First-of-its-kind corporate giving program is distributing $150,000 in stock grants from Wag! to eligible Pet nonprofits across the country

DonateStock, a fintech platform that is democratizing charitable stock gifting, announced the first distribution of $150,000 in grants to pet organizations as part of the Wag! Community Shares Program, created by Wag! Group Co. (NASDAQ: PET).  Read the original release and description for further details.

“We are excited to work with Wag! in this first-of-its-kind initiative to use public stock to support domestic pet nonprofits at scale,” said Steve Latham, CEO and Co-Founder of DonateStock, Inc. “We are pleased to distribute this first wave of grants to eligible organizations, and we look forward to supporting many more.”

As Wag!’s stock gifting partner, DonateStock is managing funds from the grant of PET shares to eligible pet-related nonprofits across the country, including shelters, rescue, and adoption organizations. Nominations to receive a grant close Oct 31, 2022

“We are grateful to Wag! and DonateStock for their generous support and thrilled to be part of the Wag! Community Shares Program,” said Dr. Jennifer Scarlett, CEO of the San Francisco SPCA. “The SF SPCA is a nonprofit supported entirely by our community and we're excited to be part of this inaugural cohort of animal welfare organizations receiving public stock donations. This gift will help us continue saving animal lives in the Bay Area and beyond.”

Based on the generous contribution of PET shares from Wag!, DonateStock has issued $3,000 grants to the following organizations:

Acadiana Animal Aid https://acadianaanimalaid.org/
All Seated in a Barn https://www.allseatedinabarn.com/
Angels of Rawley Foundation http://angelsofrawleyfoundation.org/
Animal Care and Control Team http://www.acctphilly.org/
Animal Protection Society of Durham https://www.apsofdurham.org/
Animal Rescue League of Berks County, Inc. https://berksarl.org/
Asheville Humane Society https://www.ashevillehumane.org/
Atlas Animal Rescue Corp https://www.atlasanimalrescue.org/
Austin Humane Society https://austinhumanesociety.org/
Bunny Buddies Inc. https://bunnybuddies.org/
Butte Humane Society https://buttehumane.org/
Catnip (Big Sky Ranch / Big Sky CARES) https://www.bigskyranch.org/
Chapman Partnership https://chapmanpartnership.org/
Charming Pet Rescue Humane Society Inc. https://www.charmingpetrescue.org/
Dogs for Better Lives https://dogsforbetterlives.org/
Forgotten Coast Animal Rescue Inc. https://forgottencoastanimalrescue.org/
Forsyth Humane Society https://forsythhumane.org/
Friends of Animal Rescue https://www.spifriendsofanimalrescue.com/
Great Pyrenees Rescue Texas Inc https://tgpr.org/
Greenhill Humane Society, SPCA  https://www.green-hill.org/
Grow With A Growl Farm and Animal Sanctuary https://growwithagrowlfarmandanimalsanctuary354327574.wordpress.com/
Gulf Coast Humane Society https://gulfcoasthumanesociety.org/
Happy Bunny Project https://www.happybunnyproject.org/
Houston K-911 Rescue https://houstonk911rescue.org/
Houston Pets Alive https://www.houstonpetsalive.org/
Humane Indiana https://humaneindiana.org/
Humane Society & Shelter Southcoast https://hsssc.org/
Humane Society of Florida Inc. http://www.hsfla.org/
Humane Society of Harrison County Inc. of West Virginia http://www.hshcwv.org/
Humane Society of Noble County Inc. https://www.humanesocietynoblecounty.org/
Humane Society of the Lakes https://humanesocietyofthelakes.org/
Humane Society of the Ohio Valley https://www.hsov.org/
Jacksonville Humane Society https://jaxhumane.org/
K9s For Warriors https://k9sforwarriors.org/
Kohala Animal Relocation and Education Service (KARES) https://www.kareshawaii.org/
Little Traverse Bay Humane Society https://ltbhs.com/
Lolas Lucky Day Inc. https://www.lolasluckyday.com/
Millers Cause Animal Rescue Inc. https://www.millerscause.org/
North Country Pet Adoption Services https://northcountrypetadoption.org/
Pawfect Life Rescue Inc. https://www.pawfectliferescue.org/
Paws Assisting Veterans https://paveusa.org/
Pets Lifeline https://www.petslifeline.org/
Rescue Texas Resources https://rescuetexas.org/
Rescue Unleashed https://www.rescueunleashed.org/
Rescues On85th https://www.rescueson85th.org/
Roanoke Valley SPCA https://rvspca.org/
San Francisco SPCA https://www.sfspca.org/
Sayv Animal Organization https://www.sayvanimals.org/
Shelby Humane Society https://www.shelbyhumane.org/
SPCA of Bradley County https://www.spcabctn.org/
Stars and Stripes Dog Rescue https://starsandstripesdogrescue.org/
Street Dog Rescue & Recovery https://www.streetdogrescueok.org/
Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation https://tvma.org/
Wilding Animal Rescue Inc https://wildlingrescue.com/

About Wag! – Wag.co

Wag! strives to be the #1 app for pet parents, offering access to 5-star dog walking, pet sitting, expert pet advice and training from local pet caregivers nationwide. Wag!'s community of over 400,000 pet caregivers are pet people, and it shows. Making pet parents happy is what Wag! does best. With safety and happiness at the forefront, pet caregivers with Wag! have a trusted record of experience with over 12.1 million pet care services completed by pet caregivers on the Wag! platform and over $325 million total bookings across all 50 states, resulting in more than 96% of services earning 5 stars. For more information, visit wag.co.

About DonateStock

DonateStock is a fintech philanthropy platform that is democratizing charitable stock giving by making it easy and accessible to millions of nonprofits and donors. DonateStock streamlines the stock gifting process making it fast, safe and free for donors and allowing nonprofits to solicit, receive and process stock gifts at scale. By making stock gifting easy and accessible to all, DonateStock is unlocking billions in annual funding while helping thousands of nonprofits impact millions of lives.

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