The Humane Educational Society is a 501(C)(3)
organization and all donations made are tax deductible! Regardless
of budget, there is so much to be done for the animals at our shelter.
We are able to achieve a quality shelter with the help of our community
and its donations to provide more benefits to our animals. Please
consider giving a gift of love that is so important in the lives or our
pets.
HES has arranged several ways in which
donations may be made. There are many options available.
Give
a Monthly Donation
Donating to the Humane Educational Society each month is simple.
The Humane Educational Society will charge your credit card for your
pre-selected amount each month. All you have to do is fill in the
monthly donor form online, along with the credit card information.
At the end of the year, the donor will receive an acknowledgement of
the gift for tax deduction purposes.
Special Needs Fund
The Humane Educational Society sees many animals
enter our shelter who are in need of medical intervention to recover from abuse
and/or neglect. Find out more about how you can help
here.
Luther’s Fund
Luther’s Fund, administered by the Humane Educational Society,
provides funding for emergency medical services for seriously
injured or sick animals whose owners cannot afford treatment.
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If you would like to make a donation to Luther's
Fund online, please click this button. Any amount, small or
large, will be used directly to assist in providing emergency
medical services to sick or injured animals. |
Friendship Wall
Located at the Margaret Brock Pet Adoption Center, the Friendship
Wall is a collection of plaques engraved with the donor's name and
message. Any individual or group can commemorate a special pet,
friend, or family member with a personal inscription. Each plaque
will be mounted in a special place in our Pet Adoption Center. For
further information contact the Humane Educational Society at
624-5302.
• Corporate plaques are $125 each.
• Individual, group, or family plaques are
$75 each.
Memorial Donations
If you wish to make a donation in memory of a deceased family
member, pet, or friend, the Humane Educational Society will send an
acknowledgment card notifying them of your thoughtful donation. You
may add a personalized message to the card.
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If you would like to make a memorial donation
online, please click this button. Please add the memorial
donation information to the "note" section of the form. Thank
you! |
Honor
Donations
If you wish to make a donation honoring a special person, the Humane
Educational Society will send a letter to the honoree acknowledging
the thoughtful donation. If you wish, you may add a personalized
message to the letter.
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If you would like to make an Honor
Donation online, please click this button. Please add the
honoree information to the "note'" section of the form. Thank
you! |
Gifts of
Securities
Benefits of giving include:
• a charitable income tax deduction for the fair
market value of the gifted securities, as of the date of gift.
• Elimination of capital gains tax that would ordinarily become due
after the sale of the appreciated securities on the open market.
• Charitable deductions can be claimed against up to 30% of the
adjusted gross income, and any unused deductions can be carried
forward over the next five years.
• Achievement of a long-term financial objective to reduce
income and estate taxes.
Consultation with a financial advisor before initiating a charitable
gift arrangement is highly recommended.
Bequests by Will
Please consider a bequest to the Humane Educational Society when
preparing your will.
Life Insurance Gifts
A gift of one of your life insurance policies to the Humane
Educational Society can result in an income tax deduction at the
time of your gift. If you continue to pay the premiums on the
policy, those may also be deducted as a charitable contribution.
The
Annuity Trust
The Annuity Trust allows you to transfer cash, securities, or other
property into an irrevocable trust with a fixed dollar amount of
your gift paid to you as long as you live. If you prefer, you can
also direct that the same fixed income be paid to any of your
surviving beneficiaries for as long as they live, and then the
remaining principal would be used by the Humane Educational Society.
The Unitrust
Similar to the Annuity Trust, the Unitrust instead provides a fixed
percentage of the trust's fair market value be paid to you and your
heirs, as opposed to a fixed dollar return, as is the case in the
Annuity Trust.
The
Pooled Income Fund
This is a variation of the basic trust concept, in which your
investment is "pooled" with those of many other individuals into one
large investment fund. The income earned by the Pooled Fund is
distributed to your beneficiaries proportionately to your original
investment.
Retained Life Estates
You may wish to make a bequest of your home to the Humane
Educational Society…but if you make such a gift while you are still
living, you can receive income tax savings as a result of your
contribution. Under this plan, you continue to live in your home,
and if you prefer, make provision for your beneficiaries to live
there also. The Humane Educational Society becomes the owner only
after your demise (and the demise of any beneficiaries you may
specify) and your home does not pass through probate.
The
Revocable Trust
This type of trust allows you to change your gift at some future
point in time. You own the trust until your demise, you can receive
an income for life, and the funds remaining in the trust at your
demise will be considered a charitable contribution for estate tax
purposes.
By including the Humane Educational Society in your charitable
giving you have made a decision to take an active role in
significantly saving animal lives. A gift of appreciated securities
held for more than one year may bring about significant benefits to
you as a contributor to the Humane Educational Society.
Transportation Donations
Your old car, truck, boat, trailer, golf cart, or motor home can
help feed, shelter, or rescue more than 14,000 animals we receive
each year at the shelter. Make room in your garage and realize a
great deduction at tax time.
