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First, the honest part. Then what your support does.
Where We Stand — Plainly
The Oaks Animal Ministry, Inc. is a brand-new Arkansas nonprofit corporation, formed in October 2026. Our federal 501(c)(3) application is our next step and has not yet been approved — which means:
- Gifts to the ministry are not yet tax-deductible.
- We're completing Arkansas charitable registration before we begin public fundraising, so there are no donation buttons or payment links on this page yet.
- When our status changes, this page will say so in the first line — and gifts made after recognition are generally deductible back to our formation date under IRS rules for timely filers.
Our EIN is 43-2592162. We'd rather lose a gift to honesty than gain one by blurring this.
What Your Support Will Do
Keep Bowls Full
The pet food bank runs mostly on donated food — your support covers the unglamorous parts that make it work: dry, rodent-proof storage in sealed containers, fuel, and getting food to the families who need it.
Care for the Rescued
Feed, bedding, fencing, and vet care for the ministry's animals — the daily, unphotogenic work of stewardship, done right whether anyone's watching or not.
Build the Rest Stop
Gravel, the goat enclosure, the fire pit, Wi-Fi and charging for travelers — building out the free rest stop on CR 57 ahead of its spring 2027 opening.
And know this about how the ministry is funded day to day: the founding family's own ventures — the print shop, the gift shop, market goods — give their proceeds to this work. The community's gifts join a stream the family already pours into, not one it skims from. Directors serve unpaid, and ministry money is kept entirely separate from family money.
Other Ways to Give
- Donated animal food — sealed bags and cases for any creature (dog and cat food, rabbit and livestock feed, reptile food) are the food bank's lifeblood, today and every day after we open.
- A food drive — at your church, workplace, or school. We'll help you set it up.
- Prayer — we mean this literally and list it without embarrassment. This ministry runs on it.
To arrange any of these, or to ask about giving once our registration and recognition are complete, reach us through the Contact page.
“Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”2 Corinthians 9:7