UPPER MIDWEST GREAT DANE RESCUE

Upper Midwest Great Dane Rescue (UMGDR) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Eagan, Minnesota, that operates a foster-based rescue and adoption program specializing in Great Danes across the Upper Midwest. The organization places dogs in volunteer foster homes, provides veterinary care and behavioral assessment, and works to match each dog with a permanent adoptive family. In recent years UMGDR has actively reopened intake, updated its adoption and foster procedures (including an adoption fee structure effective January 1, 2026), and continued community outreach through adoption events and partnerships. The rescue reports substantial cumulative impact — including more than 1,500 Great Danes helped, nearly $1,000,000 in veterinary care provided, and significant fundraising to support ongoing operations — and maintains an active volunteer board and transport/foster network across several states.