All donations are tax-deductible, because the Sports Association of Oakland, a registered 501(c)3 organization, has agreed to manage contributions to the project.

If you wish to mail a check instead (and is preferred due to PayPal's fees), please send to the following address:

Oakland Dog Park
332 Ramapo Valley Road #240
Oakland, NJ 07436

Be sure however to make the check out to
"Sports Association of Oakland, NJ" and on the memo line,
be sure to write "Dog Park".

How will my contribution be recognized?

All contributors of $1,000 or more will have their name or their business or organization’s name featured on a thank you sign to be erected at the dog park. Depending on amount donated, name or logo will increase in size and position on the proposed signage.

Those donating $500-$999 will have their donations go to the general construction budget, unless expressly noted that said donation should go towards a plant or tree purchase. Plant or tree donors will be recognized with a small sign next to the tree or plant/s that their donation went towards at the dog park.
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Rendering of plant recognition signage and park benches to be placed at the dog park.
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Rendering of Donor Recognition Sign to be erected at the dog park.
Those who would like to purchase a memorial/recognition bench for the dog park can also do so for a $2,500 donation. The money will go towards paying for the bench itself, bench delivery, plaque creation and installation, and installation of the bench on the site. Please be sure to download and send in the Donation Form (below) when making a donation to have a bench purchased.

Please see the below attachments to download the donation form and a flier to learn about the different donor tiers:

Dog Park Donation Form.pdf
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Dog Park Donor Flyer.pdf
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Who is the Sports Association of Oakland and what information do I need to know?

According to their webpage:
"The Sports Association of Oakland (SAO) is an independent, non-profit group whose main objective is to support youth sports and recreation in Oakland. It is not the Recreation Commission, nor is it connected to the borough in any way. The SAO is comprised of 9 volunteers who all reside in Oakland. One member is also a member of the Recreation Commission, but there is no direct link between the SAO and the Commission other than what is written below. The SAO holds a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit IRS status and also has a New Jersey State gaming license, allowing it to sponsor raffles and games of chance. Membership meets once a month in a public meeting held at the Danny D’Elia building. Some of what the SAO offers for Oakland is as follows:
  1. Act as a bank for all recreation fundraising efforts. Football, Baseball, Wrestling, etc., all hold fundraising events. All monies are deposited and held in the SAO bank account for accounting, related taxes and transparency purposes.
  2. Act as a bank for Great Oak Park Committee fundraising efforts.
  3. Summer camp trips and meal collections are deposited in the SAO bank account. Certain companies will not accept borough purchase orders, so the SAO will act as the bank to collect and then pay for these summer camp activities.
  4. Sponsor art classes for Oakland’s youth. The SAO helps to fill a need in Oakland to offer different classes in many art disciplines for residents. The classes have been at Valley Middle School, the Oakland Public Library, the Danny D’Elia Building, and Ramapo Valley Baptist Church.
  5. Philanthropist for various Oakland youth needs. The SAO has paid for the sprinklers on field 9, recess equipment for all elementary schools, scoreboards, the main playground equipment, football helmets, plaques, awards & honors, and much more.
  6. Ran the 2012 Oakland carnival, 100% of proceeds went towards funding the walking path, which were transferred to the Borough in December 2014.
  7. Nominate and induct Oakland Sports Hall of Fame members.
  8. Front funding for travel sports tournaments, recreation referees, and recreation umpires.
The SAO Treasurer is an accountant who prepares all necessary taxes and required papers to ensure SAO compliance with regulatory requirements. All disbursements are voted on by the entire board and require majority approval. SAO meetings are on a monthly basis (Danny D), are open to the public, and provide an "open public" session for anyone to attend.

The Sports Association of Oakland’s EIN is 26-3382087. Canceled checks can be used as evidence of the donation for tax purposes.

Funds raised for the dog park efforts are placed in the Sports Association of Oakland's bank account but is separated from the organization's regular budget, so funds raised for the dog park are not used for any other purpose by the Sports Association of Oakland. Donations towards the dog park are tracked and charted to ensure funds donated for the dog park are separated away and are set aside strictly for this fundraising cause.
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Ryan with students from Dogwood Hill Elementary in Oakland who made a donation to the dog park efforts in June 2017.
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