Leave a Legacy

Are you looking to make a lasting gift to GSRA? There is no better way to do so than by making a planned gift.  Please consider making a gift for the animals through planned giving. Every year on average we care for 100 German Shepherds within our rescue or as part of our community outreach fund, which provide financial support to local families with urgent medical or behavioral needs enabling them to keep their beloved German Shepherd. Your legacy will help make sure that every animal we care for is able to receive the loving care, treatment, and training they need to find their new home.

We take all the guesswork out of this process so that you have peace of mind.

Including a charitable bequest in your will is a simple way to make a lasting gift to GSRA.  You can leave a bequest to the Rescue by adding to an existing will or drafting a new one.  Here are some ways to structure the amount of your gift:

• a stated dollar amount
• a percentage of your estate or
• the remainder of your estate after distributions are made to other beneficiaries

 

Charitable gifts may be tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.  Please consult your tax or legal adviser.  

While we can provide you with sample language here, we encourage you to have a personal conversation with your attorney, accountant, and/or financial advisor.

“I give to German Shepherd Dog Rescue and Adoption Service (federal ID # 56-1857148 , 1821 Hillandale Rd., Suite 1B #326 , Durham, NC, 27705) the sum of $___ [OR ___ % of the residue of my estate/trust] to be used for its general purposes.”

Regardless of which type of legacy you decide to build and leave to GSRA, you will need to have some basic information about us to include with the gift, as well as to provide to your attorney, accountant, and/or financial advisor:

German Shepherd Dog Rescue and Adoption Service

1821 Hillandale Road, Suite 1B #326
Durham, NC 27705

Tax ID#56-1857148

Tax-Deferred Retirement Account

Consider leaving retirement account assets to German Shepherd Rescue and Adoptions and preserve all the funds free from tax. You can designate GSRA the beneficiary or contingent beneficiary of your retirement accounts. You may wish to fund your donation to GSRA from your retirement plan (i.e., IRA, 401K, Keogh).

 

Insurance Policies

 

You can designate German Shepherd Rescue and Adoptions as the beneficiary of your life insurance policy, or you can make GSRA the permanent owner and beneficiary of a new policy or a paid-up policy that you no longer need.

To make GSRA a beneficiary of an already existing life insurance policy, you can simply request a beneficiary designation form from your employer or insurance company. Most forms require the following information: 

Full legal name : German Shepherd Dog Rescue and Adoption Service

Permanent mailing address : 1821 Hillandale Road, Suite 1B #326, Durham, NC 27705

Federal Tax ID : 56-1857148

Your relationship to the beneficiary : Charity

 

Stock, Bond, and Mutual Fund Gifts

 

Stocks, bonds, or mutual fund shares to German Shepherd Rescue and Adoptions can be easily transferred from a donor’s investment account to GSRA’s brokerage account.

For more information, please contact our financial advisor at Edward Jones using the contact information below.  All inquiries and information will be kept strictly confidential and will not imply any obligation to make a gift.