Giving to ANT

Animals as Natural Therapy provides life-changing opportunities for our participants. Unfortunately, there are also considerable costs associated with the services we provide.

The costs associated with caring for our therapy animals coupled with the expense of the dedicated professional staff that runs our programs increase the cost of each session.  90% of ANT participants are low income and cannot afford program fees, our participants who can pay only a fraction of the cost while the remainder is covered by ANT, which subsidizes the costs of sessions through its fundraising efforts. That is why fundraising is so important!  Gifts from our community help to subsidize the cost for each session, a cost that many of our participants, 90% of which are low income, could not otherwise afford.

Opportunities to Give

Annual operating support from our community strengthens and sustains the extraordinary opportunities for ANT’s participants.  Each year, we rely on annual contributions to provide critical support to the operating budget by offsetting expenses not covered by tuition.  Because ANT subsidizes each participant’s tuition, your gifts provide an immediate and direct benefit to every rider as well as to the quality of our programs.

There are many ways that you can support ANT:

Check out our NEW Giving Catalog!

•Help us spread the word to all your family and friends
•Annual Pledged Donation
•Sponsor a Program Participant
•Sponsor a Horse
•Support our Annual Auction -TBA
•Support our Annual Healing Hearts Breakfast
•Sponsor an Annual Event

If you'd prefer to send your check or credit card donation by mail, please print ANT's Donation Form and mail it to the address on the form. If you'd rather give online, you can visit our partner site, Network for Good. There, you'll be asked to create a profile, and then you'll be able to donate online to Animals as Natural Therapy by credit card, debit card, check (requires your bank's routing and account numbers), or personal PayPal account. Click the button above to be taken directly to ANT's page on the Network for Good web site.

We also accept in-kind donations of hay, horse feed, office equipment (relatively new computers, software, or other office paraphernalia), food for fundraising events, or help at fundraising events (Poker Ride, Open House, Barn Dance). For more information on donating goods or services, please call the ANT office.
ANT's Events help promote and raise funds that heal lives!

We need your help!
  • Credit card--online, US mail, or over the phone
  • Check--online or US mail
  • PayPal
  • United Way pledge--through your employer
721 Van Wyck Road, Bellingham, WA  98226 Ph/Fax: 360-671-3509
Volunteer with Animals as Natural Therapy

We always welcome new volunteers to ANT--our volunteers play a vital role in the work we do. ANT has a variety of volunteer needs, from help with barn work and animal chores to fundraising and office work. In addition, we're always looking for volunteers to help mentor our youth participants. If you have questions about volunteering with us, don't hesitate to e-mail us at animalasasnaturaltherapy@comcast.net or call us at 671-3509.
ANT Volunteer Information
If you are considering becoming part of our team, please take the time to look through our guidelines, policies and general information. If you have any questions about this information, don't hesitate to e-mail us or call the ANT office.
ANT Application Forms
If you're ready to volunteer, please print and fill out the six PDF forms listed below. You can then fax the completed forms to 671-3509, drop them by the office in person, or mail them to ANT, 721 Van Wyck Road, Bellingham, WA 98226. We will then contact you to discuss our volunteer protocol.
ANT currently accepts financial contributions via the following methods:
Get Involved with Animals as Natural Therapy

So you're thinking about contributing to Animal as Natural Therapy's mission to heal hearts and strengthen our community? Wonderful! The support we receive for our animal partners and program participants takes a variety of forms, from time and talents to financial assistance. To learn how you might contribute, visit us for a Farm Friends Tour. Or e-mail animalsasnaturaltherapy@comcast.net.
Train to be a member of our team!  Become a Mentor or Farm Volunteer by attending
Quarterly Volunteer Training
Saturday, January 14th
9am -3pm
Find out More
Frequently Asked Questions about Giving to ANT
We wish to thank you all our supporters who make this life-transforming work possible!