Enjoy direct giving: Impact Funds
Foundation-like giving without hassle
Our direct giving starts with your clear direction and creates transparent outcomes. Enjoy this hassle-free act of uplifting qualified assistance dog teams.
Your Impact Portfolio tracks what’s done in your name. Simply sit back and enjoy inspiring updates, step-by-step, forever after.
Transparent, meaningful impact
We take great joy and pride in the life-changing impact we create for qualified assistance dog teams. Seeing these remarkable partnerships succeed fills us with joy and gratitude.
Our work is rooted in deep respect for both handler and dog. Reliable, meaningful progress is safeguarded by external quality assurance.
3 steps to your Impact Fund
1 – Launch your Impact Fund(s)
Creating your own Impact Fund just takes minutes online. We also happily assist you in making your vision a reality.
Simply choose the impact closest to your heart. Join us for small, tangible steps or invest in our groundbreaking initiatives. Some suggestions are described on the right.
2 – Impact with quality assurance built in
All supported assistance dog teams are independently vetted through our ISO-style certification. Your funds advance the future of assistance dog partnerships and safeguard team welfare.
3 – Full transparency and gratification
Your Impact Portfolio is your personal dashboard of Good. Witness your Fund(s) at work! Celebrate our joint successes each step of the way. Enjoy the difference you made, anyday, anytime, by reviewing your results.
Start your own Impact FundWe strive to establish a group policy to give strong medical coverage to qualified assistance dogs.
Cost per dog/year: € 720.
Acceptance starts with independent, standard-based certification. This global acceptance comes with a price tag.
Subsidize a certification (depending on need): € 300-800.
If income is limited, self-financed teams may struggle to provide optimal-quality food for their dogs. Yet assistance dogs deserve the best nutrition and a healthy treat every once in a while.
Cost per dog/year: € 660.
Help us establish clear legal precedents, so certified teams enjoy trouble-free access, everywhere.
Cost/court case: € 1,000-5,000 (judgments replenish the Fund).
No dog should be left unprotected if misfortune strikes or the handler cannot care for it in old age.
Cost per dog/year: € 2400 to 7500 (depending on situation).
Let’s replicate three initiatives that have proven their value in the past: (1) Creating good info materials, (2) national campaigns and (3) media outreach.
Costs: from € 5 per info mailing to hundredthousands for campaigns.
We are working towards an international professional development path for assistance dog professionals, with and without disabilities, along with a globally accepted diploma.
Let’s meet and discuss.
Join our long-term vision for an educational center where assistance dog teams and professionals can learn and grow.
Let’s meet and discuss.
Is there an impact important to you that is not mentioned?
Let’s meet and discuss.
Why choose Impact Funds over a “real” foundation?
Foundation-level guided giving
… without foundation-level headaches
No legal entity to maintain. No time-consuming chores. No employee or paperwork hassles.
We handle all initiatives and formalities, so making an impact is easy.
No make-believe. No open questions. No “spray-and-pray”.
Independent ISO-style quality assurance empowers true partnership and progress.
No empty promises. No vagueness. No doubt.
Your portfolio shares updates, online or per mail, so you stay involved and inspired.
No stressful minimums or intimidating financial commitments. Start with as little as EUR 10,000 and keep adding over time. Others may join your Fund, too!
No lawyers. No start-up costs. No confusing processes.
Design your tax-deductible Impact Fund in minutes or meet with us for guidance.
It’s like starting
your own foundation,
yet without the hassle and expense.
Don’t just donate:
Connect your impact
with your heartbeat.
Join existing Impact Funds
Launching and naming your own Impact Fund starts at a minimum contribution of EUR 10,000.
There is no minimum amount required for contributing to an existing fund.
For confidentiality reasons, you will only receive updates on how your donation was used.
Angel Fund I
Health insurance for dogs
Supports health care and well-being for self-financed, certified assistance dogs in Germany.
Contribute to this fundAngel Fund II
Independent certification
Subsidizes the costs of independent certification for self-financed assistance dog teams in Germany.
Contribute to this fundAngel Fund III
Next assistance dog
Supports the next assistance dog for a specific qualified person known to the funder (private fund).
Start your own fundSupport Assistance Dog Foundation through these Funds:
Start-up Fund
Development costs
Supports start-up costs of our programs: our certification scheme and the setup of certification, register, and knowledge base.
Contribute to this fundFundraising Fund
Turn € 1 into € 5
It is expensive to reach future supporters. This is the most effective investment to help us do more good, faster. Multiply your impact fivefold!
Contribute to this fundSustainer Fund
Ongoing operational costs
From rent to salaries — every day expenses need to be paid, too. If you like the direct giving concept, please help us keep the lights on.
Contribute to this fund

