Friends of Animals

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Chico State Friends of Animals (FOA) is a nonprofit group of CSU, Chico faculty and staff concerned about the welfare of animals. It provides financial assistance to those who adopt, find homes for, or otherwise help care for lost, injured, or homeless animals, especially those found on the Chico State campus. In an effort to reduce the number of homeless animals, FOA is particularly interested in providing assistance with spaying, neutering, and vaccinations.

FOA is made up of a board of directors with voting members, a treasurer, and a general membership. The group shares information about animals in need and other animal-related information through the use of e-mail and on Facebook. There is an annual meeting held on campus at the beginning of the calendar year, during which the previous year's financial statement is presented by its treasurer and new board members are elected.

Current board members are Susan Anderson (President), Jeanne Angle, Darlene Chester, Mary Molthen, Sandy Jensen, Terryl Murphy and Maria Olson. Our (non-voting board member) treasurer is Megan Rawie.

All donations are tax-deductible, as allowed by law. Donations are used to directly benefit animals in need; FOA has NO operating expenses.

A little history about us…

FOA unofficially began in spring 1995 when a staff member discovered a homeless cat on campus and called on her "friends of animals" for assistance. One friend suggested a fund be started to assist people who are willing to help strays. FOA was officially launched in November 1995.

In 1997, FOA was officially recognized as a faculty and staff organization and now has approximately 125 members and a growing Facebook following.

From its inception in 1995 to today, FOA and its members have provided more than $20,000 in financial assistance to help individual animals, animal guardians, and local nonprofit animal welfare groups.