Petsmart Donations Request (2024)

FAQs

Does PetSmart actually donate to charity? ›

We are the leading funder of animal welfare in North America. We have committed $100 Million to help improve veterinary care. Since 1994, we have helped over 10 million pets find loving homes.

Yes, those are cash donations to a PetSmart Charities which is a 501c3 (qualified charitable organization). Still have questions? Use your Intuit Account to sign in to TurboTax.

Recycling is limited to plastic and rubber — meaning no tennis balls, ropes, plushies or mixed material toys. Rubber and plastic dog toys from any brand can be placed in boxes like this at participating PetSmart stores to be recycled. (Image courtesy of PetSmart.)

PetSmart partners with PetSmart Charities to help adoptable pets find homes. Every 38 seconds a PetSmart store is open, a pet is adopted. Together along with our partners and donors, we've helped more than 10 million pets find loving homes.

How much can I deduct for household items and clothing? You can deduct the amount based on a percentage of your Adjusted Gross Income. The fair market value of donated items in good or used condition can be claimed as a deduction on your tax return. You can claim a deduction of up to 60% of your Adjusted Gross Income.

For any contribution of $250 or more (including contributions of cash or property), you must obtain and keep in your records a contemporaneous written acknowledgment from the qualified organization indicating the amount of the cash and a description of any property other than cash contributed.

How much can you donate to charity for a tax deduction? Generally, itemizers can deduct 20% to 60% of their adjusted gross income for charitable donations. The exact percentage depends on the type of qualified contribution as well as the charity or organization.

You may be familiar with that awful feeling you get when you excitedly bring home new food for your pet only to discover your pet won't eat it. If this happens to you, don't panic because we've got good news! You can return opened food to PetSmart if you do so within 14 days.

Has PetSmart ever sold dogs? ›

In 1994, PETsMART Charities, Inc. – now PetSmart Charities – was formed, an independent nonprofit organization to help save the lives of homeless pets by partnering with animal shelters. PETsMART had decided not to sell dogs and cats because of the hundreds of thousands of animals that are euthanized each year.

Call our Customer Care Team at 1-888-839-9638 to receive a return authorization number and shipping label. Refunds, minus a return fee, are issued in the same form of payment originally used for the purchase within 30 days of our receiving the expected product.

We've earned a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, their highest rating, and we remain in the top 1% of all charities ranked. We invite you to review our financial report on GuideStar.

PetSmart had a 29.2 percent share of pet store market revenue in 2022, a larger proportion than any other pet supply shop in the United States.

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We're helping improve access to free or affordable pet food by partnering with human service agencies that are open to serving pets, too. These include: Feeding America: We're working together to donate and distribute pet food to human food banks across the country to support those facing pet food insecurity.

At its inception in 1987, PetSmart® made the sound decision to not sell dogs or cats, but to encourage pet adoptions. In 1992, PetSmart began donating space in each store to animal welfare organizations to help place pets in loving homes. These in-store Adoption Centers grew when PetSmart Charities was founded in 1994.

The Humane Society of the United States earns a top four-star rating from Charity Navigator, which reports that “you can give with confidence,” and is approved by the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance for all 20 of its standards for charity accountability, which address charity governance, finances, ...

They can be lifesavers for pets who can't adapt to shelter life, those who need to be nursed back to health and orphaned kittens who need someone to step in for their mom (or whose needs are beyond what busy shelter staff can often provide).