Poppy Foundation

The Poppy Foundation is a fantastic organization. While there are many volunteers contributing much more than we do, I believe all volunteers feel truly appreciated. Over the years, my husband and I have served at different levels, but our most rewarding has been the adoption aspect of this organization. At different times, six of these "bundles of joy" have allowed us to live with them. (If you know cats, you know they are in charge of their home!) This foundation serves a much overlooked population of abandoned, medically dependent, and homeless cats.

This is an incredible organization that truly gives hope, care and love to an underserved group of cats. Poppy is my favorite charity and I am honored to assist where I can.

The Poppy foundation is a wonderful caring organization that cares for special needs cats. They give the cats a second chance. I just started volunteering this year and I love it but knew of this organization long before this year and all the good work they do.

Poppy Foundation is a wonderful organization. They give medically fragile cats in need a safe and caring place to live. I have been volunteering at Poppy for almost 3 years. I love spending times with the cats and other volunteers.

My husband and I have been volunteering for about a year and a half and have enjoyed every minute. We love caring for the cats. The staff and volunteers are dedicated to make sure the cats are well taken care of including medical needs and comfort. We have adopted one of the cats and she has become one of our family.

I came to discover The Poppy Foundation as a client when I had found a sick stray kitten that was in desperate need of help. It amazed me how willing to help me they were and although that sweet kitten didn’t make it due to her injuries, their efforts and dedication to help me out inspired me to become a frequent volunteer. As a volunteer I was able to see first hand the love and care the people of Poppy give to their cats and it didn’t take much time before I began to love them just the same. You can tell the poppy cats are happy and well loved and I think that comes from the great staff and volunteers that dedicate their time to this wonderful safe haven for cats.

On a daily basis I have been amazed by the care these cats receive at Poppy. It is more than a shelter. Because of the volunteers and staff, cats receive the love and care they need in a home like setting.

As good as charities come. Thus organization has a heart of gold taking care of the most vulnerable animals. They truly deserve more recognition.

I am such an animal lover and my dream has always been to take in the old, unwanted cats that always get overlooked for the kittens. One day, when I have my own home, I will be able to do that. In the meantime, I found the most wonderful place in the Poppy Foundation which allows me to assist in caring for the forgotten cats of Las Vegas. The care and love given to these abandoned and special needs animals really renews my faith in humanity. I am so thankful to be a part of this wonderful place and let these little critters know that even though they may have had rough beginnings, they are now loved and that we will care for them for the rest of their days. They have a loving home and family in the Poppy Foundation.❤️

The Poppy Foundation is an amazing 100% volunteer based nonprofit! They truly care for the well-being of the kitties they serve. Most of their cats require special needs or are abandoned and are so well taken care of at the Poppy Foundation. This organization is so important and have done such amazing work! I love volunteering and helping out every chance I get.

When my wife and I moved here 20 years ago, the first thing we looked for was a vet. Dr. Steelman was highly recommended. In doing so, we became acquainted with the Poppy Foundation, both the cats and volunteers. Most of the Poppy cats have special needs and are not adoptable. The volunteers lovingly tend to their needs. We also discovered that all the donations go directly to the care of the cats. The Poppy board of directors take no salary; it is strictly a volunteer position. Over the years, my wife and I have donated to the Poppy cats. My wife is gone now, but I’ve continued to support the foundation and have adopted three cats. I could not think of a better organization to donate to and I have The Poppy Foundation prominently mentioned in my will.

Whenever I have visited the kitties are happy and friendly and look very well taken care of in all areas of the large facility.
I donate newspapers and have gone to a fundraiser and it's amazing the number of people who support Poppy Foundation.

Loved volunteering here! The staff were great and all the cats seemed very happy and well taken care of!

I’m grateful to be a volunteer at the Poppy Foundation. It’s a wonderful non-profit that is dedicated to helping rescue cats that struggle with chronic health conditions that were abandoned and many senior cats that need homes.

The volunteers are incredibly helpful and kind. They have shown me how to care for cats and how important the organization is in helping to save stray cats in Las Vegas.

I love these sweet cats, and I’m happy to help this charity in any way that I can. All the donations they get make a huge difference, and everything is run by volunteers. The board and team members are good people working for a good cause.

Many cats' lives have been saved as a result of their efforts. Because of the Poppy Foundation, several cats were adopted into loving homes. Spending time with these rescue animals has positively impacted many people's lives, including mine.

This is such an important rescue, as they save the most vulnerable kitties. The volunteers care deeply about the sweet angels they've rescued! As a volunteer, I've enjoyed getting to know and bond with the kitties, and seeing them get furrever homes is the best!

A litter of six kittens was abandoned and brought to the Poppy Foundation. Poppy, fortunately, never turns away an animal, and took all of them in. Some, if not all, had upper respiratory infections. They were not in great shape, and Poppy really took the time to nurse them back to health.

I was interested in adopting a kitten, and fell in love with one of the six. He was too young to adopt, but Poppy let me come in once a week to visit him and spend time with him until he was old enough to come home with me.

He is up-to-date on all of his vaccinations and micro chipped. I brought him back a month later to be neutered, and I can’t thank Poppy enough for their dedication to saving cats. If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t have the sweetest little boy.

Dr. Stillman is the best. She is always available to help you with any issues you have with your cat 24/7.

I have known the poppy foundation for 22 years. They have amazing, kind and caring volunteers who help out daily to insure these beautiful kitties are loved and well taken care off. Many have chronic medical conditions and sadly some were mistreated before arriving at Poppy. Gratefully some kitties have been adopted and taken to their forever homes. But for the kitties who haven’t been, they will always have a warm place to sleep and a place where they’ll never go hungry. They get the care they need and they’ll never have to worry about what tomorrow will be. This is their forever home.

This nonprofit checks all the boxes - they care about their mission and live it every day. They care about their community and show up every day. They support other local nonprofits and really make a difference. I am so thankful to the Poppy Foundation for all their work!

Over the last several years, I have been pleased and proud to support the mission, volunteers, and special-needs cats of the Poppy Foundation through donations and personal participation in broader fundraising efforts. This humane organization shelters unadoptable cats, ensuring they receive appropriate medical care, live their natural lifespan in a safe non-restrictive environment, and enjoy the society of fellow felines as well as loving attention from their caretakers. As a Buddhist, I want Poppy Foundation to be recognized for its dedication to the principle that even chronically ill and formerly abused and neglected cats deserve, as do all sentient beings, every opportunity to live as freely from suffering as compassionate humans can make possible for them. The Las Vegas community is elevated by the Poppy Foundation’s work and service.

The Poppy Foundation has been such a blessing to so many unadoptable cats who have found their way there. They make sure each one has medical exams, is spayed or neutered, vaccinated and medically treated if necessary. As a senior citizen Poppy has helped my kitty, too, before he passed.
The members of their Board all have full-time jobs but still find time, at no payment, to keep Poppy maintained, organizing fund raisers, working with volunteers and even buying supplies if needed.
I'm really committed to the Poppy Foundation.

The Poppy Foundation is a wonderful Foundation where unwanted and unadoptable cats find a very loving home with both the employees and the volunteers. This is a private Foundation that is always struggling but never turns away unwanted cats. Cats that would normally be euthanized find a safe home to live out their lives. They deserve to be recognized for all their hard work!!!!

The Poppy Foundation's volunteers are truly gifts to this world! They selflessly dedicate their unpaid, free time to help feed, love, clean up, and play with un-adoptable, medically-dependent rescue cats. The majority of the Poppy cats will live the rest of their lives at the foundation, so the volunteers work tirelessly to ensure they enjoy every second they are there! The Poppy cats are some of the luckiest animals in Las Vegas to have a sweet sanctuary with such dedicated volunteers to care for them.

The Poppy Foundation is amazing! It is solely run by volunteers. They take care of over 100 cats whom are well cared for. Most of the cats are not adoptable, but live the rest of their lives in a loving environment. The cats are well cared for.

Poppy Foundation is a godsend for cats. They are associated with a cat only veterinarian and they take in cats that are sick or otherwise unadoptable although they do have adoptable cats or kittens as well. In fact I have gotten three of my kitties from them. Poppy takes care of food, medicine, and whatever else is needed for the life of the cats that they have. It Is a wonderful foundation which I wholeheartedly support.

This rescue is 100% the best for felines who have chronic illnesses! This team is absolutely amazing and works hard every single day to care for all the cats there. This is also the best place to volunteer your time and find others who share your passion for cats. I also have 2 cats in which I adopted from this wonderful place 9 years ago and I cannot imagine my life without my furbabies. Thank you Poppy Foundation for all your love and care !

The Poppy Foundation is an amazing place! It is a 100% volunteer organization with a dedicated board. Supporters are very passionate about this organization because of the compassionate care given to the cats. These cats have excellent care and a forever home thanks to the dedication of the volunteers and supporters.

What an amazing organization! With an estimated 85-90K stray, feral, and abandoned cats in our community, the Poppy Foundation is desperately needed. This 501c3 charity provides forever care to cats that are not typically adoptable. Most are feral, chronically ill or infirm, or geriatric.

Poppy Foundation has over 100 cats in their care at any given time. Despite this daunting number, the volunteers still manage to know the cats' names and their "personal" preferences, putting out favorite foods, petting the feisty ones in a certain manner, brushing the ones that desire it. That is pretty incredible. Poppy's dedicated staff of volunteers truly care about the cats, going above and beyond to improve the quality of life for these fur babies.

And the coolest part of this place? Members of the public can stop by to visit and hang out with the cats! If you love the felines, you will love visiting Poppy.

Amazing foundation! I live what they do for cats and the community!

The Poppy Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that survives mainly on monitory, food, litter, etc. donations. Most of our cat Poppylation has health problems and cannot be adopted, but there will be all attempts made to find any 'inherited' healthy cats and kittens their 'forever' homes
Poppy survives almost solely by monetary donations, including friends who have passed away and have willed donations. Poppy also appreciates all the great volunteers who are happy to help in any way they can, showing the kitties attention, getting them socialized and giving them love.

Our Board members all work full-time jobs, but still find time to plan, organize and take part in various fund'-raising sales throughout the year. No one is compensated. 100% of all money raised goes towards the care and feeding of our kitties. This includes vaccinations, testing for cat-related diseases, x-rays, lab work, medication....... whatever veterinary care they need. Many are on special foods that Poppy pays for.

The cost of maintaining our Poppylation is high, but everyone involved is happy to do their part to help out where they can.

I cannot say enough good things about the Poppy Foundation! My family and I were lucky enough to adopt a kitten from them. They did an amazing job of fostering him and he is the sweetest, most playful cat.

When we picked him up we got to experience what the Poppy Foundation is all about and it’s remarkable what they are able to do for all of the cats. The environment is like a cat’s dream. The volunteers were all so nice and knew each cat by name, their personality and what they liked. It’s apparent that the cats are well cared for! I was beyond impressed and can’t thank them enough for the great work they are doing for our community!

The Poppy Foundation is LOVE!!
The volunteers at The Poppy Foundation make sure the kitties are wonderfully taken care of and are so friendly with visitors who come to love and get to know the Poppy Cats!
It is a safe haven for all sorts of kitties to find homes or to live out their lives happy, and loved and with dignity.
Stop by and visit and give the cats some love and affection and/or attend one of their events benefitting The Poppy Foundation. You'll absolutely have an incredible time. It will certainly make the kitties day and is sure to warm your heart as well.
I'm looking forward to spending more time with The Poppy Cats, and become more involved with them and this organization that give so much love and care to the kitties!
See you soon Poppy Cats!
-Angela Markle

I have been involved with the Poppy Foundation since 2007 in various roles, and still feel joy in my heart just thinking of this wonderful charity. I was introduced to them by bringing my cats to the compassionate veterinarian, Dr. Linda Steelman. Over the years, as I volunteered, I watched them grow and evolve into a sun-drenched happy, healthy, loving space that belies the trauma that each cat endured prior to their being rescued.

Some of my favorite memories are of assisting the vets during the free/low-cost spay & neuter days, of helping keep things moving out on the golf course for charity tournaments, of selling adorable cat-themed items (and buying even more!) during the Holiday Sale, and sipping tea (and yes, wine) after idea-laden Board Meetings. I must say I didn't relish cleaning out the old vet office when it was time to move to the new one, but I did enjoy the company of so many willing volunteers!

When considering a donation, an "in-memoriam" gift, volunteer time, or adopting a cat, PLEASE consider the worthy Poppy Foundation.

The Poppy Foundation is truly a sanctuary for all cats. I had an amazing time volunteering here. From interacting with all the different special needs cats to helping around to make their space more comfortable, it was a great experience. It shows that this foundation does everything to provide a safe space for them.

On a vacation to Las Vegas from Colorado this year, I was fortunate to visit the Poppy Foundation and saw first hand the love and dedication these special cats recieve. From learning their names and seeing them roam around, it was easy to love all of the fur babies. Every cat and kitten showed their unique personalities and I love seeing their stories shared on social media. The Poppy Foundations mission is so vital to the care of these lovable fur babies. It was a pleasure meeting the staff and seeing the love they have for these cats in their care. This is truly a foundation that needs all of our support.

This is the best cat rescue! The cats are very well taken care of and the staff is competent, passionate, dedicated and friendly. I haven’t adopted personally from here but know many who have. They are all very happy with their services, and of course, their new family members! I highly recommend Poppy for all cat lovers.

I’ve been a donor to Poppy for many years. I love their mission, events and especially what they do for senior cats. They are so well treated and get to spend their final years in a warm & loving environment. The volunteers take very good care of all the cats there. ������

When you walk into the Poppy Foundation, you’re immediately struck visually by the multitude of cat condos in the main room. After looking around you see a cat in literally every space on the condos and many more around the room. As you goo deeper in the room you see rooms off the main room, housing more condos and many more cats. The surprising thing is how well the many, many cats get along. I think it’s cause that know this is their last hope. So many have special needs and health concerns that are addressed by Poppy. It’s an amazing place with staff and volunteers keeping the cats nurtured and the spaces tidy. This organization does amazing work and it’s touching to see how many lives are affected, feline and human alike!

I'm a dog person, so I won't talk about my adoptees, but I do want to give a shout out to the organization and its incredible team. I have donated and attended Poppy Events over the last few years, and will continue to do so! The Board is great, everyone is so welcoming, and the "residents" (cats) are so well cared for. There is a great need for homes for older cats and cats with medical needs, and Poppy takes the cats that nobody else will. The best part? It's all volunteer. All proceeds go to the cats.

I am very proud to be a part of The Poppy Foundation and the great work they do for the community. Poppy cares for cats that would otherwise be euthanized or left on the streets. They also provide low or no cost spay and neuter. It is 100% volunteer!

I have been aware of this incredible organization for years. What amazes me the most is the dedication of the volunteers that give of their time and even their own monies. A beautiful facility that cares for cats that are abandoned, abused or maybe not as adoptable. These cats are cared for and loved forever. The foundation has the best fund raisers. Great Christmas event, fun Trunk or Treat, St Patrick’s Day corn beef day. (Yum). You can feel the love and dedication the minute you walk in. Stop by and show them some love.

This wonderful organization does not believe in euthanizing cats who may have health issues. If they are unadoptable they have a forever home with Poppy. Since ongoing care is expensive, Poppy needs donations to keep these beautiful kitties well looked after. Volunteers are welcome to help clean litter boxes, wash cage towels, feed and mostly shower them with lots of love.
Sometimes healthy cats and kittens become Poppy cats and they are able to go to forever homes. They are tested for disease, given their first vaccinations, spayed/neutered, and put up for adoption for a reasonable fee. We ask that those homes keep them indoors where they will always be safe.

The Poppy Foundation is an exceptional place in Las Vegas. They take in medically-dependent, abandoned, and special needs cats from the community and give them a safe haven to live for the rest of their lives. These cats are always kept safe, fed, and played with and the ones with even the highest medical needs are well looked after. Each person involved with the Poppy Foundation truly cares about each and every cat that comes through the doors and strives to make sure they have a sanctuary where they can feel loved and cared for.

This non profit does wonderful work with cats. They help the community with low cost/no cost spay and neuter. I cannot say enough about This wonderful organization

The Poppy Foundation is such a special place, where visitors and volunteers care for the needs of cats who have nowhere else to go. They're safe at this all-volunteer charity, and when people leave, they're already planning when they can return. The kitties love the attention, and it's a relaxing spot for us, too. You can feel the love here, thank you for giving them their best lives! I'm proud to be involved with this amazing organization.

My daughter has been a supporter of the Poppy Foundation since it began. I moved to Las Vegas 10 years ago and am thrilled that she introduced me to the organization. I am an animal lover and am so impressed with the dedication from the volunteers, board members, and the medical support team. As a 100% volunteer organization and as one who solely survives on donations, they work tirelessly to raise funds to care for the special cats in their care. Dr. Steelman is my age and I am just amazed at the hours of her time that she donates to the medical care of the cats. She does this with extreme kindness and compassion. I am happy to be a supporter of the Poppy Foundation.

I have been a supporter of the Poppy Foundation since it began. This is an organization that exudes love, compassion, and support for cats in need. I was so impressed with this organization, that I was ecstatic when I was invited to join the Board. I now can use my administrative expertise to raise money for such an amazing cause. This organization thrives because of the extraordinary volunteers who care for our cats every day, and most of all due to the dedication of the most amazing Veterinarian I have even met, Dr. Linda Steelman. She works tirelessly to provide these cats with the medical care they need with an extra dose of true love for them.

This is the little rescue that could. For the past 13 years, the Poppy Foundation has been taking in medically fragile and unadaptable cats and giving them a safe place to live for the rest of their lives. There are generally 150 cats in the population. It runs solely on private donations and volunteer support. The Board is a 100% giving board as recognized by the Community Foundation of Western Nevada. The volunteer crew works hard to identify safe and loving homes for the adoptable cats that find their way to the Poppy Foundation. I know that all the money I donate and the time I contribute goes to care for these precious cats that would have nowhere else to go without the hard working, loving, selfless crew at the Poppy Foundation.

Poppy’s has no less than 150 high special needs cats at any given time! These animals receive great loving care and are allowed to live their lives out with dignity! It is my honor to help assist in those endeavors!

This is such a kind and caring charity. Thanks to the amazing Dr. Steelman and the hard work of all the volunteers at the Poppy Foundation, homeless and chronically ill kitties get a second chance. They also put on lots of fun events for the community to help support their efforts. I've been supporting this organization for over 10 years and will continue to do so. To any of the people feeling uneasy about the 2 negative reviews posted, I would challenge you to take a tour of the place and see directly where your money is going. Warning though: you might fall in love with a cuddly kitty or two!

To merely speak about it hardly does it justice. If you visit The Poppy Foundation, it’s hard to believe your eyes. So very many cats of different health issues and ages, all looking well cared for and content. You’d think this staggering number of cats, coexisting would be full of ruffled fur and hisses, but it has a surreal calmness, maybe in part that these kitties know this is their last hope and lifeline! When possible I donate, and I adopted my last two lil stinkers from them, and I love them so much. Appropriate I am commenting today, Halloween, as they are both black cats, named after witches from Bewitched, Clara and Esmeralda. The Poppy Foundation is a very worthwhile organization!

I was part of Trunk or Treat this year for Poppy. Such a great fun! The Poppy Foundation does so much for their community and their speical cats. A lot of time and caring goes into each event. Every dime made goes directly back to these animals in need.

Treats all cats that come in like family. The only place that I could think of that takes care of cats and gives them a second chance at life.

The Poppy Foundation has been rescuing special needs and abandoned cats for years. Can’t say enough good things about them. I have been to The Poppy Foudation as a volunteer and see the wonderful care given to the cats by the Drs, volunteers and staff. Poppy also helps by doing spay and neutering for other non profit groups.

I have donated to this foundation for quite a few years and am very happy how they are running it. I never worry where my contributions go. They keep everyone posted on the cats and what's happening with them as well as events. I have been burned in the past from several other foundations where they leave town and the funds have disappeared. The Poppy Foundation is great and has been around since 1995. I will continue to contribute to their cause.

This is an amazing organizations whose only goal is to help the disabled, unadoptable kitties to give them the best life they can. They are community based and do what they can to help our community a better place to be. The ladies who run this organization are the sweetest, most humble people you could meet, just truly looking to good for the animals they love so much. I would recommend anyone to take the time to stop by, learn about this organization, and give all the support you can. 1 minute in their facility and your heart will melt for these babies!

I support the Poppy Foundation because they support our community by taking in cats that are otherwise unadoptable or put down just because they have issues like diabetes, blindness, CH, FIV, limbs missing...they also have made room for senior kitties and medically fragile cats that people drop off at their door. They are the meaning of 'no cat left behind'. You can visit these Poppy cats and play with them and make their lives happy and in turn they make you happy. I love supporting the Poppy Foundation in anyway I can because they do all they can to give back to the kitties in our community.

15 years ago when my daughter moved to Las Vegas & needed a vet for for her cat, I first met Dr Steelman & learned of her dedication to homeless unwanted cats. I have been to visit the Poppy Foundation and can attest to the stellar job they are doing. I visit every time I am in town and spend time visiting the kittens & the special cats who have a permanent home at Poppy and love seeing how happy and well taken care of they are. I have also contributed to their fundraisers and donated raffle items to them to help raise funds for the cats. I am a supporter of this foundation because I believe everyone there is open and honest and is doing the hard work of taking care of cats that others have turned their back on. The Poppy Foundation is the first place I would volunteer at if I lived in Las Vegas and I would them recommend them to anyone who was seeking to adopt, foster or re-home a cat.

I have been donating to the Poppy Foundation for two decades and it is by far one of theist wonderful organizations around. There are no paid employees, just volunteers who give their time and effort to help abandoned and disabled cats live their best lives. They also help abandoned cats find loving homes. My Brynhildr and Bert were both saved from desperate situations, nursed back to health by the dedicated volunteers of Poppy and given the chance to spend their lives being loved by me because of the hard work of the Poppy Foundation.

I have adopted two of my babies from the Poppy foundation. The work they do is amazing. So many selfless people come together to care for these cats. I am a monthly donor and also spend time there loving the kitties whenever I can. Everything is spent directly on the cats which is one of the reasons I like them. It’s all about the cats!

I have been a supporter of and donor to this amazing charity for over 10 years . Their dedication and compassion for the lives of all cats and animals is extraordinary. The volunteers and supporters are amazing, it never ceases to amaze me how much of their time and themselves they give everyday in a tireless effort to save the lives of the kitties that need them to survive .

I wanted to donate as my friend is asking for his birthday gift to go here. However after reading a review I am now concerned and would like this non profit to please simply post the amount of our donated dollars thst go directly to helping the animals and what percentage goes to administration. ( all United Way non profits must have less than 25% going to Administration) I like to use that figure as a basis. I see that there is a link on here to get more info for $125. Not spending that!! I would like this organization to please post these numbers .