Our Mission
Healthy. Happy.
And in a home.
Compassion Legacy Foundation funds the medical chapter in the arc that gets every rescue animal there — the emergency veterinary care, the surgeries, the second chance Terry didn't get.
The Industry Pattern
10–15%
Industry pattern: the share of donated dollars that actually reaches animals at many nonprofits. The rest is consumed by overhead, salaries, and administrative drag.
80%+
Our commitment: at least eighty cents of every dollar you give goes directly to a vet bill, a surgery, a medication, a second chance. Operations and a small team are capped at twenty percent — and every annual report shows the receipts.
Three Commitments
Our Three Commitments
01
Direct Payment
We pay the vet, not the pipeline.
Funds move from donor to veterinary clinic directly. No reimbursement cycles. No third-party processing. Every dollar is traceable to the animal it served.
02
Radical Transparency
Every donor sees where their gift went.
Annual financial statements, IRS Form 990 filings, and per-donation impact records are available to every donor on request. No opaque "general fund" rerouting.
03
Local Roots
Built in Miami. For South Florida.
We partner with the shelters, rescues, and veterinarians who are already doing the work — and connect them with the donors who want their gift to do something specific, near home.
Read where it started.
Every foundation has an origin story. Ours has a name: Terry.
Read Terry's Story