CHF 20
FIRST ANIMAL DONATION
In Switzerland in 2022, before Help My Mates had a website, organisation or platform, Thomas explained his idea for helping animals to a woman he did not know. She gave him CHF 20 specifically to help animals.
OUR JOURNEY
The Help My Mates Journey
From CHF 20 to a A$10 million impact goal. We’re at the very beginning — and we’re building this openly.
FROM CHF 20 TO A$10 MILLION OF IMPACT
A$10 million is our long-term 10-year impact goal. It is not money already raised.
A$500
FOUNDER STARTUP FUNDING
In September 2026, founder Thomas Gosewinkel personally committed A$500 to building Help My Mates — covering website, domain and startup costs.
100 hours
FOUNDER TIME COMMITTED
Thomas has committed his first 100 hours of founder time to building Help My Mates.
“We may never know the name of Donor #001. But we’ll never forget where Help My Mates started.”
Where things stand right now
We only show confirmed figures. Founder funding and animal donations are tracked separately.
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CHF 20
Animal donations received
Donor #001 — Switzerland, 2022
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A$500
Founder startup funding
Website, domain & startup costs — not an animal donation
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100 hrs
Founder hours committed
Thomas Gosewinkel — founder time
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Animals helped
Awaiting first charity partners
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Charity partners
Being carefully selected
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Habitats supported
Awaiting first charity partners
A$500
Founder/startup funding
Startup contribution — not an animal donation
100 Founding Mates
Founding goal
A$10 million of impact over 10 years
Long-term goal
The milestones ahead
These are goals and milestones — not money already raised. We show zero rather than invented numbers.
✓Reached
CHF 20
Donor #001 — first animal donation (Switzerland, 2022)
✓Reached
A$500
Founder commits startup funding — Help My Mates begins
○Goal
A$1,000
First community milestone
○Goal
A$10,000
Early impact
○Goal
A$100,000
Growing animal community
○Goal
A$1,000,000
Major impact milestone
○Goal
A$10,000,000
10-year goal
What we’ll track as we grow
Once real verified data exists, this page will report on all of the below. Until then, we show zero rather than invented statistics.
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Money distributed
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Animals helped
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Organisations supported
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Habitats protected or restored
Coming soon
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Children educated
Coming soon
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Volunteer hours
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Donated goods and services
Coming soon
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Corporate contributions
Coming soon
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Be part of the journey
Every bit of support — money, time, skills or connections — helps build something real for animals.
Become a Founding Mate