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The Fairy Godparent Program

They live here. You can help keep it that way.

More than one hundred rescued and rehomed animals call this patch of the Mojave home. They eat every single day, which is impressive commitment on their part. Becoming a fairy godparent covers the unglamorous math of keeping one of them fed, healthy, and happy. It is the most direct way to love an animal you cannot take home.

Become a Fairy GodparentFrom $30 a month. Every dollar goes to the animals.

Become a Fairy Godparent in about a minute.

Monthly, on a card, cancel anytime with one email. Prefer a one-time gift instead? Venmo @kaleidoscopedesert works any day of the year.

Meet Ryu

The tallest resident. The best watchman. The biggest grocery bill.

Ryu is our ostrich. If you have visited, he saw you before you saw him. He sees everything. It is kind of his whole thing.

These days Ryu patrols the sanctuary like he owns it, which, honestly, fair. He supervises the mini horses. He keeps an eye on the goats, because somebody has to. And he eats like the tallest resident on the property, with vet care sized to match.

Ryu has people now. Us, and everyone who visits. But the feed bills do not care how charming he is. That is where you come in.

Ryu the ostrich, watching the camera closely

Where the money goes

What a month of care looks like.

We are a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal sanctuary and every dollar you give goes to the animals. That makes the budget refreshingly boring. It is hay, feed, and vet bills, forever.

Hay, by the truckloadalways more than you think
Feed, grain, and produceevery single day
Vet care and the emergency fundthe biggest line, always
Farrier and hoof carehooves do not wait
Bedding, straw, and enclosure repairthe goats test everything
Water and power for the animal areasthe desert is not gentle

The goats consider every one of these line items negotiable. The vet does not.

Every dollar goes to the animals. Not most dollars. Every dollar. Visits and the store fund the mission too, so if you have already been here, you have already helped.

Pick a number

Three tiers. All of them turn into hay.

Fairy Godparent$30a month

Stay close from afar.

  • A monthly photo of your animal with a note in the sanctuary’s voice
  • A digital fairy godparent certificate
  • Your name on their godparent family page
Fairy Guardian$50a month

A real presence at the sanctuary.

  • Everything in Fairy Godparent
  • A welcome kit in the mail with a printed photo and sticker
  • Your name on their enclosure sign at the sanctuary
Fairy Patron$100a month

The deepest relationship we offer.

  • Everything in Fairy Guardian
  • A yearly private meet-and-greet visit with your animal
  • A birthday card from your animal, and first word on new arrivals

Billed monthly by card through Stripe. Tax deductible. Cancel anytime with one email. What you do not get: the animal. They live here. You are the fairy godparent.

The waiting list

Ryu is the famous one. He is not the hungry one.

Every resident here can have a fairy godparent, by name. The mini horses, the mini cows, professional loungers. The goats, persistent, all of them. The pigs, who greet you snout-first. The emus, the tortoises, the peacocks, the parrots including Lola, our newest macaw, and the whole bird society of chickens, turkeys, ducks, and guinea hens. Scroll through, then pick the one that picks you.

Ryu, our ostrich
Ryuour ostrich
The mini horses, small but mighty
The mini horsessmall but mighty
The mini cows, professional loungers
The mini cowsprofessional loungers
The goats, persistent, all of them
The goatspersistent, all of them
The pigs, snouts first
The pigssnouts first
The emus, curious and tall
The emuscurious and tall
The white emu, impossible to miss
The white emuimpossible to miss
Rubs, the resident zebra
Rubsthe resident zebra
The rescue dogs, very fluffy security
The rescue dogsvery fluffy security
The white pony, poses at the mural on purpose
The white ponyposes at the mural on purpose
The peacocks, live under stained glass
The peacockslive under stained glass
The chickens, claimed the good couch
The chickensclaimed the good couch
The silkies, permanent bedhead
The silkiespermanent bedhead
The turkeys, big personalities
The turkeysbig personalities
The ducks, pond society
The duckspond society
The welcome committee, a pig, arriving snout first
The welcome committeea pig, arriving snout first
The guinea hens, the neighborhood watch
The guinea hensthe neighborhood watch

Scroll sideways to meet everyone

Good questions

Is my sponsorship tax deductible?

Yes, to the extent the law allows. We are a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Email info@kaleidoscopedesert.com and we will send an acknowledgment and our EIN for your records.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. Email info@kaleidoscopedesert.com and we cancel it same day. No forms, no guilt trip. The goats may judge you but the goats judge everyone.

Can I visit the resident I sponsor?

Yes, on a booked tour or day pass. Fairy Patrons also get a yearly private meet-and-greet that we arrange with you by email. Every visit is 18 and over.

What happens if my resident passes away?

We will tell you personally, not in a newsletter. You can move your sponsorship to another resident whenever you are ready. Rescue means loving animals who had hard starts, and we do not hide the hard parts.

Can I gift a sponsorship?

Yes, and it is a great gift for the person who has everything except a goat. Set it up with your email, then forward the welcome note, or email us and we will handle the handoff.

Can I bring my kids to meet my resident?

The sanctuary is adults only, 18 and over. The residents are the children here.

Every resident here needed somebody. Be that somebody for the next one.

Not ready for monthly? A one-time gift feeds everyone just the same. And honestly, coming to see us counts too.

Become a Fairy GodparentCome meet them first

Kaleidoscope Desert Sanctuary is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal sanctuary. Fairy Godparent sponsorships are donations to our charitable mission and directly support animal rescue, care, and sanctuary operations. Receipts and our EIN are available any time from info@kaleidoscopedesert.com.