"Cat Stuff" December 2019
The Latest from Winn Feline Foundation
The Winn Feline Foundation advances feline health
by supporting research and education.
Every cat, every day benefits from Winn funded research.
The 2019 Cures4Cats Campaign kicked off on Saturday, October 19th, 2019 and runs through Tuesday, December 31st, 2019.

The 2019 Cures4Cats campaign focus will be an extension of last year's campaign focus, chronic kidney disease (CKD). This year we will continue our focus on CKD, but with an emphasis on feline hypertension.

Winn Feline Foundation will match donations, dollar for dollar, up to $50,000.

For more information about the 2019 Cures4Cats Campaign, and to find out how you can participate, click here .
The Winn Feline Foundation FIP Symposium:
PURRsuing FIP and WINNing was a huge success! Thank you to all that attended in person and online. We are currently processing transcripts from the two day event and our Education Committee will be creating articles, white papers, consensus statements, etc. to get all the great information that surfaced at the event to as many people as possible to build awareness surrounding the most current information on FIP prevention, treatment and research that is out there around the world. Watch for much more to come in 2020!
Winn Feline Foundation's
Year in Review
Winn Feline Foundation’s 2019 Year in Review is now available. View the document here and see what Winn has been able to do with your generous support!
Honored Donors -November 2019

Honored Donors are donations over $100. We are thrilled with all of our donations Winn receives. We have so many generous supporters and appreciate your willingness to help every cat, every day benefit with Winn funded research.
Holly Aglialoro
Chris, Kim & Evan Bird
Marcus Brown
Cat Hospital of Tucson
Jeanine Chiaffarano
Kathryn Christensen
Civic Feline Clinic
Steve Dale
Karen & Marc Del Tatto
Randall Felts
Fidelity Brokerage Services
Josephine Fike
Lena Gubarev
Susan Head
John Kennedy
Diane Kerly
Robert Kern
Rosalinda Magalona
Zongxiang Mao
M. Louise Minnick
Masumi Nakamura
Camille & James Page
Lindsay & Fran Preiss
Michelle Richards
Michael Rife
Samuel P Mandell Foundation
Barbara Ann Schermer
Wendy Simpson
Vicki Thayer
Lois Thompson
Richard Weavil
Claus & Susanne Wehnert
Macomb Community College
Winn Feline Foundation’s 2019 Year End Appeal
is Underway!
Announcements have been mailed out and we will also be providing more information about this important fundraising piece via email notification, social media and articles. If you have not received yours and can’t wait to see it, you can view here . Thank you in advance for your support! 

Every cat, every day benefits from Winn funded research thanks to our generous donors like you.
Planned Giving Tips
By George Eigenhauser
If you wish to name Winn as a beneficiary in your estate plan, but need help finding the right language, the following is one possible wording:
 
“I give to the Winn Feline Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the District of Columbia and exempt from tax under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) with its headquarters at 637 Wyckoff Ave., Suite 336, Wyckoff, NJ 07481, [choose either: the sum of $__________ OR ________ per cent of my residuary estate] to be used for general purposes.”

When adding Winn to the beneficiary designation for insurance, pensions or other payable on death benefits you should use Winn’s legal name “Winn Feline Foundation, Inc.”. If requested you should include our address and if needed Winn’s Federal Tax ID # 23-7138699.
2018 Photo Contest Winner, "Teddy" Smith
Holiday Photo Contest
Enter Your Cat Today!
Get in the holiday spirit early and participate in Winn's Best Holiday Cat Photo Contest! 

Send a photo of your cat in a holiday setting and/or holiday attire to us. Your photo will reside on Winn's gallery page for viewing.

Details for submission:
Include the cat's name and your name with the photo
Photo size maximum is 3 MB

Categories for prize winner:
Best of Show in Holiday Attire
Most Humorous Holiday Spirit
 $50 Amazon Gift Card to winner in each category!
Last day for submission is December 24, 2019
Click here for complete entry information
Bria Fund End of Year Message
from Susan E Gingrich, Founder
In a few days it will be Christmas, then the end of 2019 and start of a brand new year. This year was one of ups and downs for the Bria Fund and me personally, but fortunately, many more, pretty high ups! As I prepared to speak at Winn’s FIP Symposium, I reflected on the amazing FIP progress since we lost Bria in 2005. In 2005, there was little to offer and no hope for FIP. This was unacceptable to me, and in Bria’s memory, I decided to do something about it, writing a proposal for the Bria Fund for FIP Research. I approached the Winn Feline Foundation with it, and several months later it was accepted by the board, with the understanding that I primarily would be responsible for its success, and if donations stopped, the stipulated fund would be closed. I took that challenge seriously. Through the Bria Fund and other funding sources, Winn continues to be the non-profit supporting more FIP research studies, than any other. Thanks to generous donors, both the Bria Fund and FIP progress are flourishing!


Look for Winn Feline Foundation Representatives at the following upcoming events:
San Diego CFA Cat Show
January 25th & 26th, 2020
Del Mar Fairgrounds
San Diego, California
The New Culture Club (TNCC) International Cat Show
January 25th & 26th, 2020
Holiday Inn @ Airport
Portland, Oregon
Meet the Breeds
January 25th & 26th, 2020
Jacob Javits Center
New York, New York
Shopping Amazon for the holidays? Log in using smile.amazon.com , select Winn Feline Foundation as your charity and Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Winn Feline Foundation.