Supporting Animals, People, and Culture in Puerto Vallarta
Banderas Bay Charities will consider making grants to any recognized group in the Puerto Vallarta area that works with e.g. animals, people, medical, children, education, environment.
Supporting Animals
PEACEAnimals
A mass, free mobile spay/neuter program preventing the overpopulation and suffering of cats and dogs.
LADRA Rescue
LADRA (Las Animas Dog Rescue) helps find furever homes mainly on the West Coast of Canada and the United States.
SayulitAnimals
Providing free spay and neuter services, fostering, adoption, and medical aid for strays.
NOBARS Rescue
Volunteers dedicated to providing rescue to stray, abandoned, abused, or surrendered animals, to prevent cruelty, to re-home and promote the welfare of animals.
Paraiso Felino
Providing a safe space for cats without a home, promoting sterilization and educating the community.
The Sula Society
Educational outreach and providing funds for low income families in Puerto Vallarta to keep the dogs they love while providing them with the veterinary care they need.
SALTY DOG RESCUE BRIGADE
A group of volunteers whom are dedicated to rescuing/re-homing dogs that have been abandoned/unwanted or surrendered.
Supporting People
Refuge of Hope Bucerias
Providing vulnerable women and children access to needed shelter, food, education, community support, skill training, business development and spiritual transformation.
Casa de La Paz
Bucerias Tercera Edad
To enhance the quality of life of Mexico’s aging, most vulnerable citizens while enabling them to retain their dignity.
Amigos de la Cruz
Kids Club & Community Center
Programs focusing on children and the community: including educational programs and summer camp, teaching English to adults and children, teaching Spanish to expats, free dental care for children, and activities such as tennis, swimming, dance, art and more.
Canadian Children's Shelter of Hope
Our focus includes basic care, shelter, education, medical and dental needs for children and families in the Bay of Banderas.
Pasitos de Luz
Supporting single mothers or low-income families who have disabled children with daycare and other services.
Amigos de Bucerias
Amigos de Bucerias, A.C., is a Mexican-registered civil association, composed of energetic residents of Bucerias, Nayarit, Mexico, uniting to make Bucerias a good place to visit, work and live.
Xala Foundation
Xala embodies a living philosophy where purpose and character intertwine. Our shared values nurture the soul and heal the land — forming the beating heart of this sacred endeavor.
Supporting Culture and Environment
Vallarta Botanical Gardens
A botanical garden for the propagation, study, conservation, and display of plants native to Mexico.
Creative Arts Momentum
In-school and after-school programs designed to educate and inspire children through the art of dance and live music.
Biblioteca Los Mangos
Offering the community an inclusive space that encourages the development of creative and sensitive thinking through reading and artistic expression.
International Friendship Club
To promote friendship and enrichment, raise and provide funds and services supporting medical, humanitarian, and educational needs.