Be Part of
Our Beginning.
Every Great Community Starts With Someone Who Believes.
RipVanWhisker isn’t opening because a large company decided to build another café. It’s being created by people who believe Atlantic City deserves something different—a place where rescue cats, coffee, compassion, and community come together under one roof.
Every Founding Membership helps bring that vision to life. Your support funds equipment, furnishings, rescue cat spaces, licensing, renovations, and the countless details that transform an empty space into a welcoming home for both people and cats.
When our doors finally open, you’ll know you helped make it happen. Your support isn’t simply remembered—it becomes part of RipVanWhisker’s story from the very beginning.
Choose How You’ll Be Remembered
Every supporter helps write the first chapter of RipVanWhisker. Whether you’re joining as a Friend, becoming a Founding Human, or leaving your legacy as a Founding Partner, you’ll always be part of our story.
Friends & Founders
Perfect for anyone who wants to help bring Atlantic City’s first cat café to life.
- ✔ Founding Member Certificate
- ✔ Exclusive Founders Sticker
- ✔ Digital Recognition
- ✔ Early Café Updates
- ✔ First Invitation to Grand Opening Events
Founding Human
Become one of the people who helped make RipVanWhisker a reality from day one.
- ✔ Everything in Friends & Founders
- ✔ Exclusive Founding Human T-Shirt
- ✔ Founder’s Pin
- ✔ Permanent Recognition on the Founders Wall
- ✔ VIP Grand Opening Invitation
Founding Partner
Leave a lasting legacy and help build one of Atlantic City’s most unique community spaces.
- ✔ Everything in Founding Human
- ✔ Premium Founders Gift Box
- ✔ Special Recognition at Opening
- ✔ Featured Placement on the Founders Wall
- ✔ Lifetime Founder Status
Every Membership Helps Build Something Real
Every dollar raised helps transform RipVanWhisker from an idea into Atlantic City’s first cat café. Your sponsorship creates a welcoming space where rescue cats find loving homes, neighbors gather over coffee, and our community grows stronger together.
The Café
Comfortable seating, warm décor, cozy corners, and a welcoming atmosphere where everyone feels at home.
Cat Lounges
Safe, enriching spaces designed specifically for rescue cats while they wait to meet their forever families.
Coffee & Kitchen
Professional café equipment that allows us to serve exceptional coffee, drinks, and locally inspired treats.
Rescue Partnerships
Working alongside local rescue organizations to provide cats with greater visibility and more opportunities for adoption.
Community Events
Book clubs, family events, educational programs, adoption events, and experiences that bring people together.
Atlantic City’s First Cat Café
Creating a destination unlike anything else on the Boardwalk— celebrating rescue, relaxation, coffee, and community.
The Founders Wall
Before the first espresso is poured… before the first rescue cat finds a forever home… before the first family creates a memory here… there are people choosing to believe in this dream.
Your Name Becomes Part of RipVanWhisker’s Story.
Every Founding Human and Founding Partner will receive permanent recognition on our Founders Wall inside the café. Long after opening day, every guest who walks through our doors will see the names of the people who helped make RipVanWhisker possible.
It’s our way of saying thank you to the community that believed before the doors ever opened.
Displayed Forever
Your name becomes a permanent part of the café’s history and opening story.
Supporting Rescue Cats
Every visitor will see the community that helped create a place dedicated to rescue and adoption.
A Lasting Legacy
Your generosity continues to inspire new visitors for years to come.
Ready to Become Part of RipVanWhisker’s Story?
Every membership helps bring Atlantic City’s first cat café one step closer to opening. Whether you join as a Friends & Founders Member, become a Founding Human, or leave your legacy as a Founding Partner, you’ll always be part of the community that made this dream possible.
❤️ Thank you for believing in RipVanWhisker before the doors ever opened. We can’t wait to welcome you inside.