LEGACY SOCIETY
Legacy Giving: Leave a Legacy Gift to Giant Paw Prints, Inc.
Secure the Future of Giant Breed Dog Welfare
Welcome to Giant Paw Print, Inc’s Legacy Giving Program, plan your greatest gift. Here, your compassion for animals can shine eternally. By leaving a legacy gift, you become a hero for giant breed dogs ensuring they receive love, care, and hope for generations to come.
About Giant Paw Prints, Inc.
Giant Paw Prints, Inc. was founded July 23, 2012 with the vision of helping giant breed dogs out of the shelters. Giant breed dogs are more expensive to help medically and with basic needs, they are less likely to be pulled out of the shelters. While giant breed dogs take about 10.4 months to get adopted the smaller breeds only take 2.7 months. The need for our rescue was necessary due to the euthanasia rate for the giants. In October 2017 we bought our first facility and made it a temporary home until our giants were adtopted.
Why Choose Legacy Gifts?
Endless Impact: Your legacy gift ensures that homeless animals receive the love and care they deserve, providing a lasting legacy of compassion.
Financial Benefits: Legacy gifts may offer tax advantages, allowing you to provide crucial support to our mission while maximizing your benefits.
Join Our Legacy Society: Become a part of an exclusive community of compassionate individuals dedicated to securing a brighter future for animals.
Your Legacy Giving will ensure that Giant Paw Prints, Inc. continues to help giant dogs in need. With the proper veterinary help and the love they receive in our care, they are ready to begin their new lives.
How to Participate
Through planned giving, you have the opportunity to leave a profound impact on the lives of these giant breed dogs. There are several ways this can be done
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: Can I change my legacy gift after it’s been established? A: Yes, you can adjust your legacy gift at any time to reflect your changing circumstances and priorities. Q: Is there a minimum amount required for legacy gifts? A: There is no minimum amount. Every legacy gift, regardless of size, helps us make a difference. Q: What information do I need to provide in my will or trust to include Giant Paw Prints, Inc.? A: You will need our legal name and tax identification number, which can be obtained by contacting us. Q: How can I learn more about legacy giving? A: For more information or personalized assistance, please contact our Legacy Giving Coordinator: Cathy Nolan, 219-241-9299, giantpawprints@aol.com
Join Our Legacy Society
By choosing to leave a legacy gift, you can become a member of Giant Paw Prints, Inc’s Legacy Society, a special community of passionate individuals devoted to securing a brighter future for animals.
Start Your Legacy Today
Your love for animals can endure for eternity. Begin your legacy today by making a commitment that will change lives for generations. Reach out to us to discover more or commence the process.
Joe
Option 1: Bequests
What is a Bequest? A bequest is a simple and powerful way to make a lasting impact for animals through your will or living trust. When you include [Shelter Name] in your will, you’re making a commitment to allocate a portion of your assets or a fixed sum to support our mission once your other obligations have been fulfilled. By specifying a fixed amount or a percentage of your estate, you can tailor your gift to align with your financial circumstances and the level of support you’d like to provide.
Flexibility: Bequests offer significant flexibility. You can adjust the details of your bequest at any time if your financial situation or priorities change. This flexibility ensures that your legacy gift remains aligned with your values and goals.
Impact: Your generosity through a bequest can have a profound and enduring impact on the animals we care for. It provides essential funding for their shelter, food, medical care, and the love they need to thrive.
Biggs
Option 2: Beneficiary Designations
What are Beneficiary Designations? Beneficiary designations allow you to make a significant contribution to [Shelter Name] by naming us as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy or retirement account. It’s a straightforward process that can be completed by contacting your insurance company or retirement account provider and specifying [Shelter Name] as a beneficiary.
Preserving Care: By designating [Shelter Name] as a beneficiary, you ensure that animals continue to receive the care they deserve even when you’re no longer here. Your life insurance policy or retirement account’s proceeds will directly support our mission, making a meaningful impact on countless lives.
No Impact on Current Finances: This option allows you to support animal welfare without affecting your current financial situation. It’s an efficient way to make a substantial gift that doesn’t require immediate financial outlays.
What are the types of legacy giving?
Making a planned gift is a wonderful way to show your support and appreciation for Giant Paw Prints, Inc. (GPPR) and its mission while accommodating your own personal, financial, estate-planning, and philanthropic goals. With smart planning, you may actually increase the size of your estate and/or reduce the tax burden on your heirs. Just as important, you will know that you have made a meaningful contribution to GPPR.
We recommend that you familiarize yourself with various gift options by exploring ways to give and what to give. Then compare gift options and/or calculate how these gifts could work for you. And of course, please contact us for assistance or to discuss your personal situation and objectives.
Let’s break down the different types of legacy giving so your nonprofit can get comfortable with the more complex side of this giving method:
Bequests. Bequests are the most popular, simplest type of legacy giving. In their wills, donors will name what they want to give to your nonprofit, whether it’s a specific amount of funds, stocks, a piece of art, or even a percentage of the value of their estate. Keep in mind that while your nonprofit can encourage donors to create a will, you cannot participate in creating it.
Life insurance. When taking out a life insurance policy, donors can name a nonprofit as one of its beneficiaries. Donors who currently have life insurance policies they don’t need anymore can also participate in legacy giving by donating their policy’s accumulated value to your nonprofit.
IRAs. Some of your donors may be interested in joining a tax-deferred retirement plan. They can use this as a method to participate in your legacy giving program by either naming your nonprofit a beneficiary or as a recipient of the percentage of the proceeds.
Charitable gift annuities. Large nonprofits may set up charitable gift annuities for their donors. With this method, donors make a large gift during their lifetime, and in exchange, the nonprofit provides them with a fixed income for the rest of their life. When the donor passes, the nonprofit receives the remaining funds.
Retained life estates. Instead of making a monetary donation, donors can give nonprofits a piece of property they own while still retaining the right to use it during their lifetime. After the donor passes, the nonprofit can choose to keep or sell the property.