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Ways
to Make a Gift – A Guide for Donors
The Clallam County Humane Society is a nonprofit
animal welfare and protection agency. Being a
private, nonprofit organization, we are supported by donations and
do not receive any government funding
We are successful in our efforts each year to
save lives and ensure the future of thousands of pets in need, but
this work requires a major financial commitment. Charitable
donations are of great importance when it comes to funding our
operating needs.
Our 2006 operating budget is $. The percentage of our budget
met through adoption and clinic-related fees paid by members of
the public who utilize our services is just under .. percent, so
the remaining funds must come from charitable support from people
like you who truly care about animals. Please make your donation
by completing the requested information below.
Please complete the form below to make your gift right
now, or mail your gift to: 2105 West
Highway 101
Port Angeles, WA 98363
- If your donation is in memory of a special pet or person, or
made in honor of a birthday, anniversary or other special
event, please use the Tribute
Gift form.)
- Cash – You may make an
outright donation of cash and qualify for a tax deduction of
up to 50% of your adjusted gross income (excess deductions can
be carried over for up to five years after the year of the
gift). Click here
to donate online!
- Appreciated stock or mutual
fund shares – Charitable gifts of stock provide you with a
tax deduction of the full market value (for shares held more
than one year), and capital gains taxes on the appreciated
asset are avoided. For gifts of appreciated securities,
you may qualify for a charitable deduction of 30% of your
adjusted gross income.
- Gifts
“in memory of” or “in honor of”–
You can make a gift in memory or in honor of a friend, loved
one, or beloved pet. The Clallam County Humane Society
will inform the individual you designate about your gift and
how it will benefit the thousands of homeless animals who need
our care. Click here to
make a gift in memory or in honor of a friend, loved one, or
beloved pet!
- Bequest in a will or living
trust - To provide for the Clallam County Humane Society
through your will, living trust or charitable remainder trust,
you will need the Clallam County Humane Society’s tax
identification number, legal name and mailing address.
Please call (360) 457-8206 or e-mail mailto:info@cchumane.com
to obtain this information.
- Life Insurance Policy – You
may name the
Clallam County Humane Society as beneficiary of a
policy you no longer need, or you may create a new policy.
- Retirement accounts or
U.S. savings bonds – By
naming the Clallam County Humane Society as the
beneficiary of your IRA or savings bonds, income
taxes are avoided and the value of the gift qualifies
as an estate tax deduction.
- Charitable remainder trusts
– Charitable remainder trusts provide a means to receive an
immediate income tax deduction, income for life, and a
meaningful gift to charity at death or at the end of the term
of the trust.
For more information
about planned giving options......read
more
(360) 457-8206 or e-mail mailto:info@cchumane.com
to obtain more information about any of the above ways to
give.
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