.
Join us in spreading kindness through your donation.
“...to leave the world a better place…to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Your generosity makes a difference and even a small donation can bring about big change.
Where We’ve Donated
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Wildlife Rescue Association of BC
WRA provides care and rehabilitation for wildlife until they can be returned to their natural environment to live independently. Since 1979, more than 140,000 animals have been treated by Wildlife Rescue.
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Seniors Services Society of BC
Provides local and provincial programs and services to support vulnerable older adults to live as independently as possible, including support services and education initiatives. Their housing navigation services include outreach, temporary housing and homeless prevention to assist Vancouver seniors to secure and maintain affordable and appropriate housing.
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Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary
Founded in June of 2011, their mission is to provide rescued wolfdogs with a meaningful and fulfilling life, while offering experiential education to promote the well-being and understanding of wolfdogs within the domestic world. By cultivating this authentic connection, they aim to inspire an appreciation for wolves in the wild and reconnection to the natural world.
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Northern Sky Greyhound Adoption Association
Their mission is to work with owners, trainers, and other adoption/rescue groups to find loving forever homes for retired racing greyhounds, seniors, brood moms and sires in need. They were formed in 2013 and place dogs in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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Protecting Animal Life Society
Formed in 2003, P.A.L.S. Nakusp’s mission is to aid, care for, and rescue abused, neglected, abandoned or homeless animals while utilizing the highest ethical standards. They provide food, shelter, medical care and love to neglected and homeless pets. Without a physical building, they rely solely on volunteers to provide foster care in their own homes.
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Northwest Canadian Greyhound League
NCGL was conceived in 1999 with a mission to provide rescue and adoption services for retired racing greyhounds in the Pacific Northwest. They also rescue strays and take in surrendered greyhounds, with the help of volunteers throughout Alberta, British Columbia and Washington State.
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Good Companions 50 Plus
Promoting healthy, vibrant living for 50+ adults in a safe and inclusive setting. Currently celebrating their 50th anniversary, they offer a multitude of diverse and fun programs on-line and in person.
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Alzeimer Society of Calgary
Helps those facing dementia through education, resources and referral resources. They also offer support groups to share experiences and participate in discussions about the disease and its progression.
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Calgary Seniors’ Resource Society
Since 1995, their core services have focused on disadvantaged seniors, offering escorted transportation, volunteer friendly visiting and professional social work outreach. They envision a future where all seniors are valued and respected, no senior is alone and struggling, and communities work together to support each other.
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Calgary Wildlife
Established in 1993 to provide professional care for wildlife rehabilitation. Each year they receive between 1600 and 3000 injured and orphaned wild animals and respond to 8000+ wildlife-related calls from the public. They rely on donations to cover the cost of providing necessary care, surgeries and rehabilitation for injured wildlife.
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Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary
Rescues and cares for primates, our closest animal relatives. They provide safety and freedom from fear and are a place of healing, peace and solace so they can recover from trauma. Their residents come from a variety of backgrounds, some of them with stories too difficult to share, let alone survive. Currently they are a home for 22 monkeys and lemurs.
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Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation
A champion for the rehabilitation of injured and orphaned wildlife whose mandate is to rescue, rehabilitate and release. Located in Calgary, Alberta, the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC) has been operating since 1993.
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Rabbitats Rescue Society
Provides food, shelter and veterinary care to the 300+ rabbits housed in their multiple sanctuaries. They also focus on creating humane solutions to the feral rabbit population including educating the general public and working with government and bylaw agencies.
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Animal Rescue Foundation of Alberta
ARF was founded in 1995. Its mission is to rescue stray and unwanted dogs and cats in rural areas and communities with limited resources and place them in loving, permanent homes. ARF provides care, stability, medical assistance and lifelong homes for their rescue animals. They have rescued and rehomed over 10,000 pets.
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Greyhaven Exotic Bird Sanctuary
Protects and enhances the quality of life for exotic birds. Through their adoption program, they strive to place parrots in new loving homes. They also provide education and support to parrot guardians and the general public.
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ElderDog Canada
Dedicated to ageing people, ageing dogs, and the important connection they enjoy. They assist and support older adults and the care and well-being of their canine companions. In addition, they promote the welfare of older dogs whose lives have been disrupted due to illness, relocation or death of a human companion.
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Chinook Winds Greyhound Rescue
Provides shelter, food and medical care to greyhounds awaiting adoption. Their goal is to ensure that every dog will be placed in a safe and secure home for the remainder of their lives and provide lifelong support to adoptive families.
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Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives
Operating for fifty years, RCRG’s mission is to encourage and facilitate local philanthropy so that Richmond has the resources it needs to make a meaningful impact in the community. They also provide child care resources and a wide range of senior support services.
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The Missy Foundation
Started in 1992, they offer a permanent refuge sanctuary for elderly and unadoptable dogs who find themselves homeless as elderly dogs have almost no chance of being adopted. Their ‘Old Ones’ have become treasured members of the family - they are loved, wanted and cherished for the remainder of their days.
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The Health and Home Care Society of BC
Care BC has been offering their services for over 100 years, supporting seniors, caregivers and other people at risk of isolation. They provide Meals on Wheels, family respite and community integration.
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Coming Soon
We continue to look for worthy organizations that empower the lives of the elderly and animals. Stay tuned as we grow our contributions with the help of your donations.
“The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body of each is different.”
~ Hippocrates
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I acknowledge that I live, work and play on the ancestral, unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nation also known as the city of Richmond.