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Making a planned gift to Capital Humane Society is a meaningful way to carry forward your compassion and concern for animals. Additionally, this type of giving may help you achieve specific financial goals, such as reducing or eliminating certain tax liability.
While we hope to outlive our pets, unexpected illness or death could leave us unable to support them. Whether your cherished companion is a dog, cat, rabbit, bird, or another type of pet, Capital Humane Society can help you prepare for their care if they survive you. CHS’ Forever Friends Program provides a way to ensure their care and adoption through your will or other estate planning documents.
Perhaps the most straightforward planned giving option is to make a bequest in your will. Regardless of your age or financial status, a will is essential to ensure that your property is distributed according to your wishes instead of the arbitrary laws of the state in which you live. For questions about giving to Capital Humane Society, consult your tax adviser first.
If you have a life insurance policy that is no longer needed to provide for dependents, consider making Capital Humane Society the beneficiary. This may enable you to make a significant gift to the shelter without using any of your estate's capital. A further option is to make Capital Humane Society both the beneficiary and owner of a paid-up policy. Doing so will earn you an immediate tax deduction equal to the policy's cash value.
Some assets, such as IRAs, Keogh Plans, and other qualified retirement plans, do not pass directly through your will and require you to name a beneficiary. Consider making the shelter a full or partial beneficiary. Such plans can be excellent choices for charitable gifting because they are taxed more heavily than other assets—sometimes greater than 60 percent.
A relatively easy planned giving option is to buy a Certificate of Deposit (CD) at your local bank and name the shelter as the beneficiary, payable-on-death. The CD can remain on deposit earning interest until the holder's death, then Capital Humane Society would receive its value. For questions about giving to Capital Humane Society, consult your attorney or tax adviser first.
This type of trust is opposite of the Charitable Remainder Trust. The donor agrees to give an asset to Capital Humane Society for a set number of years. At the end of the term, the asset is then transferred to specified family members at a reduced gift and estate tax rate. A Charitable Lead Trust may make sense for donors who exceeded the annual limits on income tax deduction for charitable gifts. For questions about giving to Capital Humane Society, consult your attorney or tax adviser first.
If you're looking for a way to help the animals, while also achieving specific tax benefits, donating stocks, bonds, and/or mutual funds might be right for you. For questions about giving to Capital Humane Society, consult your attorney or tax adviser first.
Gifts of appreciated property can be given to the shelter through a donor's will or living trust. The donor would receive an estate tax charitable deduction for the full value of the property. For questions about giving to Capital Humane Society, consult your attorney or tax adviser first.
While we hope to outlive our pets, unexpected illness or death could leave us unable to care for them. We receive love and companionship from our furry friends, and making plans for their safety and wellbeing in the event of our absence is an important step in securing their future.
Whether your cherished companion is a dog, cat, rabbit, bird, or another type of pet, Capital Humane Society can help you prepare for their care if they survive you. CHS’ Forever Friends Program provides a way to ensure their care and adoption through your will or other estate planning documents.
When you enroll in Forever Friends and include a planned gift to CHS (of any size!), we will welcome, care for, and find new homes for any pets who outlive you. Your pets rely on you for everything, and we are committed to stepping in when you are no longer able.
To learn more about how Forever Friends can safeguard your pets’ future, please call or email our Director of Development, Shana Perry, at 402-473-5365 or [email protected]. To view the informational packet, which includes sample language for your attorney to use in your estate documents, please click the link below. If you would like us to send you a packet via USPS, please contact Shana Perry at the phone number and email address above. We are happy to send you more information!
Admissions & Assessment Center
2320 Park Boulevard Lincoln, NE 68502
(402) 441-4488 ext. 2
Monday - Friday
11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Pieloch Pet Adoption Center
6500 S. 70th Street Lincoln, NE 68516
(402) 441-4488 ext.1
Monday: Closed
Tuesday - Friday
11:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday
12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Stransky Veterinary Center
5505 O Street Suite 1
Lincoln, NE 68510
402-473-5370
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Donation Refund Policy
We are grateful for your donation and support of our organization. If you have made an error in making your donation or change your mind about contributing to our organization please contact us. Refunds are returned using the original method of payment. If you made your donation by credit card, your refund will be credited to that same credit card.
Automated Recurring Donation Cancellation
Ongoing support is important to enabling projects to continue their work, so we encourage donors to continue to contribute to projects over time. But if you must cancel your recurring donation, please notify us.
