Key Takeaways
- • The Dr. Peter & Milla Kollinger Family Endowment, administered through the Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation (SICF), awarded a $2,000 grant to Jim Beam's Corner Cattery, a nonprofit cat rescue and adoption center near Effingham, Illinois.
- • The grant was recommended by Erich Kollinger, son of the endowment's namesakes and a volunteer at the Cattery, and will cover operating costs including veterinary care, medicine, food, litter, utilities, insurance, and facility upkeep.
- • The Cattery, a 501(c)(3) that receives no government funding, has helped nearly 1,400 cats and about 40 dogs find permanent homes and places roughly 200 to 250 cats annually, yet turns away about 20 cats a day for lack of space.
- • Kollinger credits the Cattery's founders and local advocates with Effingham County's no-kill ordinance, which he says makes it the only truly no-kill county in Illinois.
Summary
The Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation (SICF) announced that the Dr. Peter & Milla Kollinger Family Endowment has awarded a $2,000 grant to Jim Beam's Corner Cattery, a nonprofit cat rescue and adoption center located just north of Effingham, Illinois. The grant was recommended by Erich Kollinger, son of Dr. Peter and Milla Kollinger and a volunteer at the Cattery.
The funds are intended to help cover the Cattery's recurring daily costs, including veterinary care, medicine, food, litter, cleaning supplies, heating and cooling, insurance, and upkeep of its free-roaming facility where cats await adoption. The organization is a 501(c)(3) and receives no government funding, operating with low staff overhead. Its intakes include cats slated for euthanasia at other shelters, cats surrendered by owners, and seriously ill strays.
According to the announcement, the Cattery has helped nearly 1,400 cats and about 40 dogs find permanent homes and places roughly 200 to 250 cats each year. Despite this, it turns away roughly 20 cats a day for lack of space. The organization continues the legacy of longtime animal advocate Jim Beam.
Kollinger credited the Cattery's founders and other local advocates with Effingham County's no-kill ordinance, which he said makes the county the only truly no-kill county in Illinois. He said the community still needs a dedicated low-cost spay/neuter resource and a coordinated trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) program to address overpopulation at its source. He also emphasized that dependable monthly gifts allow the Cattery to plan ahead, noting that if 150 people gave $100 a month, the Cattery would have a steady foundation for its mission.
Jim Beam's Corner Cattery is located at 18086 N. U.S. Highway 45 in Effingham and is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adoption, volunteer, and donation information is available at BeamsCorner.com or by calling (844) OUR-CATS.
The funds are intended to help cover the Cattery's recurring daily costs, including veterinary care, medicine, food, litter, cleaning supplies, heating and cooling, insurance, and upkeep of its free-roaming facility where cats await adoption. The organization is a 501(c)(3) and receives no government funding, operating with low staff overhead. Its intakes include cats slated for euthanasia at other shelters, cats surrendered by owners, and seriously ill strays.
According to the announcement, the Cattery has helped nearly 1,400 cats and about 40 dogs find permanent homes and places roughly 200 to 250 cats each year. Despite this, it turns away roughly 20 cats a day for lack of space. The organization continues the legacy of longtime animal advocate Jim Beam.
Kollinger credited the Cattery's founders and other local advocates with Effingham County's no-kill ordinance, which he said makes the county the only truly no-kill county in Illinois. He said the community still needs a dedicated low-cost spay/neuter resource and a coordinated trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) program to address overpopulation at its source. He also emphasized that dependable monthly gifts allow the Cattery to plan ahead, noting that if 150 people gave $100 a month, the Cattery would have a steady foundation for its mission.
Jim Beam's Corner Cattery is located at 18086 N. U.S. Highway 45 in Effingham and is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adoption, volunteer, and donation information is available at BeamsCorner.com or by calling (844) OUR-CATS.
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