Memorials/Donations
There are several ways that you can contribute to King's Harvest No Kill Pet Rescue both while living and even after, should you so choose. General or Recurring donations will assist us with the daily care and housing of our pets until they can be reunited with their families or adopted by a new family. These kinds of monetary donations also aid in our ongoing efforts to support animal rescue and rehabilitation. If this is the option you would like to participate in, simply go to the donate button at the top of the screen and you will be connected to our donation account vi PayPal. You can select the method of payment once there.
If you would like to do something other than a much appreciated monetary donation, you can Sponsor a Cage, establish a Memorial or Honorary Donation, purchase gifts through our Amazon Wish List or instead of celebrating a special occasion by receiving gifts for yourself or giving them to a friend/loved one, ask for or give gifts on behalf of someone to our shelter. We have many needs and can certainly use any and all help!
Finally, if you would like to continue your devotion to animals after you pass, please consider one of the many options available by planned giving through your estate, retirement plans, insurance policies or other financial assets. Some of your possible options are listed below with additional information. However, it is important that you consider using a lawyer when planning for these types of donations as none of the informtion provided is intended to serve as legal or tax advice.
Planned Giving Through Your Estate
If you want your devotion to animals to continue after you are gone, then please consider including King's Harvest Pet Rescue in your will. Your gift to support the rescue efforts at our shelter is a perfect way to assure that your love of animals will live on. These donations are not only extremely helpful to our mission, but they are also tax deductible and therefore potentially a financial benefit to your estate. This information is not intended to serve as legal or tax advice. You should consider using a lawyer when planning for your will or estate.
Including King's Harvest In Your Will
If you would like to include King's Harvest Pet Rescue in your will, it is quick and easy to do. You can simply copy or include the following paragraphs to use in your will. If you have already written your will, you can use the second section to mend your existing will.
"I bequeth to King's Harvest Pet Rescue, 21110 Holden Drive, Dvenport, IA 52806, the sum of __________ dollars."
Amending Your Will to Include King's Harvest Pet Rescue:
"I heareby mend my last will and testament executed on _____ day of __________ in the year _____. I direct that all provisions of that will remain in effect, and in addition, I bequeth to King's Harvest Pet Rescue, 21110 Holden Drive, Davenport, IA 52806, the sum of __________dollars." ( codicil changing your residury estate will require you to make other adjsutments. Your attorney will advise you.)
Inclusion In Your Obituary
Communicate your desire for your family and friends to honor your memory with a donation to your memorial by requesting your family include the following in your obituary:
"It was the wish of the deceased that dontions be sent to (his or her) King's Harvest Pet Rescue Memorial in lieu of flowers."
Retirement Plans:
Retirement plan assets are one of the best assets to use for charitble gifts. You can create a legacy by naming King's Harvest Pet Rescue as beneficiary or contingent beneficiary of an IRA, 401(k), 403(b), or other qualified retirement plan. After your lifetime, all or a portion of the unused balance in your account is transferred to us as a charitable gift.
Insurance Policies:
If you no longer need life insurance that was purchased years ago to provide for children or other family members, please consider donating the policy, or even a percentage of your life insurance policy, to King's Harvest Pet Rescue. How could this benefit your estate? You may claim a charitable deduction for approximtely the policy's cash surrender value.
You can also create a legacy by naming King's Harvest Pet Rescue as the beneficiary or contingent beneficiary of your life insurance policy. All you need to do is to complete a change of beneficiary form with the insurance company. You can change your mind at any time by updating this form.
Life Income Plans
Life Income Plans may provide significant income tax savings and favorable capital gains tax treatment on gifts of appreciated property. Life income plans allow you to support our no-kill shelter while at the same time receiving an income for the remainder of your life.
Real Estate as a Gift
You can give your residence, vacation home, acreage, farm or unimproved parcel of land and still retain use of it so that you and your family can continue to use it for the rest of your lives while obtaining significant tax and estate planning benefits. A residence may have appreciated so significantly in value that its sale by you would generate a substantial income tax burden. By making a gift of a full or partial interest in real estate to King's Harvest Pet Rescue, you will avoid tax on the long-term capital gain and generate an income tax charitable deduction for the full fair market value of the property.