Good Mews receives $113K in GAGives non-profit fundraiser

Good Mews receives $113K in GAGives non-profit fundraiser

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The Good Mews Animal Foundation of East Cobb was among the leading recipients of donations from the public during the annual GAGives non-profit fundraising campaign on Dec. 2.

A total of 443 Good Mews donors pledged $113,050, surpassing its goal of $100,000, according to figures compiled by Georgia Center for Nonprofits (GCN), which organized GAGives. Those figures are for online donations only.

Good Mews, located with its no-kill shelter on Robinson Road, was one of seven animal non-profits in the top 10 of organizations receiving the most pledges (you can view all the recipients here).

Good Mews, which has operated since 1988, provides a full range of cat rescue services in addition to the shelter, which houses up to around 100 cats at a time. The organization typically adopts out 600 cats a year.

Good Mews conducts a trap-neuter-vaccinate-release program for community cats, provides low-cost neutering and spaying services, has a foster cats program and provides rescue services at overwhelmed public shelters throughout the Southeast.

In its GAGives appeal, Good Mews broke down how donors’ pledges helps their efforts:

  • $75 = covers a spay or neuter surgery for one cat.
    $150 = covers the total costs for a new Good Mews intake.
    $250 = covers the monthly supply of medicine for five cats.
    $500 = covers the whole week of food and litter for the entire shelter.
    $1,250 = covers vaccinations and microchips for 20 cats.

Also in the Top 10 was the Cobb-based Tommy Nobis Center, which received $88,000 in GAGives donations.

GCN said a total of $41 million in donations was pledged to GAGives, a record, and a 24 percent increase from 2024.

Since its launch in 2012, GAgives on GivingTuesday has raised over $241 million from more than 897,000 donors for nonprofits working to strengthen communities across the state.

Prize sponsors and supporters of the GAgives campaign include Inspire Brands Foundation, Aprio, Carr Riggs & Ingram (CRI), Mauldin & Jenkins, Cox, Coca-Cola, Alston & Bird, Gas South, WABE, 11Alive, iHeart Radio, Outfront, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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